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Holistic Nutrition for your cat

Cats are true carnivores. They must eat meat to survive. Cats cannot be vegetarians. Their bodies are specifically geared for processing a raw, prey-based diet.
This is as true for a tiger as it is for the cat on your lap.
In the wild, cats eat whole, raw prey.

This diet includes mice and any other small rodents available, rabbits, insects, amphibians and birds.
Their systems are set up to metabolize this diet which is high moisture, high protein and very low carb.
Cats have short, acidic, naturally pathogen resistant digestive systems, which are highly efficient at metabolizing a raw diet of meat,organs and bone. Cooking meat degrades the nutrients, making them less available to your cat and renders bone indigestible and dangerous.
Cats have relied on this diet for thousands of years.

Felines have lost the ability to process carbohydrates very well. Excess carbohydrates in the diet, especially grains, can lead to obesity,
diabetes and serious digestive problems.
Cats get most of their energy requirements from the glucose their livers process from protein, not carbohydrates.
Cats evolved as desert creatures, so they naturally have a low thirst drive.

Cats that are fed a dry kibble diet risk being chronically dehydrated, increasing the risk of urinary and kidney problems. Dry foods are only about 10% moisture and even with the water they drink, cats on a dry diet only get about half the liquid of a cat on a canned or raw diet that has a 60-70% moisture content.

The many benefits of a raw diet:

l Improved digestion
l Greatly reduced stool odor and volume
l Healthy coat, less shedding, fewer
hairballs
l Increased energy
l Weight loss, if over- weight
l Better dental health
l Better urinary health

If feeding a raw diet is not an option I highly recommed a grain- free high quality canned food, recommended brands are EVO95, Wellness, Weruva, Holistic Select.

Disclaimer: This is my personal opinion as a cat guardian of 5 healthy, raw fed cats. I am not a DVM or veterinary tech, please consult with your veterinarian before gradually changing your cats diet.