OT -question on cat food
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:16 am
There has to be a happy medium. I do not want to feed my domestic animals
raw meat, nor do I want to feed them bad kibble. I have had many pets live
a good long life with little to no health problems eating cat chow by Purina
or Dog chow. One of my cats is 17 years old. Growing up we had dogs and
they lived to 12 years old eating dog chow and rarely any health problems.
I bought our English Bull Dog Royal Canin bulldog 24 but evidently that is
not good for them, the cat food is probably not either? I switched our dog
to cooked food a couple of weeks ago and she is doing good so far. I am
looking for recipes. Thanks Kathy
From: minutus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:minutus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
ginny wilken
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:33 PM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: OT -question on cat food @ Irene and Gaby, was Re: [Minutus]
AIDs --a sinister invention
Luise, there is plenty of said evidence that cats and dogs - well,
humans, too - thrive on the most biologically appropriate diets. For
carnivores, obligate or by design, this has to be a diet
approximating natural prey - meat, organs, bones, and even hides and
feathers when available. Neither species is at all equipped to handle
vegetable matter and especially grains. I could not disagree more
with Irene's viewpoint on appropriate diets, and find it a shame that
her brilliant mind is stuck at that point.
No manufactured food can come close to providing biologically
accessible nutrients as found in prey animals. Many of the additives
and even the main ingredients in processed foods, canned or kibbled,
are indigestible due to lack of enzymes to handle their compounds,
and are potential allergens leading to such ills as IBD, kidney
disease, skin issues, joint problems, seizures, and cancer, among
others. There is little food value and lots of damage from grains,
vegetables, and cooked and processed proteins of dubious quality. It
makes no difference how fine the grade or high the standards - this
is junk food, and totally unnecessary. Carnivores are by design meant
to thrive on their natural diets. It can't be otherwise. Feed a horse
a steak? No, who would? It's the same idea.
Feeding meat and bone is easy and not as expensive as "premium"
kibble. For more on this, you may join rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com
,
where there are over 7000 folks feeding raw for a long period to many
animals. That site can also provide you with many links to the how
and why; one of interest would certainly be www.rawmeatybones.com, by
a veterinary dentist whose campaign against processed foods has been
carrying on for decades.
Best of luck, and best of health to your cats,
ginny
All stunts performed without a net!
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raw meat, nor do I want to feed them bad kibble. I have had many pets live
a good long life with little to no health problems eating cat chow by Purina
or Dog chow. One of my cats is 17 years old. Growing up we had dogs and
they lived to 12 years old eating dog chow and rarely any health problems.
I bought our English Bull Dog Royal Canin bulldog 24 but evidently that is
not good for them, the cat food is probably not either? I switched our dog
to cooked food a couple of weeks ago and she is doing good so far. I am
looking for recipes. Thanks Kathy
From: minutus@yahoogroups.com [mailto:minutus@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
ginny wilken
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:33 PM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: OT -question on cat food @ Irene and Gaby, was Re: [Minutus]
AIDs --a sinister invention
Luise, there is plenty of said evidence that cats and dogs - well,
humans, too - thrive on the most biologically appropriate diets. For
carnivores, obligate or by design, this has to be a diet
approximating natural prey - meat, organs, bones, and even hides and
feathers when available. Neither species is at all equipped to handle
vegetable matter and especially grains. I could not disagree more
with Irene's viewpoint on appropriate diets, and find it a shame that
her brilliant mind is stuck at that point.
No manufactured food can come close to providing biologically
accessible nutrients as found in prey animals. Many of the additives
and even the main ingredients in processed foods, canned or kibbled,
are indigestible due to lack of enzymes to handle their compounds,
and are potential allergens leading to such ills as IBD, kidney
disease, skin issues, joint problems, seizures, and cancer, among
others. There is little food value and lots of damage from grains,
vegetables, and cooked and processed proteins of dubious quality. It
makes no difference how fine the grade or high the standards - this
is junk food, and totally unnecessary. Carnivores are by design meant
to thrive on their natural diets. It can't be otherwise. Feed a horse
a steak? No, who would? It's the same idea.
Feeding meat and bone is easy and not as expensive as "premium"
kibble. For more on this, you may join rawfeeding@yahoogroups.com
,
where there are over 7000 folks feeding raw for a long period to many
animals. That site can also provide you with many links to the how
and why; one of interest would certainly be www.rawmeatybones.com, by
a veterinary dentist whose campaign against processed foods has been
carrying on for decades.
Best of luck, and best of health to your cats,
ginny
All stunts performed without a net!
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--great! LOL. I'm only repeating what