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Singapore Pets Channel Burp! Reviews - Tuna harmful, what about Salmon?, Health Conditions & Nutrition, Scratching Post (Cats)
Burp! Reviews - Tuna harmful, what about Salmon? (47 replies) |
 gackter |
 Jun 22, 2012 09:34 PM
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Junior
 Bedok
Since Jan 13, 2012
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When I adopted my furkid, I was told that he only eats dry food but surprise surprise, he hooked onto fussie cat and never looked back since. I have been trying various brands of wet food (addiction, ziwipeak, natural balance, nature's variety instinct, nature's variety homestyle, NuTripe, wellness, holistic select) on him and now he's no longer as finicky as before. I've also tried steamed chicken breast. He wouldn't touch it at first but after repeated tries, he started to like it.
Dry food is not good enough as the main diet. It's just not natural for them. It's worse if your cat doesn't like to drink water. They will get constipated. Maybe can try sneaking bits of wet food into the dry food. Or soak the dry food in water. I am also trying to introduce other brands of dry food to him but he's less willing to try those. Now I am stuck with a large pack of Oven baked tradition!
Whiskas and Friskies whether dry or wet, are not good. Sadly, they are easily available in supermarkets.
Raw meat or fish is not safe. They need to be cooked in case of bacteria or parasites. I prefer to steam them to retain the "juices".
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 drkmatter |
Jun 23, 2012 01:19 PM
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Eunos
Since Jun 22, 2012
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hi gackter, i would like to ask u in regards to the wet food diet. will ur cat's faeces be watery, or slightly more liquid than if he were to have only dry food? i'm feeding dry food as my cat's been rather picky with food. i spent quite some time changing her diet from the previous owner's whiskas, to the new one which i got her 2 weeks ago (pro nature).
i've tried giving wet food, salmon moouse, in between, during her feeding time, but she doesnt really like it. leaves it aside and ignores the food till it turns bad (i presume it turns bad after being left in the air for over 6hrs). i disposed it away and refilled with dry food, and she immediately went for it.
i could try mixing abit into her dry food, to get her to eat it. but will the wet food diet cause her faeces to turn watery? (coz i heard rumors bout cats, and their faeces, and that it depends on dry or wet food diet.) thanks!
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| gackter |
Jun 23, 2012 07:03 PM
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Junior
Bedok
Since Jan 13, 2012
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When he first moved in, he was on dry-food-only diet so his poop was small, hard, very dry and dark-colored pieces.
Then there was once he had diarrhoea for 2 days. Don't know why. It went away on its own. The poop was a watery paste (means no distinct shape)
Now he is eating mainly wet food. His normal poop pieces are moist and brown but still has a nice shape to it. (LOL)
If poop is watery, sounds like diarrhoea. I suppose like with humans, even if you drink a lot of water, you just pee more. Shouldn't mean you get watery poop. 
LOL. Apologies for the poop talk just before dinner time.
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| scottish_goldie |
Jun 25, 2012 02:39 PM
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Hi gackter,
You seem to have read up on this, I'm hoping you can help.
Something I really struggle with is choosing the best food for my pets (I have a perfect-pedigree Golden Retriever and a local street cat). I don't really care about the pictures on the bags, but I do care about the content. In particular, I find it very hard to find out what exactly the food is made of due to very vague labelling: it's almost impossible to find out what the country of origin of the meat/fish is, whether any of the fish is sustainably caught, if "tuna" includes endangered species such as bluefin tuna, if the tuna is dolphin-friendly, what on earth "fish derivatives" or "fish meal" means...
I have heard that the meat content in cheaper brands such as Friskies is essentially bone and nail, but it's impossible to verify. I can only assume that the chicken, pork and beef is from battery farms of the worst kind, but again there is no way to find out.
Other things that should be worth exploring are organic pet food and vegetarian dog food (cats have to be fed meat but dogs, like humans, are absolutely fine without). These are things I've never even seen in Singapore.
Sorry if that was a bit too long. I guess in short: how do you go about choosing the best pet food? Do you have any way to determine if it is "ethical" pet food?
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| drkmatter |
Jun 25, 2012 05:53 PM
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Eunos
Since Jun 22, 2012
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yes gackter! her poop is currently dry and dark-colored, and in small pieces too. though it may get big sometimes. but its mainly dry. it is working well at least for now, the litter seems to cover it nicely. i was juz afraid if her poop were to be wet, and she doesnt really clean it easily like with dry poop, and that it may get her messy and dirty all over. haha.
mayb i will try getting a variety of wet food and try it out. moist poop is still okay, as long as she gets use to it, and knows how to clean up. and she doesnt really drink alot of water with the pro nature diet now, so i guess it might not be too good for her.
u mentioned fussie cat? okay, perhaps i'd try that out for her and see if i'm able to change her diet.
thanks for all ur help! =)
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| morticiaking |
Jun 25, 2012 08:09 PM
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They luv u &'ve taught u how to luv unconditionall
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Toa Payoh
Since Jun 23, 2012
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Hi,
My puppy can't tk burp products, she'l throw up.I was nt sure what content in burp product she cannt tk,therefore I don't buy it any more. Did u purchase in great quantity?
Regards
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| drkmatter |
Jun 25, 2012 10:09 PM
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Eunos
Since Jun 22, 2012
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thats strange, mayb she has an allergy of any sort. it would be best to consult ur vet, bring along a pack of burp and check.
btw, this is a thread about cats. 
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| morticiaking |
Jun 26, 2012 10:06 AM
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They luv u &'ve taught u how to luv unconditionall
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Toa Payoh
Since Jun 23, 2012
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opps, apologise for the wrong thread. Thanks for your reply.
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| catinshock |
Jun 26, 2012 01:34 PM
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Admiralty
Since Jun 4, 2012
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Hi all, been reading this forum but first time posting.
I have tried various brands for my cat too. He refuses to touch Wellness (will just smell, look at me with disdain and walk away), hardly touches Natural Balance. He eats up Fussie Cat and Burp.
Oh dear, I didn't know that Burp is not so good? I also didn't know that too much tuna is bad for cats  Will have to cut down because now I keep buying tuna and chicken!
Are Addiction or Avoderm good brands for cats?
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| gackter |
Jun 26, 2012 01:41 PM
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Junior
Bedok
Since Jan 13, 2012
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Ethical pet food? Call me a cynic but I think the industry for human food is already too far gone to turn back, let alone food for pets.
Can't expect the same kind of integrity humans had back in the days when people kept their own livestock and farmed their own vegetables and hunted only what they needed. These days, everything is about mass production in the shortest time at minimum cost with maximum returns. After all, there are too many supermarkets in the world to be stocked up because there are too many zillions of mouths to feed and farming free range livestocks in our own backyards just can't supply to such demands anymore.
What exactly is organic food? Which part in the entire process is organic? Who sets these standards and who keeps them in check? How many of us actually knows what constitutes as organic before spending $7 on organic tomatoes instead of 70cents on non-organic ones and then head out for a buffet lunch or hawker cha kuay teow? Haiz... as usually, the more I read the less I know. The more I ask, the lesser I want to know.
I guess in short, I do not have any way to determine if it is "ethical" pet food because I believe nothing in the mass production industry is ethical anymore.
Regarding "meal" in pet food labels, read this.
http://www.truthaboutpetfood.com/articles/chicken-or-chicken-meal.html
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