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Originally Posted by Etoille  Originally Posted by Koivu
cooked chicken, peeled shrimps (his favourite treat,
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 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. |
I admit, the wording could have been more clearer, but I do think the bolded part about it being a treat is still there. Some cats are naturally more fussy, the same way other animals (and people) are. I never stated that this was the diet I gave my cat from the first moment I got him, since I do agree with you, you can teach your cat to be fussy. I tried several supermarket brands, wet and dry food, with varying success. Some brands he'd eat maybe one can/bag, the rest would be left untouched for days (and yes, I'd make sure the food was continually fresh). In the end, I gave up and went to a pet store where the owner gave me 100g trial bags of various brand foods (Royal Canin etc) and advised me to make a note which one my cat preferred, and go with that.
And I see no fault in offering advice to give a cat fresh animal protein for treats as opposed to dried, specially manufactured animal treats. It is up to the owner to teach the animal not to beg at the table, and treats are just that, treats. I treat mine rarely, maybe once or twice a month, so giving chicken or shrimps should not be an issue, if you're thinking about costs. I do give you the point though; I should have said my cat is an extremely, worst case scenario fussy cat, not necessarily the norm to which all cats comply.