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myLot reputation of 100/100. Porcospino (5853)   ranked 138 out of 1,586 in pet owner 2 years ago

Our dog eats almost anything. He likes his own food, the cat's food, dinner scraps etc. Our cat is completely different. We have bought different kinds of food for her, but she only likes a few different things, and if she doesn't get the food that she wants, she doesn't eat anything at all. She seems to be a very fussy eater. What about your pets? Are they fussy or do they eat most things?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 91/100. giftsandbagscom (25543)   ranked 22 out of 1,586 in pet owner   2 years ago

samamtha is very picky she will not eat dog food. She will starve till you give her table scraps. I am quite tired of it right now. We got her this way and are trying to break her out of it. I let her go a long time without eating. One day she went to her dog food and at three small pieces. I was happy about that.

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2. myLot reputation of 78/100. 3honor (9748)   ranked 45 out of 1,586 in pet owner   2 years ago

I don't know about dogs but my cats are really fussy. They hate any change in their routine - that includes food.

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. clubnika (365)   2 years ago

My wife and I have several kind of animals. Our rabbits eat almost anything. Our dog eats also almost anything. However, our cat is very fussy. I think I know why our cat has become so fussy. One day we had a couple of visitors who brought some very delicious food to her. And after that day the cat eats almost only that kind of food.


myLot reputation of 100/100. Porcospino (5853)   ranked 138 out of 1,586 in pet owner  2 years ago

That sounds familiar. I have tried the same thing with some of my other pets. When they get used to a very delicous kind of food, the ordinary food suddenly seems less interesting...

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4. mklegg2010 (10)   ranked 848 out of 1,586 in pet owner   2 years ago

I'm glad to see my dogs aren't the only ones who are so fussy. They refuse to eat dry dog food, but will go for the DRY cat food as soon as I turn my back. Otherwise they will eat anything, except for ANY brand of dog food I give to them. My cats on the other hand, except for one, are happy with anything including the dog food. Our oldest cat will only eat one brand of cat food though.


myLot reputation of 100/100. Porcospino (5853)   ranked 138 out of 1,586 in pet owner  2 years ago

Hi mklegg2010 and welcome to MyLot. My parent's dog is very fussy, too. She doesn't eat much and she only likes certain kinds of food. I was very surpriced that my own dog likes everything, I didn't expect that. We have to keep the cat's food away from him, otherwise he would eat it all, because he is much faster than the cat.

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5. myLot reputation of 99/100. nyhollyjean (2254)   ranked 590 out of 1,586 in pet owner   2 years ago

I don't have any pets now, as I live in an apartment where we aren't allowed to have any.sad

But, I have had many pets over the years, as we lived in a very rural area. We had several dogs, cats, rabbits, goats, sheep and chickens--and all their babies, over a long period of time.

I can't recall any of them being fussy, except one Mama cat we had, and even she wasn't very fussy. She only liked canned cat food--no dry. I used to give them canned cat food in the morning when I left for work, leave dry cat food and water out during the day, and give them more canned food when I came home. Since I split it among 3 of them, no one got overfed, but I used to worry that she wasn't getting enough. But, the vet said she was fine--so, that's the way we left her, but I'd give her half a can all of her own, once in awhile, just to be sure.

But, it was my big tom cat,Chubby,who used to make me laugh. His name suited him, as he was a big kitty--and a tad lazy. He wouldn't even bother to stand at the dry food dish. He'd knock some pieces onto the floor, lay down next to them, stretch his paw out until it curled around a piece of food and pop it into his mouth! lol


myLot reputation of 100/100. Porcospino (5853)   ranked 138 out of 1,586 in pet owner  2 years ago

In the apartment where I used to live we weren't allowed to keep pets either, and I really missed it, because I grew up in family with many pets. I have never had goats or sheep, but it is one of my dreams to live at a place where we can get some sheep and maybe some other animals blush Our cat also prefers canned food. She eats certain kinds of dry food, but she definately prefers canned food.


myLot reputation of 99/100. nyhollyjean (2254)   ranked 590 out of 1,586 in pet owner  2 years ago

I hope you get the chance to do that some day, if it's what you want! My ex-husband and I bought an old "fixer upper" house with 5 acres out in the country. Our goal was to live off the land as much as possible. We had a huge vegetable garden and all those animals. The goats were good for milking, as well as being out natural lawn mowers. The sheep were used for the same thing some of the time, and a sheep shearer would come round and shear the sheep for us in the Spring. I used to sell the wool to a co-op we had in town and in exchange, they would have someone spin the wool and each person who contributed would get an allotment. I crocheted a lot of things that way.

We also heated out entire house with wood and had plans to build a windmill. We were considering solar panels as well, but living in the northeast, it's not the best way to go.

It was fun, but it was a lot of hard work. I'd do it again though, if I could. Life changed, and so I'm not able to do those things now.

It's funny how that idea has become so popular again. It's knowledge, once learned, that no one can take away. happy

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6. myLot reputation of 95/100. laniekins (1905)   ranked 490 out of 1,586 in pet owner   2 years ago

My dogs practically eat almost anything, she even eats fruits and sometimes hate to say this but she eats waste from another dog(very bad). Our newly adopted cat (half Siamese) is a picky eater. Maybe she will like friskies, im about to buy her food.

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7. myLot reputation of 94/100. shibham (4920)   ranked 581 out of 1,586 in pet owner   2 years ago

i have a cat and she is an aristocrat eater, i mean she never eat anything without fish, meat and milk. just minutes ago, she came near me and uttered meoow... i understood her request i gave some biscuits and she became normal. now she is busy with my sister.

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8. myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (24681)   2 years ago

not my pets, they are happy to have food, but again, a goodly number of them came to us as strays, so they are grateful!

of course, the roomie's dog, Zoe will eat cat poop toofeeling sick


myLot reputation of 100/100. Porcospino (5853)   ranked 138 out of 1,586 in pet owner  2 years ago

Our dog sometimes eats the cat's poop as well. It is a disgusting habit, and we have tried to stop him, but it is dfficult, because if we close the door the cat can't use the litter box, and then she starts using the living room as a toilet. I would like to find a way to stop him, but I haven't found a solution yet.


myLot reputation of 99/100. ElicBxn (24681)  2 years ago

depends on the size of the dog - if its big, maybe put the litter in a room that you can get the cats to squeeze in the door but the dog can't or maybe a child gate to keep the dog away from the litter box

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