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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:00 pm
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So today I bought 3 pinkies from Petco (expensive much?) for Annabelle. She ignored it. So, I punctured the pinky's brain cavity with a tooth pick. Still nothing. I tossed one of the pinkies to the dog, and she pretty much swallowed it whole. After pretty much attempting to forcefeed the pinky to Annabelle, hoping that once she tasted it she'd like it, I put it back on the plate. Here I am, frustrated at the cat, 2 pinky mice, and a hand covered in pinky guts from what ripped on one of her teeth. I open the door with my clean hand, and put the plate with 2 pinkies- one punctured up a bit, one totally whole and untouched, on the ground next to the dog. She sniffs it and IGNORES IT. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. I SPENT THREE DOLLARS ON THESE DAMN THINGS AND YOU IGNORE IT?!!! AGHHHHH
help me :,/ this is the first time the dog has ever refused food. I took the cat's food in the hopes she'd eat it once she was hungry. I just want her to like it so I can feed her whole raw instead of dealing with a bunch of supplements and shiz.
On the plus side, I taught Kayda 'back up' within 24 hours. She knows the command with voice AND hand signal smile Considering that I spent maaaybe 2 hours training her, and she's all old and stuff, I'd call it an accomplishment smile
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Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:23 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:03 am
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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:38 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:35 am
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:15 am
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:05 am
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:24 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:32 pm
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Our cats eat raw farm chicken, as long as it's properly cut into mouth-sized pieces. I was planning on bringing home dead chicks for them to play with/hopefully eat, but remembering that a farm is in our futures and that there will be free range chickens and chicks that we really don't want our cats to eat... we decided against that T.T
So we tried mice instead. Our vet suggested it actually, because our cats teeth are pretty bad. She said rather than trying a tooth brush, we should let them brush their teeth the natural way ie on the fur and bones of prey. We got adult mice (needed the fur).
Our male cat played with them quite aggressively, but the little female was just a bit freaked out. I tried using string around their tails, I tried cutting them open, I tried rubbing them with raw chicken, covering them with beef blood, putting treats on them... the closest we've gotten to having a mouse eaten is our boy cat ripped one of them open... then promptly left.
They're not going to be proper farm cats (lucky for them) so it's not urgent that they eat mice, but I would like this to succeed for their teeth.
Also, we get our mice (pinkies for the snake and adults for the cats) at a local pet store. He breeds his own mice and I really trust him. We've gotten pet rats from him before too and they're not only the healthiest rats I've seen in the city, but also the friendliest by far. If you can find a local place to support, do so!
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