[Felvtalk] Food, Bad Jokes, Good Vets
dlgegg at windstream.net
dlgegg at windstream.net
Thu Mar 16 11:25:29 CDT 2017
I solved the water situation with a Pioneed water fountain. They love the water movement, it filters the water and if yoiu add a few ice cubes to bob around, they really like it. They drink much more than they did with water bowls.
---- Lorrie <felinerescue at frontier.com> wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> No problem about the joke. I was also joking when I said your remark
> almost gave me a heart attack.
>
> Re: FOOD - None of my 13 rescued cats like the grain free foods
> either. They also don't like Friskies canned, but I worry about too
> much dry food. It easier to feed, but they need more moisture so they
> get Fancy Feast once a day (expensive with 13 cats) but thats all
> they want. The rest of the time they get dry food, but I cannot free
> feed as I have 4 who are overweight. So they all get fed individually
> and I've discovered many of them like a bit of water on their dry
> food, which is good because this way I'm sure they are getting enough
> liquids.
>
> As for myself I eat as healthy as I can. Junk food actually turns my
> stomach now as does fried food. I've been eating this way for about
> 30 years now, and I really love veggies, whole grains, and very little
> meat. What meat I eat is always braised or baked. It must be working
> as my blood work is perfect at age 84, but I still got arthritis and
> it's VERY painful. I figure I'll live to be 100 and be in pain the
> entire time :-( Well I have to outlive all these cats so I'll deal
> with it.
>
> Lorrie
>
>
>
> On 03-11, ROBERT CHAPEL wrote:
> >
> > First... my apologies to those who did not get IMMEDIATELY that I was
> > joking about using a knife to remove Jelly's fluid.... I thought it
> > would be a foregone conclusion anyone one who takes the time to BE in
> > this forum would ever do such a thing be it from cruelty or monumental
> > stupidity.... Such are the drawbacks of email communication...minus
> > facial cues and voice tone... there are only words on a page.
> >
> > Re FOOD: This is argued perpetually even among vets and animal
> > nutritionists... There is the " raw only" camp.... the don't EVER let
> > your cat touch grain camp... The ONLY wet food camp... the Use Multiple
> > sources of protein camp( don't stay with the same food camp vs...stay
> > with the same food camp)....ad nauseum...... I am personally an
> > excellent human example of how genetics influences health... I am a
> > walking heart attack ( apart from my tendency to like exercise and keep
> > somewhat active).. On a limited budget now...and ,even when I had money,
> > so seldom home.. I have been eating " wrong" my entire life.. Meanwhile
> > a recent Cardiac Vessel Calcium test found my vessels 100% clear ( MD
> > says I'm good for 10 more years minimum)... 3 friends that have eaten
> > "right" for decades have recently been Dx'd with heart issues...
> > Unfair...yes... but fact. *** The only thing I can somewhat control
> > that concerns me a lot is making sure that my cats get enough fluid so I
> > try to be sure that they ( he) get some wet food daily in addition to
> > the water he drinks.... Don't know that it's a deal breaker but it makes
> > ME feel better.................
>
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