What do you feed your pets?

[Valentina]

I ask because I was watching this television program where some people hire special cooks for their pets.

[Lachlann]

Kibble, wet dog food. But only at the request of my parents, honestly wet dog food makes me dry heave.

[LordKAT]

Kibbles and bits, puppy treats, bones, bloodworms, shrimp, fish flakes, fish treats, etc


As you can probably tell, I have a dog and fish.

[Janet_Girl]

Purina indoor cat food.  Occasionally wet cat food, when they get their nails trimmed.



Janet

[Miniar]

IAMS light.
Our little kitty's a little overweight..

She's got the softest, least-shedding fur I've ever seen on a cat, so I suggest it whenever asked

[V M]

I give my dog kibbles and bits in the morning that he snacks on during the day along with a few treats

Then at night I add a portion of what ever I'm cooking to his food 

[Silver]

Hay. I have a rabbit.

[Ryuu]

Fish - Fish food, obviously. In the case of one of our first fish, the other 2 fish we had in the tank. (Unintentionally on our part!) We christened him Hannibal and sent him back to the pet store.
Cat - dry cat food. She occasionally catches something or other outside as well.
Rabbit - alfalfa pellets and greens from the garden.
Chickens - kitchen scraps. They also have free reign over the backyard so they eat grass and bugs in the summer.

[Lachlann]

IAMS light.
Our little kitty's a little overweight..

She's got the softest, least-shedding fur I've ever seen on a cat, so I suggest it whenever asked

Interesting. I'm thinking about getting a husky when I move out and have sufficient funds, but it's been so long since I've had a pet that sheds. Think there's anything to it for dogs or is it just the natural course of things for something as fluffy as that?

[Valentina]

Fish - Fish food, obviously. In the case of one of our first fish, the other 2 fish we had in the tank. (Unintentionally on our part!) We christened him Hannibal and sent him back to the pet store.
Cat - dry cat food. She occasionally catches something or other outside as well.
Rabbit - alfalfa pellets and greens from the garden.
Chickens - kitchen scraps. They also have free reign over the backyard so they eat grass and bugs in the summer.

That's great.  You live in a farm? 

Chicken soup

with noodles?

[Silver]

Rabbit - alfalfa pellets and greens from the garden.

Yes, I must nitpick. Alfalfa is way to high in calcium to be a regular food and fresh food should be very limited.

[jesse]

Hay. I have a rabbit.

hey thats not a pet thats food.....jk silver dont hit me
hugs
jessica

[Suzy]

All my dogs and cats eat Science Diet.

Kristi

[Ryuu]

That's great.  You live in a farm? 

In a way... I live in the middle of a city. My dad's just a little... unique. Keeps chickens in the backyard, grows almost all our veggies, makes our bread etc.

[insanitylives]

fish - er..fish food?
cats - both get the large kibbles,,er..friskies dental diet i think it's called. They're teeth are better for it
dog - ..i forget, but it's walmart brand, and it's the ONLY food that doesn't make my poor dog sick

[Windrider]

Bailey gets Stinky Goodness, Extra Special Stinky Goodness, and Crunchy Stinky Goodness (aka Fancy Feast )

WR

[june bug]

I have cats who I feed Welness wet food, but one of them won't eat wet, so I feed her high protein dry food.

I did a lot of research back in the day about pet health, and am a bit of an organic / non-byproduct freak.  Turns out most pets die of kidney failure associated with poor dry food diets their entire lives.  I know it's silly, but I love my kitties to death and would rather spend a lot of money to have them be healthy and live a long life, then have them suffer as they get older and then have to sink a bunch of money into vet bills for illness and the like.

[Windrider]

Bailey ended up with Fancy Feast because of the dyes in most dry foods. Her original brand from Friskies, Chef's Blend, was discontinued and I had to find something else. The next brand did something to her where she had bloody pee. According to the vet, she was allergic to the dyes in the food (and it was pretty brightly colored.) Fancy Feast dry was about the least colored dry food I could find that was still made by Purina. I switched and Bailey's been fine ever since.

I mix canned and dry food because dry food often doesn't contain enough of the oils for coat/nail health. Dry food helps with dental health. I also try to mix up what flavors I get so Bailey gets a balanced diet. I've even found a way to get her to eat chicken and turkey (I have the only cat that hates chicken, turkey, and liver.) But Bailey will eat the Fancy Feast w/ Garden Greens in chicken and turkey (aka Extra Special Stinky Goodness )

WR

[Jamie-o]

I used to feed my cats Science Diet, but it made Pyewacket rather gassy.    So I switched them to Iams, which they like better, and it seems to agree with Pye's degestive system more.  And, Miniar, I agree with you about the soft, shed-less fur.  Both SD, and Iams have that effect.

[FullofPop]

The dog and cats are on Kirkland (Costco's brand) kibble, which is actually very good quality for the price.

Horses: Grass hay.

Chicken: Layer mash, scratch, whatever they can dig up.

Fish: Hikari betta pellets, algae wafers, bottom feeder pellets.

Rabbits: Pellets (alfalfa based) and grass hay.

Rat: Lab blocks and whatever else I toss in for him.