Pet supplies is a HUGE business. Conventional wisdom says that peeps like me, without kids, still have money to spend and affection to give. So we give it to our pets.
It's true for me, anyway.
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javachik - Jun 10, 2009 9:46:58 am PDT #12478 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
lisah - Jun 10, 2009 9:51:10 am PDT #12479 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Conventional wisdom says that peeps like me, without kids, still have money to spend and affection to give. So we give it to our pets.
I do not have money to spend because I have spent it all at the Vet's!
Gudanov - Jun 10, 2009 9:52:43 am PDT #12480 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
We feed our dogs Iams. We get the fat dog version, which is good for our lazy dog and then we just give the hyper dog proportionally more food. The Vet tells us they are very healthy dogs so it all seems good.
Gudanov - Jun 10, 2009 9:53:27 am PDT #12481 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
I do not have money to spend because I have spent it all at the Vet's!
Vet bills are not fun. I'm happy that our beagle seems to have stopped ripping out claws.
Trudy Booth - Jun 10, 2009 10:03:33 am PDT #12482 of 30000
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The dog gets Pedigree. She's fifteen and going strong. I'm not changing a thing.
Vortex - Jun 10, 2009 10:16:02 am PDT #12483 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Interesting --
Scientist claims that animals can tell right from wrong
(although that's a little misleading IMHO. The animals are exhibiting characteristics that comport with what western society thinks is right and wrong.)
Glamcookie - Jun 10, 2009 10:38:55 am PDT #12484 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
We use Wellness, but had to switch the kittens off of it as it was too rich for them (litterbox issues, ahem). Both are almost 1 so we may try it again and see what happens.
Steph L. - Jun 10, 2009 10:58:00 am PDT #12485 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Scientist claims that animals can tell right from wrong
...and then they go ahead and do what's wrong anyway. Or perhaps my pets are just in the Evil League of Pet Evil.
Also, I had *no* idea that Iams was crap. The vet always says the pets are robust, so I figure they're okay.
beth b - Jun 10, 2009 11:24:58 am PDT #12486 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
WS, I set you some questions about cat food -- I think I've got enough info to start.
And while I can't prove it -- I believe that one of the reason the cases of diabetes have grown in the world is the amount of refined grains we eat. and for cats, that are meant to almost pure carnivores too much grain is even more likely to be a real problem.
and there is lots of ma~~~ to send out, so I am .
Zenkitty - Jun 10, 2009 11:29:39 am PDT #12487 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
beth b - I agree with you, and I can produce, not proof, but epidemiological data that backs it up.
Now, where are my soda and chips?