"Char" from rpd.health wrote
sighthounds & siberians wrote:

(snippies)

You can avoid all of this by switching to a more species appropriate
diet of real meat, bones and organ meats. You don't have to use flavor
enhancers to get them to eat it, they love it! Cats can be a little
stubborn to switch over but it's totally possible. Dogs usually take to
it right away with little problems.

My cat has flat-out refused to switch. She gets as much canned food
as she wants, so I'm not going to push it.

Cats have to go slower in switching. First the move from kibble to canned.
Then switch to carb free canned, then switch to raw. Some cats take a
week, some take many months. There is an excellent group for support for
moving cats to more appropriate diets at
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/WholeCatHealth/

Rosemary is a genius when it comes to cats.

Char, stick to dogs. You don't even have a cat as far as I know. Advising
a cat owner on how to swap (if he wants to pursue that) is better done in
the RPC.anecdotes which I added to this thread as it is relevant. S&S, *if*
you want some help and desire to swap your kitty to canned more fully, join
that group where it's totally on topic and there are many people who can
help.