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Originally Posted by Koivu  You missed the spot where I said the shrimps were treats. =P Personally, I see no difference in buying specific treats from pet shops/supermarkets or buying a bag of frozen pre-peeled shrimps for the purpose of giving to the animal when I feel like treating him. Except that at least with the shrimps I know they are fresh and don't come with any additives. Ditto for chicken. It's a treat, and usually tends to be leftover scraps from when I roast a whole chicken. Again, I prefer giving stuff that is suitable for human consumption as treats, for obvious reasons.
The mainstay of his diet is the Royal Canin Exigent 35/30, which is the only brand dry food he eats. Trust me, I've tried other brands, but when you see the food bowl go untouched for 5 days and with 3 different brands, I tend to think "if it ain't broken, don't fix it" and go back to the Royal Canin.
Yeah, the shower is extreme, and hence it's the ultimate, final punishment only to be used when all else fails. Had to use it only rarely, most notably to stop the cat from ruining the sofa, and later the surround stereo system. |
Originally Posted by Koivu
While my cat was not rescued from a shelter, it too was very skittish the first few days after I took it home. Not eating is part of the symptoms, and be prepared that even after the fluffy calms down, he still might not like the food you give him. My cat is an obnoxious, spoiled brat when it comes to food, and
will only eat cooked chicken, peeled shrimps (his favourite treat, he'll do anything to get some, including purring and rubbing against a total stranger, which he doesn't do otherwise, being a shy cat by nature) and
this special cat food we by from a pet shop that is specially designed for "Fussy cats".
Yeah i dont think i missed anything. Or that line about how to skip regular cat treats and go for shrimp lol. As chaos said its not a bad thing - until youve by default - you make your cat 'fussy'. Shrimp, chicken, turkey all as RARE treats and not the norm are just fine. But this (using this as a 'normal treat') also substantially increases the chance that the cat will beg or not know boundaries between what is his and yours. Its not great advice to give to a first time pet owner.
Its your cat but i dont think that giving what you do out as advice to the OP for standard or norm is a good idea. Just my opinion though.