# What d'you feed your cats? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dyou-feed-your-cats/354065 "2006-04-24T22:50:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dyou-feed-your-cats/354065/61 "2006-04-27T20:20:58Z")
> [@Anne Neville](#): > > Mine (well, my most compelling one) is that I keep kosher. The cost of feeding kosher meat to my cats would be astronomical, not to mention that I wouldn’t feel comfortable making them dishes that included both milk or milk products and meat. If I wanted to feed them non-kosher meat, I’d have to be comfortable with bringing non-kosher meat into the house (I’m not), and would have to have a whole separate set of utensils, bowls, et cetera for preparing it. > > There’s also the fact that I have had many nights where I wished there was people chow, so I didn’t have to think about what I’m going to eat or cook it. Yikes, you’re right. I don’t feed my cats (or dog) any dairy, so that bit isn’t a concern, but I do imagine a kosher meat diet would be a wallet-killer. For the people chow nights, a raw egg or some canned sardines (haven’t a clue about kosher rules) work nicely. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dyou-feed-your-cats/354065/62 "2006-04-28T00:40:18Z")
Out of curiosity (keep in mind that I know zero regarding kosher rules), is it a concern that the meat in pre-packaged foods isn’t kosher, or does pet food get a bye? ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dyou-feed-your-cats/354065/63 "2006-04-28T02:15:17Z")
Innova has come out with an Evo for cats. I believe it, like their Evo Dog food, does not have grains. We have just switched one litty over to it this week, so I don’t know how it will pan out. The dogs do GREAT on it, though! The Kitties also get Wellness, although with the recent manufactuing changes, it is not the high-quality food it was. They also get a little canned (Merricks) and some pumpkineach day. With this routine, Fat Cat is slimming down, Skinny cat is maintaining/maybe gaining, and both are in excellent health. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dyou-feed-your-cats/354065/64 "2006-04-28T02:42:57Z")
One eats hardly anything but wet food, usually Whiskas. One eats a little wet and a lot of dry. The last is a vegetarian by choice, so she sticks to dry Whiskas. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dyou-feed-your-cats/354065/65 "2006-04-28T16:54:28Z")
> [@MixieArmadillo](#): > > Out of curiosity (keep in mind that I know zero regarding kosher rules), is it a concern that the meat in pre-packaged foods isn’t kosher, or does pet food get a bye? For some people who keep kosher it is, for me it’s not. I figure kitties aren’t required to keep kosher (though they are Jewish kitties- they love gefilte fish) 😃 I’d probably have to import cat food from Israel if I wanted to feed them kosher food. I feed the cats using dishes and utensils that are used only for cat food- never for human food. So I have a separate can opener that I use only for cat food, and I don’t use forks or spoons to get the food out of the can (I usually use the can lid if I need something to get the food out). I have a scoop for the dry food that I use only for that. I feed canned food on paper plates, and when I wash the bowls I use for their dry food and water, I wash them with a paper towel in the bathroom sink. If I gave them non-kosher raw food, I’d need a totally separate set of dishes and utensils for that, and I’d have to wash them all in the bathroom sink. > [@](#): > > Yikes, you’re right. I don’t feed my cats (or dog) any dairy, so that bit isn’t a concern, but I do imagine a kosher meat diet would be a wallet-killer. The nearest kosher butcher is about a 30-minute drive away, too. I can get some pre-packaged kosher meats (usually poultry, sometimes steak or ground beef) at Trader Joe’s or some supermarkets. I do give the kitties raw treats sometimes, though- there is a “kitty tax” on fish, poultry, and beef at our apartment (they don’t seem to like duck or lamb). If it’s at all practical, I will cut off a little bit of whatever it is before we cook it, and give it to the kitties. If we forget to do this, they will remind us 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dyou-feed-your-cats/354065.md?page=3)