QUOTE(ayammerah @ Feb 28 2019, 02:50 PM)
Hello, I recently noticed about 2 days ago there's an orange tabby meowing in front of my office. Today when I came in late to the office due to jam, the shop has opened so I managed to buy him food. He was meowing again in front of my office at the pedestrians. He looked chubby but he was so hungry as well when he gobbled the food down.
I saw that his fur is relatively clean and he has his left ear tipped and also double checked his butt to see that he has been neutered. He has spent time in front of my office in the morning, sleeping under a car parked there in the afternoon and nowhere to be found in the evening.
I would like to take him back because if he is being abandoned I'm afraid he wouldn't survive too long on his own. But I'm also afraid that he is just the community cat and enjoys the outdoor. I was wondering if he is being abandoned or lost or just a community cat? How can I tell? Should I take him home?
The ear tipped because this cat have gone through TNR - trap-neuter-release - program. If this was rescued & neutered for adoption, they don't tipped the ear because it isn't necessary.
QUOTE(basilisk @ Feb 28 2019, 03:46 PM)
many years ago, whiskas had a can food that is just tuna in water. it was packed almost full can of tuna bits.
was checking can food, found two that doesnt have gel or gum or thickening agents added.
but of cos got more water n not full can.. lol..
thing is got stoopid cat here tht doesnt know how to eat can food like this.. i think he was fed dry kibble since kitten..
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Maxwell is known not really good. Better get friskies or whiskas. If you want to avoid gelling, for fiskies choose ocean fish or mackerel or tuna because they filled with tuna & less gelling (at most thin layer on top).
QUOTE(basilisk @ Mar 1 2019, 03:59 AM)
I have noticed that " Taste of the wild" is the cheapest " grain free " cat dry food here in malaysia.
Roughly ~ RM17.XX per KG. ( 7kg bag)
My issue with TOTW is that at the sides of the bag, there are many tiny perforations, to let the air out.
If air can go out, air can also go into the bag, it is just tiny holes.
That is why, you can see all TOTW bags are sealed in a clear plastic bag, I presume done by the local importer,
to prevent further air or moisture or pollutants from going into the bag.
( pic from internet )

These days majority of pet food packaging does not have these perforation anymore.
Some are even vacuum sealed.
Only those " cheaper " range of pet food, have/does this,
Brit premium food have holes, Brit care does not. ( more $$$)
worst is local brand Power Cat, ( Glory Cat n other what? cat

) they use woven sacks to pack the kibbles.. they think it is chicken feed ???

When i go into pet store, and see some new brand, i will go belek-belek n sniff around to check for holes...
I wrote to TOTW about the holes, and these are their "limited" reply.
" Thank you for your inquiry.
The holes observed on the side gussets of the packaging are referred to as micro perforations. These micro perforations are an essential design element of this packaging in order to allow a filled and sealed bag of pet food to be conveyed and stacked into pallets in as stable a manner as possible. The micro perforations have been part of the pet food packaging design for over 10 years and are only large enough to allow adequate air release for production.
I appreciate the time you have taken to contact our company. "
Kinda redundant I think. The kibbles are packed in clear plastic bag inside of the bag. They already protected form moisture or polluted air. Btw, I think the outer clear plastic bag is mainly to protect it during transport, i.e. from factory to shop/supplier.