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I got a big air-tight container and I open the bag and pour the whole bag straight in there.
It makes a massive difference in smell alone. The cat doesn’t get excited over new bags anymore. I really recommend it.
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Maybe it’s because of the brand or something? I get that stupid expensive stuff that makes us less allergic to my cat…
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If the container is big enough, consider putting the whole bag in there. It keeps it protected from light (if it’s a translucent container) and keeps it even more compact so there’s less airspace around it.
Oh, mine is a heavy, thick, completely opaque container. Good points! I should’ve made them.
(It’s specifically for dog food, but I use it for cat food, and it has a screw on lid.)
I agree. The bags we get are now resealable and it makes a huge difference.
And I bet that is understating it a lot, Im sure there are huge differences in flavour
Feed your cats wet food if you can afford it. it’s better for them and their kidneys. when they’re older you’ll be glad you did
Also get them something better than Purina. I’m sure that Purina dry kibble is full of carbohydrates and doesn’t have very much protein if you look at the dry matter basis. If you don’t know what dry matter basis is, you’ve got some homework to do.
Obligatory “that product is made by Nestle which uses child slaves and kills babies etc” comment
Oh, yeah, let humans eat ‘from the same 2 month old opened chips bag - it’s literally the same chips bag I’ve now just opened fresh’
Cats actually get some of their moisture from dry food. Old dry food will be more dry.
I mean the smell is definitely more pugnant, I like to think of it as a newly opened can of coffee, technically the same but the first cup is always the freshest.
Kibble bags tend to be the best storage space but they need to seal closed. A bag in a sealed container is your best bet for maintaining fresh.
The fats and essential vitamins and nutrients are sprayed onto kibble and that’s the first thing exposed to go bad. A little subtle rancidity is detectable to cats.
If you dump kibble into a plastic pin: thosr rancid fats can leach into the plastic and remain there tainting all subsequent kibble with at least the odor of rancidity.
If a bag sits open unsealed for a week it’ll be stale as all hell and much less healthy.
Oh damn I didn’t know about the plastic container thing. Thankfully I haven’t been doing it too long yet. Only just started my older cat on dry food as she just doesn’t eat enough anymore otherwise.
how do you know it’s bland, lisa?
You mean you don’t test out the food you are giving them first, what if it tastes bad?
I do.
I mean none of it is good, but there’s cat food that genuinely tastes bad.
Aren’t you a little curious?
Seems like the cat is out of the bag.
I have a mason jar vacuum sealer and when I get new dry food, I put it into the big jars and pump out the air, to keep it hopefully fresh and not dry it out. I think it works pretty well, but the cat is never so excited as when there’s a fresh bag.
I also get smaller bags than I used to, so it cycles through a bit faster.
Maybe stop feeding them the same opened bag of cereal that has gone stale 2 months ago.
Maybe feed them real food. Kibble should be abuse.
