Best dry food for when we go away?

soup006 · 01-27-2012, 08:04 PM

I feed our cats canned only. What is the best dry food to feed them when we go away? I will put canned out for the first day but will have to resort to dry after that. We can't always have someone come feed them canned every day. One of our cats had a urinary tract blockage when we first got him so he is the one that really concerns me about being on dry for even just a few days. Do I just bite the bullet and get the urinary tract health dry food to be safe even though there are better quality dry foods out there?

MowMow · 01-27-2012, 08:23 PM

Why can't someone come in and feed them? If he's already got UT troubles I wouldn't want to push luck with dry food.

soup006 · 01-27-2012, 08:37 PM

Because we don't necessarily have someone that is willing to do it every day?

F/3 · 01-27-2012, 09:23 PM

I feed my Himalayan touch of wild. It's a grain free kibble. My Savannah is on raw food

Beth_Laubenthal · 01-27-2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by soup006

Because we don't necessarily have someone that is willing to do it every day?

Even if you found a great kibble, I would still be concerned about them running out of water. I would probably check out pet sitting services in your area. Yet, again, I might just be a little paranoid...

MowMow · 01-27-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Beth_Laubenthal

I would probably check out pet sitting services in your area.

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**doodlebug** · 01-27-2012, 10:49 PM

Cats with a urinary blockage can go toxic and die very quickly...24 hours or less. Leaving a cat who has a history of blockage with nothing but dry food and not being checked on daily is really bad idea imo.

I also recommend hiring a pet sitter to come in once a day and feed wet food and leave a measured amount of dry for snacking later on. Make sure the sitter knows the history and is knowledgeable about what to look for (e.g. very small or no clumps in the litter box etc).

Also, since they've been eating wet exclusively...you'll need to introduce the dry food slowly over a week or two before you leave so it doesn't cause stomach upset.

**marie73** · 01-27-2012, 11:12 PM

You may want to check with your vet's office, their employees may pick up extra money pet-sitting. I know they do in my vet's office, my girls' groomer cat-sat for my girls during Thanksiving.

cooncatbob · 01-27-2012, 11:28 PM

I use to go frequent business trips for weeks at a time and I'd set up a rotation of friends and co-workers to come by at least twice a day.
I only had one cat at a time back then and would never feel comfortable leaving her alone for over a day , no matter what some people say cats are social animals and they miss their people when there gone.

JillianS · 01-27-2012, 11:38 PM

when are you leaving? and for how long?

01-27-2012, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
soup006 Kitten Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 8	Best dry food for when we go away? I feed our cats canned only. What is the best dry food to feed them when we go away? I will put canned out for the first day but will have to resort to dry after that. We can't always have someone come feed them canned every day. One of our cats had a urinary tract blockage when we first got him so he is the one that really concerns me about being on dry for even just a few days. Do I just bite the bullet and get the urinary tract health dry food to be safe even though there are better quality dry foods out there?

01-27-2012, 08:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
MowMow Premier Cat Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 5,667	Why can't someone come in and feed them? If he's already got UT troubles I wouldn't want to push luck with dry food. __________________

01-27-2012, 09:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
F/3 Cat Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Stockton, ca Posts: 188	I feed my Himalayan touch of wild. It's a grain free kibble. My Savannah is on raw food __________________ Mark F3 Savannah, simba (7 months) Himalayan, mocha (11 years old)

01-27-2012, 10:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
doodlebug Super Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 17,702	Cats with a urinary blockage can go toxic and die very quickly...24 hours or less. Leaving a cat who has a history of blockage with nothing but dry food and not being checked on daily is really bad idea imo. I also recommend hiring a pet sitter to come in once a day and feed wet food and leave a measured amount of dry for snacking later on. Make sure the sitter knows the history and is knowledgeable about what to look for (e.g. very small or no clumps in the litter box etc). Also, since they've been eating wet exclusively...you'll need to introduce the dry food slowly over a week or two before you leave so it doesn't cause stomach upset. __________________ Onyx & Callie May forever in my heart.

01-27-2012, 11:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
marie73 Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 27,448	You may want to check with your vet's office, their employees may pick up extra money pet-sitting. I know they do in my vet's office, my girls' groomer cat-sat for my girls during Thanksiving. __________________ Marie, and Always in my heart, my lovely Cinderella, running free at the Bridge. http://www.catforum.com/forum/member...signature2.jpg

01-27-2012, 08:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
soup006 Kitten Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 8	Because we don't necessarily have someone that is willing to do it every day?

01-27-2012, 11:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
cooncatbob Cat Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Carmichael, CA. Posts: 1,600	I use to go frequent business trips for weeks at a time and I'd set up a rotation of friends and co-workers to come by at least twice a day. I only had one cat at a time back then and would never feel comfortable leaving her alone for over a day , no matter what some people say cats are social animals and they miss their people when there gone. __________________

01-27-2012, 11:38 PM	#10 (permalink)
JillianS Jr. Cat Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 89	when are you leaving? and for how long?

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