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We are going to switch from dry to canned food.
I have been trying sort of half heartedly for the past few days, but I really need to do this for Twitch's sake. She is getting to be a...robust...cat.
Ok, porky needs to watch her weight so she doesn't get ot be a cow! lol She is nowhere near overweight, but she is definately getting larger. She eats 1 cup of dry food every night at bedtime. That's quite a bit for her, but she barely eats all day. If I give her canned, she doesn't seem to need to eat as much.
I am equipped with their favorite dry foods: Nutro Indoor Kitten & Innova adult. I also have a variety of canned foods: Eukanuba kitten(the only one they will eat as of now, better buy more tomorrow), Wellness Chicken & Lobster, Merrick Southern Delight, two different cans of Eagle Pack, two different Nutro kitten pouches, & three different cans of Nutro. I have quite a few questions for you.
The only canned food I can get both cats to eat is Eukanuba. I don't have any more adult, but plan on sotcking up on tons of Eukanuba tomorrow. Should I keep them on Eukanuba until they eat only canned food, or try to get them to eat other types of food as I get them to eat only canned food?
How can I get them to eat other brands of food?
They prefer cans with tons of gravy in them. Is there any other brand other than Nutro pouches & Eukanuba you can recommend? The Nutro is hard for Twitch because the bites are too big & she has no teeth, so the Eukanuba is easiest in terms of her ability to eat.
Should I give them(lily-15 weeks & twitch 3 1/2 years) two meals a day, or more? Shouldn't kittens get 3-4 meals a day? Should I feed Twitch 2 meals & Lily 3 meals(one when Twitch doesn't see)?
Since I am sure I will be ordering most of the canned food online, where can I get it cheap? We sort have have a limited cat food budget, so I want to make the money go as far as I can.
I am going to try to feed them again when I am done posting this. They ate a light breakfast, but refused lunch. I am going to puree some Pink Salmon to pour on top of some Wellness to see if they will eat it. I paid $35 for a case of Wellness, & of course, that is their least favorite food.
I think I spoiled them too much!
I am so pleased with that. Edited to add: The pureed salmon was a no-go. They smelled the canned food underneath. Drat!
I read an article soeone posted on another thread from catinfo.org called Feeding your cat:knowing the basics of feline nutrition, so I have some idea of what I am doing, but suggestions would be appreciated! Oh yes, and be nice to me. Right now I am really unpopular in my house. The kitties want *real* food not this mushed up junk!
I am equipped with their favorite dry foods: Nutro Indoor Kitten & Innova adult. I also have a variety of canned foods: Eukanuba kitten(the only one they will eat as of now, better buy more tomorrow), Wellness Chicken & Lobster, Merrick Southern Delight, two different cans of Eagle Pack, two different Nutro kitten pouches, & three different cans of Nutro. I have quite a few questions for you.
The only canned food I can get both cats to eat is Eukanuba. I don't have any more adult, but plan on sotcking up on tons of Eukanuba tomorrow. Should I keep them on Eukanuba until they eat only canned food, or try to get them to eat other types of food as I get them to eat only canned food?
How can I get them to eat other brands of food?
They prefer cans with tons of gravy in them. Is there any other brand other than Nutro pouches & Eukanuba you can recommend? The Nutro is hard for Twitch because the bites are too big & she has no teeth, so the Eukanuba is easiest in terms of her ability to eat.
Should I give them(lily-15 weeks & twitch 3 1/2 years) two meals a day, or more? Shouldn't kittens get 3-4 meals a day? Should I feed Twitch 2 meals & Lily 3 meals(one when Twitch doesn't see)?
Since I am sure I will be ordering most of the canned food online, where can I get it cheap? We sort have have a limited cat food budget, so I want to make the money go as far as I can.
I am going to try to feed them again when I am done posting this. They ate a light breakfast, but refused lunch. I am going to puree some Pink Salmon to pour on top of some Wellness to see if they will eat it. I paid $35 for a case of Wellness, & of course, that is their least favorite food.
I read an article soeone posted on another thread from catinfo.org called Feeding your cat:knowing the basics of feline nutrition, so I have some idea of what I am doing, but suggestions would be appreciated! Oh yes, and be nice to me. Right now I am really unpopular in my house. The kitties want *real* food not this mushed up junk!