out with the old, in with the new
For my cats, at least. And they didn't even get a vote on the matter. :-p
You're all aware of the recent pet food recall & how many pets have gotten sick or even died because of the tainted ingredients in many popular pet foods. Thankfully, nothing I was feeding my cats was affected. (And I hope the same can be said of your critters!)
But even before that, I hadn't been happy with the foods I was forced to buy. I didn't like the ingredients & knew they weren't the optimum products I should be feeding my kids. So when I saw a snippet on the news about a local woman who sells all natural pet foods, I was ecstatic. I called her up immediately & talked to her on & off for a few days about her products & my cats' needs. And yesterday I drove over to pick up brand new food--dry, moist, the whole nine yards.
You're all aware of the recent pet food recall & how many pets have gotten sick or even died because of the tainted ingredients in many popular pet foods. Thankfully, nothing I was feeding my cats was affected. (And I hope the same can be said of your critters!)
But even before that, I hadn't been happy with the foods I was forced to buy. I didn't like the ingredients & knew they weren't the optimum products I should be feeding my kids. So when I saw a snippet on the news about a local woman who sells all natural pet foods, I was ecstatic. I called her up immediately & talked to her on & off for a few days about her products & my cats' needs. And yesterday I drove over to pick up brand new food--dry, moist, the whole nine yards.
That's okay. The lady has other types of foods in case they remain finicky, but first I'm going to try easing them into the switch a bit more. Maybe mixing a tiny bit of the old food in, both dry & moist, to get them interested, or try a few other things, since the woman is also a huge fan of a raw diet for dogs & cats. That means I can try feeding them bits of raw chicken, salmon, beef, etc. (It sounds a lot worse than it is, believe me! She actually gave me a frozen rabbit patty to try & three of the five cats loved it. One liked it okay, but didn't dig in. And the other hasn't shown her face enough yet to make a decision. :-p)
The great thing about this food is that it's much healthier for them, with none of the grains & fillers regular foods use. Already the three who are switched over seem happier & healthier & aren't eating nearly as much as before. (Because they don't need to; this stuff actually fills them & is processed through their systems way better than that other junk.) I know it's only been twenty-four hours, but I'm extremely pleased & extremely hopeful that I'll be able to give them this type of food well into the future.
I'll let you know how it goes. :-)
