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Location: on my horse | I have what apparently is an extremely picky eater, she turns her nose up, and I mean absolutely will not touch (tries to steal food from dogs) taste of the wild, blue buffalo, diamond naturals, the type of science diet I tried, and there's one more I'm forgetting.
She's strictly indoor and is making the change from kitten chow to adult cat food. I've given each type of cat food listed a good try (after mixing with kitten chow for a few days) and she'll nibble at it for a couple days then totally quit and go for the dog food or anything else she thinks is edible.
The only cat food she's shown any interest in is the outdoor cat's el cheapo purina and I would like to feed her something better.
her teeth are good she's in good physical health, any suggestions or should I just give up lol.
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| I feed mine Friskies in the purple bag. They really like Fancy Feast dry food but it is a little higher.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I've had multiple outside cats live to 17-18 years old eating cheap food. |
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Location: LaBelle, Florida | Mine eat the cheap stuff just fine.
She will even accept dog food when I run out our cat food.
But the she is a tough old barn cat and self suplements with things she catchs.
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Location: on my horse | This is the only indoor kitty I've ever had and I wanted to spoil her and give her expensive kitty food but she's apparently not a fan haha. Until her I've always fed the cheaper stuff too. |
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Location: Adopt a homeless pet - www.petfinder.com! | They do like the junk food better sometimes. I keep a cheap dry food for the barn cats and my house cats are always wanting to get into it. They eat Taste of the Wild and do like it. |
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| If you want to spoil your cat, go raw |
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Location: Missouri | Have you tried Iams yet? They make an indoor formula to help with hair balls and weight. Our indoor cat is a little fatty and loves it. And he looks a little less like a bowling ball now. |
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Location: Phoenix | My childhood cat is at least 15 years old. He still prefers Alley Cat..that stuff is like $2 a bag it seems!!!! |
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Location: Arkansas | Sometimes they just tell us what they want, and it might not be the fancy smancy expensive feed-----yea for you being lucky enough to have a cat that's got her own budget!! |
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| Purina Cat Chow, it's better then the cheaper stuff but isn't gormet lol
My poor barn cat had to eat animal crackers for a couple days when we ran out of cat food! |
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Location: Pacific Northwest | Ours like Meow Mix.
The Tractor Supply Brand (4Health) makes cat food that is no wheat/no corn/no soy. It's not super expensive and is probably a little better than the "junk" foods. They have completely grain free versions too. |
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Location: California | I just let mine eat the dog's food. Otherwise the dog eats the cat food & visa versa. |
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Location: MD | I don't blame her for not eating blue buffalo. I couldn't even get the raccoon to eat it.... Let alone a cat.
Have you tried the Purina Pro Plan? Or have you tried dressing any of that kind of food with HealthyCoat or something similar? |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | ccarpe18 - 2015-07-03 5:43 PM I just let mine eat the dog's food. Otherwise the dog eats the cat food & visa versa.
Cats are obligate carnivores, so they need higher protein than what most dog foods are. In case you didn't know. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | IowaCanChaser - 2015-07-03 2:18 PM Purina Cat Chow, it's better then the cheaper stuff but isn't gormet lol My poor barn cat had to eat animal crackers for a couple days when we ran out of cat food!
My inside cat gets Purina Cat Chow, had one that was 21 when she died.. And the outside cats get whatever my hubby brings home for them, sometimes it the 9 Lives dry cat food. |
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Location: Freestone TX | I foster for a rescue organization so have had many indoor cats pass through. They want us to feed the higher end cat foods. But I had one kitty that I spent a fortune buying different brands and she flat out decided she'd starve to death before she'd touch any of it. I finally found she'd eat Purina Cat Chow. I was told if you have to feed a lesser quality food, the Cat Chow is the best choice as it doesn't have red dye in it. I'd say if yours eats the Purina Cat Chow, just go with it. |
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Location: California | Three 4 Luck - 2015-07-03 7:03 PM ccarpe18 - 2015-07-03 5:43 PM I just let mine eat the dog's food. Otherwise the dog eats the cat food & visa versa. Cats are obligate carnivores, so they need higher protein than what most dog foods are. In case you didn't know.
Yes, Fortunately I buy the highest protein dog food I can find... lol then she hunts and gets treats of course |
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| cheryl makofka - 2015-07-02 9:07 PM If you want to spoil your cat, go raw
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Location: Arkansas | My (indoor) cat got the Purina for indoor cats formula, and she lived to be 17 1/2. Kidney failure set in and I lost her on Feb 1st this year. . . Sure do miss her. |
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| Three 4 Luck - 2015-07-03 7:03 PM ccarpe18 - 2015-07-03 5:43 PM I just let mine eat the dog's food. Otherwise the dog eats the cat food & visa versa. Cats are obligate carnivores, so they need higher protein than what most dog foods are. In case you didn't know.
Edited by brlraceaddict 2015-07-07 10:41 AM
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| Isn't in Taurine that cats need? I just learned about that in an Animal Nutrition course I took! |
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Location: Kansas | I feed my barn kitties the friskies. They love it. |
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Location: Texas | ccarpe18 - 2015-07-03 5:43 PM I just let mine eat the dog's food. Otherwise the dog eats the cat food & visa versa.
This is what I do. I'm horrible I know. The last time we bought a bag of cat food my Doberman ate the whole bag. She is a fatty. My Boxer gets explosive diarrhea if he even gets a few bites of anything but his food. Considering him and the cat like to eat out of the same bowl, I gave up. They all get 1 kind of food... including the cat. |
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| Crowned Image - 2015-07-03 8:59 PM
I don't blame her for not eating blue buffalo. I couldn't even get the raccoon to eat it.... Let alone a cat.
Have you tried the Purina Pro Plan? Or have you tried dressing any of that kind of food with HealthyCoat or something similar?
Why will you not want anything eating Blue buffalo? I don't feed it but I was just curious |
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Location: The barn...where else? SW Missouri | Three 4 Luck - 2015-07-02 6:46 PM
I've had multiple outside cats live to 17-18 years old eating cheap food.
Us too. Had 2 outdoor, never inside, barn kitties live to be 17 and 19 on Friskies. :) they looked great and had zero health issues. |
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Location: on my horse | I'll have to try a little bag of Iams, I love my picky kitty so will keep trying foods until I get something she'll eat. I inspected the outdoor kitty food bag today and its for mature cats only ages 7 and older (which those kitties are) so I really don't want to feed it to her as she's not quite a year old yet.
I would go raw for her but have a feeling that would get expensive in a hurry, if anybody who does that wants to send me a PM with some advice or type it out here that would be great!
I'm such a sucker and adore this kitty, will try to attach a pic of her. I've got some health issues and she sticks to me like glue on bad days
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Awwww, she's beautiful. Looks just like my first cat, whose name was...wait for it...you'll never guess...Smoky. Haha |
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Location: The edge of no where | Barn kitties get cheap food....and I've had them live very long healthy lives on it. They're happy kids. Purina, Friskies, Meow Mix...pretty much whatever is on sale. They self supplement with cottontails, mice, birds, frogs, bugs, lizards.....and goodness knows what else. I just walk away..... |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | We feed meow mix. All of ours love it. |
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| Things to keep in mind - good cat food will last longer because it's not full of a bunch of fillers and sodium, they eat less therefore they "go" less. Most cats and dogs will gobble up new food because it's different. When you introduce a new food take two weeks to make it their regular diet - use the 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 rule. The first few days make 1/4 of their food the new stuff, then by the end of the first week make it half and half, etc. until you've weaned them onto the new over a two week period. It's hard on their tummies to change abruptly. Once they are on the new stuff you may notice them picking at it here and there. This is what you want them to do, not scarf it down all in one feeding. They eat when they are hungry. One other benefit to good food - it tends to have more "good stuff" in it as well as oils to keep your cat's skin moist. If you live in flea country fleas like dry skin, it's what they feed on. You'll notice less of a flea problem after a few weeks. I have fed Iams for over 25 years - barn cats included. It lasts longer than the cheap stuff cause they simply don't need to eat as much so I personally think it's cheaper in the long run. I know there may be better things out there than Iams but this is what's worked for me over the years. Good luck - and your kitty is PRETTY!
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Location: on my horse | Thanks guys  , Three 4 Luck I should have named her that! Instead her name is Kitty Tiny because she's about 7 lbs and I'm an unimaginative namer. |
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Location: MD | Tatum2 - 2015-07-07 11:52 AM
Crowned Image - 2015-07-03 8:59 PM
I don't blame her for not eating blue buffalo. I couldn't even get the raccoon to eat it.... Let alone a cat.
Have you tried the Purina Pro Plan? Or have you tried dressing any of that kind of food with HealthyCoat or something similar?
Why will you not want anything eating Blue buffalo? I don't feed it but I was just curious
Not that I don't want them to eat it, but if a raccoon turned his nose up to an easy access bowl, I don't blame the cat for not wanting to eat it( and that is way too expensive to buy to watch barn cats not eat it.)
What I do want is my barn cats/dogs/horses to enjoy what they are eating. Considering they eat the same thing every day, it would be sad if they don't actually like it. |
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