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I have always known kibble is "bad" for cats. Yes, they survive on it, but I would rather give them the best diet that I can.
For now, I can afford canned. And I was buying select formulas of 9-Lives, which seems to be better than some other "grocery store" varieties.
I got a boost of income, and also took advantage of a huge sale at Petco, and recently bought a variety of higher quality foods.
Now...when I was feeding 9-Lives, Zinny would have nothing to do with it (and I don't blame her!). I was going to follow the diet transition routine on Catinfo.org for stubborn cats.
I did good for the first two days of the year, then yesterday I was gone with doctor appointments, volunteering and running errands. Today I had more errands (had to return the heart monitor I wore the last 24 hours) and grocery shopping for ME! So I just left out kibble, as I wasn't going to be home to give regular timed meals.
Tonight I figured I'd see if the cats liked Holistic Select, one of the foods on sale. Zinny dove right in! And then she went and sampled some from the other 3 bowls... I guess she wanted to know if there was anything better in them LOL
Anyhoo...she also did take some Nutro Max I gave them at Christmas... so I guess if I stick with higher quality, I won't have as much trouble transitioning her.
I still have 3 cases (24 cans each) of 9-Lives, that I will mix 1/2 portions with the new expensive stuff to make BOTH of them last until my next paycheck in Feb. comes.
I really want to switch to raw, eventually (hopefully no later than next year). Or at least half raw and half good canned. Before I go out and buy a bunch of meat, I am going to do my research on what will be the best as far as nutrition. I will STUDY the raw forum, and other resources.
For now, I can afford canned. And I was buying select formulas of 9-Lives, which seems to be better than some other "grocery store" varieties.
I got a boost of income, and also took advantage of a huge sale at Petco, and recently bought a variety of higher quality foods.
Now...when I was feeding 9-Lives, Zinny would have nothing to do with it (and I don't blame her!). I was going to follow the diet transition routine on Catinfo.org for stubborn cats.
I did good for the first two days of the year, then yesterday I was gone with doctor appointments, volunteering and running errands. Today I had more errands (had to return the heart monitor I wore the last 24 hours) and grocery shopping for ME! So I just left out kibble, as I wasn't going to be home to give regular timed meals.
Tonight I figured I'd see if the cats liked Holistic Select, one of the foods on sale. Zinny dove right in! And then she went and sampled some from the other 3 bowls... I guess she wanted to know if there was anything better in them LOL
Anyhoo...she also did take some Nutro Max I gave them at Christmas... so I guess if I stick with higher quality, I won't have as much trouble transitioning her.
I still have 3 cases (24 cans each) of 9-Lives, that I will mix 1/2 portions with the new expensive stuff to make BOTH of them last until my next paycheck in Feb. comes.
I really want to switch to raw, eventually (hopefully no later than next year). Or at least half raw and half good canned. Before I go out and buy a bunch of meat, I am going to do my research on what will be the best as far as nutrition. I will STUDY the raw forum, and other resources.