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Post by cubby on Apr 21, 2024 11:44:43 GMT
Yeah fingers crossed!
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 4, 2024 19:33:16 GMT
So here's the latest addition to our menagerie, meet Mildred:
I have to say she's kinda cute and quite entertaining when she's actually awake and running about the place & going crazy on her wheel but not my first choice of an additional mouth to feed round here. That said I'd not be too disappointed if the youngest said he'd had enough of her noise at night and she was relocated to my office!  |
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 4, 2024 19:44:57 GMT
Since we're down to one cat now, Velma, after her sister's demise she seems to have gradually lost a bit of interest in her food, I really don't think she's unwell at all I just think she's had it with processed crap. So I've been thinking about changing her diet from Whiskas cans (which she's had since a kitten) to a combination of cooked fish/chicken etc. Frozen fish/chicken and canned fish etc can seemingly be bought for less (overall) than what we're on spending on Whiskas (we probably throw away about 50% every can and it's £8/6 cans). Any thoughts or ideas for any additional cheapy food ideas?
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Post by minimatt on May 4, 2024 19:54:18 GMT
Absolute top hamster content. Four legs good.
Re cheaper pet food, fuck I'm a complete failure there. Try to keep it under a tenner per kilo, but 7.5kg monster cat currently cycling through gourmet, applaws, and smilla wet food with applaws dry on the side.
Cycling through multiple brands seems to be key, fickle fuckers
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Post by Danno on May 4, 2024 21:36:38 GMT
Since we're down to one cat now, Velma, after her sister's demise she seems to have gradually lost a bit of interest in her food, I really don't think she's unwell at all I just think she's had it with processed crap. So I've been thinking about changing her diet from Whiskas cans (which she's had since a kitten) to a combination of cooked fish/chicken etc. Frozen fish/chicken and canned fish etc can seemingly be bought for less (overall) than what we're on spending on Whiskas (we probably throw away about 50% every can and it's £8/6 cans). Any thoughts or ideas for any additional cheapy food ideas? Crikey that seems pricey. If and when you do switch, do it gradually or face some unpleasant consequences, if she's been eating the same stuff all her life you'll more than likely upset her innards. |
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Post by Vortex on May 4, 2024 21:56:19 GMT
Our cat is a fussy motherfucker too. Gourmet stuff is fine for a while, then magically not fine any more. Somehow we are supposed to know when. Warm winged or murine food is always good though.
So i guess, the fresher, the better is true. If not for the local wildlife...
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Post by eleven63 on May 4, 2024 22:09:45 GMT
We only use dry food for our pets, better for their teeth, and health in general. James Wellbeloved is the brand.
Having said that, every time I open ANY sort of can our rescue cat gets very excited. I disappoint him every time. ✌️
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 5, 2024 11:13:10 GMT
We only use dry food for our pets, better for their teeth, and health in general. James Wellbeloved is the brand. Having said that, every time I open ANY sort of can our rescue cat gets very excited. I disappoint him every time. ✌️ Ours does have some dry food sprinkled on top, also James Wellbeloved, will keep that up. Need to work out some kinda switchover menu as all seems a bit more hassle than just opening a tin. |
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Post by Dougs on May 5, 2024 12:35:37 GMT
Dry only for the cats (wellness core) and a mix of wet (Butchers) and dry (James Wellbeloved) for the dog.
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Post by minimatt on May 5, 2024 20:20:52 GMT
incidentally - and i say this only for interest - there are corners of the internet (petforums.co.uk) where folks get quite ansty about purely dry diets for cats. the "it's healthier" line seems to have come from royal canin marketing yonks ago and modern advice seems to be six of one / half dozen the other, dry tends to be better for teeth but has been tentatively linked with kidney issues as they typically get a lot of moisture from food and are sometimes too dumb to drink enough water to compensate if they're eating kibble
other half is it mangler for a veterinary association and she can't get a straight answer out of any vets there one way or another. basically if they don't turn their nose up at whatever you're feeding them after you just bought a cupboard full of the stuff then you're winning
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Post by paulyboy81 on May 5, 2024 20:36:37 GMT
Our last two dogs were Dogue De Bordeaux and a Dogue De Bordeaux Cross English Mastiff, they weighed more than me on a good day.
A wet food diet was a surefire way to bankruptcy. I always had a good chuckle at the recommended amount of cans to give a dog that size on the label of something like Pedigree Chum, think it was 4-6 cans per meal or something insane, fuck that!
Dry food for us, Skinner's was pretty decent as far as quality/price was concerned. Occasionally chucked some wet food Chappie in there as a treat, but that was it.
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Post by Dougs on May 5, 2024 21:21:36 GMT
minimatt, ours are dry only purely because they turned their nose up at everything else. At least they eat this shit! Damned if you do etc.
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Post by minimatt on May 5, 2024 21:33:37 GMT
absolutely, and to stress - whatever works is good
(i really want to stress that, this is one of those topics that on some forums you might as well be discussing peace in the middle east. to the extent that i know a few vets, the correct answer seems to be - feed them and water them with whatever the fuck works)
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Post by Dougs on May 5, 2024 22:02:42 GMT
All good. We went through so many brands etc and they just weren't interested. They ate this, it's reasonably affordable so that's what they get. The dog gets a bit of both. Cheap shit and slightly better - tbh, can't afford to switch up his wet food. We barely feed him but he's still a bit overweight. 3kg down in 26 months though. |
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Post by cubby on May 5, 2024 22:11:16 GMT
We've hit on a formula recently that dudley will now eat, after trying royal canin, lily's kitchen, tails, wet foods of all kinds finally we tried wainwright's duck and it's a hit. Just a sprinkling of broken up coya on top and he's golden now, just as long as my partner doesn't decide to give him cheese or toast moments before I serve it.......!
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Post by Danno on May 5, 2024 22:56:37 GMT
We've hit on a formula recently that dudley will now eat, after trying royal canin, lily's kitchen, tails, wet foods of all kinds finally we tried wainwright's duck and it's a hit. Just a sprinkling of broken up coya on top and he's golden now, just as long as my partner doesn't decide to give him cheese or toast moments before I serve it.......! Which Ancient Deity have you wronged to make a fucking DOG fussy about food |
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Post by Dougs on May 6, 2024 6:54:28 GMT
Aye. Mine would eat anything. Proper gannet.
I also don't understand the whole "switching foods can upset their tummies", especially with cats. They hunt and eat all sorts ffs!
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Post by drhickman1983 on May 6, 2024 11:48:13 GMT
the family whose house I'm lodging in has got a new cat. It's fucking cunt. It seems to have taken a dislike to me. I try to ignore it as much as I can. But anytime I walk up the stairs it pounces on the step behind me, or will sit on the landing and swipe out at me as I pass. On a few occasions I've had to walk past the cunt in the hallway and it arches it's back and hisses. I back away when it does that but I need to get to my fucking room. If it was cornered I'd understand, but it can run into several rooms I never enter, like other bedrooms, or the lounge, so it has places it can run away to. Usually it runs away ahead of me, runs into one of the "safe" rooms, then pounces as I walk past. So far it hasn't actually attacked me but it's getting to be a concern. I know it's much smaller than me but those stupid claws are sharp. Fucking hate cats, the little fucking cunts. EDIT - actually I'll take that back, I've lived with previous cats who've been lovely, including my landlords previous cat. I fucking hate *this*cat.
If anyone has any advice on how I can stop this little shit being so hostile it'd be appreciated.
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Post by cubby on May 6, 2024 11:56:50 GMT
Assert dominance by pissing in various corners of the house.
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Post by ozthegweat on May 7, 2024 5:51:56 GMT
We've hit on a formula recently that dudley will now eat, after trying royal canin, lily's kitchen, tails, wet foods of all kinds finally we tried wainwright's duck and it's a hit. Just a sprinkling of broken up coya on top and he's golden now, just as long as my partner doesn't decide to give him cheese or toast moments before I serve it.......! Which Ancient Deity have you wronged to make a fucking DOG fussy about foodOurs is too. Poodles are known to be fussy eaters. We got ours to eat whatever we give her by giving her five minutes to eat her food. Then we took it away. After eating nothing for 3 days she learned her lesson. |
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Post by Dougs on May 7, 2024 5:54:02 GMT
Five standard poodles and a poodle cross in my family over the years. All of them absolute gannets, bar one. Who would eat but not a lot as he was too in love with himself. Anecdotal evidence ftw!
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Post by ozthegweat on May 7, 2024 6:13:38 GMT
Five standard poodles and a poodle cross in my family over the years. All of them absolute gannets, bar one. Who would eat but not a lot as he was too in love with himself. Anecdotal evidence ftw! Perhaps it's just the miniature and toy poodles that are fussy. |
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Post by Dougs on May 13, 2024 15:12:29 GMT
Perhaps! So, after my cat going walkabout for another 3 days before showing up again (this time I don't suspect my neighbours...but he's being fed somewhere I'm sure), I thought it time to buy a tracker. Only need it for a few days really to see where he's going and then try and put a stop to it. And even when he does turn up, he's so terrified of the dog that he refuses to come in. We have to manhandle him in when we can.  |
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Post by minimatt on May 13, 2024 15:35:39 GMT
ooh let us know how you get on with the tracker, keep considering those
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Post by Dougs on May 13, 2024 15:42:53 GMT
Went with Ubeequee of some sort - was only £23 including one month data plan (which itself is only a fiver and not tied into a contract). Others were like £12 if you just wanted a month or two. Biggest issue will be keeping the collar on him - he's never worn one. Expect to find this in a hedge after a few hours.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 13, 2024 17:24:04 GMT
Be interesting to follow progress aswell, ours has never had a collar, I vowed never to put collars on again after some collar related mishaps of our first cat.
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Post by wunty on May 13, 2024 21:28:50 GMT
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Post by Dougs on May 13, 2024 21:30:43 GMT
Be interesting to follow progress aswell, ours has never had a collar, I vowed never to put collars on again after some collar related mishaps of our first cat. We tried flea collars (clasp, not buckle) but they'd always come home without them. Got it attached, tight enough but not too tight. It's fun watching him mooch about (currently hasn't left our street!) |
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Post by Dougs on May 14, 2024 5:03:25 GMT
Looks like a disappointingly dull night for Buster Boy. Barely went anywhere, just mooched around the neighbourhood and now seems to be in the cat stealer's back garden (or house...grr!). Will see if having a collar which says "please do not feed" and a tracker will have an impact.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 16, 2024 19:55:09 GMT
Mildred making a bid for freedom.
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