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

MummyHol

dont know if u've already thought of this but i always give my kitty tuna- just plain old value tuna. Its only 29p per can & can always we mixed with value cat food for a bit of variety! (watch out for bad cat breath tho)

rog2

MummyHol wrote: »

dont know if u've already thought of this but i always give my kitty tuna- just plain old value tuna. Its only 29p per can & can always we mixed with value cat food for a bit of variety! (watch out for bad cat breath tho)

We give ours the value tuna - but only as a treat, because of the bad breath. :rotfl:

Jacks_xxx

:wave: My kids recently pointed out to me that although I've always had a "eat it or go hungry" attitude to what they eat, I fuss round the cat trying to tempt him, and if he refuses one food he very often gets offered something better! :eek:

He's almost 13, skinny as a rake and stopped eating when he was poorly about a year ago (Which iswhen I got into my bad habits!)

He also eats with one of my neighbours if he doesn't fancy what I've got on offer. (I had to ask her to stop giving him cream cos he's lactose intolerant these days.)

Mulder eats tins of tuna, chicken thighs and rice, a bit of cod or coley and whatever meat we're eating. He's partial to a bit of scrambled egg as long as I don't put any milk in it, (He loves boiled eggs, and licking the marmite off toast as well! ) and when all else fails he gets Tesco's cheapest prawns as a tempting treat.

All wet cat food comes back up within minutes, and he quite often throws up after his IAMs as well (assuming he bothers to eat it. He's just as likely to hop over the fence to my neighbours to see what she'll give him instead. :rolleyes: )

I've kind of rationalised my spoiling of the cat because replacing the entire ground floor carpet because he had thrown up on it so often cost several years worth of food that doesn't make him sick so I figure I'm actually saving money by feeding him stuff he likes and his tummy can tolerate.

Plus if he refuses to eat for 2 or 3 days I have to take him to the vet who suggests I tempt him with something he likes to encourage his appetite to return (and of course charges me for this incredible pearl of wisdom!)

And he's old! So I feel positively compelled to be very kind to him.

I'm a sucker for old people as well. I can't say no when they poke me with their brolly and tell me how old they are and all about their ailments in queues (which is old people code for "Let me go in front of you you whippernapper!" I think.

AND I feed next door's cat when she's pregnant and breastfeeding cos I feel sorry for her when her people are gone for 12 hours a day.

There you go, my full and frank confession!

I am SO glad I'm not the only one!

Love Jacks xxx

KiKi

Hey Jacks - LOL at the kids!

Thing is, compare the two: if you spoil, fuss over, and give kids everything they want then you end up with spoilt brats. That matters, because they have to grow up and interact with other people, and learn to fend for themselves. They also need to be able to deal with the reactions of other people.

If you spoil, fuss over, everything - so what?! They're not going to grow up and leave home, they don't need to stand on their own two feet, and they don't care about being able to interact well with others when they're older.

Ignore the kids; you're doing the right thing.

KiKi

melvis

We have 3 cats who each get half a tin of Asda's Tiger each day with a few Tiger biscuits, and a dog who get a third of a tin of Super Chunks from Asda with mixer twice daily. In total we spend about £15.00 per month feeding 3 cats (plus cat litter) and another £15.00 feeding the dog, which I don't think is bad at all.

itsgototstop

KiKi wrote: »

Hey Jacks - LOL at the kids!

Thing is, compare the two: if you spoil, fuss over, and give kids everything they want then you end up with spoilt brats. That matters, because they have to grow up and interact with other people, and learn to fend for themselves. They also need to be able to deal with the reactions of other people.

If you spoil, fuss over, everything - so what?! They're not going to grow up and leave home, they don't need to stand on their own two feet, and they don't care about being able to interact well with others when they're older.

Ignore the kids; you're doing the right thing.



KiKi

Love the middle para!!!!!

Jacks_xxx

KiKi wrote: »

Hey Jacks - LOL at the kids!

Thing is, compare the two: if you spoil, fuss over, and give kids everything they want then you end up with spoilt brats. That matters, because they have to grow up and interact with other people, and learn to fend for themselves. They also need to be able to deal with the reactions of other people.

If you spoil, fuss over, everything - so what?! They're not going to grow up and leave home, they don't need to stand on their own two feet, and they don't care about being able to interact well with others when they're older.

Ignore the kids; you're doing the right thing.

KiKi

:wave: Cheers honey.

It "feels" right even though it costs more money than feeding him value crunchy food would.

We love him a lot, and after his health scare we want him to be around for a long time yet so I guess we'll do anything we can to keep him happy and healthy.

And after all - it's not the cat's fault that we're in debt and need to economise! :rolleyes:

The kids don't really mind. They're just cheeky little so and so's who like to take the mickey!:rolleyes:

(No wonder I prefer the cat!) :eek: :rotfl:

Love Jacks xxx

itsgototstop

Jacks_xxx wrote: »

:wave: Cheers honey.

It "feels" right even though it costs more money than feeding him value crunchy food would.

We love him a lot, and after his health scare we want him to be around for a long time yet so I guess we'll do anything we can to keep him happy and healthy.

And after all - it's not the cat's fault that we're in debt and need to economise! :rolleyes:

The kids don't really mind. They're just cheeky little so and so's who like to take the mickey!:rolleyes:

(No wonder I prefer the cat!) :eek: :rotfl:

Love Jacks xxx

I would do the same, mse or what (not!) they give so much pleasure and all they want is affection, food and warmth...for the sake of a bit extra every month why not!

Ps I am a mse with regards to me, but my cats are yet to buy in to the concept

itsgototstop

melvis wrote: »

We have 3 cats who each get half a tin of Asda's Tiger each day with a few Tiger biscuits, and a dog who get a third of a tin of Super Chunks from Asda with mixer twice daily. In total we spend about £15.00 per month feeding 3 cats (plus cat litter) and another £15.00 feeding the dog, which I don't think is bad at all.

I've heard of Asda tiger range, is it true you can get 60 pouches of cat food for a fiver? If so I am going to wait until I have willpower and switch!

melvis

itsgototstop wrote: »

I've heard of Asda tiger range, is it true you can get 60 pouches of cat food for a fiver? If so I am going to wait until I have willpower and switch!

40 pouches is about £6.50 i think. I personally buy 24 tins and it's about £6.90 but the tins go further than the pouches.