Subj : Re: best food
To   : Carol Shenkenberger
From : Susan Cook
Date : Mon Aug 07 2000 08:31 pm

-=>Carol Shenkenberger was heard babbling frantically about Re: best food !

 CS> But arent most cats 'run of the mil domestics?'  Hence that would be
 CS> the majority you would see. 
 CS> I understand what you intend and agree that pet owners need to be
 CS> aware, but my vets (I have had several over the years) were more
 CS> specific on the exact things to watch for.  Please do not alarm people
 CS> needlessly is all I ask. It's as bad as saying 'all pets are happier
 CS> with the same brand food every day of their life and the same flavor'.
 CS> Poppycock. That one is just a marketing schema and while it doesnt
 CS> 'harm' them, it isnt needed or desired. 
 CS> Lets look at this a little as a total health picture. A cat, already
 CS> underweight, told to it's owner to go 'science diet as it's the best'
 CS> loses weight and wont eat it.  I'm not talking a day or 2, but 7 and
 CS> more.  Cat will eat whatever isnt in that list and maintains r gains
 CS> on it. 
 CS> FEED THE CAT!
 CS> Been there, done that.  Have one already 7 years past the age the
 CS> pedigree expert Vet in CA said he would make it, based on how he said
 CS> to make him enjoy life best. 
 CS> Roscoe has heart problems, few teeth, weighs a mere 4.5 lbs, and would
 CS> gladly take on knee high dog and has been known to be a danger to
 CS> crabs <G>.  I happy for each added year we have had. Yes, Roscoe gets
 CS> fish, fresh and/or canned 2-3 times a week (and the occasional crab
 CS> claw). xxcarol

I apologize, Carol.. I tend to get really rabid over this.. and yet I have
seen many male cats live to be ripe old ages living on the cheapest
brand names, fish flavors included. My parents cat, C.C. is 13 and is
fed "Friskie's" tuna .. which is a very low quality cat food.. yet he is
as healthy as a horse. It is not my intend to offend (so I sincerely
apologize if I come off as an offender), yet in my line of work I have
seen so many young male cats with this problem so I just wanted to
pass on what I have seen. Please realize that I mean what I say straight
from the heart, but I appreciate a reality check once in a while to
keep me in line!

Sincerely,
A Fellow (Female) Cat Lover.

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