Thread: New Maine Coon/Pixie Bob kitten

'My co worker said it was not an accidental breeding though. He has actually bred that same maine coon female and pixie bob male before a couple of times he said he breeds them like that because he loves the mix and that MC and Pixie bobs are the smartest most interesting breed'

Wow, how interesting. He's beautiful.

When I got my Casco I was totally bamboozled by the diet question. I was told by the breeder and my vet to feed dry as wet food is effectively pointless as it’s just full of water. But I never really bought this, because my childhood moggy only ever ate tinned felix and lived to 19 with no health problems.

Then I started talking to someone at work whose cats had various urinary problems due to eating dry food only. I subsequently read up on raw feeding and became even more confused... I had no idea what to do and there is just so much contradictory information on the internet about cat nutrition. it’s beyond a joke!

Anyway, to this day i'm none the wiser but decided on a wet/dry mix so Casco has good quality dry down all day and I give him 1 pouch of wet in the evening. He has also has a raw egg yolk mixed into the wet once a week as it seems to make his coat extra shiny! He'll also get an occasional treat of raw mince or steak.

He’s a happy little chappy, full of energy and bright eyed and bushy tailed so I must be doing something right.

Enjoy your babe, he really is lovely.

He is REALLY cute - I love his little tail! I do the same as Sketches regarding the food. Leave dry down (not too much - you can get measuring cups from the manufacturers) and give a pouch in the evening. I have tried raw and the nose was turned up each time. I guess at 2 he was having none of it and being a feisty red didn't help. I know some people on here have written that their cats have been happy straight away on chicken wings and chicks etc so I guess it all depends on the cat (and owners persistance)!

What lovely pics, never seen this cross before, beautiful. Thanks for posting!

On the diet question, wet is definitely the way to go. Unfortunately there is a lot of confusion around feeding and conflicting information out there. What Sketches was told is all too common:

Originally Posted by Sketches

I was told by the breeder and my vet to feed dry as wet food is effectively pointless as it’s just full of water. But I never really bought this, because my childhood moggy only ever ate tinned felix and lived to 19 with no health problems.

The idea that wet food is pointless because it's full of water is totally wrong. Cats need to take in a lot of water with their food, as they are not great drinkers. So the high water content of wet food is essential for their good health. A lack of water intake over the long term can lead to painful bladder problems. There was an IAMS dry food advert recently which was allowed to claim value for money because of a lack of water content. Complaints were made to the ASA but they were not upheld.

The other problem with dry food is that it is high in grains and low in protein, and the quality of that protein is questionable. Still, if fed in small amounts it's pretty harmless.

Thanks Howlinbob that's definitely the way I'm going !I will be doing rotations of high quality grain free wet foods.