Where do you Turn for Your Cat's Nutrition

Our society is thoroughly convinced of Veterinarians' qualifications with respect to knowledge of our cats' nutrition. As a cat owner, we never even consider the alternative. But the question is; could we be wrong?

Some cat owners assume that the commercial pet food industry cares about our cats and we never consider another possibility. They produce ads that tell us their foods are good for our cats. They tell us that if we follow their advice, our pets would realize the same beneficial results as the pets in their commercials.

Cat owners mistakenly believe that the commercial pet food companies care as much about our cats as we do. So we buy their products

Could the commercial pet food companies be hiding the truth from us?

Little nutritional training to Vets is administered in Vet schools and that training is often given by persons that are loyal to the pet food companies. The commercial pet food companies donate money, equipment, banners and free food to Veterinarian schools. What a great long-term business plan - it's buying loyalty and it puts money in the pockets of commercial pet food companies and the Veterinarians.

Barring any independent research by the Veterinarian, this bought loyalty will continue throughout the Veterinarian's career

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.

Because of a cat's physiology, they cannot digest many of the ingredients included in commercial cat foods. Prolong consumption of carbohydrates and other cheap ingredients will harm and are often fatal to cats. Cats are obligate carnivores and should be fed accordingly.

Preservatives like; Ethoxyquin, BHA and BHT have been liked to cancer and other health-related problems. Consumer complaints have flooded the Food and Drug Administration regarding illnesses suffered by their pets when fed food containing these preservatives by the FDA has chosen not to act.

In the final analysis, I've shared with you information that many Veterinarians are ill-equipped to provide nutritional advise for your cat or dog. Moreover, many Vets are bought and paid for by the pet food industry and their main objective is to make money.

Many Vets are in direct violation of the oath and creed they're sworn to uphold - "First do no harm." They sell, in their offices, foods that are harmful to your pet.

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.

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