tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post8991385823026752222..comments2023-11-04T18:58:06.158-07:00Comments on Curlz and Swirlz...: Hill's Global Pet Nutrition Center Tour--Teri's TaleTeri and her Stylish Adventure Cats http://www.blogger.com/profile/00995773243323674858noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-28175914131606460332012-08-21T16:43:50.046-07:002012-08-21T16:43:50.046-07:00It's a common misconception that grains are ba...It's a common misconception that grains are bad for pets. But the way Hill's utilise the grains they are highly digestible and the animals are able to get important nutrients, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids, and protein from them. Hill's is the best there is (at least in NZ where we only have about five or six choices) and have pioneered this field - so don't be so quick to put them down. Also, feeding homemade and raw diets are going to do more harm for your pets than feeding a diet with grains because these are nutritionally unbalanced and don't take into account the many thousands of years of genetic adaptation and domestication of our cats and dogs - they do not live in the wild any more so don't need to eat like they do!Elmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071987112846436397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-8002360259458776502012-08-21T14:28:32.669-07:002012-08-21T14:28:32.669-07:00We agree - it's very nice to hear the kittehs ...We agree - it's very nice to hear the kittehs are treated so well. We're with most folk posting here - no grains for us. Glad Hills is offering a grain free alternative now...aren't they? (though we still won't use it since we go wet & raw).A Tonk's Tailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14276448224888065025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-69089475460685726752012-08-18T19:43:33.921-07:002012-08-18T19:43:33.921-07:00It's nice to hear the animals at Hills are so ...It's nice to hear the animals at Hills are so well cared for! I wish we would have had more time together but it was so much fun to have you here!BoSoxAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08475006818587616493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-14517758761593371432012-08-18T17:45:51.733-07:002012-08-18T17:45:51.733-07:00Fablous Tour! But we tend to get carsick IF we wa...Fablous Tour! But we tend to get carsick IF we watch the road (or other stuff out the window). There is something too weerd about seein stuff move when WE arent movin ourselfs!!!Mark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Loki, and Binq)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11135668126649348317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-66408583567900587742012-08-18T17:35:48.100-07:002012-08-18T17:35:48.100-07:00Sounds like a good trip. We tried hills and didn&...Sounds like a good trip. We tried hills and didn't like it. There's nothing like real chicken and steak!Ellen Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036407326752053191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-76496728491104905902012-08-18T15:35:31.702-07:002012-08-18T15:35:31.702-07:00great post. I can't wait to see what else you...great post. I can't wait to see what else you have to say!Connie - Tails from the Foster Kittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127077337743262149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-71846769908553966372012-08-18T15:04:28.152-07:002012-08-18T15:04:28.152-07:00Really great to hear about! Maybe you should share...Really great to hear about! Maybe you should share with CR Friends too? I had Finn on s/d and c/d for awhile (think those were the names) when he had urine problems and Toby was on i/d. The s/d was great and help clear up his problem, but when he was switched to c/d he wouldn't TOUCH it. He ate dog food instead! So I then had both on s/d and i/d mixed, and they seemed to do well. I'd definitely use it again if Finn develops problems.Suetycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03165937169599151675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-9539359089760244432012-08-18T05:59:30.891-07:002012-08-18T05:59:30.891-07:00Great post - wish I could have been with you all! ...Great post - wish I could have been with you all! I was invited, but was not able to fit the tour in my schedule. Very glad the cats are so well taken care of.Deb Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16954912155970041109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-22448248608838010902012-08-17T16:41:56.996-07:002012-08-17T16:41:56.996-07:00Thank you for not telling them about what you, Ang...Thank you for not telling them about what you, Angie and I did while we were at the tour. ;-) Great article. Maybe I can skip writing mine now. hee hee! Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033812732306516434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-86936440290277643282012-08-17T14:48:22.780-07:002012-08-17T14:48:22.780-07:00This is an intresting post! Thanks for sharing al...This is an intresting post! Thanks for sharing all that you learned. Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720448450116459367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-59218443553647317972012-08-17T04:58:55.446-07:002012-08-17T04:58:55.446-07:00That's a relief!
I had very little money ba...That's a relief! <br /><br />I had very little money back then but I wanted to feed my cats a high-quality food. When my 9 year old cat Momo died - riddled with cancer - my then vet told me about ethoxyquin and how it was a known carcinogen. It's a wound that doesn't heal!<br /><br />I am feeding my cats only grain-free, quality protein foods now. It would be good if Hills would consider that kind of food for people who purchase from them.The Monkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850353509683423356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-75870503911061175432012-08-16T19:10:51.827-07:002012-08-16T19:10:51.827-07:00Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. We don'...Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. We don't eat Hill's foods, though, since our mom only feeds us no-grain foods.The Island Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593776444080555845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-27743775231526488732012-08-16T18:45:51.943-07:002012-08-16T18:45:51.943-07:00It's good the animals are so well taken care o...It's good the animals are so well taken care of! Sounds like an interesting and informative visit! It's good that Hill's opens up like that and also listens to real people's concerns. Our mommy and daddy grew up in Topeka so have seen the Hill's facility in north Topeka but haven't been there. They also saw that sign at the McDonald's on S. Topeka Blvd! Oh and they rave about the KC BBQ and stop there by the race track on the way to/from the airport!BeadedTailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662802836032167316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-73764788402362764762012-08-16T18:24:47.829-07:002012-08-16T18:24:47.829-07:00I'm so glad they treat their animals so well t...I'm so glad they treat their animals so well too, and that they have actual knowledgeable people on staff. I'm sure some day it will lead to even better food manufactured for pets.<br /><br />I fed Science Diet 25 years ago when I took in a nearly-starved feral kitty who needed real nutrition, and I started twice daily feeding and learning about cat diets through that start. That was back when Science Diet was the absolute best you could find, and it was far and away a better product than anything that was available in the 80s, but I discovered the Ethoxyquin too and never turned back. I'm glad they haven't stopped working on their formulas.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04208737162506351497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-31134187310839492312012-08-16T16:43:30.597-07:002012-08-16T16:43:30.597-07:00I do think it is great that they treat the cats at...I do think it is great that they treat the cats at their facility so well!Summer at sparklecat.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06624833066564341341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-59161485264858517302012-08-16T15:10:25.990-07:002012-08-16T15:10:25.990-07:00I know, and I told them that, too... In a gentle w...I know, and I told them that, too... In a gentle way. I told them I can't feed c/d to mt FIC cat, and it's been 2 years since he's had an episode though his urine SpG is still way too high. But, if he got I'll again, I would change.<br /><br />And right now, Disco is on z/d for pancreatitis, because I want him to get well and I can then look at other diet choices if need be, as he may have IBD, too.Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats https://www.blogger.com/profile/00995773243323674858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-59950698630362204762012-08-16T14:35:26.809-07:002012-08-16T14:35:26.809-07:00My vet has spoken highly of the facility, of cours...My vet has spoken highly of the facility, of course.<br /><br />I just really, really, really want to know how anyone can justify feeding obligate carnivores diets that are up to 40 and 50% grain. Seriously. I refuse to feed corn/soy/wheat grain-filled food to my cats--though if it were a matter of life and death, yes, I would. But otherwise, no. Fuzzy Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505853082591216696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-89383762238037961372012-08-16T14:11:19.336-07:002012-08-16T14:11:19.336-07:00No, they don't use ethoxyquin any longer and w...No, they don't use ethoxyquin any longer and while I still am not happy with some of their grains in their diets, I actually came away with a better understanding of ingredients and their studies as to their recipes.Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats https://www.blogger.com/profile/00995773243323674858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-19938538056850818742012-08-16T13:48:57.983-07:002012-08-16T13:48:57.983-07:00It sounds like a good time!
Unfortunately I canno...It sounds like a good time!<br /><br />Unfortunately I cannot bring myself to purchase Hills' products after discovering that they used Ethoxyquin in Science Diet years ago. I am sure they no longer do (at least I hope not), but I can't help but remember that...The Monkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850353509683423356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-42173862662176086962012-08-16T13:48:52.592-07:002012-08-16T13:48:52.592-07:00very interesting - we don't feed the Hill'...very interesting - we don't feed the Hill's here either, but we would like to hear more about your trip.Random Felineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591546634183113556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-21593048036368544682012-08-16T13:41:30.968-07:002012-08-16T13:41:30.968-07:00….. or trip, even! lol….. or trip, even! lolCATachresishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227422179439047735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279673554284941547.post-57371610563708206372012-08-16T13:41:12.425-07:002012-08-16T13:41:12.425-07:00Sounds like a very interesting and informative tip...Sounds like a very interesting and informative tip!!CATachresishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227422179439047735noreply@blogger.com