Ok...question about can food

[Kris10mo]

While thinking about what could be causing the vomiting with my sweet Calley I began to wonder about how to care for the can food.

How long can wet food be left out for a cat to eat, before it goes bad? It is safe to leave a can that has been opened, left with a cap/lid on, on the counter for a few hours...or should it be immediately put in the fridge?

If it is in the fridge, how do you warm it back up at the next feeding? Hot water or microwaved?

I don't need to worry about her eating food left over in her bowl that has been left out, as she never leaves anything left over in her bowl. She always eats it all down at one time.

 

[Larry and Kitties]

Leaving it out for 8 hours or longer or so is OK.
I keep mine no longer than 24 hours open. SOmetimes they will not finish a can so I put can cover on it and then use it next feedings. One in a while I forget about it for the next feeding but use it for the subsequent feeding.
I do not think leaving it out as you say is causing Calley's problem.

 

[housecats4]

I have 5 boys and every once in a while I get the vomiting going on and maybe certain foods is the issue like one of my cats can eat salmon once but the next time he doesn't make it away from the dish and it all comes back up. I do give them a 1/4 of anti acid pill every once in a while and it seems to take care of vomiting. No more salmon for this guy so hard to rule out stuff when you have more then one cat. You have to catch them in the act. cat(2)_steam Prayers and tons of healing green light to your sweet (((Calley)))) and her little tummy Hugssssss Kath :YMSIGH:

 

[BJM]

Monitor the batch numbers of the cans. Manufacturers make alterations in the batch ingredients all the time, and as long as they stay with their minimums and maximums, they can sell it. It is very possible to get batches which cause problems - I've had it happen with Wellness and Mel (MommaOfMuse) had it happen with Friskies - everyone was vomiting intensely.

Also, you mentioned she never leaves anything on the plate. If she eats rapidly, which can provoke a "scarf 'n' barf" syndrome, spreading it thinly on the plate may slow her down a bit and reduce the frequency of that happening.