tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post5071404899349308246..comments2023-10-21T07:48:42.681-07:00Comments on another draught: Cats and Dogs and Pets--Oh, My!Lesley Diehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10552765934908042306noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-60101437767206077532012-05-25T20:14:51.864-07:002012-05-25T20:14:51.864-07:00Catching up on the e-mail!
Well, Ive never made d...Catching up on the e-mail!<br /><br />Well, Ive never made dog food before (and I don't have a dog right now). I'll hold on to this, however, in my Pets file. I do hope to get a new dog sometime this year (my beloved Charley died two years ago).Eileen Obserhttp://www.eileenobser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-35258319922390899722012-05-21T14:35:34.077-07:002012-05-21T14:35:34.077-07:00Interesting blog. I'll have to copy the recipe...Interesting blog. I'll have to copy the recipe down for my collie's food. Both my collie and one of my two cats beg when I open tuna fish to make tuna salad. I always open two cans, drain the juice, add a little water to the juice and then divide it up between the collie, the one house cat who likes it and a barn cat that comes running when I call her name and said "Tuna juice!" really loud. I've heard lams is a good brand for cat food. There's another brand of dog food, too, that is supposed to be much better. I can't think of the name of it now. I make sure the dry food I buy has no artificial coloring. I guess I'd better read the labels a little better.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-53538407296028384692012-05-21T09:47:51.144-07:002012-05-21T09:47:51.144-07:00When Foster had his accident, Buster went on dry f...When Foster had his accident, Buster went on dry food. I made the switch abruptly, but he handled it like a trooper. I think cats are smarter about that stuff. Buster will eat almost anything, though he will spit out his green beans if something tastier is on the counter. And congrats on your first Sandy Fairfax mystery, "The Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper"!Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066655287551999883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-61488172115014450552012-05-21T09:42:41.848-07:002012-05-21T09:42:41.848-07:00My rice cooker died a slow death. You're right...My rice cooker died a slow death. You're right. I should replace it. Once I figured out how to use it (I am that useless with appliances) it was wonderful! Thanks for the reminder.Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066655287551999883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-91255591187796489492012-05-21T09:41:44.911-07:002012-05-21T09:41:44.911-07:00I just read an article about how cats need somethi...I just read an article about how cats need something that begins with the "T" (Taurine???) and it's deadly if they don't get it and you can't replace it with once it's missing. I'd be terrified! (Then again, I tend to overreact.)Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066655287551999883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-53893862072744494912012-05-21T08:54:05.141-07:002012-05-21T08:54:05.141-07:00My cats get Iams brand, although the female has de...My cats get Iams brand, although the female has decided she only wants the canned food, which of course costs more than the dry. I help feed the neighborhood cats and for a while I bought the cheap generic food. At one point the cats stopped eating so I changed to the regular (more nutrious) brands. Cats know what's good for them!<br />Sally CarpenterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-27309223369511778162012-05-21T06:58:29.158-07:002012-05-21T06:58:29.158-07:00Jackie, you might want to invest in a rice cooker....Jackie, you might want to invest in a rice cooker. I bought a ten-cup electric one for $40 at Walmart or Target, which is about the size of a flour canister. It makes very nice fluffy rice in about twenty minutes.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-88867650498483175782012-05-20T16:12:55.403-07:002012-05-20T16:12:55.403-07:00I don't feed my cats any corn, and I read the ...I don't feed my cats any corn, and I read the ingredients of their natural food carefully. My female cat likes peas and beans, but hates carrots. She eats around them, and then gives me a dirty look as if to say "how many times do I have to tell you--I don't eat orange stuff?!" It must be very frustrating trying to train a human.<br /><br />Her food contains cranberries and salmon and smells awful to us, but she seems thrilled with it. We refer to it as cranberry carrion.<br /><br />Lesley<br /><br />LesleyLesley Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552765934908042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-60343005083412187382012-05-20T15:27:46.968-07:002012-05-20T15:27:46.968-07:00P.A., I thought about raw until my vet told me how...P.A., I thought about raw until my vet told me how many cases of worms he gets every year from people who feed raw. With Buster's problems, I thought I better not take a chance. And that's so horrible about the leather. Funny note: I tried out some Rachel Ray because the ingredients didn't look too bad for an emergency. Buster loved it. He pooped FOUR TIMES in six hours, and I only fed him a total of 2 cups. That's a lot of filler!!!!Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066655287551999883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-2753335458031928102012-05-20T15:25:31.854-07:002012-05-20T15:25:31.854-07:00Thanks Jean! I only Microwave the rice, which prob...Thanks Jean! I only Microwave the rice, which probably doesn't have much value anyway (I hope). I've really been using the one pot method lately--brown the turkey with the veggies and cook it until it's mush, measure the remaining water and add what I need for the oatmeal or rice. I haven't heard of a jet stream oven. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066655287551999883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-61741219836107085872012-05-20T12:25:59.209-07:002012-05-20T12:25:59.209-07:00For my Doberman I did a lot of raw feeding. When I...For my Doberman I did a lot of raw feeding. When I did supplement it with commercial foods I did check labels, never bought in a grocery store and only shopped in pet specific stores. <br /><br />I was doing this before I saw a documentary on what realty is in dog food. Even the stuff that's edible is so low quality it doesn't do much good. To prove that the food is tested, they concocted a dog food that included as meat by-products shredded and cooked leather shoes. The food had zero nutritional value for a dog, but easily passed the quality tests. There's also a good chance a number of diseases and ailments our pets get as they age are partially due to the bad quality of food.Pat Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08824114343214016153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-7608130067695142322012-05-20T12:15:47.680-07:002012-05-20T12:15:47.680-07:00Thanks for the recipe, Jackie. Theh only thing tha...Thanks for the recipe, Jackie. Theh only thing that bothers me is using a microwave oven. I've taken an alternative medicine course and know that microwaving destroys the food value and can cause intestinal, blood and other disorders. You might want to try a jet stream oven, crock pot or other appliance to cook Buster's food.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-25492697277592828772012-05-20T12:03:27.646-07:002012-05-20T12:03:27.646-07:00I've known about Jackie's struggle to find...I've known about Jackie's struggle to find Buster a healthy food that will help with his intestinal problems. If this works for him... you'd best give it a try. And I've recently been advised to stay away from corn in cat food as well (my Maine Coon has problems similar to Buster's). The food he now eats has peas and potatoes. Huh! It's working. Good luck on your funny Pet Psychic book too, Jackie.Jackie Houchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753758587434594531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-30943753909247309362012-05-20T11:11:33.948-07:002012-05-20T11:11:33.948-07:00If you double the recipe, leave it cook while you&...If you double the recipe, leave it cook while you're writing or doing housework, and then package it up, you're done for two weeks! I now put the food in two big containers--one for the refrigerator and one for the freezer--and then just measure it out. Saves time. :)Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066655287551999883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-23214745998297360912012-05-20T10:32:26.093-07:002012-05-20T10:32:26.093-07:00Now, if only I could get someone to do all that co...Now, if only I could get someone to do all that cooking for my dog! I'm afraid this would keep me very busy!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99100249239466295.post-18104464573444905082012-05-20T08:34:40.476-07:002012-05-20T08:34:40.476-07:00Thank you so much for having me on your blog! I ca...Thank you so much for having me on your blog! I can't imagine traveling around the country with Buster. He's afraid of the car and cries the whole time!Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066655287551999883noreply@blogger.com