Oh, I didn't mean you had to be as stringent about the schedule as I am. If you feed her twice a day on a somewhat schedule she'll do just fine. Once in the morning and once in the evening when you get home should be okay. If you still want to use kibble maybe leave a small amount out for her to graze on in between her (MAIN) meals which would be the wet meals.
I'm so glad I found this thread! From the mouth of a vet I know: "dry food is better than wet food, it cleans teeth and causes her to drink more water, thus helping to prevent kidney stones later on". Needless to say, I was suspicious.Dry food isn't good for a cat's teeth. Not at all. Dry food, if the cat crunches it at all, makes crumbs, and the crumbs stick to the teeth and between the teeth and get under the gum line, where they breed bacteria, which turns into plaque and then tartar. Dry food does not clean teeth.
Would you be able to just start her on an all raw diet? That would solve the problem. :nod:Dry food isn't good for a cat's teeth. Not at all. Dry food, if the cat crunches it at all, makes crumbs, and the crumbs stick to the teeth and between the teeth and get under the gum line, where they breed bacteria, which turns into plaque and then tartar. Dry food does not clean teeth.
I'm so glad I found this thread! From the mouth of a vet I know: "dry food is better than wet food, it cleans teeth and causes her to drink more water, thus helping to prevent kidney stones later on". Needless to say, I was suspicious.
Problem with my cat is that she likes one kind of label - Sanabelle - and they only make dry food. I tried numerous labels, she always choses that. (Even delicious Sheba did not pass the test!) I resorted to soaking her dry portions in tap water and giving her raw chicken breast alternatively, together with egg yolks from time to time. Better than serving her dry food all the time, I guess...
Yes, of course I would!Would you be able to just start her on an all raw diet? That would solve the problem.
Commercial raw is also an option.
They are already balanced for you and ready to go. :nod:
Yep- and there are some great options on the market to choose from! That is what I feed my cats, commercially made raw. You never know, Lady might really like it. Nature's Variety has sample bags so easy to have a trial run with your cat that way instead of buying a whole three pound bag.Commercial raw is also an option.
Yes, I know you are not interested in a raw diet, I edited my post as I was replying to Jokasta. Thanks for pointing that out, though.
http://www.thecatsite.com/f/65/raw-feeding-for-cats
This is how my cat acts as well. Maybe he was raised by his wolf pack lol. He is awesome. He comes when he is called and he has a specific loyalty to me although he will tolerate other people.The only cat I had as a child was an abandoned white kitten left in our yard. My mother brought it in and they immediately bonded. My mother's Schnauzer raised the kitten LOL :nod: At the time we had 2 other dogs besides the Schnauzer. A Doberman named Sadie and my spaniel named Peanuts. Neither of them would have anything to do with the kitten but *would* gently play with it under my mother's stern supervision. To make it short, the kitten did not know she was feline. She thought she was canine!
