You're a nutcase Smith!
Great picture.
Mark
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I seriously can't get enough of Shibas. When I see one I totally flip out and have to pet it.
I'll have to let mine know about that. Between the three of them they eat four cans of Friskies a day! When I took them for the annual visit last year and I told the vet that they at that time were regularly eating six cans a day, she was shocked that they were eating that much food. And, were not overweight.
I spent a fair amount of time researching cat food. And, I think Friskies ended up like 3 stars out of 5 stars nutrition-wise.WiseOne wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 8:59 am Friskies isn't very nutrient dense. It's cheap on a per can basis but a lot more pricey when you calculate by daily costs.
The raw food I feed my cats is more nutrient dense. My cats are big, 14 lbs and 11 lbs, probably equivalent to your 3. Between them, they eat ~8 oz a day. When I compared this to the cost of canned foods, I was surprised to discover that raw food is generally cheaper, despite its premium price. And especially when you consider the savings on litter due to the small odorless poops. I HATE cleaning up their poop after they've had a can of Friskies...icky.
The cats have ZERO interest in the food that I eat! As do probably most people here!Hal wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 3:31 pm I might be hopelessly out of date, but is there a reason you don't feed your pets fresh food?
Or is it that canned food is much better in the US?
We used to feed the dogs fresh chicken/fish/rabbit or fish mixed in with vegetables.
Believe it or not, the dogs used to jump up and pick fruit off the trees in the orchard, and it was rather funny when they first tried out a lemon
As an aside, our collies coats improved dramatically when we fed them some powdered kelp which is available from farm stock suppliers.
My parents always got our dogs dry dogfood, and they hated when we'd feed them other stuff or when they scrounged something wild (our second dog was a much better hunter-gatherer). They both would get diarrhea when they ate a lot of random.
I don't think I'd be feeding a dog fresh chicken breasts, but I suspect if they ate a varied diet all the time, they wouldn't have problems with it.We used to feed the dogs fresh chicken/fish/rabbit or fish mixed in with vegetables.
Believe it or not, the dogs used to jump up and pick fruit off the trees in the orchard, and it was rather funny when they first tried out a lemon
As an aside, our collies coats improved dramatically when we fed them some powdered kelp which is available from farm stock suppliers.
As I recall your diet is mostly plant based, right? That could certainly explain it!vnatale wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 4:26 pmThe cats have ZERO interest in the food that I eat! As do probably most people here!Hal wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 3:31 pm I might be hopelessly out of date, but is there a reason you don't feed your pets fresh food?
Or is it that canned food is much better in the US?
We used to feed the dogs fresh chicken/fish/rabbit or fish mixed in with vegetables.
Believe it or not, the dogs used to jump up and pick fruit off the trees in the orchard, and it was rather funny when they first tried out a lemon
As an aside, our collies coats improved dramatically when we fed them some powdered kelp which is available from farm stock suppliers.
Vinny
You recollections are correct. For the food I buy I am eating vegan in my house. On the rare times when I bring home some leftover pizza (with cheese on it) all three cats are quite interested in that. Two of them have surprised me, though, by being interested in eating peanut butter. I've been a HUGE peanut butter eater my entire life and I think these two are the first ones I've ever seen eat peanut butter.WiseOne wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 11:38 amAs I recall your diet is mostly plant based, right? That could certainly explain it!vnatale wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 4:26 pmThe cats have ZERO interest in the food that I eat! As do probably most people here!Hal wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 3:31 pm I might be hopelessly out of date, but is there a reason you don't feed your pets fresh food?
Or is it that canned food is much better in the US?
We used to feed the dogs fresh chicken/fish/rabbit or fish mixed in with vegetables.
Believe it or not, the dogs used to jump up and pick fruit off the trees in the orchard, and it was rather funny when they first tried out a lemon
As an aside, our collies coats improved dramatically when we fed them some powdered kelp which is available from farm stock suppliers.
Vinny
Whenever I cook meat, my cats come running to the kitchen and stare right at me as in: hey, give me some of that. I end up cutting off little pieces for them. They love it. It's kind of convenient actually because they get the pieces with gristle and such that I don't much care for.
The commercial raw food ends up being ~$3/day so I guess Friskies wins in that department. However I also feed them supplemented grinds and fresh chicken giblets (get these locally) that are quite a bit cheaper, so that cuts the cost some.
I'll also admit that what I do requires planning and a bit more work than opening a can. On the other hand, I don't have to lug boxes of cans from the mail room or cart them down to the trash room, so maybe it ends up roughly comparable.
I do spend a bit more than you on litter but that's mainly because I want to avoid using clay. It's not so much for environmental as safety reasons - I am not a fan of breathing in clouds of silica dust. That stuff can damage your lungs over time.
No onions with your dogs steak....vnatale wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 9:58 pm Do all dog people know and agree with this?
"Please note: Xylitol should not be given to animals—particularly not dogs. There are many human foods that are dangerous for dogs—grapes, chocolate, and raisins, to name a few. Xylitol is another of these foods, and it’s best kept away from animals."
I'm not sure I was completely aware. What are the foods not named above that are dangerous for dogs?
Vinny
And, I thought it was JUST me!