healthy cat food

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Hi Ann,

Yes I would love the recipe, I have four cats, one is mine the others moved in,

in the mornings (Its very cold out here) I have no idea who will be in my house.

they come in through the cat door, eat and sleep.

I must feed about 15 cats every evening, outside. (strays people do not feed) I

put out one big bowl with Purina dry cat food mixed with one large can of

Friskies wet and water.

I would like a good recipe for my cats, if it works out ok, I will make it for

the strays too.

Elaine

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annhope1

Gettingwell

Thursday, January 10, 2002 6:31 PM

Re: healthy cat food?

 

 

 

 

> Is there a cat food, that is healthy? in the US?

> Elaine>>

 

Why not make your own? Can't get better than that. Its easy, your cats will

benefit by being healthy and living a long life and which means no vet bills.

If you need some info, catch me offlist. I make my own food, takes me about 1

hr ever two weeks.

 

If I had to feed canned commercial (NEVER feed dry food only or at all for

that matter)... In the Whole Cat Journal they did a comparison of canned cat

food. Best brands: Wellness, Precise, Wysong, Azmira, Felidae. This Journal

does not accept advertisements... so all testing is " honest " . If you can't

find these brands locally, I think they would have websites.

 

Why cats should not have dry food:

Cats evolved as desert animals, which means that their kidneys must be

extemely efficient and able to conserve most of the moisture they take in. In

the wild, their water needs would be met by eating prey whose bodies contain

60 - 70 % water. If you feed canned food, it is far more similar to a cat's

natural diet in both composition and moisture than dry food. Cats are not

natural drinkers, studies suggest that cats will not drink water until they

are somewhat dehydrated. This causes their kidneys to work overtime, all the

time... i.e. dry food. Cats are carnivores, they are better equipped to

digest animal protein than the high carbohydrate (grains) content of dry food.

 

Ideally, feeding prey is best, like mice... Bon appetite!

Terri