Interesting, I didn’t realize it was that much richer than other foods. Before we diagnosed Trin and discovered chicken made it worse, he had a terrible stomach ache on the Wellness Pate Chicken, Turkey and Chicken Liver. I assumed after that it must have been the amount of chicken, but maybe a large factor was also the richness.
It could have been the wellness. The very first time I gave them wellness they both had diarrhea. I figured it was bc I introduced the food too fast. But even going very very slowly I could literally hear their stomachs rumbling from the food. It also gave them terrible gas. Their poops were never normal on it even after a proper long introduction. So I just took them completely off it. I have a couple of cases sitting in my basement that I’ve been meaning to donate.Interesting, I didn’t realize it was that much richer than other foods. Before we diagnosed Trin and discovered chicken made it worse, he had a terrible stomach ache on the Wellness Pate Chicken, Turkey and Chicken Liver. I assumed after that it must have been the amount of chicken, but maybe a large factor was also the richness.
I can only imagine the havoc our cats would wreak around here if they knew their food was waiting for 20 minutes!The Lamb and Salmon came today and I served it to Sylvie for dinner. At first she ate just a couple of mouthfuls and walked away, and I feared that it might be a fail. But she kept going back and eating more, in between rounds of fishing-pole play, and just now I looked at her dish and saw that she had eaten nearly all of it.I'll be so happy if she likes something this high-quality and I can add it to her rotation!
She normally eats only pate, so I prepared it as a Chewy reviewer suggested, adding the warm water and then letting it sit for 20 minutes before mushing it all up.
I'm thinking Sylvie's recent bout of digestive upset might have been a blessing in disguise, because it got me to revisit her diet and discover some healthy options that weren't available a few years ago.
Another option is to pulverize the pellets into powder (sorry, couldn't resist the alliteration there) before adding the water -- that makes it mix faster. In any case, I'm glad Sylvie likes the new food! And you're right about finding a bright side to the digestive issues. It's always good to find new foods that you feel good about feeding.
That's why I said, even more water than a canned food already has in it.
I add extra water to a lot of foods, too. And we also sprinkle Feline Natural chicken/lamb on canned food to make it irresistible for our pickier cat! I don't remember if you feed freeze-dried meals or not but Ireland also loves it when I make watery freeze-dried then sprinkle lots of freeze-dried dust on top. She licks up the juice first and then can't resist the rest of the meal. Thank goodness I figured this out because she'd been getting finicky about her evening meal which, I confess, hasn't changed much in the last couple of years. Mixing things up with texture really worked.Yup, I know this, daisy6.
Lots of cat owners add even more H20 to their cat's meals. Milly's blood work the past year has shown a low level of dehydration which I want to counter. She takes corticosteroids for asthma/allergies.
Tonight I let it sit for just a few minutes, and I added less water, because the recommended 1:1 ratio made it really soupy. Sylvie seems to like the less mushy texture better.I can only imagine the havoc our cats would wreak around here if they knew their food was waiting for 20 minutes!
And there you go: every lynx mix has her own posh preferences and Cat Catering must adjust! I'm glad you were able to figure it out so much faster than I did.
Well, I set out some of the Caru Turkey Stew last night.
sorry your girl didnt like the Caru, mine like the salmon and turkey, hate the chickenWell, I set out some of the Caru Turkey Stew last night.
Milly gave it a wide berth.
I was really disappointed. I'm not having much luck getting away from her usual half-dozen or so foods that she eats.
I might try serving it up again today but slightly chilled from the fridge, to see how she responds. (She's not a cat that minds cold-ish foods -- and maybe the smell will be a bit different for her if it's served colder.)
I wish I had better news for this thread.
i do find mine like it best if i set the box in a bowl of really warm water for 15 or 20 min, get it a bit warm. Cold they only lick the gravy, warm the will eat the ground meat as well. at least this is what works for min 
I have 12 cans nowb - more than sample size. And I will be on vacation all of next week.
