Best Dry Cat Food (sleeping, canned food, diet, feed)
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I tend to feed both my cats now 95% of the time canned cat food. However, I have one cat in particular who if she doesn't have a snack in the midnight hours, does everything to keep you up.
So which of the following dry foods is best if having to just use it as a snack:
Orijen is the one I still bought a little bag of when I first got the new cats home, but I quickly discontinued giving them any when I found that they were starting to refuse the canned food I was offering when they knew they'd get access to the dry later. How quickly that can happen, instant dry food addicts! But I was able to head that off with a couple days of no more dry, luckily. Whew. I still have a partial bag but it's in the fridge. (They can't smell it there.) I may use it up as treats. It's the little starter bag, only cost a few bucks, so no big deal if I waste it either.
The only remaining thing I don't know is how to deal with going away. We had a short trip early on and with the two full days we were gone I had the sitter come twice. (The other two days we left early in AM and arrived home in PM so sitter came once each of those days.) If we go away for long that will add up fast in cost. But I also don't think I can leave canned food out for 24 hours.
Anyway, rambling on there, but in general I think the Orijen is not bad as long as you're not feeding that entirely. There is a little salmon in there but I don't think that would be a big deal if it's not a big part of their diet.
Orijen is the one I still bought a little bag of when I first got the new cats home, but I quickly discontinued giving them any when I found that they were starting to refuse the canned food I was offering when they knew they'd get access to the dry later. How quickly that can happen, instant dry food addicts! But I was able to head that off with a couple days of no more dry, luckily. Whew. I still have a partial bag but it's in the fridge. (They can't smell it there.) I may use it up as treats. It's the little starter bag, only cost a few bucks, so no big deal if I waste
Origen in the small bag is what mine get for those late night cravings. I just sprinkle a bit on the floor so they have to work a it for it and can't just scarf it down. I will also do this during the day sometimes just a little though as treat
How do you intend to ensure that just the one cat eats this food, and only in the middle of the night?
I recommend eliminating all dry. I have a cat who needs to be fed in the middle of the ngiht. I prepare a small amount of canned, about .3oz (point three), in a dish and put the dish in a small tightly covered container. Along around 3 a.m. which is the time I usually wake in the night I get up and give it to her. Often I simply feed her in bed, since all the cats sleep with me. The other cats know this is her meal not theirs, so they don't even bother to wake up.
Then I go back to sleep.
Innova Evo is high in calories but they are known for recalls.
How do you intend to ensure that just the one cat eats this food, and only in the middle of the night?
I recommend eliminating all dry. I have a cat who needs to be fed in the middle of the ngiht. I prepare a small amount of canned, about .3oz (point three), in a dish and put the dish in a small tightly covered container. Along around 3 a.m. which is the time I usually wake in the night I get up and give it to her. Often I simply feed her in bed, since all the cats sleep with me. The other cats know this is her meal not theirs, so they don't even bother to wake up.
Then I go back to sleep.
Innova Evo is high in calories but they are known for recalls.
I'm sorry - but getting up at 3am to feed the cat? I was thrilled when my daughter started sleeping thru the night and I was no longer required to get up multiple times a night or feed anyone in bed, LOL. I can't even fathom feeding a cat wet food in the bed at 3am...
Sometimes, wet food just doesn't work. We're gone frequently and the pet sitter is $22/day so - yeah, our cats get mostly dry food.
Trying to avoid getting up in the middle of the night.
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Originally Posted by catsmom21
How do you intend to ensure that just the one cat eats this food, and only in the middle of the night?
I recommend eliminating all dry. I have a cat who needs to be fed in the middle of the ngiht. I prepare a small amount of canned, about .3oz (point three), in a dish and put the dish in a small tightly covered container. Along around 3 a.m. which is the time I usually wake in the night I get up and give it to her. Often I simply feed her in bed, since all the cats sleep with me. The other cats know this is her meal not theirs, so they don't even bother to wake up.
Then I go back to sleep.
Innova Evo is high in calories but they are known for recalls.
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(They can't smell it there.) I may use it up as treats. It's the little starter bag, only cost a few bucks, so no big deal if I waste it either.
