We have received questions and emails asking what does the Paw Syndicate Eat. Like with our indoor cats, we try to be consistent but also offer new items as well. The Paw Syndicate crew has tried numerous brands and varieties of cat food. Everything that we offered our cats, the outdoor crew gets to try.
When it comes to buying their food, it ends up being what’s practical. We grab the 20lb bag of MeowMix and the largest pack of Friskie’s in gravy they have. When we are in the pet store, we would grab something different for everyone to try. Sometimes the indoor cats will love it and the outdoor cats would not. Other times the indoor ones would stick up their noses and walk away, while the Paw Syndicate eat it all up!
When I tried Smalls, our indoor cat Koko would just walk away. I kept hoping she would change her mind but I wasn’t strict with her diet. I would give in every time and give her something else. Our of the five syndicate cats, only Mama liked the Smalls food. The rest of the crew would have a bite, realize what it is, and stop eating. Mama wasn’t picky but even she slowed down and stopped eating it. So, that was cancelled and back to regular food. Then I tried Raw food and no one liked it. I even cooked it in the pan, but no one wanted to give it a try.
Back to Meow Mix and Friskie’s, with occasional new dry food from Farmina N&D, Rachael Ray, Nacho, you name it, the cats have all tried it. Lately, the price of cat food has increased, just like our precious eggs. “Back in my school days, a bag of chips and a sugary drink cost me .50c,” she said. And eggs were $1.99, most of the time. What happened to those days? Anyway, back to cat food.
What else does the Paw Syndicate Eat?
What else does the Paw Syndicate eat? During spring and summer, even fall, the paw crew loves to hunt fora fresh meal. Their favorite meal unfortunately, seems to be chipmunks. Over the years they have played with a garden snake, chipmunk, birds, moles, and forest mice. They don’t like to eat the mice; they just kill it and leave it for me to find. One day it can be in front of the garage, another in front of the door, and most times, behind the house on the concrete path.
While recently we have seen how good of a hunter Robin is, Mama can was and will always be as impressive. She is a small cat, light as a feather, but when she’s in hunting-mode she does not mess around. Mama cat (sorry for those that don’t love her name) has killed a bunny. Yes, a bunny! Since we live in the woods, it’s common to see a bunny in our yard, as well as wild turkey, black bears, and giant black water snakes. (Giant to me at least!)
One thing we did was put our bird feeders on our 2nd floor window, which the cats can’t get to. This has helped us keep our bird feeders safe, as well as prevent more unnecessary deaths. While we feed the cats numerous of times throughout the day, we can’t prevent nature from doing nature things.
What food do you recommend we give to the paw crew?
