A few months ago my mother managed to convince me to start feeding my cats better food. So, prompted by Quizz's bladder infection, I switched them from Iams to Nature's Variety and now I am glad I did. The recent recall has brought out the worst information about the pet food companies, like the fact they are all made in the same factories (albeit probably different ingredients), and that they stuff their foods with wheat gluten. Then yesterday I heard that the dry food recall had started with some Del Monte foods which had been infected by the same wheat. Even though I buy my (relatively expensive) cat food at a speciality store and I had read all the ingredients before, I came home and immediately checked the food, just to be sure. Imagine my surprised when it actually says, on the back, no wheat or wheat gluten as those are not neccessary for cats, instead the mix in whole grains, rice, barley and millet.
So outside of my cats being healthier, having healthier coats, not throwing up as many hairballs, they are also safe from the recalls. I am very excited about not having cats with kidney failure or other problems. Plus, how could you wish anything bad on these cute cats? Ok that's kinda blurry, but here's a clear picture of Quizz-tastic and you can tell he's just as cute as ever. Little Kitty (our name for the orange one, cause we never call him Snuggles) has the personality of Puss-N-Boots from Shrek, especially the cute 'but you don't want to say no to me' look.
Ah, kitties, they are so cute. It's so hard to say no to them, unless it's 3am and they've just jumped on your feet in bed...
Posted by 10lees at April 1, 2007 01:27 PMIs that a cat or a small panther!?!?!?
I'm glad I don't live there, it'd probably eat me!
:-)
Posted by: Roland at April 1, 2007 07:08 PMDude your cats are kind of scary looking either that or you take really bad pictures. Why didn't you try to make the home made cat food from your mom's recipe. I think that would be funny.
that would be funny! :o)your cats are cute!
we feed our cats a special diet too b/c of the urninary tract stuff. BUT, i will say, Romeo's coat was a lot nicer when he ate Friskies and people food on a regular basis. now we struggle with dry skin. ironic, yes, but i do feel better that he's not carrying around a gut anymore.
speaking of... our "little" Fatty seems to be growing instead of shrinking on his healthy diet. is this bizzare or what?!
bran my cats are only scarey looking to you because you don't like cats :-) really i'm bad at taking pictures though.
Dr G - Quizz has dried skin too, but I am not sure how to make this go away. he's always had this problem... maybe he has fleas, or the cat equivelent to exema
R - I should put up the picture that really makes him look like a panther... maybe next time!
Posted by: 10lees at April 6, 2007 09:48 AM