cat food diary: 221 Kinds of Cat Food for Spot

cat food diary: 221 Kinds of Cat Food for Spot: "So I learned more about Data's cat Spot's food preferences. Data doted on her so much that he developed '221 different feline supplements ..."

221 Kinds of Cat Food for Spot

So I learned more about Data's  cat Spot's food preferences.  Data doted on her so much that he developed "221 different feline supplements to satisfy Spot's dietary requirements" (http://memory-beta.wikia.com/wiki/Spot)  One of them, 25, was "a synthesized blend of meat products and chocolate" (http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Feline_supplement_25)  This picture does not make it look very appetizing.

cat food diary: A cat named spot

cat food diary: A cat named spot: "A character in the 'Star Trek' television show, Data, has a cat named Spot. I don't know what kind of cat food he eats."

A cat named spot

A character in the "Star Trek" television show, Data, has a cat named Spot.  I don't know what kind of cat food he eats.

Ellen and Cat Food

Here is Ellen encouraging people to buy shelter stamps (and to buy her pet food)

Here is a link to an article about her launch of her pet food:  http://www.catchannel.com/news/ellen-degeneres-to-launch-cat-food.aspx

ellen and cat food

here's a link to a feature on Ellen De Generes' launch of her cat food brand, including an actual joke:  See if you can find it:  http://www.catchannel.com/news/ellen-degeneres-to-launch-cat-food.aspx

cat food diary: Spot's Stew? For Cats?

cat food diary: Spot's Stew? For Cats?: "So it seems that Ellen DeGeneres has this pet food company. It's called 'Halo' and it has a sub brand called 'Spot's Stew' which sounds l..."

Spot's Stew? For Cats?

So it seems that Ellen DeGeneres has this pet food company.  It's called "Halo"  and it has a sub  brand called "Spot's Stew" which sounds like it's for dogs, but it in turn has a sub brand for cats.  This brand, which is not available at marina pet store, appeared in the recently opened petco, which I've spoken of earlier.  The two flavors Cosmo tasted were "Wholesome Lamb Recipe"  and "Wholesome Chicken Recipe."  I think wholesome implies no byproducts, and no smelliness.  Of course, Cosmo likes smelliness, preferably offalish.  In both cases, the first ingredient is the one that gives the flavor its name.  

There is an addition of beef in both flavors, lower down on the ingredient list, beef liver in the case of the lamb flavor.  Then there are those things that delight buyers of organic or "natural" cat food:  okra, pumpkin, squash, and peas.    These vegetables remind me of the time I gave a younger cosmo a can of vegetarian cat food.  It was enough to make a cat laugh (and turn away from his dish).  

The food was not too smelly, and both flavors looked like firm tuna salad.  But, oddly enough, Cosmo took a few bites of it.  Spot's Stew?  Not so bad, Ellen.

cat food diary: Petco for Cosmo

cat food diary: Petco for Cosmo: "This is a photo of a Petco in Texas, but it could just as easily be one in Kaneohe, like the one that just opened in July here. I went ther..."

Petco for Cosmo

This is a photo of a Petco in Texas, but it could just as easily be one in Kaneohe, like the one that just opened in July here.  I went there in search of bargains for Cosmo on catfood, cat treats, litter and the like.  I found one bargain, for the Fancy Feast brand.  I buy it for anywhere from 80 cents to 1.09, but I found it on special for 56 cents.  I also found a brand that Cosmo had not tried.  The friendly sales clerk signed me up for a discount card, giving me a keychain version with the dog-and cat logo.  They registered Cosmo's name in their data base, and said they would be emailing him discounts on cat products.  As his agent, I have as yet received no offers or discounts.

On a second visit, I bought a 24 pack of Cosmo's three favorite Fancy Feast flavors:  Classic Beef, Liver and Chicken.  At first he seemed moderately enthusiastic about them, then spurned them, then came back to them, then totally rejected them, wouldn't even touch them.  This is one of the feeding problems I found when I had small children--as soon as you get a good price on something they like and buy in bulk, they go off it.  And cats, like small children, when they  replace a favorite with another favorite, do not just keep the old favorite in the repertoire, they go off the old one entirely.    

I have the same lack of enthusiasm for this big box store as I do for others (Costco, Sam's Club).  At least this one does not require a membership fee.  Most of the things in the store I don't need.  The cat litter offerings do not meet my needs.  You cannot just buy a cheap bag of litter.  You either get luxury bags of technologically advanced litter types made out of velvet and satin (at least so I judge by the prices) or you buy the store brand in bulk at a not particularly attractive price.  Since this store is right near Long's I might stop by and check the fancy feast prices when I'm going longingly to longs in search of the cheap cat litter that they had for awhile for 1.99 a bag (normal prices from 3.99 to 5.00+)  Long's (actually CVS but keeping the name long's to fool longs customers) also has stopped carrying the "Filet Mignon" Whiskas flavor that was the only flavor Cosmo liked in that brand.  (I blogged about it earlier)  Perhaps someone else has a cat who loved that flavor, and bought up all the cans of it.  If things run true to form, the cat has probably gone off it.  Petco is full of things I have no interest in:  It sounds like they have train sets for fish, but my hearing is notoriously bad.  Also there is a dog grooming section.  I don't know if they have a cat grooming section, but I have never gotten Cosmo a lion cut or anything.  You can get little outfits and costumes for your dog, and buy dry food in sacks as big as your house.  

Not the miracle Cosmo and I had hoped for.