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Our articles page focuses on the well-being and welfare of animals, including the proper shelter, feeding, and water-supply for animals, as well as information on the connection of mental & physical health of people to interactions with animals (i.e., physical benefits of walking dogs, emotional benefits of companion animals to seniors at home or in health care settings, etc.) DO NOT FEED YOUR CAT CORN BASED DRY FOOD! DO NOT FEED YOUR CAT CORN BASED DRY FOOD Corn based dry cat food has been implicated in the following cat illnesses: Obesity Feline Urinary Tract Disease Diabetes Pancreatitis Inflammatory Bowl Disease Liver Disease Enamel erosions of teeth (cavities)/Gum disease Contrary to common opinion, dry cat food causes rather than prevents dental plaque, tarter and cavities. Some cats will not eat canned cat food. If your cat won't eat canned cat food or if you are feeding a large number of cats and cannot afford canned food, then you must feed a cat food that has MEAT, CHICKEN, LAMB OR TURKEY (NOT BY PRODUCTS) listed as the FIRST ingredient on the label. INNOVA, WELLNESS, EAGLE PACK, CALIFORNIA NATURALS, PTIZM, NUTO-MAX AND COTCO'S KIRKLAND are reasonably good dry cat foods. However, DO NOT fre-feed your cat. Pick the food up after eathing. ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. A GOOD CAT FOOD TODAY MAY BE A BAD CAT FOOD TOMORROW. INGREDIENTS CHANGE. AVOID feeding grocery store dry foods because these products contain little or no meat and are too high in carbohydrates. Cats must have meat protein to stay alive and healthy. READ THE LABEL BEFORE BUYING CAT FOOD. MEAT OF CHICKEN MUST BE THE FIRST INGREDIENT (NOT BY-PRODUCTS.) NEVER FEED DOG FOOD TO A CAT. CORN IS COW FEED, NOT CAT FEED. CHECK THE INGREDIENTS ON THE CAT FOOD LABEL. CORN MUST NOT BE THE FIRST INGREDIENT! CHICKEN ORLAMB OR TURKEY MUST BE FIRST! This information comes from a series of lectures on feline medicine at the Western States Veterinary Conference (Feb. 16-20, 2003,) a veterinary conference attended by over 12,000 American and Canadian veterinarians. |
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