To think that cat food manufacturers are evil dog owners?

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Because it’s absolutely impossible to open sachets of the disgusting, smelly, liquid filled, gravy ones that the furry overlords demand without ripping them part way, splashing it up the wall, getting it on your top, in your eye and on the floor rather than the bowl you’ve got on the counter?

And you can't recycle the bastards without washing them out and taking them to one supermarket in a town your mother in law lives in 6 miles away?

And no cat in the history of cat domination of the human species has ever eaten the beef flavour.

Won’t someone think of the Cat Slaves?

I fully agree

Completely agree

Small tins of pate is all she will eat now, so I take off the lid and just keep throwing the contents downward until it flumps into the bowl. No touching required, no spoon, tin goes in recycling bin

You know it is still possible to get tins of cat food. One tin does both my cats for a day. Fully recyclable too.

I think they are are probably evil due to all the factory farms they own. It used to be that pet food was made from the scraps left from the human food chain but now they are so many animals in horrible conditions in factory farms who are souly there to feed our cats and dogs. I'm a pet owner but it still makes me really sad.

Cut them open with scissors and they won't rip.

Don't buy the sachets then. I never do (other than by accident!) because of the plastic and the recycling faff. They are poorly designed!

The thing that annoys me is the way that dog food comes in so many more varieties and flavours than cat food. My cat won’t eat the same flavour twice in a row, and is happy to starve on that hill, but everyone knows that dogs will eat anything.

Every single thing in your post is true. Including the beef thing. They hate it.

Only one of my cats will eat wet food, she has half a sachet in the morning but will refuse the other half. Only biscuits from then on. The other cat will only eat dry or fresh.

A whole tin would last ages and go off in this house, hence pouches are the go-to here.

They are revolting aren’t they? In our house opening the cat food sachets is everybody’s least favourite task

And yes to the beef flavour

I think it's so you have to buy more because of the % spillage rate 😂

Sheba is available in trays. Sainsbury's had some trays too (fish and chicken only - no beef!) There are non pouch alternatives.

The lamb is close behind the beef. I remember they used to do rabbit and my cats (from years ago) loved that one.

I absolutely hate the sachets but Madam only has half so a tin would last her nearly a week. No way would she accept the same flavour for that long 🙀

I'm not sure dog food is available in more varieties than cats (I've had both at the same time!). I suppose they have stuff like "XXX with rice/vegetables/whatever" but the cats won't have that sort of nonsense being proper carnivores.

Tins are much easier to open and less faff to recycle.

I have been out of cat ownership for about 20 years, just getting a cat recently, and I have been really surprised at the prevalence of sachets.

I have an untamed subscription and I rate their food highly and it’s in tins.

Yes where has the rabbit gone?

She's on a Harringtons kick at the moment. When she moves on I'll put Sheba on the list to try I guess.

Cats are fickle.

Try Bozita cat food - it comes in more flavours than you can shake a stick at!

Chicken, chicken liver, duck, turkey, salmon, herring, Arctic char, perch, mackerel, shrimp, crayfish, haddock, rabbit, lamb, beef, elk, reindeer (!!!)

Those Swedes take an interesting approach to cat food, to say the least. I had to keep the reindeer cartons in a cupboard as the idea upset DS1

Yes never understood why they add in vegetables like peas and carrots!

There are loads of flavours available online. Try ZooPlus.

Also Untamed here, tins are great and it smells like food.
Not quite good enough to eat myself but would consider eating it if apocalypse happens.

My recently sadly deceased furry overlord wouldn't eat fishy flavoured food for 15 of his 16 years. Only beef, lamb, chicken etc. In his last year he would only eat the fish ones 🙄

My cat adores the republic of cats food. Its pricey but I can do half feeds that and half mon petit intense pouches. Rotating between the 9 flavours of mon petit and 6 republic of cats. Added cheese, chicken or ham for treats (because cat treats are for peasants).
She'll eat the beef too, it actually looks genuinely tasty! Tins are recyclable, food plops out with a wiggle- highly recommend.

Meanwhile doggo can't have chicken, doesn't like pork, must have a variety of kibble and never the same twice in a row and if a meal doesn't come with pepper sticks or a tomato it's game over.

I hear you op.
Why can’t the manufacturers make a sachet that actually opens properly? It can’t be that difficult surely.
Get the jelly ones if your cat will eat it.. It’s slides out, doesn’t stink as much and less chance of it going all over your hands 🤮
My cat has to go out while I’m doing her food I can’t cope with her sticking her nose in and food flying up the walls and everywhere else except the bowl.