He gets a small serving each morning and each evening; he won’t eat more than about 2 Tbsp. at a time, for some reason. Dry food throughout the day, just left in the bowl. Here he’s looking appalled at how empty that dry food bowl is (although the way he left the bits they formed a smiley face! I swear I didn’t arrange them that way!)
@Kyeh My cat , Thor! Loves to scatter it it around the bowl, many times leaving a ring around the bowl. Then I do the “Magic shake” & it is now covering the bowl again.
My 12 year old cat Sophie, gets the delectables push ups only to hide her dasuquin meds it’s only .5oz. I would really have loved to buy this cat food, BUT I just bought 2 cases of it for $4.99 each at Ocean state job lots, and let’s just say she likes it a tiny bit better then the blue Buffalo, that she refuses to even try.
An old lady is shopping in a supermarket. She comes up to the cashier with six cans of cat food. “I’m sorry,” says the cashier, “I can’t sell you cat food unless you can prove to me that you own a cat.”
“Why?” says the old lady.
“Our manager heard that old people are buying cat food and eating it themselves, and he finds that unacceptable.”
“That’s ridiculous, I have to make an extra trip?” says the old lady. But she goes home and gets her cat, brings it back to the store, and they sell her the cat food.
A few days later she comes back to the store and comes up to the cashier with a big box of dog biscuits.
“I’m sorry, I can’t sell you those unless you prove to me that you have a dog.”
“Ridiculous, I have to make an extra trip again?” But she goes home and gets her dog, brings it back to the store, and they sell her the dog biscuits.
A few days later the old lady comes back to the store carrying a small box, and approaches the same cashier.
“What’s in the box?” the cashier asks.
“Stick your finger in this hole and find out.”
“Oh no, you’ve got a snake or something that will bite me or scratch me in there!”
“No, there’s nothing alive in it,” says the old lady.
So the cashier sticks a finger in the hole, feels something soft, takes the finger out and says “Ew! That smells like shit!”
“It is shit!” says the old lady. “Now can I buy some toilet paper?”
I haven’t owned a car in ten years, but I feed community cats. From a high of a dozen or so to three today, sure to TNR and attrition. Two are the last kittens, grandchildren of the original cat, who are now seven and a half years old. The third showed up four years ago as an adult already snipped and clipped.
But several months ago the daughter of a neighbor two doors down moved in with a collection of free-ranging “rescues”, so now I’m feeding seven of hers, too. If rather not, tI can’t keep them away when I’m feeding mine.
As for the question, it’s mostly dry food. I’ll feed some canned to mine, which gets them close enough that I can swat away the neighbor cats.
My 4 cats split a half a can of Friskies pate each morning. I started that when my almost 20 year old cat was not really eating until I got her that very strong odor Sheba. To keep the others from trying to get at her food while she was eating (and I had to fend them off) I started giving them a small amount of wet at the same time. Back then I was feeding them that twice a day but once she died I switched to once a day.
Smokey and Bandit have dry food available 24/7 in a feeder that holds about a week’s worth of dry food at a time. Since they are indoor/outdoor cats they supplement that with, ahem, “things”. They also share one 5.7 Oz can split between them over a morning and evening… so about a quarter can (<1.5oz) a piece each, per serving, twice a day. (If WE are home…)
My husband is complaining that Meh has overspecialized today. What are you supposed to feed dry cats? Do you realize how difficult it is to get a cat wet? Most cats don’t like being wet.
Twice a day. I split two cans between 6 cats every morning and evening. (Always two different flavours so they have variety on their plates… I don’t know if they appreciate that or not).
There’s dry food out all the time too in case they’re still hungry but they don’t go through the dry food very fast.
Wet food is important, especially for boy cats. Eating only dry food can cause urinary crystals which can cost you thousands if they get too bad. Plus, cats live longer, healthier lives when given wet food vs dry.
There really should be an “Always for every meal” option in this poll. Cats should only eat wet food (especially males) as dry food can cause serious urinary problems. Learned this the hard way…and had the vet bills to reinforce the lesson. Now it’s only wet food for my cats. Sorry if this post sounds preachy, but it really is important for their health!
On a less serious note, also be sure to provide adequate amounts of cardboard for maximum catness!
@edsa i get costco canned food now. Which is way better priced than the prescription food i had to get for both of my older cats (sadly, they’ve pasded after one had lifelong urinary issues, and the other had kidney failire).
@edsa@jnicholson0619 i bought some of the costco canned food bc it was a good deal only to find out my cat only likes the salmon flavor. the struggles of caring for a tiny princess
Meh copy writers, you have missed a valuable market here. What about using this as dog food topper? My cats couldn’t be less interested when I open their food, but my dog starts hopping around with excitement at the thought he might get their leftovers.
Daily when I owned a cat.
PRN when I own the cat
‘Never’ because I’ve never owned (and never will own) a cat.
@ratman No one owns cats. The cats own you. Your new owner is on the way.
@ratman, you can’t evade the cat distribution system forever.
@kittykat9180 oh, yes of little faith! I can, and I will!
Only wet food for mine.
I used to use only dry, then switched to giving wet morning and evening while leaving dry out.
When I switched to wet only, the underweight cat gained weight and the overweight one lost, down to a healthy weight.
I firmly believe that the worst quality wet food is better than the best quality dry food.
Where is the “I’m deathly allergic to cats so I don’t have one” option?
@PooltoyWolf Sad, you are missing out on the Charm of a Cat
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@mycya4me I like being around them for short periods but I value my health more. I break out badly in minutes.
Cat? What cat?
@hchavers you know you really want one!
@hchavers @mycya4me Or twelve.
He gets a small serving each morning and each evening; he won’t eat more than about 2 Tbsp. at a time, for some reason. Dry food throughout the day, just left in the bowl. Here he’s looking appalled at how empty that dry food bowl is (although the way he left the bits they formed a smiley face! I swear I didn’t arrange them that way!)
@Kyeh
That smiley face great! I love how they always find a way of getting their point across, he’s obviously got a very sarcastic personality!
@Lynnerizer
@Kyeh My cat
, Thor! Loves to scatter it it around the bowl, many times leaving a ring around the bowl. Then I do the “Magic shake” & it is now covering the bowl again.
My 12 year old cat Sophie, gets the delectables push ups only to hide her dasuquin meds it’s only .5oz. I would really have loved to buy this cat food, BUT I just bought 2 cases of it for $4.99 each at Ocean state job lots, and let’s just say she likes it a tiny bit better then the blue Buffalo, that she refuses to even try.
No cat due to bad allergies to them. And sorry to the cat lovers, of whom I know a number, but I don’t like them much.
@andyw eh, don’t worry about it, they’re not that into you either…
@andyw I’m allergic to my cat. Take allergy meds everyday. The thing that sucks is I swell up and get itchy when scarched.
We have our cat Patrick wet food (and dry food) every day. But now he’s dead. Thanks a lot.
@SSteve so why did he cross Rainbow Bridge?
@mycya4me @SSteve, I assume from all the cat food he kept eating.
Today’s poll reminds me of this joke:
An old lady is shopping in a supermarket. She comes up to the cashier with six cans of cat food. “I’m sorry,” says the cashier, “I can’t sell you cat food unless you can prove to me that you own a cat.”
“Why?” says the old lady.
“Our manager heard that old people are buying cat food and eating it themselves, and he finds that unacceptable.”
“That’s ridiculous, I have to make an extra trip?” says the old lady. But she goes home and gets her cat, brings it back to the store, and they sell her the cat food.
A few days later she comes back to the store and comes up to the cashier with a big box of dog biscuits.
“I’m sorry, I can’t sell you those unless you prove to me that you have a dog.”
“Ridiculous, I have to make an extra trip again?” But she goes home and gets her dog, brings it back to the store, and they sell her the dog biscuits.
A few days later the old lady comes back to the store carrying a small box, and approaches the same cashier.
“What’s in the box?” the cashier asks.
“Stick your finger in this hole and find out.”
“Oh no, you’ve got a snake or something that will bite me or scratch me in there!”
“No, there’s nothing alive in it,” says the old lady.
So the cashier sticks a finger in the hole, feels something soft, takes the finger out and says “Ew! That smells like shit!”
“It is shit!” says the old lady. “Now can I buy some toilet paper?”
@Pavlov OMG that a huge LOL! It serves them right!
Pooky got warmed wet food with a little hot water every morning. Plus some dry food on the side.
@Salanth Oh, yes - warmed-with-hot-water wet food and a hot water chaser for Toby!
I haven’t owned a car in ten years, but I feed community cats. From a high of a dozen or so to three today, sure to TNR and attrition. Two are the last kittens, grandchildren of the original cat, who are now seven and a half years old. The third showed up four years ago as an adult already snipped and clipped.
But several months ago the daughter of a neighbor two doors down moved in with a collection of free-ranging “rescues”, so now I’m feeding seven of hers, too. If rather not, tI can’t keep them away when I’m feeding mine.
As for the question, it’s mostly dry food. I’ll feed some canned to mine, which gets them close enough that I can swat away the neighbor cats.
My 4 cats split a half a can of Friskies pate each morning. I started that when my almost 20 year old cat was not really eating until I got her that very strong odor Sheba. To keep the others from trying to get at her food while she was eating (and I had to fend them off) I started giving them a small amount of wet at the same time. Back then I was feeding them that twice a day but once she died I switched to once a day.
@Kidsandliz wow!
@mycya4me Wow to what?
Smokey and Bandit have dry food available 24/7 in a feeder that holds about a week’s worth of dry food at a time. Since they are indoor/outdoor cats they supplement that with, ahem, “things”. They also share one 5.7 Oz can split between them over a morning and evening… so about a quarter can (<1.5oz) a piece each, per serving, twice a day. (If WE are home…)
My husband is complaining that Meh has overspecialized today. What are you supposed to feed dry cats? Do you realize how difficult it is to get a cat wet? Most cats don’t like being wet.
@carolsiddall
Sometimes they do it themselves!
She gets a tablespoon morning and night.
Twice a day. I split two cans between 6 cats every morning and evening. (Always two different flavours so they have variety on their plates… I don’t know if they appreciate that or not).
There’s dry food out all the time too in case they’re still hungry but they don’t go through the dry food very fast.
Wet food is important, especially for boy cats. Eating only dry food can cause urinary crystals which can cost you thousands if they get too bad. Plus, cats live longer, healthier lives when given wet food vs dry.
There really should be an “Always for every meal” option in this poll. Cats should only eat wet food (especially males) as dry food can cause serious urinary problems. Learned this the hard way…and had the vet bills to reinforce the lesson. Now it’s only wet food for my cats. Sorry if this post sounds preachy, but it really is important for their health!
On a less serious note, also be sure to provide adequate amounts of cardboard for maximum catness!
My little man gets wet food twice daily, every morning and every evening. How should I vote?
@ahdeesan
Open a second account…
Twice a day. 1/2 can each. Need advice on best inexpensive options.
@edsa i get costco canned food now. Which is way better priced than the prescription food i had to get for both of my older cats (sadly, they’ve pasded after one had lifelong urinary issues, and the other had kidney failire).
@edsa @jnicholson0619 i bought some of the costco canned food bc it was a good deal only to find out my cat only likes the salmon flavor. the struggles of caring for a tiny princess
That are NOT on meh.
I mix a can of friskies into 5 scoops of dry science diet. With two outdoor cats, that lasts a couple days depending on who shows up to eat.
Meh copy writers, you have missed a valuable market here. What about using this as dog food topper? My cats couldn’t be less interested when I open their food, but my dog starts hopping around with excitement at the thought he might get their leftovers.