My cat is excrutiatingly particular about her treats, but after the recent pet food scares I’ve been even more particular about which brands I’ll let her have. She’s always liked her Temptations, preferring the crunchy outside and chewy inside to the more uniform consistency of Pounce treats, and one of her all-time favourites was Pup-Peroni, which is meant for dogs but she goes bonkers for anything bacon-flavoured.
But Soph is getting older now — she’s about middle age in cat years — and I wanted to start giving her something healthier.
I stumbled upon these treats called Feline Greenies, and thought their Nantucket Bay Scallop flavour sounded especially posh — not to mention the fact that the ingredients are all natural and they keep teeth nice and clean — so I grabbed the packet and brought it back for her.
At first, she wasn’t so sure what to make of them. Everyone says cats are colour blind but I swear she could tell they were green, which led to a lot more sniffing and head bobbing then usual. Finally, though, she took the plunge and ate one.
Success! She’s officially hooked, and I can breathe a sigh of relief that she won’t end up keeled over at the vets with traces of rat poison in her intestinal tract anytime soon.
There is one problem with this product, however: the packaging. If anyone knows of any stores that sell cat treats in bulk, or at least ones that come in recyclable material, please point me in the right direction!
Image courtesy of this website
There have been reports of animals becoming ill from eating the “greenies” products – cats and dogs (they make a tooth-cleaning product for dogs as well). Supposedly the product is difficult to digest and tends to build up internally. I stopped feeding them to my dogs and cats after reports of animals getting sick.
http://www.kirotv.com/consumer/5325021/detail.html
http://www.kirotv.com/consumer/5436588/detail.html
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/5456124/detail.html
http://cbs2.com/consumer/local_story_332193140.html
Also, from Wendyknits blog (at least halfway down the page)
http://wendyknits.net/archives/846
Just trying to help.
I don’t know if this helps, but my co-op sells cat treats… I think . i know for sure they’ve got dog treat.
You could always just get your kitty a catnip plant. they love that stuff.
My cats love the greenies! They will even sit for them.
I know stores where I live that sell cat treats in bulk, but I’m afraid it won’t be much help since I’m on the other side of the Atlantic… :/
Just be careful if your cat throws up, because she’ll turn carpet a lovely shade of greenie!
i have read somewhere that these producta are not good . these cause cancer , is it so ?