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So, I know a lot about dog nutrition and not nearly enough about cat nutrition. Well, I know enough to know they're 100% carnivores and ideally I'd feed my cat a raw diet like my three carnivorous canines. However, my stubborn seven-and-a-half year old calico, Astrid, has a different opinion on this matter. She was very addicted to kibble and overweight before I got serious about nutrition. She ate (shutters) Purina for years. Oh, my poor baby. Amazingly, she's never had any health issues and never even been to the vet due to illness. She's vaccine-free and we don't use any chemical preventatives or whatnot on our animals. So it took me a long time to find something I felt was okay, not completely appropriate, but okay for her to eat and that was ZiwiPeak. Has anyone fed this? I started transitioning her (she had been on Orijen/Acana/Go!/EVO and I was never pleased with them) and it took about two months but now she loves it. She, however, really prefers the canned. Should I try to feed her 100% canned? I've read some conflicting stuff, and while I don't believe kibble keeps teeth clean, I just want to make sure 100% canned will assure she gets everything. This is the only canned food I've ever been able to get her to eat and I'm hoping to slowly add in raw meat and taper off... but when I say slowly, I mean a sliver at a time. It's expensive @ $3 a canned but I'm willing to pay whatever to make sure she has the best food since that's where all health stems from.
Tell me your thoughts on 100% canned diet. She drinks water, but I don't pay too much attention to how much, she drinks from her bowl and from the bathtub. If I feel she's not drinking enough water, I'll add some colloidal silver to the water and she'll almost always drink that.
I look forward to learning more from you all since, like I said, I know my dog nutrition, but cats not as detailed.
Tell me your thoughts on 100% canned diet. She drinks water, but I don't pay too much attention to how much, she drinks from her bowl and from the bathtub. If I feel she's not drinking enough water, I'll add some colloidal silver to the water and she'll almost always drink that.
I look forward to learning more from you all since, like I said, I know my dog nutrition, but cats not as detailed.