I have a cat who has an extremely sensitive stomach, and has for years eaten California Natural chicken and rice cat food, and it has long been the only thing he can not vomit back up repeatedly. Now, the company who makes that food sold out, and the formula is changing (my pet supply store owner tells me this), and I really need to find another cat food that ONLY contains Chicken and Rice, or JUST chicken (plus the required vitamins/minerals, of course). All the foods I have looked into have things like rosemary, and blueberries, and tomato, and fish, and yucca, and cranberries, and tons of other things that make him really really sick all the time. Do you know of ANY commercial cat food that has only meat (preferably chicken, but other poultry is ok, he cannot eat ANY fish) and rice or possibly meat and another easy to digest grain (oat? barley?) (he also can't eat corn at all)? I know I could feed him home cooked, or raw, and I do feed him actual chicken sometimes (raw and cooked, though lately only cooked, and only 1/8th a cup at a time, or he pukes it back up - I have been trying to change his food, rather unsuccessfully), but he really demands "crunchies" as we call them, dry kibble cat food. Any suggestions? I am considering trying to figure out how to BAKE my own KIBBLES for him! Help?

Here are the ingredients of the only food he could hold down:
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Chicken Fat, Sunflower Oil, Flaxseed, Taurine, Natural Flavors and Vitamins/Minerals. (that was ALL that was in it - NOW they added ROSEMARY, resulting in cat puking everywhere, and my dealer says it will only get worse as they cut more corners!)

Anyone know of anything comparable in ingredients, or know how to make home-made crunchy KIBBLE? Do you know of a supplement mix that you can add to chicken (no bones, no organ meat) and rice to make it complete and balanced for a cat?

He is elderly, but has no known chronic conditions, and he has had this sensitivity for many many years (I do not think he is sick, he seems happy and healthy other than vomiting his food, and has a history of not being able to eat other brands of foods).

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We've just bought two 3 month old, kittens and the spare bedroom where they now live smells of the cat food. The litter tray doesn't seem too bad, apart from when you pick up the poo. What are the best products to use?

Also, does anyone know of any good devices of storing cat poo, making it easier than having to put in a bag and take it out to the garbage every time?

We bought a self distributing dry food feeder. Is it bad for the cat to have a supply of food permanently available or should you put food out at specific intervals?

Also, how often should you change the water in a self distributing water dispenser? After 2 days it's already bubbled up and looks old to me, but the kittens are still drinking it.

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I have a new kitten who is four months old. I got him a few months ago while living away from home, but recently moved back home with my mom. She has a 15 year old cat. I decided to buy good quality food for my kitten, and purchased Wellness Kitten formula dry food, supplemented with wet twice a day. My mom's cat has CRF and eats a mix of Fancy Feast dry and a special diet for CRF. However, they are both lower quality foods. The problem is my kitten can't seem to get enough of the older cats food. Every time he gets a chance, he is gobbling up her food like crazy. And, every time he does it, he gets either diarrhea or gas from the lower quality ingredients.

I am wanting to find a good food for both CRF cats and kittens alike. Any suggestions? I was thinking about just mixing regular Wellness Adult formula and Wellness Kitten formula together. But would this cause the senior cat any problems, or make them worse?

Any information would be great. Thanks!

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she recently turned 1, so technically she is an adult, but i have a good more than half of a 56 oz (3.5 lb) bag of kitten food left. is it alright that i finish this bag off on her? i believe the specific brand is the purina kitten chow.

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I use that pink kitty spatula to mix wet and dry cat food. Figo loves to lick off the wet food that sticks on the spoon... I would just say "lolly!" and wave the spatula to call him for his little appetizer treat. One time I held it a bit too high, and he stood up... and that's how it started. Too bad, he would not just stand from a command... he's a cat after all :p FYI: No cat was harmed during this filming! :p I created this video at www.youtube.com

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I used to taste my cat and dogs dry, food before giving it to them and one time when we were out of snacks, my friend and I munched on dog biscuits. Is anyone else brave enough to admit you've tried it? What did you think? By the way, the milk bone dog biscuits may have different flavors for dogs, but not for humans.

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My cat has a lot of build up in just one ear. She once in a while will scratch at it, but not enough to make me worry (once a week or so). I was cleaning all of my cats ears and noticed that one of the cats ears was much worse than the other ear. It is somewhat flakey build up. I clean it every day with build up remover but the stuff always comes back. It is only in that one ear and my other two cats ears look good. Please help, or if you could give me a site with pictures for similar problems so I can compare her ear to other infections of ailment. PS we have spent a fortune on the cats lately (best dry cat food, Im trying to introduce fresh meat into their diet, vet bills, and we adopted a stray that was knocked up when we got her now we have 4 little 5week olds as well as the three) so I have to know that she needs to go to the vet and there in nothing I can do for her at home in order to take her.

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Iams Story Video: Debbie feeds her dog Iams Healthy Naturals all natural dog food for great health.

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I want to switch my cats' food (purina indoor naturals) to a food that doesn't have all that crap loaded in it. But i have 4 cats and want to keep it on the affordable side. I used to give my cat Elliot science diet (what's your opinion about it?), but then we found 6 more and my dad took two and it's expensive for even him to afford. I just want to make sure that my cat's health isn't being compromised by the food i'm feeding them.
Please don't comment about your opinion on me and my cats. You have no clue what situation i am in. I asked for opinions on FOOD not what you think i need to be doing. ALL of my cats went to the vet last year probably three times for checkups and spays. I have FOUR not eight. Pearl (tuxedo) Ebbe (maine coon) Sadie (orange tabby) and Sam (blue point siamese). MY DAD has three Elliot (my first cat that he fell in love with so i gave ell to him) My first cat Tony and Oren( we rescued him from a river, he was just 1 month old and very sick. but i nursed him back to health AND TOOK HIM TO A VET and now him and Elliot are bff.) I don't live with my dad, that means TWO HOUSEHOLDS.

So don't comment if you don't know.

Thanks so much to Pretty Kitty, i'm def. going to look into Wilderness.
*i mean wellness and blue buffalo
I was reading into the raw chicken diets but i was on the fence about it. The reason being my cat Pearl is going to the vet tomorrow for maybe a bladder infection and i just read that all of the food that i thought was okay, wasn't and it broke my heart. I want to feed them food that will do something to maybe help prevent it in the future.
@loca_liisa My cats are basically on the same exact schedule. But we have a maine coon that just won't stop growing, so she gets a lot hungrier than all the others and i feed her right before bed at like 11 or 12 ( Then Pearl eats her leftovers, and has gotten a big bigger in the waste since she got spayed) Sometimes i just can't say no!

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Hi

I want to put my cat on a healthy diet. The vet told me recently that store brand dry food is very bad for cats. The brands that he recommended are really expensive and I don't think I can afford to buy it for my cat every week.

My questions:
How do I make homemade, healthy wet cat food?
Is it cost effective?
Are there cheap(er) brands of dry and wet cat food that are healthy? (No friskies, whiskas, etc, cheaper that Science Diet, Nutra, etc)

My cat needs to boost up her immune system, needs protein, and is an indoor only cat. I want her to be healthy without sacrificing food for myself due to cost.

Thank you thank you

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My cat recently had to have half her tongue amputated, and after being syringe fed for a month or so, she is just starting to eat again herself. She can just about manage to pick up Whiskers dentabits and temptations, as they are quite large in size, but can't manage to pick up "Go Cat" as it is too small. Does anyone know of any brands that have large-sized dry food? Thanks.
She had her tongue amputated as she was hit by a car and bit through it upon impact. By the time she was found, the front of her tongue had gone green, so they had to amputate. Poor thing.
The reason why I am asking about dry food is because she seems to be able to pick it up and flip her head back to get it to the back of her mouth. She hasn't really mastered the art of eating wet food yet

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I feed my cats innova dry cat and kitten formula and fancy feast wet. is this a good combo? the dry food can be expensive but the wet food has to come from the supermarket, so is this the best combo. is there a better dry food? I was thinking evo or wellness, but ive heard evo gives cats digestive problems and i dont know much about wellness. what about innova with a bag of evo mixed in? does that sound healthier? thanks.

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Is there a comparison anywhere that compares nutrients in Purine One dry cat food with Purina complete cat chow?

No, I don't need recommendations for other foods. Both cost and availability are an issue. Just FYI- the cats involved also receive canned food.

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I have 2 cats (both 1 year old females) I am not sure which is throwing up but it seems to have been getting to be more often the past 2 days . At first it was only full chunks of food. They are on a 50 - 50 diet (holistic dry cat food , and wet food (chicken soup for the kitten soul - i think its called ) . I found that the kibble (dry food was being thrown up) So I bought them the large royal Canin big kibble because i was told the cats are inhaling the food. And I purchased gel for fur balls . Today after feeding them I found a lot more throw up and liquid (that is yellow bile I assume) I want to take the sick cat to the vet but Can not figure out which one is sick . Any Logical suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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I am trying to give my cat the best food possible. In the morning i give him half a small can of Purina Pro Plan food, around lunch I feed him a pouch of Science Diet "Tender Chunks", and at supper time i give him about half a cup of dry food (Purina Pro Plan). I was wondering if i should be feeding him all the same brand, and which brand is best.

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Maybe something i can cook for them even would be fine. it seems like chicken is cheaper by the pound than cat food these days, I do give them innova as dry but i need an alternative wet food that would also keep then from throwing up
Dont get me wrong i feed them well and read the labels..Purina One is garbage and will not give them that as food. I do not allow by products. I Know taurine is important otherwise my oldest cat (23 years) would not be around now. I give them a high end dry food(NO byproduct/ NO gluten an NO corn products either
Yeah and meow mix makes their waste smell real bad

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Do you believe that it is better to feed a low quality canned food like Friskies, or a high quality dry food like Blue Buffalo?

I'm thinking that the higher quality dry food is generally better, depending on the cat, even though canned food is great.

What do you think?

I'm not asking for recommendations... I already feed a diet of 100% high quality foods, most of it being canned food, a bit of it being dry.

Thanks all!
cpanasti, I'm not asking for recommendations.

I'm asking what would YOU rather feed, what do YOU think is better?

BTW, canned food is NOT bad for the teeth..
Rapid Fire- I agree with you and think that raw diets are AWESOME, I feed my dog a raw diet, but my cats refuse to eat it, unfortunately.
Quirky- STFU. You are EXTREMELY uninformed.

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both of my cats are on a special c/d dry food. my female decided that she was sick and tired of the food and pretty much stopped eating it. well we ran out of it and ive decided to start feeding them the c/d wet food instead. i dont get paid until thursday so i cant buy it until then. i have a few bucks to buy some at the store but which is the best wet food to feed your cat?

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she only eats dry cat food purina indoor formula (http://www.catchow.com/cat-chow-indoor/default.aspx), that's it with the casual exception of a Pit'r Pat (http://chompinc.com/index.php?page=pitrpat/).

I tried buying her wet food to try and she just takes one lick and she done, she also doesn't eat any meat. If i give her a little piece of chicken, or beef just plain no sauce she doesn't eat that either.

Is it bad that my cat just eats the dry cat food?
actually she doesn't like catnip.. tried it lol.
i think my cat might have been born a vegetarian

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