Conference misery::feline_v1

    Maybe just don't use treats.  I guess I'm lazy, but my kids don't
    get them.  I just don't think to pick them up at the store cause
    I don't buy cat food in the market.  They don't seem to miss them
    at all.
    
    E_a_mean_mom

    ET.
    
    I would NEVER call you a MEAN MOM....  Not after you have given a home
    to 18 kitties. 
    
    I guess I feel guilty because Storm (dog) gets a treat and the kittys
    look at me saying "Where's mine, mom???"
    
    Sandi mom to 4 furry friends
    
    

    I am like E.T., I don't give treats either, unless you count an
    occassional lick of Nutrical, or a half a Pettab as a treat.  The
    cats seem to think that they are.  With the Pettabs, I break them
    into quarters before giving them, the cats won't touch them if the
    are whole.  The nutrical would probably be a good treat for Lightening.
    It is a vitamin mineral supplement, in jel form like Petromalt.
    My cats love the stuff.
    
    Jo

    Since I have FUS cats, and like to give them an occasional treat, I'll
    just give take a handful of C/D and dole it out one pellet at a time.

    The vet suggested that a very occasional treat of fresh chicken liver
    could also serve as a treat.

    Deb

    I sometimes sprinkle cat nip on the floor and let them go crazy!
    It's a trip to watch 18 fuzzies turn into crazies all at the same
    time!  Lil get a bit a nutrical every other day or so - she really
    loves that stuff!  Has a fit when I take the tube away - she also
    likes her vitamins - licks the liquid from the end of the dropper
    and hates it when it's empty!
    
    E.

    Dessicated liver tablets make great cat treats! They are available
    at health food stores and some grocery stores. I would think that
    being plain liver with no preservatives or fat they should be safe
    for your kitty with special needs. I haven't met a kitty yet that
    didn't love them. Mine will sit up for them like my beagle.
    Sandy
    

    How about freeze-dried liver as a treat?  My Butterscotch loves it!
    You can find it at most pet supply stores.  This is both a cat and
    dog treat, so maybe you can feed all your critters the same treat.
    BTW, It's best to break the liver chunks into little pieces.

    Cindy

    
      I'm a newcomer to owning kitties.  I have a one and a half year old
    neutered male.  I didn't know you weren't surposed to give them treats.
    I have been giving him the kitty treats you buy at the grocery store.
    (the brand names escape me at this time) Help!! You mean I'm not
    surposed to give these to kitty.  I feed him Iams cat food.  I know
    thats ok.  Is it ok to give him little pieces of table straps like,
    chicken, fish, a bit of hot dog.
    
    

      I had two kitties with urinary problems in the past.  Although
    they had to eat the special food,  I did give them an occasional treat
    and never had a problem.  I guess it would just depend on if the
    reaction occurred from something as small as a treat.  I'm sure in some
    cats, they would be sensitive even to that small amount, others 
    wouldn't be.
    
                               Denise

  Mine seem to like small pieces of Cheder Cheese but I don't like to
give them much. Too much colestrall (sp?).

  Oh by the way, one time I had a rather dry piece of beef stick. I
gave a small piece to two of my cats and they looked at me as if they
didn't understand what they were suppose to do with it.

  I guess that says something about beef stick.

  George

    Holly is prone to FUS.  I have to be careful with treats also, as
    Pounce, for example, seems to guarantee an FUS attack.  For their
    regular meals, all
    three cats get canned CD.  For treats the following seem to be okay,
    although your cat may be more sensitive:
    
    They get 5 to 10 pieces of Science Diet dry cat food apiece a day;
    they seem to think this is a great treat.
    
    Occasionally (once every week or two) I split a can of tuna or
    _boneless_ salmon among them.  Or turkey (not the smoked kind)
    that I buy at the deli.
    
    They also have catnip orgies occasionally.  If yours don't seem to
    like the catnip, try a different brand;  some seem to not have any
    scent.  I like to buy the kinds that come in plastic reclosable
    jars or bags;  sure beats cardboard boxes that leak catnip into the
    drawer.
    
    They also snack (a little) from the table (ssshhhh) if something
    interests them.
    

    
    What about the 'treats' called 'Cat Love'?  I believe they're actually
    vitamins (the container recommends 3-6 a day, ha ha), and are kinda
    pricey ($3+/100), but three out of our four love them, and they're the
    *only* treat that Miss Smudge enjoys.
    
    

    What is FUS?  And what are the symptoms?
    
    Thanks in advance.
    Sonia

    There are a number of notes on FUS. Do a SHOW KEY/FULL FUS at the notes
    prompt.
    
    Deb

    Re:  .10
    
    Dogs & Cats are Carnivores by nature & therefore process cholesterol
    differently than humans.  So, giving cheese & meat & other foods high
    in cholesterol should be okay for them...  or does your kitty have a
    special reason why you couldn't give him this kind of food?
    
    Just wondering.