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Re: Worried about my cat
« on: April 19, 2004, 11:23:13 AM »
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My cat loves a certain brand of dry cat biscuits. When they're put out, she'll eat them ravenously. Give her anything else, and she'll look bored and eat nothing at all, even going hungry a full day - or until we put out her favourite food.

And I'm worried, because eating the same thing all the time can't be good for any animal, even if the dried food she likes has (or at least the manufacturer claims it has) all the vitamins and minerals a cat needs. Human beings can't possibly know everything a cat needs when they're not even sure what they themselves need.

I've almost convinced myself that the manufacturer has put something in this food to make it irresistable to cats in the way catnip and human earwax (eow) are, and that my cat doesn't just like them, she's addicted to them (to sell more biscuits, obviously).

I'm worried about the long term health of my cat. Cats are usually very fussy about what they eat, but is it usual for them only to accept one brand of food and not ever eat anything else?


Sounds not good. I would suggest that the manuafactures have probably packed the food full of sugar, given the poor thing a massive sugar hit when it eats that food. The best thing you can do if ween it oof with some fish. and then introduce other types of food.

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Re: Worried about my cat
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2004, 11:31:44 AM »
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Sounds not good. I would suggest that the manuafactures have probably packed the food full of sugar, given the poor thing a massive sugar hit when it eats that food. The best thing you can do if ween it oof with some fish. and then introduce other types of food.


Try it, to see if it contains lots of sugar.

You might like it too.


I stick to Diet Cat food, I prefer the "bite" :-)

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Re: Worried about my cat
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2004, 03:55:16 PM »
The Cat won't taste the sugar, but the sugar will still be absorbed into the cats blood stream, which will cause the cat to experience a "sugar high" which the cat will associate that food with the "good feelings".

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Re: Worried about my cat
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2004, 11:36:09 PM »
Well Kenny, Cats only live for around 10 to 15 years (mine is 14 :-D ) so don't panic about it getting ill due to poor diet, it won't live long enough for that to matter.