On 8/8/2015 6:48 AM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Yikes! Sheba is one of the worst things to feed a cat. Please rethink
>>> that.
>>>
>> Please elucidate.
>
> Mr.Kitty here lived almost 20 years on "crap" grocery store cat food.
> I tried all the better pet store foods and he wouldn't eat any of
> them. Instead he loved 'Meow Mix' for the always available dry food
> and each day he got 1/2 can of 9-Lives meaty food. He only liked the
> various seafood flavors.
>
Persia preferred chicken, liver and beef. She'd turn her nose up at
fishy food. Buffy seems to be of the same ilk.

I was wondering why Julie thinks Sheba is bad cat food. The first
ingredient is meat (or fish). Not by-products, and no grains or <gasp>
gluten.

> As he lived such a long and healthy life, I often wonder if the 'crap'
> food is really all that bad.
>
She gets (and eats) what I give her. She likes Sheba. In terms of
ingredients it reads better than Fancy Feast. Cost-wise, too.

> Ferret, on the other hand, eats a blend of the 3 most healthiest
> brands sold only in pet stores. I buy 3 kinds and mix them together.
> When I run out and have to buy more, it's a costly purchase but it
> will last for months. The cost per day isn't so bad.
>
> Rare picture of the 'Himalayan Snow Ferret' discovered on my
> back porch one morning. They are a protected species now.
> I named him Fred and he was a good friend for many years.
> http://i58.tinypic.com/25jv5p0.jpg
>
Awww, that's a cute picture! I have to wonder why ferrets are not
allowed as pets in some places. And of course I'm reminded of the time
I was a teenager. My mother was hanging clothes on the line... I heard
her yell and she dashed inside saying, "There's a wild animal out
there!" I went to look and a little boy came walking up, asking, "Have
you seen my ferret?" LOL

Jill