What kind of food do you feed your pets? / myLot

United States

October 25, 2026 8:30am CST

When I was young I would feed my cats Friskies or some other cheapo food. Then I learned about cat nutrition. I learned more than vets know about feline food. Cats in particular don't process carbs/grains well. It causes them to gain weight. They do best on a meat-based diet whether it is canned or dried. I've fed my cat crew Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost for many years. They have all done well on it and aren't overweight. Yes the 12 pound bag is expensive at $40+ but it also lasts to feed 3 cats for a month. I think it is worth it to pay for good food rather than have to deal with diabetes, hyothyroidism, etc.

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Michael

@Wrexxo (10067)

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12h

I used to have a cat and I gave her fried fish a lot

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snowy

@snowy22315 (214070)

• United States

13h

Nico is on prescription food Right now Royal Canin SObecause he has had issues peeing before. It seems to work well for him. Yeah, it is expensive.

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (128215)

• United States

12h

They tried to tell me that I had to feed Charlie special food b/c he blocked twice. Nope. Not doing it. He is fine but now he also transgender.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69969)

• Centralia, Washington

10h

@snowy22315 Same with Fred cat except its Science Diet C/D. He has heart issues, too, so I am feeding him only what the Vet tells me to.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (214070)

• United States

10h

@sallypup He was on that one. He likes it..but it seemed like it wasn't as effective as it once was..so I switched I still have some of the C /D though.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (131573)

• United States

13h

I feed Sadie, Iams, which is what my veterinarian recommended. She loves it. I would never feed her, like Alpo, which js the worst quality dog food as well as the cheapest. Maybe they won’t tell a difference in health now, but eventually they would if I fed them that crap.

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Toni

@toniganzon (82319)

• Philippines

11h

That’s why I invest in expensive dog food. Because I would rather keep them healthy than spend money on vets that doesn’t even guarantee their survival.

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