'Uh oh': Friend hired to cat sit three fluffy felines accidentally feeds them a week's worth of treats instead of food

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    I went on a last minute week long work trip, so I had to find somebody to watch my cats last minute. I left my three cats with my friend who I have known and been close to for over a year. I included regular purina dry food, wet food, churus, and dry treats in the supplies to take care of them.
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    However, my friend apparently thought that the cat treats (Friskies Party Mix, 30 oz jug) was regular cat food. My cats free feed dry food so that was in the instructions and my friend let them free feed treats in their confusion and gave them wet food occasionally.
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    So now I am concerned about their nutrition, especially my boy cat because of boys' sensitivity to diet and potential urinary problems that can come from that. Is this a cause for alarm?!?! Should I bring them to the vet??
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    worldlydelights I'm sure your cat will be fine, just probably salty with you for a couple days that you won't feed them only treats Cats are resilient creatures. Trust me, I take care of tons of feral cats.
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    Shot_Loan_354 It s alright. I'm sure they think it was the best vacation of their life over there
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    InspectorTop1281 a week of treat overload is probably not going to cause lasting damage, cats are more resilient than we give them credit for, but keeping a close eye on your boy's litter box habits over the next few days is a smart
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    move. If he's straining to urinate or going way less than usual, that's when you'd want to call the vet, but otherwise just transition them back to their normal diet and they should be fine. Your friend definitely thought they were spoiling them rotten, which is kind of sweet even if it was a little chaotic
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    Imaginary-Contest887 Most of dry treats are in composition very similar to dry food. Usually just lesser protein and more fat. Not ideal to feed your cat with it for life obviously but very unlikely it would cause any harm to your cats over week.
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    anothercairn Lol they will be totally fine but will probably be furious with you for not continuing their treats only diet. Cat treats actually have a little more moisture in them than dry kibble so I wouldn't be concerned about urinary blockages (but I get it, my cats are that way too). Just keep an eye on the litter box. All will be well
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    karinchup I laughed. A week isn't going to k I them but they might have some tummy grief for a while. It must have been like "woohoo! Junk food while mom is gone!"
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    Only_Lawyer8133 If it makes you feel better I think temptations or one of them actually has instructions/says it can be used for meals.
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    Im currently feeding my cats cheap canned food temporarily because one had a dental. It won't harm any in the grand scheme of things!
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    Alarmed-Newt-7742 The friskies party mix actually is AAFCO formulated to meet to dietary requirements for maintenance in cats like other kibble. The main issue is probably the amount of fat in it which means they probably ate a lot more calories than they needed. So as long as they are acting fine, just go back to their normal diet.
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    deerfawns They just had the best week of their lives lol
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    Old-Arachnid77 Just a little for a bit. It's like living on McDonald's for a week. They'll be fine. Maybe have some tummy troubles and mad that you're not giving them junk food all the time, but they'll probably be ok.
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    Meyesme3 I am sure some people eat chips and ice cream and pizza for a few days and they just end up with a bad mood and gain a few pounds. Not me I didn't do that but other folks probably did. Same with your cats. They should bounce back soon.
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    bluejellyfish52 Some cat treats are low calorie and nutritionally dense enough they can be used as cat food for particularly picky cats. Only know this because our ragdoll wouldn't eat real food for a little bit, and was only eating the treats! He's back to eating real food, though!
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    Western-Yam552 "Uh oh"

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