Worried & Frustrated Re: Difficult Cat

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BJM said:
My dad once did some market research, went to a pet food manufacturer, and the product development folks there said if you put the right fat on it, a cat might eat sawdust ... and did you ever notice the 'diet' foods sometimes have methylcellulose in them?
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Good point! Isn't methylcellulose what swells in the stomach to make one feel fuller faster? If so, wonder if that's why they put it into the "diet" foods? Or am I missing a point somewhere. (I usually am) ;)
 
SuePea said:
Lou, the manufacturer is Hagen and if you go to their website, they will tell you where you can get their products in Canada. I am about dead certain this is the same snacks that I used to get for my cats 20 years ago.
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Thanks SuePea....I was going to think about getting these....then hubby quashed it, saying that we have what looks like a mini-pet food store in our pantry cupboard already. I have every flavour of freeze dried product they make and she won't even look at them. I think I will wait to see if you and whomever else gets them, tries them and what your cats think of them first. (Not being horrible...just have to live with Hubby!) I might try the chicken/chicken liver next as treats. She won't even look at tuna and I'm baffled as she used to nearly knock us over to get to it years ago. Her tastes have certainly changed. Mind you...when you're being offered a half dozen different foods and flavours in 3 days, it's little wonder that Ms. Priss there, doesn't want anything but what she fancies that particular day. ;) :)
 
I ran into that "finicky" thing with Charlie when I changed his food too frequently. He'd never been choosy before but when I changed his food 4 times in a month, twice in 2 weeks, he suddenly got on his high horse. I had to back off and do the gradual thing. I won't get to Petco until next week, but I will tell you how he does!
 
Only do that if there are no additional seasonings, especially no onion and no garlic. These are toxic to cats.
 
Good point BJM! Should have mentioned that but I forget what a boring person I am when it comes to food. I like to taste the main ingredient without the addition of extra flavouring except for butter of course!
 
What about eggs (hardboiled or scrambled without milk)? I know cats often are lactose intolerant and milk products may not be a great idea...
 
Cooked eggs are fine. There is a lactose free product called Cat Sip; it is not carbohydrate free.
 
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