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M M.
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June 24, 2007
I am not sure I agree with this or not. I feed my two cats organic natural dry food. It is very healthy. No dyes, preservatives, corn, wheat,rice fillers of any sort. Lots of meat, veggies, and vitamins only. Step One

Click to enlargeRead the ingredients label on your current dry cat food, but don't throw it out just yet. These labels are often misleading by trying to confuse the reader, but you can see this is not made of meat. Some experts have compared this stuff to Twinkies! Step Two

Click to enlargeStop by your local Whole Foods store, natural food co-op, Petsmart, or similar pet store and pick up a can of "natural meat canned wet cat food". Read the ingredients. You should see chicken or fish near the top of the list. Step Three Buy a few cans that use words like fish or ocean-catch of a natural canned wet cat food. Some cat foods use rice as filler so pick choices that put that at the end of the list not the beginning. (All meat options are discussed in step #6.) Step Four Transition your cat over to the canned food by mixing half-portion canned-food with half-portion of the dry food that you were using.
Tranition for one week. The goal is to gently move to canned-meat-food. Step Five Do Not Overfeed:
Offer your cat only the serving size advised on the container (not the entire can). An overweight cat is sad and short life. Over-eating leads to obesity and a host of other health problems you do not want to experience. Step Six

Click to enlargeCats Need Meat:
Once your cat is eating all wet cat food, the avid cat owner should look into pre-frozen raw meat for cats. Its more work in that you must thaw out the food on a daily schedule, but like most things in life you get used to it, and then it becomes routine. This is the healthiest option for your cat. Step Seven Here is a list of health problems that can be attributed to poor diet and overeating.
Feline Diabetes
IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
CRF (Chronic Renal Failure)
Urinary crystals and cystitis
Diarrhea
Dehydration
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Comments: 16
Most vets agree that dry food is fine - some even recommend it for it's dental hygiene properties. Make sure that meat is the first ingredient, but it doesn't need to be wet.
Our cats eat a combo of wet and dry food.
We tried raw meat (specially prepared for cats--it comes frozen) with our cats, but they have never gone for it. We started trying when they were kittens, but it is not their thing.
Some great foods are:
Chicken Soup for the Cat Lovers Soul
Felidae
Innova
Indigo Moon
Wellness
Throw in the dumpster immediately:
Friskies
Fancy Feast
Meow Mix
Whiskas
Use with caution:
Purina ONE
Iams
Science Diet