I was curious on everybody's opinion on this subject...
What is your cat's brand of food/what do they like best? I have fed Purina for all my 13 years to, probably, over 50 kittens. They have all matured very, very nicely, being strong and healthy, energetic and able, with lush, healthy coats and seemingly strong immune and digestive systems, no problems. In fact, come to think of it, I don't think we have ever really had a sick cat! Sometimes a little cold, but that's about it. We've fed indoor cats, outdoor cats, wild cats, docile cats; they are flourish under it's nutrition! It may not be the most highly recommended/scientifically researched/vitamin enriched formula out there, but all of our cats do excellent on it, so I see no reason to switch to a "higher-quality", more expensive food. We feed the kitten formula to our babies in the spring, the all age formula to our momma kitties, and in a couple months will be switching to the indoor formula for Zoe.
What 'gourmet feast' does your cat recieve? Do you feed your dry food just alone, do you feed with wet food (if so how much), do you use some of that new-fangled cat gravy to put over food, sprinkle it with catnip, etc? I've heard cows milk isn't good for kittens, but really we have never had problems with it. All of our kittens have urinated and pooped well; no constipation or diarrhea complications, no discolorations of the poop or urine. And like I mentioned above, all of our cats have always been as healthy as possible. So when the kittens are little, we warm up milk with kitten food, so it's nice and warm and the chow gets soft, and feed it to our kitties. At about 7-8 weeks, we start feeding dry. Zoe just eats dry, though we may have a "specials" night once a week, like on Saturday nights or something, when she gets a gourmet feast!
Just curious of your own opinions (and you're kitties!). Thank-you in advance for any responses!
What is your cat's brand of food/what do they like best? I have fed Purina for all my 13 years to, probably, over 50 kittens. They have all matured very, very nicely, being strong and healthy, energetic and able, with lush, healthy coats and seemingly strong immune and digestive systems, no problems. In fact, come to think of it, I don't think we have ever really had a sick cat! Sometimes a little cold, but that's about it. We've fed indoor cats, outdoor cats, wild cats, docile cats; they are flourish under it's nutrition! It may not be the most highly recommended/scientifically researched/vitamin enriched formula out there, but all of our cats do excellent on it, so I see no reason to switch to a "higher-quality", more expensive food. We feed the kitten formula to our babies in the spring, the all age formula to our momma kitties, and in a couple months will be switching to the indoor formula for Zoe.
What 'gourmet feast' does your cat recieve? Do you feed your dry food just alone, do you feed with wet food (if so how much), do you use some of that new-fangled cat gravy to put over food, sprinkle it with catnip, etc? I've heard cows milk isn't good for kittens, but really we have never had problems with it. All of our kittens have urinated and pooped well; no constipation or diarrhea complications, no discolorations of the poop or urine. And like I mentioned above, all of our cats have always been as healthy as possible. So when the kittens are little, we warm up milk with kitten food, so it's nice and warm and the chow gets soft, and feed it to our kitties. At about 7-8 weeks, we start feeding dry. Zoe just eats dry, though we may have a "specials" night once a week, like on Saturday nights or something, when she gets a gourmet feast!
Just curious of your own opinions (and you're kitties!). Thank-you in advance for any responses!