Absolutely, as one should consider the alternative:Originally Posted by Kat-Toy
Hello group,
Should a person purchase a kitten/cat if they know they cannot afford premium cat food to feed it?
Could not have said it better myselfOriginally Posted by Willowy
As long as they can feed the cat something appropriate for cats (not dog food, not cereal, not hot dogs), then that's better than the cat being homeless or dead.
Absolutely. My adopted cat wouldn't switch to wet from her cheap shelter-fed dry until I gave her a not-so-premium brand that has a good amount of meat by-products and wheat gluten, but even on that her coat and eyes improved remarkably.Originally Posted by Willowy
As long as they can feed the cat something appropriate for cats (not dog food, not cereal, not hot dogs), then that's better than the cat being homeless or dead.
Originally Posted by Willowy
As long as they can feed the cat something appropriate for cats (not dog food, not cereal, not hot dogs), then that's better than the cat being homeless or dead.
You will note in the quote of Willowy's posted above, she said appropriate food. Many also said if they feed cheap food yet provide vet care. That's what many are talking about. I don't consider feeding the dog cat food or vice versa acceptible & I doubt from reading the posts in this thread that the other posters do either. I've educated a family member about feeding junky food, they know it's junk - but the cat won't eat anything else, they've tried quite hard for well over a year.Originally Posted by odiakkoh
I don't see the point of feeding crap if you know its crap. People see Meow Mix in the store, figure hey it's cat food so they assume it's fine. I can forgive those people. It's the people who have done their research and still exclusively feed Meow Mix and such that I really don't get. Not that I'm judging them or hate them, I just don't get them. Especially after reading the ingredients and smelling the poop. I had fosters on Meow Mix once...ugh they stunk us out of the house!
Yeah I know someone who has 3 cats and a dog. They just feed the dog cat food since it's easier. That dog is so fat and unhealthy it's not even funny.
Um, you seem to assume I was responding to an earlier post. I was just replying to the OP. I didn't even read everyone's responses beforehand.Originally Posted by white cat lover
You will note in the quote of Willowy's posted above, she said appropriate food. Many also said if they feed cheap food yet provide vet care. That's what many are talking about. I don't consider feeding the dog cat food or vice versa acceptible & I doubt from reading the posts in this thread that the other posters do either. I've educated a family member about feeding junky food, they know it's junk - but the cat won't eat anything else, they've tried quite hard for well over a year.
I know of many cats of "cheap" food who get excellent vet care, live into their senior years, etc. Many cats once on cheap food won't eat anything else....I'd rather see them in a home eating "cheap" food (so long as it's a complete diet for them) than euthanized in a shelter or homeless/uncared for outdoors.