I was so tickled by Nicole’s story of switching Harley over to wet food – her struggle but perseverance and her enthusiasm for others to follow her example – that her kitty cat seemed the perfect way to start the New Year. So Nicole will get a baseball cap with the Cat Chat® logo embroidered on it, a three months supply of Nordic Naturals Omega-3 pet oil and a copy of the new book by Kevin Kelly, Entertaining Your Indoor Cat.
Oh my Gosh. My mom said you would answer my email. And yet again, Mom is correct!! We are thrilled that Harley gets to be January’s Cat of the Month, and I will send a picture and paragraph of him in another email right away. That is so sweet of you to send autographed bookplates for my new cat bible books. My cousin Paula’s new kitten’s name is Kiki.
I have really excellent news. Harley has completely kicked the “kitty crack” habit, and is now on two servings of wet food a day. It wasn’t easy, did take two months to make the transition, a lot of good quality wet food went to waste, and Harley was very unhappy at first, but… now seems to realize that I wasn’t trying to starve him to death. We went through many different brands of cat food, and he would eat a little of a few. A real turning point for him is when I tried out the Wellness Brand. He liked the Wellness brand wet food very much, and as long as I don’t give him any of the fish flavors he eats it right up. A little scary though, that he has mostly stopped drinking water from his dish. From all those months that my local Vet was giving me dry prescription cat food kibble to try to get him to drink more?!?!!? It seems strange although I must say, Harley is doing GREAT. Seems much better hydrated, and hasn’t had any further UT flare ups (at least not yet). My mom was even saying how much more energy he has. Plus he lost two pounds or so in the transition 12 to 10, so I’m sure that helps a lot as well.
Thank you again. I can’t say that enough. Keep trying to get the word out there to unsuspecting cat owners like me who have been listening to the local vet and taking the incorrect information to heart.
You are the BEST!!
Nicole
Hey Nicole – in the excitement of Harley being the new Cat of the Month, I forgot to answer your question about water drinking. Cats do not naturally drink water – they are supposed to get their liquids from the body fluids of their prey like mice and birds. They were originally desert animals who were not evolved to depend on a water source other than their food. So now that Harley is getting the right food for an obligate carnivore – meat – and it has a high water content for processing, his need for liquids is satisfied. And as for brands, Wellness is well, but if you want to see him really go nuts with pleasure, get a few cans of my favorite cat food, Weruva - made of real pieces of chicken (not “mystery pate”) that are hormone and antibiotic free. And congratulations again!
Tracie
