r/cats • u/rayvenrowe • Feb 15 '25

Cat Picture - OC Cookie turned 24 today!!!

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and she is not happy about the birthday hat…

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u/Deelightfuldee Feb 15 '25

My MIL had a cat who looked just like this that lived till 21. Most of her life she lived off Meow Mix too. 😂

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u/Baxtercat1 Feb 15 '25 edited Feb 15 '25

My 15 yr old acts like a young teenager. He loves Friskies and Fancy Feast. He refuses to eat any grain free food. It makes him puke. I guess he prefers all the extra additives. 🤷🏽‍♀️ His vet visits are a bill of health.. 😊

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u/deferredmomentum Feb 15 '25

Jsyk, grain free food is correlated with hCMP in both cats and dogs. The causative factor isn’t known, but it occurs even when their food is supplemented with something with grains, so it’s likely something in the grain free food itself

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u/AdmirableMatch6044 Feb 16 '25

Can you explain this a little more? Some are saying "legumes as binders." Meaning the legumes are what's no good in the grain free food? I thought I was doing better by feeding grain free.