earthling asked:


Hi, my 6 yr. old cat may have kidney disease (will find out for sure on Friday) and my vet prescribed Hills K/D in the meantime until his next blood/urine test. He hates the food and when he does eat it (I got both canned and dry) he throws up. But when I get him the “unhealthy” canned food that has all the bad stuff in it (like phosphorous and sodium) he finishes it and doesn’t throw up. I’ve looked into homemade recipes but they seem too complicated and I’m afraid of adding all those vitamins and oils they suggest.

Are there any healthy and simple foods that a cat with kidney disease can eat and how would I make it tasty without adding salt? Stuff like boiled chicken and rice, is that good for a cat? If he continues eating the regular cat food that’s not good for him will that shorten his life span considerably?

Weight Loss Journal

Holly asked:


GUARANTEED ANALYSIS:
Crude Protein (min.) 34.00%
Crude Fat (min.) 14.00%
Crude Fibre (max.) 7.00%
Moisture (max.) 10.00%
Crude Ash (max.) 7.50%
Magnesium (max.) 0.10%
Taurine (min.) 0.10%
*Omega-3 (min.) 0.25%
*Omega-6 (min.) 1.70%
*Glucosamine (min.) 315 ppm
*Chondroitin (min.) 250 ppm

* not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles

CALORIE CONTENT: Metabolizable Energy (ME) = 3362 kcal/kg

FEEDING GUIDELINES:

Weight of Cat
(lbs) Grams/Day Cup(s)*/Day
6.5 – 11 55 – 80 1/2 – 2/3
11 – 13 80 – 100 2/3 – 3/4
13 – 18 100 – 120 3/4 – 1
* 1 cup (250 ml – 8 oz) = approximately 130 grams

INGREDIENTS:
Chicken Meal, Whole Brown Rice, Whole Oats, Fish Meal (Herring & Anchovy), Chicken Fat preserved with Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Dried Whole Eggs, Chicken Liver, Dried Brewers Yeast, Kelp Meal, Fish Oil (Herring – natural source of DHA and EPA), Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Dried Green Peas, Dried Tomato Pomace, Dried Fennel, Dried Rosemary, Safflower Oil, Mint Leaves, Ground Ginger, Ground Sage, Potassium Chloride, DiCalcium Phosphate, Methionine, Taurine, Choline Chloride, Calcium Proprionate (A Preservative), Flaxseed, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Iron Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacin Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Acetate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source Of Vitamin K Activity), Biotin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Calcium Iodate, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Cobalt Carbonate, Folic Acid.
The question is to anyone that knows about catfood if they could say weather this is a good cat food or not. I have wellness and its hard to get for me so it would be nice to have a food easyer to get just incase I can no longer get her the wellness.
I have tryed and tryed her on canned etc. She will NOT eat anything but dry food. I have looked into so many foods and even the best have garlic or alfalfa in them.

The Biggest Loser

The Magical Pony asked:


Hello all. Before getiing a kitten, I decided to do my research on which kitten food would be acceptable to feed kitty. From my research I learned that there should not be any by-products or gluten, and that the protein source should be the first ingredient on the ingredient list. I think I have found a good brand at last. The brand is Pet Promise. It is listed as a canned entree for cats and kittens. Here is the ingredient list:
Chicken, chicken broth, chicken liver, brown rice, potato protein, carrots, potatoes, minerals [potassium chloride, dicalcium phosphate, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, cobalt carbonate, potassium iodide], locust bean gum, guar gum, salt, taurine, vitamins [Vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, Vitamin A supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, niacin, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin D-3 supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), folic acid,
Kitten and cat owners, would you feed this brand of food to your kittens/cats? If not, which brand WOULD you feed to kittens? Please include any experiences you may have with this food.
Elaine M, I’m not sure if this is what you wanted to know, but on the website, the only thing I found about preotein that was a percentage was this:
Crude Protein (Min) 11.0%

South Beach Diet

love_withoutboundaries asked:


He will only eat canned food.

He’s been eating Nutrience Senior formula for about 2 years. The ingredients are: Chicken, chicken broth, chicken liver, oceanfish, brown rice, brewers dried yeast, sunflower oil, guar gum, carrageenan gum, dried kelp, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary extract, thyme, taurine, vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, zinc proteinate, zinc sulfate, yucca schidigera extract, iron proteinate, iron sulfate, manganese proteinate, manganese sulfate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin K activity), biotin, sodium selenite, vitamin B12 supplement.

I’m trying to decide between Innova Reduced Fat, and Felidae’s senior formula. Which do you think is better?

Chemotherapy

Gina G asked:


I’m going to answer my own question what I think. I think it is terrible. After my 4 year old stitzu had her operation (2 weeks ago) from stones in bladder, i asked the dr. what caused this. he said something in dog food. That’s when I spent hours and hours on internet. What I found out was terrible. By products is noting but dead animals. All the dead animals that are not good for human consumption go to rendering plants and are rendered into our dog food and cat food. What else goes in it. used cooking oil from restaurants. Yes! Used cooking oil or fry-o-later grease. It is legal too. I could not believe it!. Well now, I have ordered holistic dog food with antioxidants and vitamins and chicken, real chicken with no steroids or any junk in it. I will let you all know how well she does on Life’s Abundance dog food. Gigi is on prescription for bacterial infection in bladder. Still has 2 more weeks on it. I’ll keep in tough with you all. K?

Lower High Cholesterol