Switching Pet Foods Can Be Challenging; Especially For Cats

These days, switching pet foods is common because of all the pet food recalls. Dogs, in most cases, are not very picky. They love to eat and will pretty much gobble up most of what is given to them. They even work hard to grab things out of their reach!

Cats, on the other hand, are known to be finicky. This trait is one their brains are programmed to do. Cats imprint on certain things as food or not food; probably because they are decendants of wild cats that need to know poisonous plants and small animals from non-poisonous ones.

With patience and good planning, the switch can be made.

Be patient. Your cat will appreciate it. Switching foods is stressful for your pet, and with love and patience, she will grow to accept her new food (she will also start to get pretty hungry which helps). Careful planning will be to your advantage, too. Plan out her meal times, at first, so she doesn’t have constant access to the new food. It will be fresh and tastey to her if you designate meal times then put her food away.

If the switch is for dietary or medical reasons, put a little of the old food on the new food so the cat gradually accepts the new food. If it has to be a rapid switch because of recent recalls, try warming the food slightly, and adding tuna juice on top, or puree the food and put it into a plastic squeeze bottle (cut the top opening so the food can be squeezed out), and then basically bottle-feed your cat. Most cats will imprint to this new food in about three days using this method.

Menu Foods Adds Another Product to the List of Recalls

The most recent item added to the list of Menu Foods pet food recall list is: Natural Life dog food with a date on the bottom of the can of Nov/22/09 and UPC number of 12344-07114. For more information, you can check www.menufoods.com

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Pet Owners Using Homemade Pet Food Because of Recall

Many pet owners who have been frightened by the recent pet food recalls and associated illnesses and deaths of beloved pets are resorting to making their own pet food for their dogs and cats. Many animal experts have stated that they do not object to this, but urge pet owners who are makking their own food for their pets to be certain that the foods they use as ingredients are safe for pets (many household foods are extremely dangerouus for example onions, garlic, coffee, sugar to name just a few) and to use safe handling precautions when handling meat that your pet will consume. Mineral and vitamin supplements are available at many vet offices and pet stores to complete your pet’s nutritional needs. Please be sure to research your particular pet’s needs and use careful consideration and meal planning to optimize your beloved pet’s safety and health.

Pet Food Recall Expands to Canada

The Menu Foods pet food recall has been expanded to include brands in Canada. Until Monday, the recall included cat and dog food made at the New Jersey and Kansas plants because they were the only two to have taken deliveries of imported contaminated wheat gluten.

For more complete information on this recall you can visit these sites menufoods.com/recall or veterinarypartner.com