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That's hilarious, about the strange cat.
I'm also cracking up about the cat who can't be bothered to open the dog door! lol. My black cat sits inside the dog door and waits for the dogs to open it and then slaps them on the nose. As a result, the dogs quite frequently can't tell if the cat is there so they'll sit outside and whine until we go in the kitchen and tell them it's okay to come in. Might as well not even have the dog door!
Karen
Kitties have been on their new food for just about two weeks now. They seem to really like it. Both of them are more playful and have more energy. They are urinating a lot, but don't seem to be drinking much straight water anymore.
Their box doesn't seem anymore stinky than before. Cassie's weight has stayed the same. Tucker is down 10 ounces.
I'm glad we switched.
Veronica
Great news on Tucker's slenderizing. I see alot of overweight cats, more than I used to, it seems. I don't have a cat anymore since I'm allergic to them. But my dear Fudge came into my live when I was 10 and left when I was 31. That's a long span!. She was an indoor/outdoor kitty who lived in very urban Cambridge Mass for her first two years, and then moved to the country with me, where she had a quiet dirt road to roll around in the dust. She got very basic dry food from Southern States, but supplemented it with her own hunting. Her last few years she got 9 Lives or something like that. It's been a while since she's been gone. I get happy every time I think of her. Thanks for the photos, everyone.
We have been making the switch with our cats too. One is younger, overweight and addicted to kitty kibble. Well, at least she was. The other is older and a lifelong runt and too skinny. We started the switch about 3 weeks ago. The older kitty is not taking to the raw very well and we just started over with her feeding her as much quality canned as she wants. At least she eats that. She has never been a big kibble eater.
With the younger, overweight cat, we are cautiously optimistic that we may have success on our hands. We started her at about 10% raw/90% canned and a very small amount of kibble 2X/day. She is now eating about 80-90% raw mixed with canned and she maybe eats about a tablespoon of kibble - still feeding her 2x/day. She has lost about 10 ounces. Hopefully in another week she will be on an all raw food diet.
I suspected that our older kitty (now 20) was having trouble crunching the dry kibble with her older teeth and jaws...hence she was always way too thin even though she had unlimited dry kibble. Another good reason for us to have switched to wet/canned food.
After a stressful day at work, I was so happy to find this thread. What a mood lifter to read all of these stories about our kitties! I've always had cats and dogs, but it's something about those crazy cats, that lights up my life. Nick, who passed away last summer at 19, is in kitty heaven and George--all white, pink nose, a green eyes--loves asparagus peels, haricots verts (not regular green beans) and edamame pods! Even though I feed him a combination of dry and wet, he likes to supplement with fresh meat (moles and chipmunks). Horrifying! He also loves to curl up on the doggie bed with Zoe the schnauzer. That's him on the avatar eyeing a wayward tree frog.
Your white kitty reminds me of our formerly kibble loving kitty, Athena. She is all white, except her tail, which is gray and black tiger-striped.
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The skinny kitty, Isis, is pictured here on the left with my precious boy Boo-Boo who we lost last August at the age of 19. He'll always be my baby boy. And Isis will always be a runt.
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Norse, your kitties are beautiful! What an unusual tail on Athena-she does look a little like my George. I'll have to upload some better pictures.
Last evening, as I was preparing dinner, I heard the most horrible cat noises coming from outside. I went out onto the driveway and there is George, facing down Cutie Pie (big orange tabby from next door), both yowling as loud as possible, but both unwilling to turn tail and run. It may not have been the smartest thing to do, but I intervened anyway. Sent Cutie Pie packing. Cutie Pie outweighs George by a few hefty pounds, so I'm sure eventually George would have gotten the worse end of the deal. Both neutered males too! I guess those territorial instincts are too strong.
We used to have issues with the not drinking enough problem too. I bought a drinkwell platinum for the kitties and now one for the doggies at around $30. My electric bill hasn't gone up, but the water bill has gone down. Also I have a lot more time because I can move away from the sink without being attacked by the cat to turn it on!