There are a number of online stores that sell it, including one listed in the marketplace section here.Originally Posted by sharky
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Do you give your cats canned tuna or salmon?
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when I didn't know better, I used to give Snowy tuna daily when she was going through her 'fussy eating' stages, and I only bought tuna in brine, as I can't stand tuna in oil. She had tinned salmon a couple of times too, I still have a tin left that I bought for her and never got round to giving her, as she was sick the second time she had salmon. As all but one of the cats in my house need to lose weight, they don't get treats all that often. I did give Pebbles some tuna after she had a dental though, but they don't even get any when I have some myself now!!
whats wrong with the oil ones? too fatty?
Feeding tuna in oil can deplete a cats vitamin e and lead to a nasty, painful disease called steatitis.
Should I worry about mercury in Kitty Kaviar, those thin freeze dried bonito flakes? How generous should I be in feeding those treats to my cats?
The Hg is .04 ppm (This is considered very low). I would not worry about it, if it were me. I have been giving generous amounts of Kitty Kaviar to my kitties since about 1996
I used to give canned tuna to my old cat Muggins...she loved it.
But Reilly..
I've tried him with salmon and tuna and he sticks his nose in the air at it and walks away!
I have to guard my sweet food with my life though..he has been known to get up on a vistors lap and start drinking their milk out of the glass
...so embarrassing!
But Reilly..
I have to guard my sweet food with my life though..he has been known to get up on a vistors lap and start drinking their milk out of the glass
I just had some salmon on toast, offered a tiny bit of salmon to Elmo and he turned his nose up as usual.
I highly reccommend Kitty Kaviar. You can spoil your cats with the equivalent of tuna flavored air and not have to worry too much about the mercury and the vitamin E depletion.
And it's much less likely that this stuff would ever be fed as a large part of a cat's diet but with the canned stuff, it's easy to make that mistake. There are people who feed large amounts of tuna to their cats without knowing how bad it can be. Then the cats can become tuna junkies to the point of resisting all things that are not fish because the strong smell is highly addicting to cats and cats rely on their sense of smell much more than their taste buds to be attracted to food. So then some cat owners who don't know better feed mostly fish and say their cat won't eat anything else. I have a huge container of kitty kaviar. But all those super thin flakes only add up to 1 ounce of tuna. Compare that to giving a cat an ounce of tuna every day. With the kitty kaviar they're getting less than 5% of an ounce on a daily basis, probably even less than that since I don't feed it every day. Whoever invented this treat, you are awesome. I also love the fact that it's not fattening but still makes cats go nuts.
I am glad you are happy with the mercury level I posted for you (I was very glad when they had the analysis done so I could answer this when folks asked!). The creator of Kitty Kaviar is Todd Myrick, I've thanked him more than once over the years
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I just got wildside salmon today and Zoey gave it two big paws up and Gigi gave a sit on command .... I would recommend this for fussy kids...
Flaxseed oil is a source of Omega-3 fatty acids, but Omega 3's are not essential for cats...cats need two Omega-6 fatty acids - Linoleic acid and Arachidonic Acid, Flaxseed has a small per centage of Linoleic and no Arachidonic.
Here is my favorite article on tuna and cats - covers the mercury issue as well as tuna in oil versus tuna in water
Our cats would get the tin after we had finished with it, and would stick their head right in it and push it around the kitchen floor!!! (No sharp edges of course!
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I'm not a big fan of tuna or salmon myself, but my boyfriend occasionally has the canned tuna (in water) for his lunches, so there are often a few cans in the house. When we first moved into our new apartment, we were concerned that our cats might not drink enough water, so we would sometimes add a tiny drop of the tuna water to the cats' water to pique their curiosity. (After they were finished with the water, we were careful to clean out the water dish straight away, so it wouldn't get funky.) We've never given them the tuna itself, just the flavoured water it had been canned in, and only then as a treat; it's not a part of their staple diet.
My parents have tuna quite a bit more frequently than we do, and they often give tuna and tuna-flavoured water to their cat. As she's gotten older, however (she's 17 now), she's shown less interest in it, although she still comes running whenever she hears the can-opener start up!
My parents have tuna quite a bit more frequently than we do, and they often give tuna and tuna-flavoured water to their cat. As she's gotten older, however (she's 17 now), she's shown less interest in it, although she still comes running whenever she hears the can-opener start up!
I think Jamie would kill for tuna. He can be out on the upstairs balcony, and when I pierce the can with the can opener (not an electric one), he's downstairs begging within 30 seconds. I give him water-packed tuna (for humans) as a holiday/birthday treat, or when I want to worm him. I just put the gel (Flubenol) on the tuna. He also likes salmon, but I usually give him an "ocean-caught" variety sold here for cats (almo nature). He's always been a fish fan, though a picky one: Baby sardines are yummy, while adult sardines and mackerel are icky. ZsaZsa likes fish, too, but she basically eats any kind of meat or fish, including poultry, which Jamie doesn't like.
Both of them love shrimp (I buy it already cooked, and wash it to make sure it's not too salty), and Jamie is very fond of calamari (I buy that steamed for him). They get one or the other about once a month. I worry about mercury levels, too, and am also leery of beef or veal due to BSE.
Both of them love shrimp (I buy it already cooked, and wash it to make sure it's not too salty), and Jamie is very fond of calamari (I buy that steamed for him). They get one or the other about once a month. I worry about mercury levels, too, and am also leery of beef or veal due to BSE.
