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RE: Pets Thread
March 31, 2015 at 12:45 pm
You Be is cute! What a name, too.
I'm not much of a cat person, but your kittehs could make me a convert!
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RE: Pets Thread
March 31, 2015 at 4:38 pm
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(March 31, 2015 at 12:45 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: You Be is cute! What a name, too.
He came with the name. A coworker of mine can't ever remember it when I bring him in but knows it has something to do with a command so she always asks things like "His name is Sit, right? Or Come?" :p
He also goes by Scooby, Scooba, Scoober, Youber, You-be-doo and Scooby-doo. My family can't have a pet unless the name can be mangled into at least 4 nicknames. 
Quote:I'm not much of a cat person, but your kittehs could make me a convert!
They're precious.
They looooove going outside (the leash training actually makes it easier to catch them when they escape), they target, they stand and they give me high fives. We've been working on sit but not with the kind of gusto you need to actually train them, it's been more of a "Hey, you sat and waited for your treat instead of biting my fingers off trying to get it from me! You get a reward!"
Cats are more willful than dogs but that doesn't mean they're untrainable. You can teach them to do most everything a dog will do, it's just about socialization and building the trust.
Riley is actually in the midst of developing a superstition, I think. Whenever I get the food out to feed them he waits by the food tray, then takes off counter-clockwise through the living room, in through the other entrance to the kitchen and back to his food tray. By the time he does that his food is ready and he gets to eat. :p
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RE: Pets Thread
March 31, 2015 at 5:11 pm
(March 31, 2015 at 12:39 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: Speaking of pets - cats in particular... does any cat owners here have a cat that can clear out a room when they use the litter box?
Vader does this. Intentionally and with malice. Our cat boxes are in the mud room, which to get to, they must go through the living room, dining room and kitchen. I'm in the living room and OMG. I'm gonna die!
The smell is strong in that one.
(March 31, 2015 at 12:01 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote: It seems incomprehensible that I haven't posted pics of my babiez in this thread but here are a couple of the more recent pics I have of them:
And here's one of You Be when I was doggy-sitting him at work
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I have found with my kitties, if they eat the same food, not much in table scraps or treats, they don't stink it up so much. When I switch food... ewww.. watch out! 
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RE: Pets Thread
April 1, 2015 at 5:27 am
I have switched my fur-kids over to a healthier brand. More expensive? Yes. Do they eat as much? Nope. And it's grain free but has extra protein in it. I've got one cat turning 10 years old in June. Another just turned 6 and one is 8 years old. All senior kitties. Vader, the middle child runs around like a kitten and loves to chase the other two but he has an issue of destroying my furniture. I just found Soft Paws at Petcock online for 41% off so I jumped at the chance to get them. Used them before on other cats and they work really well. Hopefully this will curtail his clawing and scratching everything.
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RE: Pets Thread
April 1, 2015 at 11:44 am
(April 1, 2015 at 5:27 am)Judi Lynn Wrote: I have switched my fur-kids over to a healthier brand. More expensive? Yes. Do they eat as much? Nope. And it's grain free but has extra protein in it.
My boys get raw food (purchased or homemade - it's not that scary, really) occasionally, and it can help with dietary issues like stinky poo. I try to get them grain-free stuff as often as I can, but it's so damned expensive that it's not feasible as their everyday, every meal food. I avoid fish-based food due to the contaminants and heavy-metals, but they occasionally get fish treats.
Quote:I just found Soft Paws at Petcock online for 41% off so I jumped at the chance to get them. Used them before on other cats and they work really well. Hopefully this will curtail his clawing and scratching everything.
... Petcock?
I've never used soft paws myself. Found them interesting, just never tried them. I clip my boyz claws and they generally don't scratch my furniture. They're good about confining that to the cat trees.
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April 1, 2015 at 12:14 pm
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Tanner gets PureBalance, usually the Lamb and Peas or Chicken and Brown Rice, but occasionally the Salmon or Buffalo Grain Free stuff. I'd always get the Grain Free, but they never carry the 30# bags of it, and I end up buying two 11# bags for more money and 8# less food.
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RE: Pets Thread
April 1, 2015 at 12:40 pm
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(April 1, 2015 at 11:44 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: (April 1, 2015 at 5:27 am)Judi Lynn Wrote: I just found Soft Paws at Petcock online for 41% off so I jumped at the chance to get them. Used them before on other cats and they work really well. Hopefully this will curtail his clawing and scratching everything.
... Petcock?
I've never used soft paws myself. Found them interesting, just never tried them. I clip my boyz claws and they generally don't scratch my furniture. They're good about confining that to the cat trees.
OMG... this is what I get for trying to use my phone instead of my laptop. PetCo.com. Fucking auto text. 
(April 1, 2015 at 12:14 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Tanner gets PureBalance, usually the Lamb and Peas or Chicken and Brown Rice, but occasionally the Salmon or Buffalo Grain Free stuff. I'd always get the Grain Free, but they never carry the 30# bags of it, and I end up buying two 11# bags for more money and 8# less food.
We use Purrfect Bistro by Merrick. It's grain free and we buy the Healthy Senior Recipe. So far I'm very impressed with it.
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RE: Pets Thread
April 1, 2015 at 12:50 pm
(April 1, 2015 at 12:40 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: (April 1, 2015 at 11:44 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: ... Petcock?
OMG... this is what I get for trying to use my phone instead of my laptop. PetCo.com. Fucking auto text. Autocorrect switched to petcock?
Guuuuurl who you be texting?
(April 1, 2015 at 12:40 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: We use Purrfect Bistro by Merrick. It's grain free and we buy the Healthy Senior Recipe. So far I'm very impressed with it.
Merrick is a solid brand. 4-5 stars. I can't afford big dog sized bags from them, though. A 30# bag of Merrick or Acana is $80-$100. Lasts about 3 weeks.
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RE: Pets Thread
April 1, 2015 at 12:54 pm
(April 1, 2015 at 12:50 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: (April 1, 2015 at 12:40 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: OMG... this is what I get for trying to use my phone instead of my laptop. PetCo.com. Fucking auto text. Autocorrect switched to petcock?
Guuuuurl who you be texting?
(April 1, 2015 at 12:40 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: We use Purrfect Bistro by Merrick. It's grain free and we buy the Healthy Senior Recipe. So far I'm very impressed with it.
Merrick is a solid brand. 4-5 stars. I can't afford big dog sized bags from them, though. A 30# bag of Merrick or Acana is $80-$100. Lasts about 3 weeks. I have a dumb smartphone. It has a mind of its own. I text my other half when he's at work 
The bag we have is a 12lb. bag. It was on sale at PETCO three weeks ago. I have another week's worth left in the bag. Not bad for three cats, considering they were eating up an 18lb bag of purina crap in less than a month's time. I think I paid $25 for it. Now that I've seen the results and what it's done for the babies, I'm going to stick with it. They are totally worth it.
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RE: Pets Thread
April 1, 2015 at 2:03 pm
(April 1, 2015 at 12:54 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: The bag we have is a 12lb. bag. It was on sale at PETCO three weeks ago. I have another week's worth left in the bag. Not bad for three cats, considering they were eating up an 18lb bag of purina crap in less than a month's time. I think I paid $25 for it. Now that I've seen the results and what it's done for the babies, I'm going to stick with it. They are totally worth it.
I've done a lot of work trying to educate myself on what the best food is to feed a cat and corresponded with some of the people who are posting about feline nutrition and advocating certain diets and these are my take-aways:
- 1) Dry food won't do jack shit for dental health unless they actually chew the kibbles (and most cats don't) so don't use that as an excuse. Brush their teeth, or find another way to maintain dental health.
- 2) A BARF diet, or other raw diet, might be the best in terms of health, but if you can't afford it:
- 3) Feed them a wet food (and maintain dental health by brushing or some other method)
- 4) Cats should not get food with corn or grain fillers; they are obligate carnivores and have no business eating food with corn or grains as the #1 ingredient.
- 5) Fish-based foods are not good for cats because of the contaminants and heavy-metals. If you feed your cat fish limit it to occasional treats, don't include it in every day meals.
I'm limited by budget as to what I can feed my cats, but I try to feed them high-quality, animal-protein-based, grain-free wet foods, with grain-free kibbles as treats, as often as I can. I don't always achieve that, but when I have to go to cheaper brands, I read the labels and get ones that have animal proteins as the top ingredients.
http://www.catinfo.org/
http://feline-nutrition.org/
http://www.catnutrition.org/
http://fnae.org/pdfs/zorans_article.pdf
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