Cat food in Ahmedabad

ianscott · Jul 9th, 2008, 17:14

Hi all... been here now 8 months, 2 x cats.

We get 'Royal Canine' dry cat food (through Planet Health store - home delivery, yay!) I have seen some stuff on the web about other (wet/tinned) cat food available in Mumbai and suchlike, and was wondering if there was any available (or any way of getting it available ?) in Ahmedabad ?

Cheers,

Ian.

capt_mahajan · Jul 13th, 2008, 01:15

Wet catfood, tinned and sachets (whiskas and the like(, should be available. It is in Hyderabad, too.

I would ask a vet. Many stock pet food, or at least they will know the pet shops which do.

Tinned catfood is available elsewhere in supermarkets like Spencers, Foodworld etc. Pet shops are better, supermarket stuff is sometimes old.

Nick-H · Jul 13th, 2008, 01:38

I have seen Whiskas at ridiculous prices.

We got some wet food recently from the vet, I think it was called Butch, and came in a plastic sausage. It looked like the luncheon meat that used to make me vomit at school, but much nicer.

Our vet recommends fresh fish as the cheap way to feed cats. I met some people, in Alleppey, last week who feed twelve cats on Rs.10 a day. It is true that the cats did not look particularly fat!

Our cats have had their weekly fish dish today, and have been fast asleep with broad grins on the faces ever since. We usually give them a relatively cheap dried food called topcat, but they get a share of my non-veg diet too, as well as the fish bought specially for them.

birds · Jul 13th, 2008, 12:35

My cat friend feeds her 20 cats (and her endless foster cats) on mackerel every day. She gets it directly from the fisherman. They are very small, the size of sardines, and apparently the fisherman are not very interested in those tiny ones and give them for Rs.1 a piece. According to her it is the best food for cats. Occasionally she gets dog puppies and feeds them on mackerel too!

Nick-H · Jul 13th, 2008, 13:42

Good grief, for just a tiny, mid-sentence moment there I thought the cats were eating puppies!

capt_mahajan · Jul 13th, 2008, 13:43

Our vet always says just fish alone does not give a cat a balanced diet...

birds · Jul 13th, 2008, 14:37

She mixes the mackerel with rice and egg and adds vitamins. She always has lots of little pots and bottles. Not really my preferred choice. When I get a foster pup (have 4 at the moment, making an absolute mess of my house)I feed them a mix of milk or yoghurt, bread and minced meat and when they are bigger dry dog food and fresh bones. Not sure if that is complete but my dogs look well and behave normal. I do not use any vitamines/tonics, etc. But I believe cats are more difficult. Saying that her cats look well too. Whether they behave normally I am not sure because many of her cats are handicapped.

capt_mahajan · Jul 13th, 2008, 14:44

Oh yes. If you read up medical advice on cat food it is damn confusing.

Plus the fact that in the Indian heat a lot of the food degenerates if left out in a food bowl..

Jul 9th, 2008, 17:14	#1
ianscott Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 13	Cat food in Ahmedabad Hi all... been here now 8 months, 2 x cats. We get 'Royal Canine' dry cat food (through Planet Health store - home delivery, yay!) I have seen some stuff on the web about other (wet/tinned) cat food available in Mumbai and suchlike, and was wondering if there was any available (or any way of getting it available ?) in Ahmedabad ? Cheers, Ian.

Jul 13th, 2008, 01:38	#3
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,923	I have seen Whiskas at ridiculous prices. We got some wet food recently from the vet, I think it was called Butch, and came in a plastic sausage. It looked like the luncheon meat that used to make me vomit at school, but much nicer. Our vet recommends fresh fish as the cheap way to feed cats. I met some people, in Alleppey, last week who feed twelve cats on Rs.10 a day. It is true that the cats did not look particularly fat! Our cats have had their weekly fish dish today, and have been fast asleep with broad grins on the faces ever since. We usually give them a relatively cheap dried food called topcat, but they get a share of my non-veg diet too, as well as the fish bought specially for them. __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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Jul 13th, 2008, 01:15	#2
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,113	Wet catfood, tinned and sachets (whiskas and the like(, should be available. It is in Hyderabad, too. I would ask a vet. Many stock pet food, or at least they will know the pet shops which do. Tinned catfood is available elsewhere in supermarkets like Spencers, Foodworld etc. Pet shops are better, supermarket stuff is sometimes old.

Jul 13th, 2008, 12:35	#4
birds Adopt a stray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 545	My cat friend feeds her 20 cats (and her endless foster cats) on mackerel every day. She gets it directly from the fisherman. They are very small, the size of sardines, and apparently the fisherman are not very interested in those tiny ones and give them for Rs.1 a piece. According to her it is the best food for cats. Occasionally she gets dog puppies and feeds them on mackerel too!

Jul 13th, 2008, 13:42	#5
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,923	Good grief, for just a tiny, mid-sentence moment there I thought the cats were eating puppies!

Jul 13th, 2008, 13:43	#6
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,113	Our vet always says just fish alone does not give a cat a balanced diet...

Jul 13th, 2008, 14:37	#7
birds Adopt a stray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 545	She mixes the mackerel with rice and egg and adds vitamins. She always has lots of little pots and bottles. Not really my preferred choice. When I get a foster pup (have 4 at the moment, making an absolute mess of my house)I feed them a mix of milk or yoghurt, bread and minced meat and when they are bigger dry dog food and fresh bones. Not sure if that is complete but my dogs look well and behave normal. I do not use any vitamines/tonics, etc. But I believe cats are more difficult. Saying that her cats look well too. Whether they behave normally I am not sure because many of her cats are handicapped.

Jul 13th, 2008, 14:44	#8
capt_mahajan (in charge of navel affairs) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,113	Oh yes. If you read up medical advice on cat food it is damn confusing. Plus the fact that in the Indian heat a lot of the food degenerates if left out in a food bowl..

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