Science Diet KD... Maybe not

So I was looking for a link to an image of the bag of science diet KD, and instead, I found all these articles talking about how it is at best a scam and at worst, I'm poisoning Farley by feeding it to him.

On the other hand, the vet says to go with it, and there are as many articles talking about how so-and-so's cat lived to be 19 on KD.

There is just no simple answer to this. It is so hard to know what to do, but on the face of it, it makes sense to me that a cat would not naturally eat brewers rice, corn meal, etc. And those ingredients are among the first in KD. Plus, the dry food is very low moisture, and he needs all the water he can get to help clean out his kidneys.

So, in spite of my post a few minutes ago, I may abandon KD in favor of a high-quality canned diet, with comparable dry food if he ever wants something crunchy.

3 days of KD

So for the last 3 days, I've managed to get Farley to eat dry KD food. I'm hopeful that by getting him to eat some of the special diet, along with some high quality foods for variety, that he will gain weight and his kidneys will stabilize, if not improve. He never eats much KD, though. This morning, he might have eaten about 1/8 cup. But some is better than none.

By the way, Farley voted for Obama, but Jezebel voted for Palin. She really loved that line about pitbulls and lipstick.

Fred is too young to vote and Sophie is a communist.

Food Review: Evanger's Seafood Dinner for Cats

I was really hopeful about Evanger's Seafood Dinner for cats. It is premium quality stuff. Unfortunately, it makes Sophie VOMIT. We tried it twice, and both times, she VOMITED.

The other cats were mildly interested in it, but not enough to deal with the hassle of separating everyone at meal time or cleaning up VOMIT.

Normally, Sophie only VOMITS when she eats beef. This didn't have any beef in it, but she VOMITED all the same.

Food Review: Merrick Cowboy Cookout

Merrick's Cowboy Cookout was not well liked. It was really runny and I just poured it out of the can on to the plates. Farley and Jezebel would not even lick it. Fred ate a little but not with any excitement. The vomit comet didn't get to participate. I am really disappointed that this one didn't work out. I had high hopes. Also, I really wanted to call Farley buckaroo every time I fed it to him. Bummer.

Food Review: SOrganic Beef

SOrganic's Beef was not well liked. They ate it after a bit but not much of it. Sophie didn't get to taste. I'm sure she would have loved it and then vomited in at least three different hard to clean spots.

Food Review: Merrick Surf & Turf

Merrick's Surf & Turf is another winner! They were not as excited as when I opened the Fromm tuna but they ate the whole can. Sophie didn't get to participate since this one has beef in it. I know that beef makes her vomit. Farley has eaten way more than normal of these last two cans.

Food Review: Fromm Four-Star Tuna Entrée

Whohoo!! Fromm's Four-Star Tuna Entrée is a winner! Everyone loved it and they ate the whole can in one sitting. That's a first! Farley ate all that was on his plate and then went to lick Jezebel's plate. No vomit yet from Sophie. Fingers crossed!