Spinoff of cat thread: canned vs. dry food...?

[indysteel]

Just a thought, Trista. You might try a supplement that Purina makes called FortiFlora. It's basically a probiotic. My cats use it after they' e been treated with antibiotics and it helps get their guts back to normal. Ask your vet for it. They may also sell it at Petsmart.

[trista]

Good idea Indy, I will try that

[Atlas]

Frisbee gets Wellness or Newman's Own Organic canned food and he always has a bowl of Wellness kibble to snack on. I was just looking at the Janet and Binky chart (which I remember reading when we first adopted Fris) and was surprised that Wellness wasn't as high in protein as I thought it was. Still good grain-free food, but I figured it'd be higher. I get Wellness because it's available where I work so I can use my discount.

[bmccasland]

Turns out Chloe kitten has a mild case of pneumonia. But the x-ray also showed that she was gassy and FOS (full of s**t). Vet says she needs more fiber in her diet. Because Calypso seems to be sensitive to chicken, both have been getting Duck & Green Pea. I have a 30-day supply of FortiFlora (pro-biotics) to add to her food which should help in the short term, but I need to find a long term solution.

I really don't intend to "cook" for the kitties, so am looking for a commercially supplied food.

[Brandi]

My one cat Bo was starting to have a weight problem. I was worried too cause he has a bum leg from when he was hit (or kicked) when he was little and we found him. So he has to stay lean in order to keep his leg from bugging him. About 2 years ago I started feeding him the light chicken soup for the soul food (high meat content) and finally in the past year he has dropped down to a better weight. Also helps that the neighbors who used to live next door are not there anymore. They used to feed their cat outside and it was friskies. My cat thought he died and gone to kitty crack heaven! He would go down and finish a whole bowl of that junk every day! I was happy when they left because of that! He gained like 4 pounds when they moved in! I do the Soul food becuase it is made in the US and my vet researched it for me. It has been a good food for them. I also give tbl. of wet every night.

[indysteel]

Too funny. On another of the cycling forums I frequent, the subject of dry versus canned came up. I just sent a lengthy PM to someone from that forum about the subject and shared some of the things that came up in this thread. I'm spreading the word ladies, spreading the word! My cats would be proud.