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Cecil Terwilliger · 05-23-2017, 02:41 PM

Just to chime in real quick on the food debate. I was given a free bag of some food from the humane society in calgary. It was the kind of stuff sold at vets and seemed to be of a reasonably high quality. However after a few weeks I noticed my cat would puke up her food more and more frequently until it was almost every day. I thought this was weird because she'd been eating this food at the humane society (presumably) so I became concerned.

After some searching online and talking to the random cashier guy working at petsmart, we decided to try some "grain free" food, as it sounded like that could be the source of the issue. I switched to blue wilderness indoor cat (blue bag) and not only does my cat love the stuff but it got rid of her throw up habit immediately. A 12lb (??) bag is about $45-55.

I also buy their brand of wet food, which I give about 1 spoonful per day, so a can lasts 3-5 days, and I use their treats, which I've been led to believe are less unhealthy than something like whiskas temptations.

No real point to this other than find what works for your cat and (hopefully) is a good, healthy choice.

Oh, one actual piece of advice. Could be that my cat was a stray and never had enough food but I have to portion feed her like a dog. Some cats just aren't as good at regulating their food intake and will get big and fat if you leave them a full bowl of food at all times. It is annoying at times, like in the morning when she will bite my feet or the back of my upper arms to get me out of bed, but I think it has helped her stay healthy and a good body size.

05-23-2017, 02:41 PM	#87
Cecil Terwilliger That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield Penitentiary Exp:	Just to chime in real quick on the food debate. I was given a free bag of some food from the humane society in calgary. It was the kind of stuff sold at vets and seemed to be of a reasonably high quality. However after a few weeks I noticed my cat would puke up her food more and more frequently until it was almost every day. I thought this was weird because she'd been eating this food at the humane society (presumably) so I became concerned. After some searching online and talking to the random cashier guy working at petsmart, we decided to try some "grain free" food, as it sounded like that could be the source of the issue. I switched to blue wilderness indoor cat (blue bag) and not only does my cat love the stuff but it got rid of her throw up habit immediately. A 12lb (??) bag is about $45-55. I also buy their brand of wet food, which I give about 1 spoonful per day, so a can lasts 3-5 days, and I use their treats, which I've been led to believe are less unhealthy than something like whiskas temptations. No real point to this other than find what works for your cat and (hopefully) is a good, healthy choice. Oh, one actual piece of advice. Could be that my cat was a stray and never had enough food but I have to portion feed her like a dog. Some cats just aren't as good at regulating their food intake and will get big and fat if you leave them a full bowl of food at all times. It is annoying at times, like in the morning when she will bite my feet or the back of my upper arms to get me out of bed, but I think it has helped her stay healthy and a good body size. Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 05-23-2017 at 02:44 PM.