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Why are so many people giving their cats food they shouldnt have2007-11-25 12:31:39

While I understand giving your baby the occasional treat, I'm appalled at the number of people here who regularly give their cats rice, wheat, or corn based food, or vegetable or dairy. When was the last time any of you saw a lion on the Discovery Channel who was munching on a root?? Cats eat MEAT and nothing else.they are pure carnivore and need the Taurine in meat to live. Filling them with the rest of aforementioned garbage will only lead to long-term health problems. Am I right or what??

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That's why I do a home-made raw meat diet (with a supplement powder) with my cats.

People don't read the ingredient labels on the bags of food they buy and pick the food up at the grocery store because of the convenience and lack of interest in educating themselves about what is appropriate for cats. Even a quality dry food is not a good diet for a cat because cats are constantly dehydrated on dry food which causes early urinary and long-term kidney problems. Grains are also responsible for the continual puking and hairballs so many people complain about on cat questions.

Like with the tobacco companies who for years lied to people about the harmful effects of smoking, people who feed their cats these inappropriate foods are the victims of national advertising. The pet food manufacturers put more money into advertising than they do into the quality of their food.

My particular quibble is with Science Diet (the most expensive of the cheap foods). There is no "science" in this food at all. It is poor quality meat protein and 2/3 corn.

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YES, YOU ARE RIGHT !! I agree with you. Cats are not vegetarians, or do they need to be eating foods with "fillers" in them. If only others would see and understand this !!

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I totally agree.All mine are fed meat and fish. They have never been to the vet for any illness ever.

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I feed my cats meat but I read somewhere for something I don't remember what they recommened feeding the cat white rice and chicken (for diahrrea maybe) my cat eats bugs and grass (on his own) and he also eats doritos and man just about everything else that we eat. He loves peanut butter to. He only has these things as a treat every once in a while and he loves it and he is perfectly healthy. So I mean I don't know if you are talking about treats or just the regular food but that's how my cat eats.

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Cats eat grass. They do this in order to obtain folic acid, which aids in the production of haemoglobin. If a cat is lacking folic acid, it can become anemic. A lot of cat foods include vitamins and things like folic acid, in order to promote better health in the cat. Domesticated felines are not the same as lions. they're domestic and require a much different diet. Having said that, though, lions do munch on grass and brush in order to stimulate haemoglobin production, as well.

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A lot of people are old school and live out on farms where they give their cats a little corn meal kibble and let them hunt the rest. The rest is lack of priority.

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True..