Turns out there's no app for that

[susandennis]

For years - 10 actually - I fed Betty (and Travis when he came along) mostly dry cat food - whatever was the cheapest at the grocery story.  Then, about six months ago, her lady-ship started getting old lady indigestion issues.  These, as it turns out, a solved by switching to mostly wet food and not the cheap stuff.  

I have spent a fortune trying to keep her supplied with food she will eat and food her old lady parts will tolerate.  I have spent the fortune because I did it wrong for six months.  I'd get a sample, she's eat it all up, I'd buy a case, she would no longer touch it.  Or some variation of that scenario.  Or I'd forget which kinds she liked and buy the wrong kind at the store.

I did actually try to find a cat food diary map but failed.  The pet diaries and the human food journals don't do it.

So I made my own.  I use catch.com.  I make an entry for every kind of cat food we try.

I take a picture of the label.
Note the meal.
Note the intake - licked the bowl, at it all or picked at it.  

Now, when I go to the cat food store, I can whip out my phone and see what's hot and what's not.  AND also track whether one kind is good for breakfast and not for lunch/dinner.  The whole project is way over the crazy cat lady top which is why I didn't do it originally but I'm tired of throwing out expensive cat food!

Travis does not give a shit.  He'll eat whatever she leaves for him and he's happy.

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[johncomic.livejournal.com]

Inter-species confraternity, saved by technology! My guardian geek spirit smiles beatifically.