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1. Bethenny says:
   November 26, 2011 at 5:31 am

   Oh my, I’m so sorry to hear this….that is so devastating. Thank you for telling us about this, just unreal. Best wishes, stay strong.

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2. Ocimom says:
   November 26, 2011 at 5:41 am

   OHHH I’m sooo sorry about your loss! I don’t feed 9-Lives foods (never have) – they are junk foods.

   We feed canned Max Cat, Iams, Wellness, Natural Balance, and Avoderm. Royal Canin for Urinary for the dry food.

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3. Darksong17 says:
   November 26, 2011 at 6:21 am

   I’m so sorry to hear this . Honestly though, it isn’t surprising to see yet another low quality pet food kill one of our pets. People really need to start looking into what they are feeding their animals.

   I’m going to post my cat food response here in the hopes that people will see the dangers of the low end pet foods (plain as day in this question) and educate themselves further.

   Not all pet food is made equally. A lot of it is full of corn, by-products, dyes, unhealthy preservatives, filler grains and all sorts of nasty stuff. A lot of pet food companies are perfectly pleased to the dump cheap leftovers and things that aren’t safe for human employment (from human food processing plants) into their foods. Will it kill your cat? No, it has to be nutritionally complete and safe to even be marketed. Is it healthy? Not by a long shot.

   Corn is a low quality ingredient you never want to see in your pet food. Corn and low quality grains are two of the largest culprits when it comes to food allergies in our pets.

   Thankfully, there are some brilliant cat foods being made these days that include organic, human grade ingredients rather than trash not fit for human employment.

   Examples of low quality foods to avoid: Anything you can find in a grocery store will be low end, Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, Science Diet, Royal Canin, Whiskas, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Meow Mix.

   Examples of high quality foods to look for: Innova, Wellness, Solid Gold, Felidae, Fromm Four Star, Merrick, GO Natural, Nature’s Variety Prairie, Nature’s Logic, Artemis Fresh Mix, Timber Wolf Organics.

   Although the high quality foods are more expensive, you’re getting what you’re paying for. Less filler material means more concentrated nutrients… this means you typically need to feed far less of the high quality food than you would of the low quality one. Which also means less poop!

   Seriously on a budget? Two of the most affordable of the higher quality foods would be Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover’s Soul and Felidae.

   Before following your vet’s food sanction, keep in mind that vets get /very/ small dietetic training during their schooling. Besides that, what training they /do/ get is usually sponsored or taught by the crappy pet food companies! They also often get paid to sell some of their products at their clinics (Science Diet, Royal Canin etc.)

   A fantastic option is to go with an entirely grainless diet. Diets high in grain/carbohydrates have been attributed to problems with diabetes in cats. Cats are obligate carnivores, so why should there be grain in their diet? Many of the high quality foods now place out grainless formulas. Some excellent grainless diets include: Innova EVO, Wellness CORE, Blue Wilderness, Nature’s Variety Instinct, Orijen, Horizon Legacy, Merrick Before Grain, Fromm Surf & Turf, Now!, Sold Gold Indigo Moon, Ziwipeak, and Taste of the Wild.

   Some pretty decent foods can even be found in common pet stores. Petsmart carries Blue Buffalo products (such as the brilliant grain free diet Blue Wilderness). Petco carries Wellness, Solid Gold, Natural Balance, Eagle Pack Holistic Select, Blue Buffalo, Castor & Pollux Organix, Pinnacle, and Halo.

   If you can’t seem to find a food, simply type the pet food brand’s name into Google and you will likely find their website pretty easily. Most if not all of them have a store locator on their website that will help you find the place closest to you that sells their products.

   Another option, if you can’t find anywhere around you that sells excellent foods, is to order your pet food online. Here’s an brilliant place to do so: http://www.petfooddirect.com/store/

   Remember that foods should be switched gradually (mixing the new slowly in with the ancient over the period of about week or so), especially when switching to a higher quality one, so as not to upset tummies. For example:
   Days 1 & 2: 75% ancient food, 25% new food
   Days 3 & 4: 50% ancient food, 50% new food
   Days 5 & 6: 25% ancient food, 75% new food
   Day 7: 0% ancient food, 100% new food

   Another option for feeding cats is to feed raw. This is something that should be thoroughly researched before being attempted:
   http://www.rawfedcats.org/ (Brilliant raw feeding in rank for cats)
   http://www.rawfed.com/ (More brilliant raw feeding in rank)
   http://www.rawfed.com/myths/index.html (Myths about raw feeding)

   Now the question is, do you feed wet or dry? Wet is the right answer. The reason is, in the wild, cats normally get most of their water content directly from their prey items and drink very small. Domestic cats are no different, and because of the fact that they are designed to take in water with their meal, they have a very low thirst drive. Cats often just don’t drink enough. This leads to urinary tract infections and crystals. The bit about dry food being better for teeth is a myth and has not been proven in the least (cats barely even chew their dry food and, really, does a pretzel clean /your/ teeth? Cats should have their teeth brushed with cat toothbrushes and cat toothpaste at least a few times a week as well as see the vet for dental cleanings when necessary /regardless/ of what they are being fed). Canned/wet food is better because it more closely mimics the cat’s natural diet. More on why canned food is best:
   http://www.catinfo.org/ (Brilliant cat nutrition in rank by a vet)
   http://cats.about.com/cs/catfood/a/canned_food.htm (Canned Cat Food: Can Your Cat Afford to Live Without it?)
   http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.php?action=library&act=show&item=whycatsneedcannedfood (Why Cats Need Canned Food)
   http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/bpo_ch4.php (The Dry Food Crisis)
   http://maxshouse.com/feline_nutrition.htm (Max’s House: Feline Nutrition)

   Another option to get cats to drink more would be a cat fountain. Cats tend to like to drink from running water and cat fountains see to that need, cheering cats to take in more water.

   Also remember that freefeeding (leaving food down) is the quick lane to feline obesity. Make sure to have scheduled feeding times based on the feeding directions on your cat’s food.

   More:
   http://www.dogfoodanalysis.com/dog_food_reviews/ (Dog food reviews. It’s for dogs, but most of the high quality brands also place out brilliant cat foods. Four stars is a decent food, five stars is a fantastic food, and six stars is an brilliant food.)

   Darksong~

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4. Christopher says:
   November 26, 2011 at 6:36 am

   I am going to post my site that reviews pet foods here, b/c cases like this prove that pet owners HAVE to be educated about these things!! Please, take a minute to visit the link below…

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