We ran out of canned cat food last night, so my husband made a late night trip to the store to grab a couple cans and some coffee supplies. The Walmart nearby was set to close 15 minutes after he arrived and they were hurrying him to leave (this particular store is simply awful and the employees are really obnoxious about locking people out well before midnight). He was on the grocery side getting milk (and being stalked by an employee) and didn't have time to make it all the way over to the pet section, so he just grabbed a couple cans of mackerel from the tuna aisle.
My cats went absolutely bonkers over it. It was so crazy, Annabelle ended up with a scratch across the bridge of her nose from Kitten, who was hogging and defending one of the dishes. I've never seen my cats act like this over any food before, it was insane. They were certainly not starving because they all ate plenty of dry food throughout the day and had the last cans of wet food that morning.
This morning, I split up the rest of the can of mackerel between them and they went crazy again. They obviously really, really like mackerel and I am wondering if it is good for them as an occasional meal or treat. I know the issues about fish and male cats, so we only give them fish flavors couple times a week. I'm wondering if we should give them the mackerel on those days. It is a lot cheaper than cat food and appears to be high in Omega-3's.
Any thoughts on mackerel?
My cats went absolutely bonkers over it. It was so crazy, Annabelle ended up with a scratch across the bridge of her nose from Kitten, who was hogging and defending one of the dishes. I've never seen my cats act like this over any food before, it was insane. They were certainly not starving because they all ate plenty of dry food throughout the day and had the last cans of wet food that morning.
This morning, I split up the rest of the can of mackerel between them and they went crazy again. They obviously really, really like mackerel and I am wondering if it is good for them as an occasional meal or treat. I know the issues about fish and male cats, so we only give them fish flavors couple times a week. I'm wondering if we should give them the mackerel on those days. It is a lot cheaper than cat food and appears to be high in Omega-3's.
Any thoughts on mackerel?