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bif

(27,228 posts) Fri May 15, 2026, 12:53 PM Friday

Question about cat food

My gal has become fussy at times. When I buy a bunch of poultry-based food, she decides she's more into seafood fare. And visa versa. So I got a sample of some dried food called Dr. Marty Nature's Feast. She absolutely hogulated on it. Is this as good as they claim it is? It's pretty expensive, so I want to make sure it's good for her.

She gobbled down a small bowl of it. Then I mixed it in with a bowl of wet food she was totally ignoring and she wolfed that down as well.

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Question about cat food (Original Post) bif Friday OP

Never heard of that brand, but I think the cat is waiting for you to spend a lot of money Ocelot II Friday #1

Can't really help you with this. mwmisses4289 Friday #2

My cats (including fosters) never like "natural" cat food spooky3 Friday #4

Taurine SuzyandPuffpuff Friday #3

My vets are not fans of Dr. Marty. 3catwoman3 Friday #5

here is a review Nigrum Cattus Friday #6

Thanks! bif Friday #8

I have to totally rotate the flavours on fancy feast with my cat as he gets bored applegrove Friday #7

Ocelot II

(131,225 posts)

1. Never heard of that brand, but I think the cat is waiting for you to spend a lot of money

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 12:58 PM

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on a large supply of it before, being a cat and consistent with the functions of the Cat 1.0 operating system, she decides not to like it after all.

mwmisses4289

(4,722 posts)

2. Can't really help you with this.

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Fri May 15, 2026, 01:05 PM

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Our cats refuse to eat expensive brands, the brats prefer a mix of friskies/kitten chow/iams, and friskies canned pate.

spooky3

(38,862 posts)

4. My cats (including fosters) never like "natural" cat food

Reply to mwmisses4289 (Reply #2)

Fri May 15, 2026, 01:10 PM

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And others with supposedly better ingredients. They may try it for a while, but then leave it to dry out in their dishes. Fancy Feast and Purina One always are preferred, though the favorite flavors rotate unpredictably.

SuzyandPuffpuff

(673 posts)

3. Taurine

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 01:07 PM

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As long as it has Taurine in it...most important... Yu shd b fine

3catwoman3

(29,803 posts)

5. My vets are not fans of Dr. Marty.

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Fri May 15, 2026, 01:37 PM

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We've been with this practice since 1994, and have been thru several retirements. The woman we are currently seeing has toured the Purina facilities and feels they produce very reputable products.

You might try "decorating" her food with a few drizzles of the Churu pate that comes in tubes. One of ours went thru a brief picky spell, and this tempted her and got her started.

Nigrum Cattus

(1,355 posts)

6. here is a review

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Fri May 15, 2026, 03:37 PM

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https://cats.com/dr-marty-unbiased-cat-food-review

bif

(27,228 posts)

8. Thanks!

Reply to Nigrum Cattus (Reply #6)

Fri May 15, 2026, 09:18 PM

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applegrove

(133,100 posts)

7. I have to totally rotate the flavours on fancy feast with my cat as he gets bored

Reply to bif (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 06:16 PM

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and won't eat. Then he becomes a pest and starts knocking things off my coffee table and destroying books with his claws. I am **ssy whipped!!!

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