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by Ike Lowe
Many pet care-givers are convinced that Veterinarians are highly trained to dispense nutritional advice. Their beliefs are so strong that they never second guess it. Cats owners opinion of Vets is so engrained that they never even think that this belief could be wrong.
When we see commercial pet food ads on TV or read their ads in print, we have no reason to doubt their claims. So we, the trusting public, is so convinced by their ads we put the nutritional needs of our pets in their hands.
Unsuspecting pet owners believe what they hear and buy the advertised pet food. Some commercial pet food companies even place a premium price on their products to convince pet owners their product is superior in quality.
That’s what they say but can it be true?
Up and coming Veterinarians, while in Vet schools, are bombarded with commercial pet food companys’ propergander. The little nutritional training they do receive is done so by people with a vested interest in the pet food companies. They are buying Veterinarians’ loyalty and this loyalty usually last throughout the Vet’s career.
That’s buying loyalty and that loyalty continues, barring any independent research by the Vet, throughout the Vet’s career. That loyalty translates into cash for the Vet and the pet food companies.
The claims that the majority of pet food companies make, regarding their food, is false. The diet of our domestic cats should mimic their predecessors but they don’t. The commercial Pet food companies use cheap and often harmful ingredients that cats should never eat.
Cats are obligate carnivores. Their physiology is not designed to digest most of the ingredients that most pet food companies put in their foods. The grains and other carbohydrates will cause illnesses in cats. They should be avoided.
Although the Food and Drug Administration has been inundated with complaints from consumers regarding their pets becoming ill after consuming foods containing these preservatives; Ethoxyquin, BHA and BHT, the FDA has decided to remain on the sidelines.
Evidence strongly suggests that many Veterinarians have been bought and paid for by the pet food industry. Moreover, it’s unreasonable for us to think they can provide unbias, independent advice regarding our cats’ nutritional needs. Vets lack the training to offer nutritional advice on our pets and making money takes presidence over independent research – educating themselves on the proper nutrition required for our pets should be their main concern but it’s not.
Many Vets ignore the oath they sworn to uphold “First do no harm.” They blatantly sell foods to you that cause harm to your pets
Love your cat(s) enough to take the time to learn what foods are good for them. Don’t leave this chore to strangers – you need to be the one that learns what’s good for you pet and feed them those foods.
About the Author:
About the Author: Ike Lowe is the formost authority on cat nutrition. In his must read book, he unveils the cloak of secrecy perpetrated, on an unsuspecting public, by the commercial cat food industry and finally reveals the toxic ingredients contained therein. Get all the life saving facts now.
www.whatiskillingourcats.com
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by Sonya Hedman
The raw food pet industry is in full bloom.That is a wonderful thing because raw food can help your pet thrive in ways you could not imagine. A raw diet can help your pet get off insulin, heal their inflammatory bowel disease and we could go on for a week. But…before buying what you believe is a “balanced” diet for your pet, especially if it is your cat, you need to get just a bit educated. Cats and dogs have vastly different dietary needs. Feeding your cat raw food designed for a dog, (and many manufacturers will not make the distinction) can be harmful to your cat.
When deciding on purchased raw food for your cat, (as opposed to you making the food yourself) some essential details to look out for is the:
1.Calcium/Phosphorus ratio. Felines have quite a narrow range of the calcium to phosphorus content of their diet. The best range for cats is 1.2 – 1.4:1 Calcium is found in bone and phosphorous is found in muscle meat and organs. Not only will Various types of meat have various levels of phosphorous, but thigh meat will have different amounts than breast meat.It is essential that the raw food you buy follow the above mentioned ratio. If the information is not readily available on the manufacturers web site, nor on the package, (which is all too common) you will need to email or call them. Make sure you get a definitive answer with the exact numbers including how they arrived to them. An imbalance of Calcium and Phosphorous can cause a serious problems. Then we have the:
2.Amount of Vegetable matter. Adding some vegetables to a feline diet is OK as long as it is a small percentage. 3-5% is OK. The food you feed should contain max 10% veggies. The percentage may not be available and you may need to contact the manufacturer. Garlic and onions can cause anemia in cats and should never be used. Tomatoes can exacerbate arthritis and most vegetables will raise the urinary pH which can cause urinary tract issues. Herbs should never be used long term and are frequently added to raw prepared diets.
3.Organ meats. Does the food contain organ meats and at what proportion? What types of organs are included? Feline diets should contain approximately 10% organ meats. Organs provide important vitamins and other nutrients vital for the cat.
4.Taurine. Taurine is an essential amino acid. Cats are unable to synthesize Taurine, therefore it needs to be provided in the food. In the wild cats naturally consume meats and prey high in Taurine. Mice are naturally very high in Taurine. A cat eating plenty of mice would be assured of their Taurine requirement. But what cat eats fresh mice regularly? While all meats contain Taurine to some degree, handling and freezing the meat diminishes the amount. Some meats, like rabbit have a dangeroulsy low amount of Taurine while chicken hearts have a high amount. Why keep track of all that when it is so easy to add some taurine yourself? Not only is taurine inexpensive it takes a second to add some to the food at the time of feeding. We recommend about 1000 mg per pound of meat. In the early days of commercial pet food, thousands of cats died before the pet food companies discovered that they have to add taurine. Taurine deficiencies can cause blindness and heart disease which can be fatal.
Raw food is ideal for dogs and cats. They are carnivores after all…but buyer beware. Make sure what you feed is properly balanced. Ask until you get the answers, and move on if the answers aren’t coming, or don’t provide the information you seek.
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Sometimes, the price of good cat can food make us think, is this worth it? Since they are more costly than grocery store brand. Though it should be higher, just like what we eat. Almost always, Junk food is cheaper than farmer’s market organic vegetable!
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Though I don’t want to discourage people to stop feeding good (or the best) quality cat food because of the price tag. So did a bit of research for you how to get by.
There are many site offering Free or almost free (i.e.pay P&H) cat food samples, or even better CatFoodCoupons. Most of the coupons have expiratory date so you may want to keep an eye on it. Cat food samples can be requested from the company’s web site directly.
Here is the site you can watch our for Free Cat Food Coupons, even better, sign up for their email to let you know.
Free Pet Supplies Pet Food Samples
Ebay also carries time sensitive Cat food coupons;
Or Automatic Delivery at OnlyNaturalPet.com sign up will save extra “10%”!
Enjoy!
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