She eats and likes Ceasers (and sometimes gets greenbeans, chicken, carrots and other safe unspiced human grade foods,

But never dairy, cocoa, grapes/raisins, coffee, or seasoned foods, splintering bones,etc..)

but she shuns hard foods
in fact the only hard food she was eating was the meow mix she stole from the cats when we lived with them,
now she isn’t eating any hard food

I won’t feed her Iams (or other Iams owned brands) or kibbles
but what dog food should I feed her instead? (nothing crazy expensive)

And what are some healthy treats she would like?

I want to feed her something healthy.

I’ve heard vegetarian dog food was good for dogs (but expensive)
but I doubt she’d eat it, anyone have luck with this?

The oldest living dog ("Bramble"?) was vegan and ate brown rice in lentils

should I be feeding her stuff like that?

What about her teeth?

Some good advice would be greatly appriciated.

Thanks




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I havent been letting my cats in my bedroom recently because they have been peeing on my bed. I live in an apartment so the door has to stay open to get any ac… any ideas?




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well my dogs have tried many different(expensive) food all the only food that didn’t make them have the runs was purina one, so i decided hmm okay then lets try purina for my other pets
so my puppys eating puppy chow(healthy morsels), and my cats have cat chow, which they seem to like.
but i’m wondering, is it really good for them?




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How to train a kitten to scratch its post?

We rescued a kitten this morning. She was in the middle of the road, lying in a puddle. Vet said she’s got fleas. So we’re getting that taken care of and she also got her shots. She’s about 8 weeks old. I’m an animal person, and have the time/availability and expenses to take care of her.. so I’ll be keeping her if nobody claims her. My questions are: How to train her to use her litter box and to scratch her post? I’ve heard horror stories of cats ruining furniture, but I know with the right training and handling it can be avoided.. so please dish out all of your information!




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i’m about to invest 50 bucks in the smartcat ultimate scratching post, before I do, does anyone have a cheaper brand suggestion of the same quality or should I just make the investment? Also, is sisal really safe for their nails, because it looks like that material would break their nails and do most cats like this material?




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looking for coupons to print please?

Just wondering if anyone out there could suggest a good place on the internet to print pet copons, like pet food for dogs & cats, need to print dog/cat food & litter & laundry stuff coupons, checked on the internet already, but its so confusing everyone/site wants u to download etc…any suggestions would be helpful cuz i rescue homeless animals (dogs & cats)….thanks




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Pet food recall for Purina Cat Chow?

I was wondering if anyone knew of any Purina dry cat food being recalled or has anyone else had problems with it? I have two cats, one of which was put on a diet so I purchased Purina Cat Chow Lean. The following day, my youngest cat began throwing up repeatedly. I had to take him to the vet two days in a row where they had to put him on medication and inject him with fluids…twice!! I haven’t seen anything about this brand being recalled but it’s so hard to keep up or find the most updated sites. The only that changed was that I began mixing his regular food (Purina Cat Chow Indoor formula) with this food the day before. Although it doesn’t contain wheat gluten, it does contain corn gluten and wheat, so I’m concerned that there might be something wrong with this food as well. I haven’t fed it to him since and he’s been fine but I’d like to know why he got so sick. If anyone knows anything, I’d appreciate their help.
Hi everyone, thanks for all the quick responses. I’m still in the process of researching this. I’ve discovered that Medi Cal is on the list, albeit wet food they say. I was provided a package of this by my vet prior to purchasing the Purina Lean cat food so now I’m not sure if it was the Purina or the Medi Cal that might have done it. I will continue to research this and hopefully come up with an answer as to what the cause was.

thanks again.
Wow, you guys are quick! In answer to some of your comments, he’s 4 years old and has never had any issues before so I dont’ think that was the issue given the fact that it was such a small amount mixed in with his usual food. He does get home made little treats from time to time and, as far as contacting the manufacturers, given what I’ve seen in the news and how Medi Cal assured the FDA that no tainted food reached Canada when in fact it had, I’m not sure I really want to trust them.




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Can the dog I was dog sitting get it if they were playing together? If I have it can my cats get it?
My friend is not neglectful. We use a city dog park where water is shared.




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My mom has 2 cats and a yorkie, obviously don’t want him eating cat food, and my mom feeds her dog Purina, and I feed mine Nutro Ultra.
Anyways I don’t want him getting into food that doesn’t belong to him, or eating brands that are bad for him. I pick up his bowl after 15 minutes, my mom leaves her pet’s bowls out all day.

Any advice?




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Who here has health insurance for their pets?

if so, how much, what do they cover? and are you happy with it? is it a hassle? do you need your vet to provide a health history? and what are some good companies (in canada)

I have two cats (generally healthy) and a large dog (prone to …well… everything) and we will be getting a rat in two months




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