I read about cat food some months ago when my cat started throwing up (turned out she was eating the grass!). But anywho, I changed to Innova after finding out I was feeding her Unessential things with her Purina food. However, with the price of Innova and what I read on how to use it if you dont want to buy the kind a lot, I fed her about 2/3 Purina and 1/3 Innova which some said was okay. However, we noticed now that she's gained some weight after the switch and I just now read (I know not smart) that Innova has more calories than parsay the normal food. One article recommended using it sparingly on overweight cats. So does anyone have any recommendations for feeding an overweight cat that's mildly active Purina Indoor along with Innova dry cat food? Please no bashing my mix, I don't think I can constantly spend that much.
However, if you do know of a better way of using Innova and Purina (or nothing/ something else) I will accept bashing : )
To answer some questions:
-No, she doesn't eat only dry food, she eats wet food also 2x a week
-She eats Innova Cat and Kitten Dry Cat and Kitten Food
-I don't have a problem buying the bag size we have right now 6.6 I just wanted to buy the bigger bag which is WAYY more expensive around here

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I bought some large bags of purina cat food 8kg and the best before date on them are April 2012 but i bought them on sale and i wont use them all by that time im wondering if i dont open them would they last way beyond that? Say since its about a year away would it last a year after opening it if i open it in 2012? Thanks!

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I used to feed her just premium dry. I started her on wet-science diet-she hated it. So I stopped it. Now I am giving her Natural Balance high premium food. She loves the wet, isn't touching the dry. She's a "mini" cat, the runt so doesn't eat as much as a large adult cat would. I was originally giving her 1 6 oz can a day and she doesn't eat it all so I give her a 3oz can a day. But I notice she hasn't touched the dry food. I leave it out anyway but can a 3oz can a day be enough? I heard high prem. food, they don't need to eat as much.

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My cat has some bare patches of fur on his head and some are bleeding? I changed from whiskers cat food to Iams cat food to give him better nutrition. Someone suggested he may be allergic to it. He has been scratching a lot and I thought he had fleas but maybe he has an allergic reaction. What do you think? Would like feedback from people who used Iams brand too. Thanks.
My other cat doesnt seem to be bothered by the new food.
Apart from hair loss and itching how can you tell if your cat has allergies?

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I have 2 female cats. Both fixed. The youngest one had kittens about 2 years ago before we had her. Both declawed. The oldest one is naturally big bone. The youngest one is pettite. The oldest one loves to eat. Every time I go in the kitchen, she thinks it's feeding time. I feed both of them about 1/2 cup each in the morning, and 1/2 cup each in the evening.
I'm looking for dry cat food that has less fat. I don't care what brand it is. Could you help me please? I will mix the new food with the old and reduce the old food, cuz I know cats' stomach can't get use to changes that quick......
Anyway, what dry cat food that has less fat? Doesn't what brand.

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Ok, so here's the deal. My puppy is a havanese, 8 months old, and I just recently bought a savannah kitten. I hate it when she eats the cat's wet food because she, as many of you know, has a beard and all of that nasty crap gets in it. Then she will come lick my face and it's disgusting. I have a crate and always punish her when I see her eating it, but it doesn't help.

I can't stick with dry cat food because I have an 11 year old cat that was just found to have a hyper thyroid. She had ulcers on her tongue and it hurts her mouth to crunch on dry food.

I have tried everything, even putting the cat food on the counters, but then I caught my cat jumping on them when she was hungry! I also tried putting a gate where I keep their food, but then the cats wouldn't jump over it.

I am soooo tired of cleaning her damn beard because she is defiant and won't let me. I also bathe her once a week too, but it isn't enough. (My vet recommended to bathe her this often.) Jimmy, my savannah is already a HUGE almost 5 month old kitten, so I cannot do what some people have suggested and cut a hole in something hollow that only he can fit into because she can fit in it too.

Please help me, she is in her crate right now because she ate the cat food I hid in the laundry room on top of the litter box!

Thanks Dx
Oh, and even when I remember to look for Jimmy when he's done eating, I notice the dog has pushed him and my other cat out of the way while they are eating so she can get to it. I would love to hear ANY ideas of how to train her or keep her from eating it.
The poor soul? Laila is one of the most spoiled dogs in the universe. Hahaha. She gets enough to eat eating HER food, not the cats. Um and I'm not wound up...I want it to stop that's why I asked a question on this site?

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traveled and my niece put in the dry cat food instead of dog. going to store as soon as we get to a big town.

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I want my cat to be in the best possible health, i read some articles and everyone seem to have different ideas on what a cat should eat, some would go strictly for healthy dry food, while some would suggest strictly canned food, or some would say raw meet is better. I think a mix of all three would be the best way to go since all of them have pros and cons. so what should i feed my cat. and how to feed him? and how often. He is 3 month old.

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My Cat lately seems to not be "doing her business" as much as she used to. Before she would go once or twice a day esp. right after she eats, but now she seems to be going twice a week. I did change her dry food from purina to a healthier natural dry food but her wet food (fancy feast) has been the same. There is nothing wrong with her physically or emotionally that i can see. i'm not complaining, its less cleaning but i'm just wondering is there something wrong with her internally that needs to be checked. does anyone else have these problem. how often does your cat poop?

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I have 5 cats ranging from age 4 yrs to 10 yrs. I used to feed them dry food and a little bit of soft food (like 1 can a day at dinnertime shared between the 5 of them. The dry food was left out all the time for them to graze on). But they had a lot of bowel problems (ie. hard poops, red, rashed, bleeding, itchy bums and scooted across the carpet a lot!. So I eliminated the soft food and it helped for a bit but then eventually made the scooting/rash problem worse. Now for two months I've only fed them soft canned food. All the bowel problems including scooting and rashes have gone away completely. It's great. I noticed though that my cats only have one bowel movement per day or sometimes every other day. Is this ok? Mostly in their litterbox is a lot of pee. Are they getting all the proper nutrients with just the canned food? Do they need a little bit of dry food too? (They are addicted to the dry food like a cocaine habit! and I'm afraid they will stop eating the canned food if I start giving them dry food too again).

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Holy Arctic Ice birds Batman! Over 3000 views! Thank you guys sooo much for your support, and for your overwhelmingly positive feedback! You guys are awesome! This one has been in the works for a while. I'm glad it's finally uploaded. Special thanks to weirdcandycain for the music without vocals LYRICS: Acid Rain;Some stay dry and others feel the pain Acid Rain; A baby born will die while in the rain; Acid Rain;it come and goes as quickly as a fox Acid Rain; my jaw is locked because of my botox Acid Rain; Causing it will be such as disgrace Acid Rain; that stuff will really tear up your face Acid Rain; a PH level of below 5.6 Acid Rain; most of it is caused because of hicks Acid Rain; made me go inside the other day Acid Rain; but I forced my neighbor's cat to stay Acid Rain; tell the bully it tastes like french fries Acid Rain; and just keep laughing inside while he cries Acid Rain; cherry coke's the best in cans of tins Acid Rain; shameless advertisement for the win Acid Rain; we cause even more with each passing day Acid Rain; uhhhhhhhhhh... you're gay Acid Rain; it's not quite as deadly as chocolate rain Acid Rain; I apologies to Tay Zonday

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I just got to learn that feed a cat with dry food is not a good "option" for his/ her nutrition (wonder why she's already 9 pounds at 8 months old!); what are the best brands and how much should I feed her per day? Can I mix it with homemade food and which one should I cook for her? Thanks

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Has anyone else had this experience with BG dry food?

Four of my cats have been eating BG Chicken Dry Cat food for quite awhile, and suddenly none of them want it. It started with a new bag. All of the cats rejected it, just sniffed it and walked away. I took it back and got another one and they all totally rejected the 2nd new bag. So I returned that bag and went to another store and bought a 3rd bag, and they've all refused it as well. The lot numbers and dates were different on all 3 bags. This is very odd because my cats loved this food, it was the only dry food that 2 of my cats would eat, and even the other 2 cats who will eat almost anything will not eat the BG now.

I called Merrick and they said they haven't changed the recipe, but I find this hard to believe since all 4 cats suddenly don't like this food.

Save your comments about dry cat food because my cats also eat canned cat food and raw meat. I just want to know if anyone else's cats have suddenly refused a new bag of BG dry chicken or any of the other flavors, or if you know something about this food that I haven't found out yet.

Thanks!
Yes, I've considered that it might be a problems with the local distrubutor. I asked the 2 retailers if anyone else had complained but both said no. Merrick is sending me a coupon for a free bag but it will do me no good if the cats won't eat the food.

It's distressing because I'd finally found a dry food that all six cats would eat, and that my one cat with a sensitive digestion didn't throw up. One of my other cats eats Evo regularly but most of the others will not eat it, and they don't really like the BG canned. They prefer Wellness, and also raw meats.

Thanks for your insight and suggestions!
No, I'm going to try to make them eat it by mixing it with something else. It was the only dry food that they would ALL eat, now suddenly all at the same time none of them will eat it so I have to assume something is wrong with it, or it has changed in some way, and none of my cats are influenced by any of the other cats eating preferences. Both of the retailers I use said no one else has complained, that's why I came here to see if anyone else had the same experience with the BG
Oops. I mean I'm NOT going to try to make them eat it by mixing it with something else.
One cat, who will only eat dry food with water on it, eats Evo mixed with her BG, but none of the others like Evo.
I've tried Orijen (all flavors), Instinct, Wellness Core, Wysong...I've tried almost every grain free food I can find around here...some of the cats like this or that, but they all liked BG and my sensitive cat didn't throw it up, and that's why I used it. It took forever to find a food that ALL my cats would eat. Now I have to start over again. Boo hoo.

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Feline chronic gingivostomatitis (FGS) is an extremely painful condition for the cat and a distressing condition for the cat's guardian. The lining of the mouth -- especially at the back (the area sometimes called the fauces, but more correctly called the palatoglossal folds) -- becomes inflamed and red and may even bleed. Often the cat may have perfectly normal teeth, or have already had the teeth removed in an attempt to cure the gingivitis and stomatitis. There are many causes of the condition, which are not gone into on this video, and there have been many attempts to cure gingivostomatitis, which again are not gone into on the video -- such information can be found at www.catvirus.com. The purpose of this video is to present the role of food in FGS -- how certain dry foods may be causing FGS, or exacerbating it, how delicious foods like Applaws and Almo Nature can be used to tempt cats with even very painful mouths to eat and how eating foods that are as natural as possible, like Wild Kitty Cat Food, have helped some cats to recover. The author has no vested interest in any of these products, but simply wishes to share with others products that she has found to help. Food alone will not cure FGS -- veterinary advice should be always be sought, in particular, I strongly recommend a consultation with a specialist veterinary dentist (a list can be found on catvirus.com or the British Veterinary Dentist Association www.bvda.co.uk). The catvirus.com website and You Tube ...

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I feed my 2 cats dry food most the time and brush them as often as I can but there's still fur all over the place. If someone can justify canned cat food (like a vet) then I'll go that way.

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I've been giving my prey model raw food. Meaning, I give them a variety of muscle meats such as duck gizzard, beef heart, chicken breast, beef, turkey, goat, etc., 10% liver and kidney, and like 2 or 3 quails per week which equals to 10% bone. Do you think this is the best diet or something like commercial dry food or canned food?

Just looking for different opinions.

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What are some common cat myths you like to dispel? Here are some of mine.

Declawing is fine, it just takes the nails off!:

This one drives me nuts. It amazes me how many people still think that all they do is remove a cat's nails when they declaw it. It's not a simple removal of the claws but a full blown amputation of healthy toes. Declawing a cat means removing the entire first joint/bone of each toe (otherwise the claw would just grow back!). It'd be like cutting our fingers off at the first knuckle. There are so many alternatives, there is no reason to declaw!

http://www.declawing.com/

http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=001

Dry food is best for cats!:

Yes, this was once though to be true but new light is being shed. Unfortunately, many people still believe this. The truth of the matter is, wet is healthier! Canned/wet food is better because it more closely mimics the cat's natural diet and ensures that cats (who naturally have a low thirst drive) are taking in enough moisture to ensure that they don't develop urinary problems.

http://www.catinfo.org/

http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=whycatsneedcannedfood

All cat food is the same, so just pick any of them!:

So many people think they are feeding their cats something nutritious when they are really feeding junk! Not all pet food is made equally. A lot of it is full of corn (these are carnivores we're feeding, chickens!), by-products, dyes, unhealthy preservatives, filler grains and all sorts of nasty stuff.

Low quality foods to avoid: Anything you can find in a grocery store will be low end, Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Royal Canin, Whiskas, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Meow Mix.

High quality foods to look for: Innova, Wellness, Solid Gold, Felidae, Fromm Four Star, Merrick, GO Natural, Nature's Variety Prairie, Nature's Logic, Artemis Fresh Mix, Timber Wolf Organics.

I've covered a few of my personal biggest ones, anyone got any others they commonly find themselves dispelling? Oh, and star please

Haha, that was supposed to be NOT chickens! Whoops.
How exactly isn't it a question? Just because I included some of the information I normally give when I dispel a myth? I asked what myths about cats people commonly like to dispel. That is a question. Even if I included which ones I personally find myself commonly dispelling.
If it gets reported, so be it. It was done for fun since I'm bored
Silent, just check out the ingredients in Royal Canin. Corn is not something you should be seeing in your pet's food, especially not an obligate carnivore like a cat! That's not even mentioning the by-products in there.

Not all high quality foods are as expensive as you seem to think. In fact, most are much less expensive than those premium diets like Science Diet and Royal Canin (which aren't even good quality foods). For instance, Felidae and Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul are very affordable!
Ami, I know what you mean! So many people still believe the bit about milk/cream being good for cats. A very young kitten requires specialized milk not COWS milk to survive!

And no adult animal is really built to digest milk at all, even us (many of us are lactose intolerant too, we've just been drinking milk for so long we've adapted). People don't realize that most cats are lactose intolerant and that milk is actually quite bad for them!
Ami, I agree with your outdoor cat bit too. That's another myth I find myself dispelling often. The whole "cat's are wild animals and should be let outside!" bit.

I guess dog's are also wild animals and should be allowed to freeroam too, right? Fact is, cats have been domesticated even longer than dogs. They may still have some instincts, but they certainly aren't wild.

There are far too many dangers out there for a freeroaming cat when you could just harness train your cat or build/buy a safe outdoor enclosure.

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I found some stray kittens who live outside of my building. they're always alone, i never see them with a mama cat or anything. they're probably about 3-6 months old. i gave them dry adult cat food and they seemed to have a little trouble chewing it but not too bad. i want to know if this could hurt them though? should i just buy some wet food for them instead?
I do not intend on taking them in simply because I already have 4 cats, fish and a parrot. I was just wondering if my feeding them adult food would hurt them. I'm going to buy some extra cans of wet food from now on.

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