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Well I've been out looking on wet food... They all consist of 82% water or more  Luna is fed raw and I would love to feed Oliver raw aswell.. But he's very stubborn. I've seen that recipe on www.catnutrition etc.. and I want to try it out.. But I'm not sure he'll eat it though... He actually ate the tip of a chicken wing the other day  Great timing, now that I've found out Luna doesnt do well with chicken |
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i have only just caught up with this thread. i noticed the pooe meat content in cat foods. mine are fed wet and dry, a tin of wet at night and a measuring cup each of dry in the morning. I got the cup from the iams web site, so that I know what I am giving them. I did used to feed them go-kat dry, but they were both getting fat so i now give them hi-life or james well beloved. Apart from MR Darcy who has royal canin persian. |
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Jeannette - a high water/moisture content in wet food is good - think of what they would eat in the wild, I'm sure that most meat has a high water content. And because they would normally eat food with a high water content, they don't have as much of a thirst drive, so wet food provides them with what they need. |
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Ah hadn't thought of that  I was thinking of feeding Oliver wet food, cos I could "disguise" some veggies in it, to give him a sort of fullness feeling, while he needs to loose weight |
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I think the wet food alone will help in his weight loss - Tom has been seen by 2 vets and a vet nurse while he has been on a diet, and none has recommended veggies to help him, so I don't know how much good it would do - I am fairly sure there are some veggies that are really not very good for cats, although I know james Wellbeloved contains potato, tomato and carrots, so would assume they are fine. |
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Oliver loves peas And the seeds from the tomatoes.. Oh and cabbage and potatopeals  The veggies sole purpose would be to act like fillers... |
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Here's another barf article. http://ukbarfclub.co.uk/nm/anmviewer.asp?a=31&z=16 However, I don't think we should beat ourselves up over not feeding 'raw' or 'natural'. They're all fed a darn sight better than they were when I was little (bread and milk, table scraps, Kit-e-Kat tins occasionally)...............oh, sometimes I feel very old! |
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Oh but of course not H. We do what we feel is best for our dogs or cats  And what is good for my cat isnt necessary good for your cat. |
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I can understand using veggies as a filler, but I would be very careful as to what veggies to use - will see if I still have the list of foods not to feed your cat when I get to work tomorrow. |
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That would be great |
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