Cat food

[Kashmiri Pandit]

If you have extra money than do it. Otherwise feral cats do not depend on anyone. They catch mouses in between.

Yes I do . I got 500 INR from my nani for completing graduation

I don't know why but i feel attached to the cat and her kitten . I read somewhere that feral cats stay mostly hungry and eat from garbage and on occasions catch a mouse or bird . Plus there are too many dogs on street . They even jump into our house while trying to catch cats Few days ago around midnight a cat got attacked by some unknown creature in the back side of my house but i couldn't do a thing .

6 months ago , after 2 cats died just next to my house Gate , My love for cats is on rise . I get sad if i don't see them as i get worried about their safety .

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

If you have extra money than do it. Otherwise feral cats do not depend on anyone. They catch mouses in between.

They will also decimate native wild bird populations. Cats are small but very effective hunters.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

First thing first, do not ever feed your cat whiska or any supermarket brand cat food, those food are hard to digest, and they have a lot more wastage than premium brand.

I don't know what kind of cat food you have in India, but you will do good with some above the quality brand (like iams) and also some super brand like royal canin and hills. If you cannot premium brand, I would suggest you go gourmet instead of feeding them supermarket food. I had two cat that caught FLUTDS by eating whiska and one cat got IBS from eating Friskie (another supermarket brand) I have had cat that actually died from eating cheap cat food...and been told supermarket brand cat food have heavy calcium which build up crystal in their urine and it also damage your cat's kidney.

Also, if you feed your cat cat food, it's important to have it mixed with dry and wet food together instead of just one. Usually doing dry and wet will get your cat more balance diet and will not caught diabetes that easy.

However, if you are on a budget and cannot afford premium cat food, then you can always go gourmet.

Find out what your cat like to eat (Fish, Chicket, Pork, Beef), once you know what your cat will eat, say your cat like fish, then you go get a raw fish, steam it to half to almost done (So you left the juice in) and then you serve them with rice (not a lot) and some veggie, it's fineifyour cat don't like rice and veggie, butif that do, you will need to get wet food that have veggin in it and mix it with the gourmet meat you made.

If you have money, I strongly recommend either Hills or Royal Canin.

For me, I feed my cat a brand called Optimum Cat food (the most expensive food in supermarket, but they have less calcium) and Innova Cat food (premium brand), Some time I do cook them gourmet meal and treat them with Hills Balance Diet brand wet food. My cats love them

I only have 500 rupees a month . I can buy a 400 g royal canin cat food as its in the budget . The cat is feral and visits my house on occasions . It sleeps sometimes in our house . Should I mix dry RC cat food with Milk ? Like dry food in the morning 3 times a week , Milk 5-7 times a week , Egg once a week ?

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

I only have 500 rupees a month . I can buy a 400 g royal canin cat food as its in the budget . The cat is feral and visits my house on occasions . It sleeps sometimes in our house . Should I mix dry RC cat food with Milk ? Like dry food in the morning 3 times a weak , Milk 5-7 times a weak , Egg once a weak ?

Does it let you go near it? If yes then its not feral. You cant really do anything about stray dogs in the streets, if the cat is smart it will stay off the streets .

My cat at work is so smart, when I walk to the train station at night she walks alongside me like its the most natural thing. She follows me to the end of the road (about 200 meters) and then stops, its her own natural boundary I guess and wont go past.

Just spend what you can, but remember, and this is important:

If you start feeding the cat you have to keep feeding it as it becomes dependent on you. Also, female cats need to be taken to the vet to be neutered. If not you will have a half dozen new cats in a year.

 

[jhungary]

I only have 500 rupees a month . I can buy a 400 g royal canin cat food as its in the budget . The cat is feral and visits my house on occasions . It sleeps sometimes in our house . Should I mix dry RC cat food with Milk ? Like dry food in the morning 3 times a week , Milk 5-7 times a week , Egg once a week ?

I have no idea how much is 500 rupee and what you can get with these money.......sorry...

But seems to me if you can only get a 400 g RC can a month, then it would not be a good idea.

Do you have any premium brand food you can choose at your price range? If you would have provide with a list and amount I can help you choose

But if this is a feral cat, I would probably mix some can food with milk and that should be just fine, as street cat have sort of adaptation that house cat will never have.

 

[Kathin_Singh]

Yes I do . I got 500 INR from my nani for completing graduation

I don't know why but i feel attached to the cat and her kitten . I read somewhere that feral cats stay mostly hungry and eat from garbage and on occasions catch a mouse or bird . Plus there are too many dogs on street . They even jump into our house while trying to catch cats Few days ago around midnight a cat got attacked by some unknown creature in the back side of my house but i couldn't do a thing .

6 months ago , after 2 cats died just next to my house Gate , My love for cats is on rise . I get sad if i don't see them as i get worried about their safety .

I tamed two cats but one has left the area and seldom visit my locality and another one has died (may be mauled by other cat or dog). I was sad but this is life.This is nature.

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

I tamed two cats but one has left the area and seldom visit my locality and another one has died (may be mauled by other cat or dog). I was sad but this is life.This is nature.

If the cat is feral, it is better to not feed and try to tame it. A feral cat hisses at people and violent as hell.

I once took an injured feral cat to the vet and the vet put it down right away. There is no place for feral cats in a domestic urban environment. Or anywhere in fact. Feral cats are pests and ruin indigenous populations of fauna.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Does it let you go near it? If yes then its not feral. You cant really do anything about stray dogs in the streets, if the cat is smart it will stay off the streets .

My cat at work is so smart, when I walk to the train station at night she walks alongside me like its the most natural thing. She follows me to the end of the road (about 200 meters) and then stops, its her own natural boundary I guess and wont go past.

Just spend what you can, but remember, and this is important:

If you start feeding the cat you have to keep feeding it as it becomes dependent on you. Also, female cats need to be taken to the vet to be neutered. If not you will have a half dozen new cats in a year.

No , It doesn't . But when I have a bowl with food ( Milk ) , it stares at me but doesn't run . On occasions it let me come close but that is a rarity . Kitten though allows me to come close and on 2 occasions came sniffing and few centimeters away from my hand but when i raise my hand to pet it , it runs away . I was playing with the Kitten a few days back . I picked a piece of straw ( From broom ) , placed and waved it near it . It kept trying to catch it , That was lovely .

I don't mind that . I always wanted a Female cat and tens of Kittens laying in my veranda
I have been feeding both mom and kitten for months now ( Only Milk >_< )

I tamed two cats but one has left the area and seldom visit my locality and another one has died (may be mauled by other cat or dog). I was sad but this is life.This is nature.

Yup !

 

[Kathin_Singh]

If the cat is feral, it is better to not feed and try to tame it. A feral cat hisses at people and violent as hell.

I once took an injured feral cat to the vet and the vet put it down right away. There is no place for feral cats in a domestic urban environment. Or anywhere in fact. Feral cats are pests and ruin indigenous populations of fauna.

Well not every feral cat is like that. they are lovely creatures.

Regarding fauna, nature has its own plans.

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

No , It doesn't . But when I have a bowl with food ( Milk ) , it stares at me but doesn't run . On occasions it let me come close but that is a rarity . Kitten though allows me to come close and on 2 occasions came sniffing and few centimeters away from my hand but when i raise my had to pet it , it runs away . I was playing with the Kitten a few days back . I picked a piece of straw ( From broom ) , placed and waved it near it . It kept trying to catch it , That was lovely .

I don't mind that . I always wanted a Female cat and tens of Kittens laying in my veranda
I have been feeding both mom and kitten for months now ( Only Milk >_< )


Yup !

Yeah, its not feral, most likely the offspring of a domesticated cat in the neighborhood and not too far from human contact. 10 kittens sound like fun but its not. It wont be long before the fights start and you wont be able to feed them all or look after them all. A cat will mature in a year and have kittens just as fast. 10 kittens = say 5 female. 5 female times 5 kittens = 25 new cats in a year or 2. Neutering is important!

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

I have no idea how much is 500 rupee and what you can get with these money.......sorry...

But seems to me if you can only get a 400 g RC can a month, then it would not be a good idea.

Do you have any premium brand food you can choose at your price range? If you would have provide with a list and amount I can help you choose

But if this is a feral cat, I would probably mix some can food with milk and that should be just fine, as street cat have sort of adaptation that house cat will never have.

I don't know . Today was the first day I went to a pet shop and found no cat food available . It turned out to be a vet shop .
Wiskas is in my budget but i have read a lot of negative comments . Yes its a feral cat . If I keep the level of wiskas food at minimum and Milk and eggs at maximum , will it be okey ? I only feed the cat once a day and on some occasions twice a day .

If the cat is feral, it is better to not feed and try to tame it. A feral cat hisses at people and violent as hell.

I once took an injured feral cat to the vet and the vet put it down right away. There is no place for feral cats in a domestic urban environment. Or anywhere in fact. Feral cats are pests and ruin indigenous populations of fauna.

The cat hasn't hissed at me but it has hissed a lot yesterday , surprisingly on her kid . The Kitten though meows a lot when I am around .

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

Well not every feral cat is like that. they are lovely creatures.

Regarding fauna, nature has its own plans.

Lovely to look at but too effective for their own good.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/297453/getting-rid-of-2-point-5m-feral-cats-by-2025

Its sad but feral cats have no place in unprotected environments. They are just killing machines. A lot of native species have no defence against a predator like a cat and have not evolved to handle such a predator.

I don't know . Today was the first day I went to a pet shop and found no cat food available . It turned out to be a vet shop .
Wiskas is in my budget but i have read a lot of negative comments . Yes its a feral cat . If I keep the level of wiskas food at minimum and Milk and eggs at maximum , will it be okey ? I only feed the cat once a day and on some occasions twice a day .



The cat hasn't hissed at me but it has hissed a lot yesterday , surprisingly on her kid . The Kitten though meows a lot when I am around .

hissing at kitten is natural. She is just teaching it whos boss and proper behaviour.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Yeah, its not feral, most likely the offspring of a domesticated cat in the neighborhood and not too far from human contact. 10 kittens sound like fun but its not. It wont be long before the fights start and you wont be able to feed them all or look after them all. A cat will mature in a year and have kittens just as fast. 10 kittens = say 5 female. 5 female times 5 kittens = 25 new cats in a year or 2. Neutering is important!

Oh ! But no one in my neighbor will ever have a cat . Though one of my neighbors has feral cat and Kittens and all are nice to the owner of the house , who in fact have tried their best to get rid of them but they keep coming back .

Ya I know but nature takes care of things . My feral cat ended up with 1 Kitten and its a Male .
While 3 months ago I saw 2 Cats with 3 and more Kittens .
Neutering , spraying etc is uncommon where I live . We have cows , bulls , Buffalo , Dogs , Sheep & Goats ( On occasions ) roaming my streets . A week back I along with few people saved a calf who fell into the drain and was unable to come out while its partner was looking at us with tears in eyes .

hissing at kitten is natural. She is just teaching it whos boss and proper behaviour.

I thought Kitten grew old enough to leave mom and live alone .
And surprisingly the Kitten has started hissing at me but when I show it the bowl with food , its back to meowing

 

[jhungary]

I don't know . Today was the first day I went to a pet shop and found no cat food available . It turned out to be a vet shop .
Wiskas is in my budget but i have read a lot of negative comments . Yes its a feral cat . If I keep the level of wiskas food at minimum and Milk and eggs at maximum , will it be okey ? I only feed the cat once a day and on some occasions twice a day .



The cat hasn't hissed at me but it has hissed a lot yesterday , surprisingly on her kid . The Kitten though meows a lot when I am around .

Kitten needed quite a lot of food to support, so if you only get 400g it won't last you a week even if you feed them with milk.

I have been going on this website

https://www.petsworld.in/cat-kittens.html

It said it cost about 1100 for a 2 kg RC dry food. You can probably get drool brand (seems good) and it's quite cheap, 350 INR for 1.2 kgs. And if you save up for like 2 months allowance, you can probably get 4.5kg in some 1000 INR. It will last you more than 2 months.

If I were you, I would buy 1.2 Kg Drool and a can of whisker wet food and mix it and until you have saved enough, you can go and get an upgrade. It will cost you about 470 INR a month. You can feed them with milk so you probably use around 400 g a week.

That's seems to be the best way you can do with your budget.

And cat food is quite cheap in India, you guys are selling 3kg RC dry bag for $21 AUD, I cannot get this price even for Optimum supermarket brand....It cost about A$45 for a bag of RC 3 kg.

 

[Kashmiri Pandit]

Kitten needed quite a lot of food to support, so if you only get 400g it won't last you a week even if you feed them with milk.

I have been going on this website

https://www.petsworld.in/cat-kittens.html

It said it cost about 1100 for a 2 kg RC dry food. You can probably get drool brand (seems good) and it's quite cheap, 350 INR for 1.2 kgs. And if you save up for like 2 months allowance, you can probably get 4.5kg in some 1000 INR. It will last you more than 2 months.

If I were you, I would buy 1.2 Kg Drool and a can of whisker wet food and mix it and until you have saved enough, you can go and get an upgrade. It will cost you about 470 INR a month. You can feed them with milk so you probably use around 400 g a week.

That's seems to be the best way you can do with your budget.

Yes Drool is another brand that is available online . Anything below 500 even for 20 days or 3 weeks is good enough for me . I can mix that with milk and eggs on other days . No problem with milk as I can give them Milk daily because we buy milk from neighbor and it costs half of its market price ( plus its a fresh Cow milk ) .

But the question is should I go for dry or Wet ? Dry seems okey as its hassle free . Wet I have heard spoils quickly and since the cat is feral , If it doesn't come to my house for 2 days , the food will be spoiled by then .