Freshly Sealed Kitty Cat Food

Dear Science Diet,

I am just oh so glad (insert sarcasm here) that you have branded yourself as the premium choice for cat food & for people who love their cats to the point of getting us to spend $10 a pop for the small bag. I have now found myself meandering in the grocery store...passing by the 14 ton bags for $8.99 wondering what would happen to my little precious if I decided to "serve" this to her...would she die at a young age? would her silky coat turn ragged? would she refuse to eat to the point of sunken in cheeks & an exposed rib cage? Then, I have to pass on by because of these guilty thoughts & drive another 10 minutes out of the way to PetStore to feel like a good fur baby parent. I plop up that bag on the checkout counter to feel like "see, look at me mr. checkout person, I am a dedicated mom willing to spend extra hard earned cash to be a real responsible adult here." Then, I drive home and remind lil Halle how lucky she is to have dinner on the table and that she's not out roaming the streets for the next scrap of road kill & poison berries. I am hoping for a nice purrr,that's all.

However, I also recently noticed my latest bag purchased 9-16-08 to be exact, there has been a change in the bag? Oh my!? They have gone to the point of adding the plastic strip across the top to make it resealable. Gee, how thoughtful! No seriously, I would never want lil precious to have "stale" cat food, now would I??? I mean, someone must have actually requested this change like a cat can tell the difference. Isn't cat food nasty enough?? Plus sometimes it sits out for 2 or 3 days in the bowl anyways so what is the real difference?? I would love to have someone explain this to me. I am hoping it is for the owner's sake, really, because maybe someone requested it so they didn't have to use bag clips to seal it. For some reason I think I'm wrong...there are some strange cats out there....