Just curious - for cat people

Comment #11

LuckyLilly — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:49:56 GMT

I agree with Spy153, some cats will eat anything, others won't. I have one of each. I had a coupon for a free premium brand of food (regularly $14 per 4 lb bag), so I tried feeding it to the finicky one. She went 3 days without eating a thing. I finally had to run back to the store and buy her usual brand before she starved herself to death. My neighbor across the street asked me to feed her cats over Thanksgiving. She had cans of cat food mixed with cans of dog food out fo... [ More ]

Comment #10

gizmo101 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:41:35 GMT

Hello justxploring. I'm also from florida. Try some sevin - dust outside to control the ants and fleas. It works great and does not seem to bother dogs and cats. I've known people who rub it on their outside dogs to kill fleas. you can find it at any ace hardware and its cheap compaired to other ant and flea products. Also I find that my cats don't care much for dog food but my dog would rather have cat food.

Comment #9

spy153 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:08:16 GMT

Don't worry, there are plenty of snakes and other wildlife where I live. They are all doing just fine. I'm glad people here in my town are firm believers in keeping trees up. I have had a lot of cats. Some are picky eaters, others will eat anything. Kittens will eat anything if hungry enough unless they think there is a chance they will get human food.

Comment #8

justxploring — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:43:03 GMT

Emily, I will give that idea about water a try. The ants were also under the dish - mainly on the back since it was very wet from the milk. That's why I didn't see them until the began crawling on me. But that's a good idea. I'll wear gloves & long sleeves next time! I can put a smaller bowl into a larger one filled with water. A cat will be smart enough to figure it out. My backyard is so full of sticky burrs (that are those nasty things called) that I stopped going back there where so... [ More ]

Comment #7

emilyg — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:21:16 GMT

Put a bowl of food in a dish of water - ants will stay away or drown.

Comment #6

Rick G — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:16:31 GMT

Just my opinion, but it's not a good idea to feed animals outside of your home. It sounds warm and cozy but it upsets the balance of nature. That's why rodents (mice, rats, squirrels, raccoons), insects ( roaches, etc.) and pigeons are flourishing beyond what they normally would be without human intervention.

Comment #5

pacattack05 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:35:50 GMT

Ants are phinicky too...they make mountains out of mole hills.

Comment #4

justxploring — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:55:01 GMT

So I guess that was a bad idea.

Comment #3

Tenaj — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:08:52 GMT

I use to wonder why old poor people who had to chose between their medicine and food ate dog food instead of pork n beans and other stuff that cost the same until I realized that dog food is complete nutrition having all the vitamins and fiber and it better for you than some food that is passed off for human consumption.

Comment #2

pacattack05 — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:05:49 GMT

Cats are finicky. (spelling?) They like to purrsue other delicacies.

Comment #1

justxploring — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:54:04 GMT

I guess what I wrote before sounds a little stupid. Of course when I wrote "is dog food just for dogs?" I wasn't asking if I should buy dog food for a cat. I was asking if I put the dog food I already have out for cats, if they will eat it. I'll probably pickup a bag of cat food later.

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justxploring — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:58:37 GMT