Confused about what to feed

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A lot of people use it to mean Siamese, but I believe it comes from the German Miez(e) or Mies(e), which is simply the equivalent of "kitty" and has been in use since at least the 18th century and is derived from meow (miauen). That's how our half cat Miezi got her name. Her sister is Kedi (Turkish, and thought to be the origin of "kitty"). Miezi's original owners weren't very imaginative when it came to cats' names.
:lol3: Thanks for clarifying because I thought "meezer" was for a Siamese too. So it is German for kitty !!!! :cool:
 

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Hey I just was looking at the Authority cat (wet) food put out by PetSmart. I picked up a few cans as they were inexpensive and the ingredient list seemed good. Does anybody here have any negative or positive feedback on Authority?

Currently I've been doing wet cans of Wellness CORE, Trader Joes cat food, and a little Blue Buffalo wilderness forumula. I also just started trying out Nutro MAX. Wellness is the main one I use but I do supplement with the other brands so he has variety. I also have a dry cat food of Blue Buffalo wilderness but he only gets a very small amount of that per day (like maybe 20 kibbles). I know people here say dry cat food is bad, but I need him to eat a little of it in case I am ever not here to do his feedings exactly on time. (he gets three feeding times a day - 5.5 oz of wet food per day plus the small amount of kibble mentioned earlier). I figure as long as he is getting water, that small amount won't hurt him.

Magnus has a huge appetite and pretty much wolfs down anything I stick in front of him. He only got picky with this one cat food can I happened to have (it had a lot of veg in it) and he kind of ate around the veg. (I went to a different pet store that day and they didn't have my usual brands). So I didn't get that kind again.

The other thing is he always acts like he's starving. Does this calm down over time? I know he was a feral, and he is now 7 months old, so still growing. But seriously he licks his plate clean, hunts for crumbs and is looking for more every time I feed him. (don't get me wrong, I am so glad he is not picky, plus it's nice to see an animal want to eat and enjoy it's food. One of the worst things when my last cat had cancer was having him stop eating. It was so sad.)



Your Magnus looks exactly like my Magilla - a feral kitten I trapped last December who now is in a loving home... Exactly like her. Anyway.... I also saw Authority at Petsmart the other day. It was on sale and I picked up a few cans too. I rotate so many brands of cat food for my cat's and I thought Authority looked good too - the ingredient's. I haven't fed it yet but will soon. Take a look at Spa Select too - good ingredient's as well. I have been spending a lot time looking at ingredient label's lately - I am now starting to pay close attention :nod:

Very typical and also very good that Magnus has such an appetite. Enjoy it!!! :lol3: Mine were that way as kitten's too. NOW another story - they get a bit finicky at times :rolleyes: I fed four small meal's a day when they were kitten's. That helped satisfy them throughout the day. :wavey:
 
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