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Old 25-03-2009, 11:15 AM
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Re: Dry food and vets advice?

Its very interesting how they have both reacted to the food since they got here (2 weeks ago today)

Firstly the Whiskas pouch they used to split in the morning, they wouldnt touch it (was exactly the same one) and by day 3 Gizmo was just licking off the jelly and leaving the meat. Snuggles would only eat her JW dry food.

Despite advice they are meat eating pusscats, Snuggles wont touch meat - or at least rarely and only a little. But are now splitting a pouch of HiLife in the mornings, Gizmo will eat any, but eats more of some flavours than others, Snuggles nibbles at a bit but prefers her dry food.

Cooked chicken and raw chicken they are showing no interest whatsoever so far.

I put out about 25g of dry mid morning (hoping Snugs may go for some wet if no dry down first thing!) which they nibble at during the day, then split a small tin of Applaws in the early evening which they both go mad for, chatting and jumping round my legs, Snugs prefers the fish and only nibbles at the chicken ones, Gizmo loves it all! but as its complimentary Im watching that.

By about 11pm when we go to bed and they are settled into the kitchen for the night they are usually winding around me and patting me for supper and they have the other 25g of JW which they tuck into together before bed.

Snugs the Dry Food addict is drinking decent quantity of water from the bowl and the tap, Im a bit stuck with her as I dont want to give her too much tuna cos of the mercury so am investigating the best quality wet food with fish that isnt tuna, unfortunately she turned her fussy nose up at sardine and mackeral! so white fish sort of stuff is a compromise she is ok with.

I do want to get her more onto wet and down a bit on her dry, Gizmo only seems to eat dry at night and prefers her wet in the day, so am just going to keep persevering with Snugs.

They seem settled other than the nipping occasionally which Im beginning to understand is just part of them being cats, but have at least got them onto the better qulakity wet and off the Whiskas so job one done! They seem healthy and relaxed and active, so am trying not to be too anal about the food!
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