Tuesday, December 28, 2010

How many different flavors of canned cat food is enough variety for good health (and cat satisfaction too)

How many different flavors of canned cat food is enough variety for good health (and cat satisfaction too)?
I currently alternate between just two: chicken and turkey. Is that enough of a varied diet for them? Or should incorporate a couple more, say, beef and catfish? Thanks!
Cats - 5 Answers
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I alternate between 3 (but I also have kibble available) I have heard to stay away from fish as best you can,a little now and again wont hurt,but it can cause some kind of stones,kidney or bladder stones (I cant remember which)
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well you should giv ur cat some dry food aswel that has all ther recommnded nutrients, the pack will tell u how much wet/dry it shud get a day. as for the wet food why not vary it for them! i give my cat tuna once a week as a treat :)
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Avoid the fish because it can cause kidney stones and it is not worth the vet bills. I alternated between 3. Chicken. turkey and beef. They seem satisfied with that.
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I would stay away from fish based foods. We stick to chicken, turkey, beef, lamb and venison in higher quality brands. They get a new flavor every other day.
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Seeing as Chicken and Turkey are pretty similar, I think it would be safe to say adding a few more flavors wouldn't hurt. I've found that alot of cats like Rabbit and Beef, but fish is also good. Also you should provide you cat with some dry food, and on occasion some cat milk as a treat (whiskas brand, it is not from cats, but specifically designed for them as cow milk can upset their stomachs a little.) Hope this helps! Kitty

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Friday, December 24, 2010

Are their any health effects from consuming food and drinks from tetra-paks

Are their any health effects from consuming food and drinks from tetra-paks?
They are coated with aluminium and plastic..
Vegetarian & Vegan - 1 Answers
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"No. There are no health concerns associated with the aseptic package. The silver material you see on the inside of the aseptic package is an ultra-thin layer of aluminum, which forms a barrier against light and oxygen, eliminating the need for refrigeration and preventing spoilage without using preservatives. Aluminum does not touch the food product. The inside layer of an aseptic package, which touches the product, is polyethylene (plastic), not aluminum. Moreover, there is no leaching of aluminum or aluminum components through the polyethylene layer." This is at least what they say on their website

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Why do they have fat salespeople at GNC Health Food/Vitamin stores

Why do they have fat salespeople at GNC Health Food/Vitamin stores...?
It isn't a very reflective or complimentary image for the product they are selling...What do you think?
Diet & Fitness - 4 Answers
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Because all their stuff doesn't do anything, there's the proof :)
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PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DISCRIMINATE IN THE WORKPLACE. SO THAT IS PROBABLY WHY THEY HAVE FAT PEOPLE THERE.
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They don't want to be sued for discrimination.
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i know!!!! at my old gym there was this fat lady that worked at the front desk. pretty soon the personal trainers are gonna be large

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

how to get lunch money help. It is too costly to prep health food for kids

how to get lunch money help. It is too costly to prep health food for kids?

Diet & Fitness - 2 Answers
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healthy foods should not be expensive since you have to cook it yourself. All those expensive foods are the ones where it is laden with chemicals. some might be cheap like mcdonalds but if you make it yourself it is just as cheap.
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What's your location? Are you in the USA? Have you tried contacting your school district? I know that buying fresh fruits and veggies can be expensive - frozen are good alternatives for vegetables (not so great for fruits). Sugar free jello is a cheap and delicious healthy snack. Almost all public schools, if not all, offer a reduced or free lunch plan for students whose parents fall within a certain income bracket. You can check out http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/ for more information or call your school board. If you don't fall within those income brackets but still have trouble affording to make a healthy lunch (and boy do I believe it's possible!), you should post another question to that effect - I bet lots of parents have some great ideas

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

whats the difference between, Apple cider vinagar, and the one in the health food store, The Mother

whats the difference between, Apple cider vinagar, and the one in the health food store, The Mother?

Diet & Fitness - 3 Answers
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Pasteurazation and distilling which eliminates the Mother from the regular store bought one. In distilling, the vinegar is turned to steam by heating. Therefore it destroys the powerful enzymes and distills out the life-giving minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, natural organic fluorine, silicon, trace minerals and pectin as well as many other powerful nutrients! Distilling also destroys the natural malic and tartaric acids which are important in fighting body toxins and inhibiting unfriendly bacteria.
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Above answer is correct. The mother is a beneficial bacteria that is in the RAW vinegar. Going by her site but adding the http
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Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. Loose weight) and you will have more engry. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets dont work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples:baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads)in one and protien (examples:chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal, they dont have none or little fat). 30min cardo exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming,running, biking, ect), Monday cardo, tues upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions,pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back:seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardo, thurs lower body (legs: leg pull,leg press, squats, lounges) fri cardo, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising, you do this on sunday so your body doesnt go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stilck with this you will have a great body. also drink aleast 8oz of water daily! Stay away from Mcdonals, Wendys, ect because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (beaon bits, cheeze, dressing, ect) Good Luck

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

what do you think would be a good health food estaurant name

what do you think would be a good health food estaurant name?

Other - US Dining Out - 3 Answers
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Vegans Vegan's
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URWUE (you are what you eat) Good Eats
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The Health Nut

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

can pigging out on health food still be considered pigging out

can pigging out on health food still be considered pigging out?
too much of anything is bad, but c'mon. good poll question. what do you think? *smirk* youre a sarcastic bunch aint ya. but all good answers. the celery thing is cool.
Polls & Surveys - 11 Answers
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yes, eating a lot of ANYTHING is bad,
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yupp id say soo. mhhm.
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"pigging out" is a fixed expression that that applies to eating to much of anything.
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Yes, of course it can. It would do no good to eat healthy but still eat too much.
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Yes, try eating 10 apples or 10 grapefruits or 10 watermelons, tell me that's healthy.
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No, & if it tastes bad, it doesn't count either.
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If you eat the whole bunch of celery stalks, you actually will burn more calories than you take in. That's only one example that I know of, but yeah, too much of anything is bad. Even sex! Well, no, I take that back...
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If ye be poundin' rice cakes, yer a*se be known as th' biggest rice cake on th' planet.
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think about this....which weighs more a lb if feathers or a lb of bricks?
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oink, oink, yes
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Yes. You get too many calories and start to get fat if you do it constantly. You would get all of the nutrients that you need though

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Urinary health food recommendations

Urinary health food recommendations?
I got back from the emergency vet this morning to find out my cat has a UTI (FLUID I think he called it specifically if that means anything) and crystallization of her urine but not blockage. The emerg vet suggested that I should discuss with my vet changing my cat's food to one that is optimal for urinary tract health to prevent another similar incident. Either way, I know that my vet will instantly recommend Iams since that's what he sells at his office and I'm looking for another opinion on what people have used and have worked. Both of my cats are currently on Wellness Core brand, Indoor health and are doing very well on it. So, which food would you recommend? Is such thing as a urinary health food without grain products as my cat is sensitive to them?
Cats - 3 Answers
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I would maybe try this: http://www.hillspet.com/products/pd-feline-cd-multicare-feline-bladder-health-dry.html I don't think there is one without grain in it though, unfortunately. Here is some grain-free cat foods too but they don't have the urinary health to it: http://bluebuffalo.com/products/cats/basics-for-cats-turkey.shtml http://bluebuffalo.com/products/cats/wilderness-cat.shtml http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/products/cats/dry_food/canyon_river_feline_formula/ http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/products/cats/dry_food/rocky_mountain_feline_formula/ I feed this stuff ^^^^ and my cats are really healthy and love the food. They eat less, making less time in the litter box. Hope this helps! =) -Fresh--Paint-
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If it is struvite crystals just feed a quality wet food with high protein and no grains. Or if the cat has a lot of crystals and the vet says they need to be dissolved and recommends first a short term diet for that you COULD go ahead and give her that. Or give it DL Methionine or Vitamin C along with a grain free wet food, but check the urine ph with test strips regularly to make sure it is not getting too alkaline or you can risk the cat getting calcium oxalate crystals which have to be surgically removed. (BTW that is what has happened to many cats on the prescription diets for struvite crystals -- it goes too far and changes the pH too much and they get the other kind of crystals that are harder to deal with). And I definitely would not put a cat long term on one of those low quality, high carb, high priced vet foods for crystals full of cheap grain fillers and byproducts. I unfortunately did do that (specifically Hill's c/d) and my cat gained 6 lbs and got diabetes. I have since heard so many other people say their cats became diabetic on those diets. Once I put mine on low carb wet food he never had any problem with crystals. At first he was on Evo but later switched to a variety including Merrick Cowboy Cookout, Wellness, Natures Variety Instinct, Wysong Au Jus, some of the Merrick B.G. (Before Grain) canned food, etc.
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Please consider a high quality canned diet. It will have the moisture and animal protein a cat needs. A low protein prescription diet is kind of the old fashioned way of dealing with crystals. New research suggests that canned food is really just as good if not better because of the protein/moisture combo. On a side note I have noticed a number of folks that had their cats on Wellness CORE had cats with crystal issues. It could be a coincidence but you may want to look into it and perhaps make sure the healthy cat gets some canned food also, just to be safe. All signs point to it being a super healthy food so this was surprising to me, and may just be coincidental like I said.. Here's a couple of studies regarding a high protein/low carb diet http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.1059 http://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.138 Good luck

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