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Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 06:49 AM Mar 2023

I finally found a dry food that ALL of the fur babies like. Perhaps too much

They were JUMPING on me, this morning. I fed them early, just to get some peace.

I've been buying lots of different brands. I tried higher end foods, both wet and dry, and they turned up their noses. It was just like I was throwing away money. Well, except for Arthur who does love his Nutro pate. They like things like the Kit and Kaboodle that I sometimes buy for the outdoor kitties and Friskies wet food.

Well, Gryff doesn't really like wet food so I sometimes mix it with the kibble. He's 'OK' with that.

So I picked up some Friskies chicken flavored kibble with 'meaty' centers, and BINGO. I'll just mix it in with the other kibble I bought.


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I finally found a dry food that ALL of the fur babies like. Perhaps too much (Original Post) Siwsan Mar 2023 OP
I'll have to try some of that, my cats like the Purina all natural Walleye Mar 2023 #1
Thx for sharing! SheltieLover Mar 2023 #2
I can't even find it on Chewy, gab13by13 Mar 2023 #3
They have friskies dry food in big bags on Chewy. MrsCoffee Mar 2023 #4
I just saw the 3# bag. Siwsan Mar 2023 #10
Dog food got so expensive I checked ebay and saved a lot. twodogsbarking Mar 2023 #5
One Of Our Furballs In On Prescription Food With The Consistency Of Spackling Compound smb Mar 2023 #6
I am so glad you found something! mgardener Mar 2023 #7
Is this the stuff? Mortos Mar 2023 #8
It's called 'Tender Centers' and I just realized I grabbed the wrong bag from the shelf!! Siwsan Mar 2023 #11
You must be talking about treats? gab13by13 Mar 2023 #16
Nope. The tender cuts are a dry cat food. Siwsan Mar 2023 #18
INGREDIENTS: Tender Centers Basted Bites Beef & Salmon Flavors Dry Cat Food Donkees Mar 2023 #28
Excerpt on the dyes used: Donkees Mar 2023 #29
The more expensive cat food I buy the less they like it. gab13by13 Mar 2023 #9
Yup. Same here. Siwsan Mar 2023 #12
I used to feed my cats... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #13
I don't know what I'd have done, over the past few years, without these fur babies. Siwsan Mar 2023 #14
It's true... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #15
Pets, garden & music make my brain feel better. lark Mar 2023 #17
A Mixed Bag LoCo Cat Lady Mar 2023 #19
My outdoor fur babies aren't at all fussy. Siwsan Mar 2023 #20
Did you ever try Blue Buffalo Wilderness? Sanity Claws Mar 2023 #21
They didn't like the Blue Buffalo wet food Siwsan Mar 2023 #23
Most of my rescues didn't like BB wet food either Sanity Claws Mar 2023 #27
New Fancy Feast Cat Treat Tarzanrock Mar 2023 #22
They like the Fancy Feast Savory treats Siwsan Mar 2023 #24
So many pet foods and treats contain dyes MyMission Mar 2023 #25
New Fancy Feast Cat Treat Tarzanrock Mar 2023 #26
Good news! I could NEVER deal with so many tastes! elleng Mar 2023 #30

MrsCoffee

(5,822 posts)
4. They have friskies dry food in big bags on Chewy.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 07:12 AM
Mar 2023
https://www.chewy.com/s?query=Friskies%20dry%20kibble&nav-submit-button=

Not sure if that is the same the OP is talking about. I don’t know if they have meaty centers lol. Maybe the combo one.

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
10. I just saw the 3# bag.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 07:58 AM
Mar 2023

That's what I would have bought, anyway, just in case they didn't like it. I've made that mistake, before.

My plan is to check Chewy to see if they have this particular one in big bags.

twodogsbarking

(12,228 posts)
5. Dog food got so expensive I checked ebay and saved a lot.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 07:15 AM
Mar 2023

Good sellers too. If I am breaking rules by promoting ebay then try and find me.

smb

(3,585 posts)
6. One Of Our Furballs In On Prescription Food With The Consistency Of Spackling Compound
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 07:18 AM
Mar 2023

He likes it OK if I add some water and churn it with a potato masher so it has a consistency more like regular canned cat food.

mgardener

(1,895 posts)
7. I am so glad you found something!
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 07:24 AM
Mar 2023

I try and mix it up too.
My cats are not too fussy, but they will not eat the same wet or dry food for an extended period.
I buy different varieties and mix them together.
The things we do for our pets....

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
11. It's called 'Tender Centers' and I just realized I grabbed the wrong bag from the shelf!!
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:09 AM
Mar 2023

This is a beef/salmon 'flavoring' combo. That explains a lot because they do love beef wet food. I figured out that sea food wasn't causing Arthur's little butt swelling, via a process of food elimination (pardon the pun). It's still a mystery but it seems to have resolved.

I tried the combo one, too. They liked it but not enough to jump on me so I'd wake up and feed them. I'm thinking about buying it, again, and mixing it with the tender centers one. I know I can get that in the big bag.

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
18. Nope. The tender cuts are a dry cat food.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:03 AM
Mar 2023

I have some catnip infused treats for them. Not to say that they love them but after I put the jar away, they start searching the WHOLE area to see if they maybe missed one.

Donkees

(32,402 posts)
28. INGREDIENTS: Tender Centers Basted Bites Beef & Salmon Flavors Dry Cat Food
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 12:28 PM
Mar 2023

It seems the Beef ingredient is the Animal Fat (?)

Ingredients

Whole Ground Corn, Chicken By-product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Whole Wheat, Animal Digest, Phosphoric Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Salmon Meal, Corn Syrup, Glycerin, L-lysine Monohydrochloride, Choline Chloride, Salt, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source of Vitamin K Activity), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin) , Calcium Sulfate, Potassium Sorbate (Used As A Preservative), Titanium Dioxide (Color), Taurine, Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Manganous Oxide, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite), Caramel Color, Dicalcium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Dl-methionine, Monoglycerides, Potassium Chloride, Lactic Acid, Yellow 5, Red 40, Blue 2, Natural White Meat Chicken Flavor, Bha (Used As A Preservative), Rosemary Extract

https://www.meowmix.com/cat-food/dry/tender-centers-basted-bites-beef-salmon-flavors

Donkees

(32,402 posts)
29. Excerpt on the dyes used:
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 12:43 PM
Mar 2023
Three dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6) have been found to be contaminated with benzidine or other carcinogens.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23026007/

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
12. Yup. Same here.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:12 AM
Mar 2023

I've even tried 'Blue Buffalo'.

When they were kittens they would eat 'Chicken Soup For the Soul' chicken and brown rice kitten food and Fancy Feast for kittens. I bought some adult Chicken Soup wet food and they wouldn't touch it.

Of course, they won't eat '9 Lives' either so I just stick to Friskies.

2naSalit

(92,766 posts)
13. I used to feed my cats...
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:21 AM
Mar 2023

A mix of wet food with some brewer's yeast and a dash of olive oil, a few bites of kibble and a couple spoons of hot water from the kettle. That was the wet food, kibble was usually the Purina plain old stuff. For treats I would gat something Hills made that was good for their teeth, kind of large-ish chunks, put it in a treats can and they thought they were getting spoiled.

Mikey has a different diet. He eats Friskies wet food and Purina dry food... and a variety of small rodents. I tried to give him a Harmony brand wet food and he threw it up. So I stick with what he'll eat, like his other mom does.

Finding something that one cat will eat can be a challenge, several, yikes. You're a good kitty mom.

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
14. I don't know what I'd have done, over the past few years, without these fur babies.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 08:33 AM
Mar 2023

During the pandemic lock down they kept me busy. And sane. Not to mention the satisfaction in finding loving homes for the rest of the rescues.

And every tiny step of progress with the ferals can have me smiling, all day long.

LoCo Cat Lady

(61 posts)
19. A Mixed Bag
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:11 AM
Mar 2023

I'm constantly amazed at the amount of brands I've tried for my various kitties over the years. My small feral colony eats what I give them which is typically a dry form of Meow Mix along with Friskies wet. The indoors vary greatly because of different health issues and eating habits. If I tallied up the amount of money spent on food, I could buy a car!!
You're very good to your kitties and they're lucky to have you!! Thank you for being so kind.

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
20. My outdoor fur babies aren't at all fussy.
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:18 AM
Mar 2023

Neither is Carys, but then she was dining with the outdoor crowd until she was 4 months old. She gobbles down what every I give her.

I should look up some recipes for home made cat food.

And I'm lucky to have these kitties. They bring me so much happiness.

Sanity Claws

(22,038 posts)
21. Did you ever try Blue Buffalo Wilderness?
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:24 AM
Mar 2023

I have done rescue with cats and have not had any cats refuse that food. It is good quality.

Sanity Claws

(22,038 posts)
27. Most of my rescues didn't like BB wet food either
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 11:37 AM
Mar 2023

I had good luck with its Wilderness dry food, the package with the Lynx photo on it.

Tarzanrock

(458 posts)
22. New Fancy Feast Cat Treat
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:40 AM
Mar 2023

Fancy Feast has a new cat treat which they are marketing. Fancy Feast Savory Puree Naturals in 4 0.35 oz. sachets. It's pretty expensive at $3.49 per package of four but the supermarkets are promoting it as a "buy one -- get one free." My kitty really likes this treat.

Siwsan

(27,298 posts)
24. They like the Fancy Feast Savory treats
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:44 AM
Mar 2023

Well, Gryff not so much but the other three LOVE them. I'll look into that Puree. They all love puree treats.

MyMission

(2,000 posts)
25. So many pet foods and treats contain dyes
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:45 AM
Mar 2023

I really try to avoid feeding them anything with dyes and it's hard. I also often mix a few brands together, but she likes Purina naturals best. I figure a little bit is ok, like a treat, but I avoid eating anything with dyes so I do the same for my animals.

Tarzanrock

(458 posts)
26. New Fancy Feast Cat Treat
Fri Mar 3, 2023, 09:54 AM
Mar 2023

Link: https://www.purina.com/fancy-feast/cat-treats/savory-puree-naturals/salmon
They have a chicken one and a tuna one as well. I'm going to pick up some more today at the supermarket while they are on sale.
You can actually open the end and slowly squeeze the puree treat out and the kitty will lick it like a popsicle. I put it on top of the dry cat food and the kitty will come running for it.
Oddly, canned tuna is also on sale at 79 cents a can -- it's cheaper than cat food.

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