does anyone else have cats that will not go on mse diet?

itsgototstop

Interested to know how to feed 2 cats on less than I am at the moment without compromising their diet if you know what I mean....

2 cats, older female, picky as you like....only eats premium and i mean premium

younger male eats anything but copies her so if she refuses so does he

tanith

when they get hungry enough they will pretty much eat anything you care to offer....

immoral_angeluk

Lewis our kitten hasn't got a choice... it's tesco value or the birds in the garden...

PasturesNew

Do you have access to a local butcher/fishmonger that can save you relevant bits/bobs they'd have binned?

It might be possible, based on accessibility/time available to be able to come to an arrangement where you pop in daily and see what they've got, or arrange to call in on 1-2 days a week to see what they've got.

I know that might be logistically impossible, but worth a shot.

Also: you could become a dedicated "web surfer looking for free catfood samples" and get a few friends/neighbours/colleagues to agree to you signing them up so you can apply for half a dozen of each at a time using their name/address.

itsgototstop

blimey, I must be too soft...if my older girl wont eat it i rush out and but something else...on the wrong track!

Can I ask what you do feed your cats? I'm buying pouches of whiskas etc ( half of which don't get eaten and iams dry food..they have a bit of both) spending more on cat food than me alot of the time!

itsgototstop

PasturesNew wrote: »

Do you have access to a local butcher/fishmonger that can save you relevant bits/bobs they'd have binned?

It might be possible, based on accessibility/time available to be able to come to an arrangement where you pop in daily and see what they've got, or arrange to call in on 1-2 days a week to see what they've got.

I know that might be logistically impossible, but worth a shot.

Also: you could become a dedicated "web surfer looking for free catfood samples" and get a few friends/neighbours/colleagues to agree to you signing them up so you can apply for half a dozen of each at a time using their name/address.

What a great idea! yes local fish shop nearby, might give that a go! thank you

eco123

I have a cat & feed her on biscuits, I get a 10KG bag of go-cat from Makro for £9. She has had this since being a kitten & is very, very healthy. Being a dry food there is never any waste.

The other posters are right, if hungry enough they will eat anything.

spud30

Mine get what they're given. If they dont like it, they know where the flippin door is

itsgototstop

lol...are we talking hard rations!!!

might try own brand for a week and see, older cat was very ill a year ago and wouldn't eat so kept tempting her with lovely things to get appetite back, now she is better the habit has stuck, I'm useless!

spud30

Ours have Tesco crunchies - not the Hills Science Diet they were used to pre LBM, that's for sure

To be honest, mine have never been fussy, they arent bothered what they have.

postingalwaysposting

if they are hungry enough they will eat it ~ trust me i was trained in animal care. When i worked in the cattery everyday i would put food down for one cat and he darnt eat it... come 3 days later later he knew thats all he got and he ate it. Trust me as long as they have water and you put down clean food each day they will soon get the message. However obviously don't let them go 2/3 days without food, if push comes to shove wean them off it by mixing the old stuff with the new.

Thomas usually gets fed on whatever they have one offer at work. The only thing he has and he loves is cat milk but for 55p and it last nearly 2 weeks its not a great expense.