It would be easier if cats were colorblind.

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Sorry, but I've been having major problems due to purple cat milk bottles. Jamie is addicted to Whiska's cat milk, and won't drink any other brand. (I've tried, believe me.) Several months ago, Whiskas "improved" its cat milk, and changed the color of the bottles from purple to white. Many cats, including Jamie, didn't like the new formula, and Whiskas was besieged with complaints. Its response was to offer both the old and the new varieties, which was fine. However, Whiskas (at least here) is now selling the old cat milk in the new bottles. Apparently, Jamie believes my maiden name was Medici. Jamie won't eat or drink anything he hasn't witnessed me putting in his bowls. Meaning he's suspicious of the white bottles, although they now contain the milk that used to be available in the purple bottles. I have one old purple bottle, and am resorting to washing it and pouring the milk from the white bottle into it while he's sleeping. I know from German cat sites that others are doing the same. Aaaaaaagggghhhhh!
I know it's not just me, or my eccentric cat, because there's a slew of other complaints on international cat sites. I would expect producers and suppliers of products for cats to take cats' preferences for "the usual" into consideration, and to be very caeful about changing ingredients and packaging. Unfortunately, I have to conclude that most of them just don't care.
 

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what a funny cat!!! ahaha... that's great! truthfully, marsh doesn't care where his food comes from - thank god!!
 

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LOL The boy knows what he likes! Can't blame him
 

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Too bad they weren't originally red because cats see red as GREY (or is it gray, I could never figure that damn word out)! They see blues and greens the best, but I don't know how purple works since its both red and blue. hmmm. Strange.
 
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Originally Posted by rosiemac

I noticed when i was shopping tonight that they had changed the packaging.

Has Jamie tried Felix milk?
Felix, Vitakraft, and, and, and! I've even tried various brands of lactose-reduced milk for humans. It has to be Whiskas in a purple bottle, apparently. I "kinda" hoped that I could wean him from cat milk altogether, but he simply "howls" till his milk bowl is filled with Whiskas milk (and the milk bowls have to be china rice bowls, or else)! He prefers certain types of bowls for certain foods: stainless steel bowls for dry food, glass salad dishes for canned food, rice bowls for milk, and French onion soup bowls for water. Robert tried to "prove" that I was simply being too indulgent one time while I was visiting my family in the U.S., and gave up the experiment on the second day, after he got 6 complaints from various neighbors about Jamie's noise level - two of which came from 3 doors' down in both directions. Our last cat was a former feral, and "made do" with whatever he got - what a difference! The funniest thing is that Jamie's siblings are just as bad as he is.
 
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