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    Mixing dry food with water?

    Hi! Since the Natura recall, I've had to introduce a new dry food to my cat. She currently eats wet food as well, but I leave dry out for her to snack on. She is finicky, and she seems to enjoy her new dry food a lot more if I add some water to it, making it 'soupy'. Is this okay to do?? How...
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    Royal Canin Indoor Mature 27 opinions?

    Hello! I was wondering of any of you feed Royal Canin dry.. specifically the Indoor Mature 27 formula. I feed my cat 2 cans of Wellness a day (one in the morning, one in the evening).. she eats some of it but almost never finishes it.. So I also leave dry food out for her to nibble on...
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    Is Wellness safe?

    Hi, I've been feeding my girl Wellness wet. Wellness is manufactured by Menu Foods. Wellness wet does not contain any wheat gluten, but they haven't come out and said for sure that wheat gluten is causing this. Do you think Wellness is okay to give? Is anyone here feeding Wellness wet and...
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    allergies - carrageenan, lecithin (ingredients in some cat foods)

    hi, i wanted to let people with allergic cats to be on the lookout for ingredients called 'lecithin' and 'carrageenan'. i didn't know what either of these were, but after some research today i found out that lecithin can be derived from soy, and can cause reactions (especially if your cat is...
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    allergies - if your kitty is scratching around face/ears, biting paws, vomiting..

    it could be a food allergy and i REALLY recommend getting the 'spectrum' blood allergy test done on your cat. it is a simple blood draw, and it tests for pretty much everything, as well as lisiting brands of foods that your cat can tolerate. my cat ashley has been very itchy recently...
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    can anyone recommend an air purifier?

    the guy next to me smokes cigars and the smell is seeping into my apartment... especially my bedroom. this CAN'T be good for my allergic kitty, or for me too for that matter! does anyone have a good air purifier that you would recommend? oh the joys of living in an nyc apartment...
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    suddenly switching dry food and i am nervous, but i don't know what else to do.

    hi, to make a long story short, i switched ashley's dry food from innova regular (it was making her constipated and frequesntly vomit) to natural balance green pea + venison. the constpation and vomiting went away, but since switxhing her to the green pea + venison, she has developed...
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    hill's z/d dry and wet food

    hello, i'm wondering if anyone has anything positive or negative to say about hill's z/d dry and wet food? thanks!
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    Natural Balance Green Pea + Venison / Food Allergy Question

    Hello, My cat seems to have developed food allergies, which have manifested in itching and vomiting. I free feed her dry, and give her two cans of wet per day (one can in the morning and one can in evening.) Her dry for about 4+ years was Innova Regular (in the red bag). Last month she began...
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    Switched food, and now there is blood in stool..

    hello, i've been slowly switching my cat's dry food from innova regular to natural balance green pea & venison (she had been vomiting frequently after eating the innova.) yesterday and today i noticed a small amount of bright red blood at the tip of her stool. is this something to be very...
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