Comments on: Living with the Fur Boys

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:10:17 +0000

Thanks for the mention!!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:42:59 +0000

Hi there! I’m Chris from PetFoodRatings – thanks for the mention!

My new site is petfoodratings.ORG as I somehow lost the other one. Any chance you can update your links? Appreciated!

By: Caroline McCall

Caroline McCall — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:05:07 +0000

My cats (all five of them)eat IAMS too. I usually add a spoonful of tinned tuna on the side for texture. Let’s face it, who would want to eat dried food all the time.

Make sure they have plenty of drinking water.

By: Sidney

Sidney — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:21:17 +0000

In reply to Catherine Gayle. To be honest, I didn't even know what was in cat food until I started reading the labels a few weeks ago. Being able to read the label contents on that food ratings site really helped me figure out what was what. Yeah, the reviewer is a little biased, but I think they know what they're talking about. I got a food called Wellness, and after doing a little research, I think I'm going to suppliment with a can or two of wet a week as a treat once we get rolling and there are no indications we need to try a new food.

By: Catherine Gayle

Catherine Gayle — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:16:55 +0000

Good luck with the new food! I’ve learned you really have to read the labels on the cat foods. Try to find one with a high meat content. The first ingredient listed should be meat, not even a meat by-product or something they’re trying to fool you into believing is meat. Many of the popular brands out there have corn products as the first ingredient. Um, hello? Cats are carnivores. Yes, they need some grains too, but they need meat.

You might try supplementing with a little of the wet food occasionally (they love it, and it is much easier to get a high meat content in a wet food than in a dry food), but I completely understand about the smell.

If it comes down to it, your vet might even go so far as to prescribe them with a prescription food. It’ll be expensive, but any time I’ve had a cat on one for whatever reason, it has done wonders for them.

I hope you find a food they can handle soon! Having a kitty with an upset tummy is no fun for anyone.