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My cat *refused* to eat anything other than Fancy Feast (and only the Salmon varieties) her entire life. I tried many times to gradually introduce Science Diet, Iams or Eucanuba, to no avail. She simply went on a hunger strike until I caved and popped that can of Fancy Feast. She lived to be 20 years old! My advice- the brand is not as important as the main ingredient. Go with fish whenever possible. Chicken and beef are pumped full of antibiotics and growth hormones. Not good for people, not good for pets. Salmon is loaded with Omega 3 oils and is an excellent source of protein.

Did you leave her alone when these incidents happened? They have a such a wicked streak when they are not happy. Write back and tell us what happened. You might want to try to spray Zout scrub and let soak. Hopefully, this will work. Naughty kitty.

Oh yeah well she absolutely RUINED my last Timbuk2 messenger bag with a nasty little present while she was in heat (she was promptly fixed after that incident). I finally bought another bag because I love the product line and now she's gone and done it again!! At least it doesn't smell like pee...I'll try hand washing it right now.

We had our kitties on Kitten Chow when they were little and had the HARDEST time switching them over to adult food (kitten food has more fat in it to plump up little babies so it is much tastier than adult food). Our littlest was the hardest to change. We started out mixing the kitten food with Iams Hairball but she would just pick out the kitten food and leave the rest! Eventually we just put the adult food in the bowl and she decided to fast for several days, she's quite stubborn and never did eat that food. Come to find out she just hated that particular food and we later discovered that she was diabetic and her high blood-sugar levels killed off any appetite she did have. Anyways, we switched them to Science Diet Indoor Adult formula and she LOVED it. Now she's on Prescription Diet M/D for her diabetes which she also likes (although you do have to have an actual written prescription from your vet to purchase their food). However, being that your cats are elderly, you might just stick to the Meow Mix as changing foods can be very upsetting and stressful to cats that love a routine. If you do switch them to canned food, I'd get a recommendation from your vet as a lot of canned food is very high in sugars/carbs and relatively low in nutritional value which can be unhealthy for older cats. Especially if they develop diabetes or kidney problems. Prescription Diet and Science Diet have a line of canned food that is generally better than the run-of-the-mill grocery store variety but I'd still just run it by your vet.

You might want to try and hand wash the bag. It will take awhile to dry, but I think if you soak your bag, it might come out. Just make sure that your cat cannot leave another present on the clean bag. Love that hairball!!!