Originally posted by: Lucky
Originally posted by: Thegonagle
It's the Purina Cat Chow. Switch to Science Diet, Iams, or at the very least, Purina One.
OK, that's a good suggestion. Anyone have a particular preference for one of these? My vet says my younger one's gums and teeth are going bad so I need something that helps the tartar too.

. Iams is good stuff but expensive (like almost $9 for a small bag, I believe). We've been feeding our cats Purina One (the weight management formula, since our 1-year old seems to be getting chubby already). All 3 cats (the two older ones and the little one) were all eating Purina Kitten Chow until the baby turned a year old. I can't think of any specific cat food off the top of my head that controls tartar, but there are a lot of kitty treats out there that have tartar control versions (Temptations, Whisker Lickin's, etc.). I'm sure there's a tartar control cat food that you can feed them everyday, though.
Also, as far as the farting issue, I've heard that feeding kitties wet food a lot can cause this to happen. If you feed them wet food a lot, I would lay off it because wet food is supposed to be bad for their teeth if they eat it all the time (gets caught in their mouth and causes decay). We normally leave a bowl of dry food out for the cats all the time and give them kitty treats or a small portion of wet food for each cat once in a while.