Posted on 01/13/2015 7:56:38 PM PST by Jamestown1630
Sounds like they remembered each other quickly and are having a great time checking out their new digs together. Wonderful news.
Bummer that The Crud has gotten a hold of you but you’ll have some entertainment if you can’t sleep tonight. Leroy’s and Jimmy’s antics could be good “medicine”.
Hope to see “baby pix” soon. :-)
Oh, Please, Lord in Heaven; just make them SLEEP tonight!
-JT
LOL!! Welcome to my world. At least you only have two, not 37.
One thing in my favor is I’m nocturnal and go to bed with the sunrise. BUT, I have no peace when sitting here trying to read news, watch tv, and such. It sounds like a herd of buffalo running through here at the moment.
Leroy and Jimmy will run out of steam at some point and the house will fall suddenly silent. Soon, I hope, for your sake.
Cats don’t need to be bathed, thank goodness. So glad to hear of your happy ending and loved all the advice. The energy and exploration levels settle down after a few years. A playful cat is a healthy cat. I treat for fleas with revolution in july and stretch it six weeks if I can to end of august or into September. I am careful about chemicals, in NE so don’t treat for fleas year long, no shots while flea treatment is in system. This works well for my current clan and those that I cared for previously. Good health and times to your wonderful family. C*C
There is dry food available which is grain free. Also watch for other carbs... Tractor Supply has an allegedly grain-free dry food, but it is perhaps not low enough in carbohydrates since they use potatoes in it.
Innova Evo is one premium food that has a grain-free dry food available, and there are others out there. Read labels.
You generally don't want to feed dry food exclusively over the years, since that may lead to slow dehydration, predisposing the poor cat to renal failure.
I try to feed my cats canned food (whether cat food or human-grade canned fish or other stuff) at least once per day. I leave out dry kibbles for free feeding.
Remember that cats evolved as desert animals, and they get some of the moisture they need by drinking the blood and body fluids of their prey. I guess this is why they love canned food which has gravy on it.
I found that feeding cats canned human-grade fish (such as salmon, tuna, sardines, or mackerel) will cure and prevent dry eyes. Apparently the EFAs in oily fish are utilized by mammals' bodies directly in mucous membranes, which the eyes have.
Good luck!
I agree about fresh and canned. There are some great cat food brands like Weruva.
No kibbles. They don’t need it and many manufacturers put “mammal msg” in the kibble to get the cats addicted to non-nutritious food. Rats and other rodents smell this ingredient from miles away and come to choose your house because of it.
Haven't heard of Veruva before, but have heard of several other brands, such as Innova Evo, Wellness, etc.
No kibbles. They don’t need it and many manufacturers put “mammal msg” in the kibble to get the cats addicted to non-nutritious food. Rats and other rodents smell this ingredient from miles away and come to choose your house because of it.
That's news to me as well. One of my older cats was raised in rescue until she was about a year old (was trapped in the California high desert), at which point I adopted her from that rescue. She really likes dry food, even the cheap stuff.
Cats “really like” dry kibbles because of the artificial flavor enhancing “msg” style chemical in it. In fact,mother become so addicted to it that they will prefer it to fresh chicken or fish being cooked and served in the house. This is wrong.
Your cat should be very excited about real meat, even if he doesn’t get part of your filet mignon.
When you make the switch to no kibble (dogs too) and remove every kibble from your property, rats and rodents will be included to leave your property and head next door where they smell thst kibble.
And you will notice your pets’ coat becoming thick and glossy from high quality canned food, and their taste buds will not be dulled any more. They will find your foods attractive again. My cats have been interested in all meats and fish, and even melon and broccoli once getting off that flavored junk.
What do you think of the various raw food diets out there for cats and dogs? I think they have at least some merit. I have a copy of Michelle T. Bernard’s “Raising Cats Naturally.” Right now I can barely afford the cheap food, as I’m still looking for a job. But I might eventually try doing stuff like that part-time in the future.
Raw food is very good for dogs and cats but 1) they have to get into it slowly to develop the right gut bugs to digest it because THeyve been eating cooked and b) it’s pricy if you buy it but better if you do it yourself and thus you need a blender or food processor just for your pets, and a lot of freezer space. I tried for a while but got very sick of blending raw meat and organs. And we don’t have the freezer space. If you do, it is an awesome way to feed your pet.
Canned oily fish, even though it has been cooked, seems to be a wonderful treat for them, and I make sure to give them the juices too. I discovered that it would cure and prevent dry eyes in cats, and I enjoy giving them things which they really like!
Go for it. We like the top class Weruva food, adding some olive or coconut oil over it sometimes. It’s just so convenient and I have 4 kids.
I sometimes give them butter and meat scraps, sometimes gravy on their food (they like canned food with its own gravy). I just killed off the remains of a ham, and gave a few scraps of the meat to a couple of the furbabies, which they scarfed up.
Cats like to be outside; in fact, they almost worship the out of doors. Shutting them up inside goes against nature. - I, of all people, know. “Brutus”, our cat who rejected all the names we gave her (Zippy, Lambchop - both rejected), only gladly finally accepted “Brutus”; not caring that I don’t like the name. She acts up, thinking I control the weather; driving me nuts with her nagging until the thermometer gets up to at least freezing before I’ll let her go out. She will come inside when it’s well after dark and she has run herself ragged outside. - The rattlesnakes & copperheads out here are in hibernation right now; but I dread springtime when the sneaky snakes and predators are out. Cats still have the *wild* factor in their makeup; believe me.
Oh, I’m sure the cats still have the ‘wild factor’.
We’ve been fortunate with the cats we’ve had over the past 20 years; they’ve all been rescues/adoptions who mostly never knew anything about the outdoors. Once in a while they escape out a door, and immediately ‘pancake’ - they think they want to be out there, but once they are they’re scared!
I keep two rescued pigeons, and the cats are the same way when they manage to sneak into the ‘bird room’: once they’re in, and look up and see those fat birds, they ‘pancake’ :-)
-JT
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