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How do you serve wet food to your kitteh? (Original Post) grasswire Jun 2014 OP
On a little plate - a saucer I guess it was, originally petronius Jun 2014 #1
On a flat dish csziggy Jun 2014 #2
Bwahaha Sweet Freedom Jun 2014 #12
Kitty Gravy! That would work csziggy Jun 2014 #14
My Mahi was like that. Even tuna had to be properly smashed into pate' arcane1 Jun 2014 #26
That's what my husband does - mash all the solid bits up csziggy Jun 2014 #32
Kitties tend to prefer plates, or shallow bowls because of their whiskers. GoCubsGo Jun 2014 #40
True - the cat doesn't even like drinking from a bowl csziggy Jun 2014 #41
gotta tell you I'm very tired of washing little plates grasswire Jun 2014 #3
Have you tried paper bowls? In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #8
That's what I use. Paper bowls. 840high Jun 2014 #10
we think Zelda is about twelve grasswire Jun 2014 #22
If you want to give her a treat, try giving her junior style baby food. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #23
I feed her chicken infant food nearly every day. grasswire Jun 2014 #24
Can you give her baby aspirin for her pain? In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #25
hmmmm, never gave a cat aspirin grasswire Jun 2014 #27
Sounds like she lost the tooth that was bothering her. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #28
Please check with the vet before you give her painkillers…. Demoiselle Jun 2014 #31
More than one baby aspirin every 48 hours can be toxic. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #34
here's a link about that azurnoir Jun 2014 #37
thanks for the link In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #38
Try at a restaurant supply place for "portion cups" csziggy Jun 2014 #33
oh yeah! grasswire Jun 2014 #35
In a custard dish, with a tsp of squash ,a half capsule of glucosamine & 1/2 a can of warm water. politicat Jun 2014 #4
23! Sweet Freedom Jun 2014 #13
i need to start giving my old lady glucosamine fizzgig Jun 2014 #15
It does help. politicat Jun 2014 #16
I have a 21 LiberalElite Jun 2014 #18
10" plate mockmonkey Jun 2014 #5
A small saucer blogslut Jun 2014 #6
1 rounded TB am/pm (friskies selects indoor turkey/brn rice/greens) in 2x2x1 inch sq dipping bowls. MerryBlooms Jun 2014 #7
Quickly. So I don't lose any fingers. NV Whino Jun 2014 #9
Small paper plates.... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #11
Black tie and tails. cliffordu Jun 2014 #17
And a snooty French waiter, just for him. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2014 #20
small stainless steel bowls - LiberalElite Jun 2014 #19
In a Shallow Porcelain Bowl Wolf Frankula Jun 2014 #21
Bought a bunch of porcelain bowls at IKEA distantearlywarning Jun 2014 #29
cute! grasswire Jun 2014 #30
Leftover paper plates. We use the recycled floppy ones that bio-degrade. haele Jun 2014 #36
well, Shrimpy's not a cat, but this is how I serve her wet food... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #39
with a nice red wine Bombero1956 Jun 2014 #42
one spoonful on a small plate, and leave the spoon TrogL Jun 2014 #43

petronius

(26,580 posts)
1. On a little plate - a saucer I guess it was, originally
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:53 AM
Jun 2014

She recognizes the distinctive clink of these plates being moved, but just to be safe she runs to the kitchen in response to every other sound as well...

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
2. On a flat dish
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 01:56 AM
Jun 2014

Which is what the cat prefers. He will not eat food out of a bowl. What's annoying is that he really doesn't like the solid parts of wet food, just the gravy. So he pushes the solid bits around, licking up all the gravy until he pushes the solid bits off the plate. He makes a mess.

When we first moved into this house I went to a restaurant supply place and bought a food tray big enough to hold his water dish, wet food and dry food plates. It works great - otherwise I'd have to mop his food area every day.

Sweet Freedom

(3,995 posts)
12. Bwahaha
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 11:51 AM
Jun 2014

Ohmigosh, that's funny! Maybe you should contact the cat food company and pitch a gravy only option.

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
14. Kitty Gravy! That would work
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 12:31 PM
Jun 2014

It wasn't so bad when we still had my husband's old cat. My cat would lick his gravy, then go for the crunchies. Then the old cat would eat the solid bits from the wet food my cat left.

The old cat has been gone for several years now and my cat is now getting old (he's 12 years old) and lost one of his canines, probably fighting with something. He still prefers the crunchies, but when we were gone so much last year while my Dad was sick, the cat sitters gave him wet food every day. Now my cat expects the wet food, even if he only licks up the gravy. Since he will get revenge if he doesn't get what he wants - I have the scars to prove that - we cater to his whims.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
26. My Mahi was like that. Even tuna had to be properly smashed into pate'
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 07:12 PM
Jun 2014

I think she enjoyed making me do extra work

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
32. That's what my husband does - mash all the solid bits up
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 08:08 PM
Jun 2014

I just don't have the patience for that, though I should do it for my kitty. I might be more willing if I weren't constantly treating vicious kitty slashes on my hands, arms, and ankles!

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
40. Kitties tend to prefer plates, or shallow bowls because of their whiskers.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 08:48 PM
Jun 2014

Cat whiskers are extremely sensitive, because they use them for things like navigating in the dark. It likely gets really annoying when they get bumped into the sides of bowls.

Most cats I know will lick the gravy away from canned food, and leave the solids. I usually will mash them into the gravy with a fork, if I even feed my cat that kind of canned food. Usually, I just stick to the pate style. She'll usually eat that. She's a really messy eater, too. I keep meaning to get a try on which to place her kibble bowl and canned food plate. I'm always mopping and sweeping.

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
41. True - the cat doesn't even like drinking from a bowl
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 09:25 PM
Jun 2014

Given his druthers, he'd rather drink water from the shower bench or floor. He tries to get me to run the shower every time I'm in the bathroom and licks up the water when I do.

Until recently, if that wasn't enough water, he'd go outside and drink from the fish pond or the shallow horse water trough. But as he's gotten older he's less confident outside - I think he lost a fight or two or maybe there is a big critter hanging around - and he's not going outside as often. So I put a water bowl down to make sure he has fresh water available and he's actually drinking from it regularly.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
3. gotta tell you I'm very tired of washing little plates
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:05 AM
Jun 2014

My little tabby Zelda hasn't been feeding very well for months now, and I feed her eight or ten small meals a day. Wet food, she can't tolerate dry and pukes it up.

Wet food stinks! One of her favorites is fancy feast fish and shrimp feast. Peeeyooo!

So I thought how cool it would be to have very small paper plates made specifically for wet cat food. About three inches diameter. Recycled paper.

Feed and toss. I wish.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
22. we think Zelda is about twelve
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 06:42 PM
Jun 2014

She came from a shelter and has been in the family for about ten years now. The reason I started feeding her wet food is because her gums were terribly inflamed and it hurt her to eat dry food. And the ralphing of the dry food, too. Ech.

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
23. If you want to give her a treat, try giving her junior style baby food.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 06:55 PM
Jun 2014

My oldest cat lived to be 18.

I don't know how to treat kitty gum issues. Sorry. Maybe someone in the Pet's group can suggest something.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
24. I feed her chicken infant food nearly every day.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 07:06 PM
Jun 2014

Plus whatever else she will eat. She will nearly always eat the baby food, though.

The only treatment for the serious gum inflammation (stomatitis) is pulling all the teeth. I'm not ready to put her through that.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
27. hmmmm, never gave a cat aspirin
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 07:15 PM
Jun 2014

Her gums have improved a fair amount in the last couple of months. The only reason I knew about the inflammation was that she kept digging at her face with her paws. To the google, and found stomatitis. She no longer is digging at her face, and when looking in her mouth I see that it is somewhat better.

I won't let her suffer, if it gets to that. She's a very loving little tabby.

Demoiselle

(6,787 posts)
31. Please check with the vet before you give her painkillers….
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 07:31 PM
Jun 2014

I think some are actually prettty poisonous for cats…but I can't remember which..

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
34. More than one baby aspirin every 48 hours can be toxic.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 08:24 PM
Jun 2014

I just checked. Better to see a vet first.

It's been a long time since I've been lucky enough to have a cat of my own.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
37. here's a link about that
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 02:18 PM
Jun 2014

I remembered that ibuprofen and Tylenol were toxic to cats but couldn't remember about aspirin (only tiny tiny doses)

http://pets.webmd.com/cats/guide/safe-cat-pain-medications

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
38. thanks for the link
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 06:09 AM
Jun 2014

I did give my cats baby aspirin. I must have spoken with someone first because none of my cats died from it.

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
33. Try at a restaurant supply place for "portion cups"
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 08:15 PM
Jun 2014

Here is one though it may not be wide enough:

http://www.genpak.com/product-info/F100S/

You don't want to order online - they'd only sell by the case and there are 5000 in a case!

There are various sizes, depths & widths and online it's hard to gauge whether they would be the right size for your kitty to be comfortable eating from. Most towns have a restaurant supply store and often you can buy smaller quantities of things from them.

politicat

(9,808 posts)
4. In a custard dish, with a tsp of squash ,a half capsule of glucosamine & 1/2 a can of warm water.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:10 AM
Jun 2014

Ours is a) a princess, b) spoiled rotten and c) being 23 & frail, milking her pampering to the full extent. She needs the add-ins for digestive and joint health and she prefers drinking food flavored water.

She's my geriatric, so she gets what she wants.

Sweet Freedom

(3,995 posts)
13. 23!
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 11:55 AM
Jun 2014


I've had cats live to 20, but never past that. You're a good human for doing all that for your kitteh.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
15. i need to start giving my old lady glucosamine
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:51 PM
Jun 2014

she's nowhere near as old as yours, but she needs it

politicat

(9,808 posts)
16. It does help.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 03:52 PM
Jun 2014

I didn't think it would (I tend to be skeptical of supplements) but when Dasequin became hard to find, we skipped a few doses before picking up the petsmart/GNC stuff. I really noticed the difference.

I think mine is surviving on stubbornness and an unwillingness to give up being doted upon. As long as she's content and lively and interested in interaction, I'll do what she needs.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
18. I have a 21
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 05:51 PM
Jun 2014

year old - he also prefers food flavored water. He yells at me when more water's needed in the dinner dish.

mockmonkey

(2,778 posts)
5. 10" plate
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 05:48 AM
Jun 2014

I set it on a Rubbermaid bathtub mat which keeps it from moving around and it collects the spillage.

blogslut

(37,955 posts)
6. A small saucer
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 06:19 AM
Jun 2014

She's gotten quite fussy in the past couple of years. For her first 14, she was perfectly happy with dry food but no more. Every day it's a challenge to get her to eat at all, but also, not too much because she ralphs. I'm lucky if I can get her to finish a small can before she decides she doesn't like it and wants a different flavor. The only thing I can get her to eat consistently is a a small concoction of canned chicken, slivered cranberries, olive oil and shredded cheddar - heated.

I switched to the plate because I read that cats don't like their whiskers touching the insides of bowls when eating.

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)
11. Small paper plates....
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 09:43 AM
Jun 2014

I, too, got tired of constantly washing their stainless steel bowls so they get their dry kibbles in that... main meals on paper plates, I throw away. Has saved my sanity.

cliffordu

(30,994 posts)
17. Black tie and tails.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 04:54 PM
Jun 2014

Silver chafing dish to White House china from a state dinner he says he attended once.

Nothing is too good for him, according to him.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
20. And a snooty French waiter, just for him.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 06:04 PM
Jun 2014

Monsieur Chat, vous aiment un croute rôti d'en d'alouette cette soirée?

distantearlywarning

(4,475 posts)
29. Bought a bunch of porcelain bowls at IKEA
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 07:19 PM
Jun 2014

They're very cute. They have black and white stripes and polka dots on them. Half of our dishwasher loads consist of little black-and-white bowls.

haele

(12,581 posts)
36. Leftover paper plates. We use the recycled floppy ones that bio-degrade.
Mon Jun 2, 2014, 12:27 PM
Jun 2014

They go from husband's lunchtime sandwich plate that goes over a plastic plate to keep the dishwashing down, to kitty evening moist stinky-food sharing plate, to kitty morning moist stinky-food sharing plate (three cats, one can each time) to the composting trash. By the end of the morning, the plate has begun to bio-degradable and four to six months later, it's ready to be turned into mulch, so it's recycling at it's best.

Haele

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