Rice Milk for Kitten

Pat & Alix>>>I buy the original enriched Rice Dream, which has no added sweeteners. You can see ingredients here: http://www.imaginefoods.com/pages/pr...dream/rdoe.php I really like that they use organic rice; when I cook lentils and such for the cats, I always go for the organic. (When it comes to myself, sometimes I just get the pesticide-laden stuff because it's cheaper lol.)

JakkieS>>>I'd agree that canned is better, anyway, or moistening the kibble. It's healthier as well as more palatable. We give our kitties warmed wet food with a bit of kibble mixed in, and they love it all ^^

It is not often that I read Afrikaans on the net! Thanx for that Tania Are you Afrikaans by any chance?

The real problem is that my "old girl" eats at her tuna the whole day...she believes in taking meals slow... So as soon as I turn my back he nips into it. And having looked around now the selection of kitten food is abysmal. Even at my vet's office you can only find the dry food for kittens.

No, I'm an Aussie but spent 4 years in SA as a kid. Maar ek kan nie baie goed Afrikaans praat nie, even though my Afrikaans mark was higher than my English mark at the end of the four years! lol

Oh and about the kitten food, you can soak the dry food in warm water, drain all the water away and then mix the food in with some kitten glop until you have a nice mush. The recipe for kitten glop is here. Karo syrup is what you and I would call corn syrup. If you can't get that, you can substitute glucose syrup/liquid.

I married an English-speaking man and I have actually started losing some of my Afrikaans, my mom is not pleased about that...LOL

Thanx for the help, I have also spoken to my vet. He nearly had a heart attack when I told him about feeding the kitties tuna and other fish. He says that there is an ezyme in fish that breaks down vitamin B1 in cats and this can lead to some really bad things for kitties. So now it is lots of supplements and no more fish or only as a treat. My poor babies, if only I knew earlier, they would have been raised as dry food cats. Oh well, I will try and fix it from here on out.

I actually just read an article about feeding cats "people" tuna as opposed to the stuff specifically formulated for cats.

The stuff we eat doesn't have the added Taurine of the "Cat Food" variety. And the kind we eat is also highly saturated with Mercury and other things that can cause bunches of problems in cats if fed too frequently.

See link: Why not tuna?

Other than these problems, I have also read that it can cause heart problems.

All of this was terrible news to me, as Dylan used to like tuna too. But now only gets a pinch (of the tuna in water variety) if I am making something for myself with it--(because he still prefers people tuna to cat food tuna.)

Originally Posted by sbbeatnik

I actually just read an article about feeding cats "people" tuna as opposed to the stuff specifically formulated for cats.

The stuff we eat doesn't have the added Taurine of the "Cat Food" variety. And the kind we eat is also highly saturated with Mercury and other things that can cause bunches of problems in cats if fed too frequently.

See link: Why not tuna?

Other than these problems, I have also read that it can cause heart problems.

All of this was terrible news to me, as Dylan used to like tuna too. But now only gets a pinch (of the tuna in water variety) if I am making something for myself with it--(because he still prefers people tuna to cat food tuna.)

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I believe it's called steatitis (my spelling is atrocious so forgive me) this is what they can develop if fed a diet solely of tuna. There are a number of fish cat treats you can consider...Kitty Kaviar - which has taurine and is large thin flakes of bonito (a fish related to tuna), Dr. Harvey's Whisker Smackers - fish (freeze-dried chunks of fish), a brand called Grandma Lucy's freeze-dried fish, and WildSide Salmon - freeze-dried cubes of wild salmon - which per the manufacturer does not contain contaminents.

There are also lots of excellent cat foods that contain seafood and fish and not a lot of junk...believe it or not, a few of the Fancy Feast flavors (check label) are basicly fish and other seafoods, no additives, colorings etc., and look like the real thing when you open the can..skin and bones and all. Active Life also has excellent what you see is what you get foods such as shredded tuna, and as I recall Proplan has several excellent canned fish flavors that are outstanding for their lack of added grains, by-products etc.

So.........for a cat who loves fish, there really are lots of supplemented with taurine options out there.

hope this helps!

The supplement I am giving them at the moment has vitamin B1 and lots of other and I think it also contains taurine. As well Iams apparantly does have a fish flavour that isn't bad for them. As of tomorrow they will be eating ID, hopefully they like it coz it is a bit on the pricey side of things. But I want them to become old cats so I will just suck it up and look forward to having old kitties one day.

Originally Posted by Pat & Alix

There are also lots of excellent cat foods that contain seafood and fish and not a lot of junk...believe it or not, a few of the Fancy Feast flavors (check label) are basicly fish and other seafoods, no additives, colorings etc., and look like the real thing when you open the can..skin and bones and all.

So.........for a cat who loves fish, there really are lots of supplemented with taurine options out there.

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Dylan eats the Fancy feast fish & loves it. It is great because it comes in several different textures (chunks, flakes or pate) I usually buy him the different types of things mixed with Tuna. So far the biggest hit with him has been the various types of Oceanwhitefish and tuna.

Good luck!

Hi all!

A while ago I posted a question in regards to rice milk for kittens. It is now a week or so later and I thought I would let everyone know how it's going.

Both the babies (old miss and kitten) are doing very well. His runny tummy is under control and she absolutely loves the rice milk. We have also taken them off the fishy diet and both are now on Iams and Fancy Feast. With the vitamin supplements there is lots of energy about. My baby girl (2 1/2) is actually ripping about the house and very playful. And the kitten is...well...kittenish...

I would recommend (spl?) rice milk as an alternative for the milk loving kitty, so far it has worked out a lot cheaper than the cat milk alternative. And they are both happy and finally starting to get along!

how does thae cost of ricemilk compare to the cost of regular milk.. I'm wondering if it isn't just cheaper to switch all the milk to ricemilk in our house ^,^ as milk is highly expensive anymore.

I think that in the long run it would be cheaper. We buy our rice milk in powder and mix as we need, it tends to last longer coz a bit can go a long way. And you don't have to worry about use by dates.

Hubby and I follow (mostly ) the blood type diet and cow's milk is a no-no for him (o type) and I should avoid it as well (b type) but that is easier said than done sometimes. The diet recommends soy milk but the research we did on it was enough to scare us off of using it.