"Please don't feed me garbage and gross things! I don't want to eat cat food with ingredients listed as "meat", "by-products", and "animal digest". These things are unhealthy and are making me sick."If you love your cat, please take the time to read the information below. Then read the labels on your cat food- you will probably throw it away! |
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Have you read the ingredients in your cat food? Most cat foods have some really disgusting and unhealthy ingredients. They shouldn't be allowed to use the word "food" for brands like 9 Lives, Friskies, Dad's, Whiskas, Pet's Pride, Science Diet, and Iams. Why? Because they contain things that are simply not edible!
By products are what's left of an animal after the edible parts are used. For example, if your cat food contains chicken by products, then your cat is eating boiled down beaks, claws and feathers, as well as intestines that may not have been emptied.
Are any of the protein sources listed as "meat"? That means it could have come from any kind of animal, including cats and dogs! Make sure the exact type of meat is listed. If the label has the word "meat" on it, please don't feed it to your cat.
Animal digest is a truly disgusting and cruel thing to put in cat food. It is chemically treated skin, connective tissue and organs.
Fillers are put in cat food to reduce the cost of production and create greater profits. Cats are carnivores. Food consisting mostly of corn, rice and oats is not good for them (especially corn). The first few ingredients on the label should not be any type of grain. Rice or oats in the middle or at the end of the ingredients list is ok, but corn can upset your cat's digestion.
Bone and bone meal should not be in your cat's food. Ash should not be an ingredient in your cat's diet. These fillers are not good for your cat at all.
Go for the good stuff! Chicken meal, chicken, turkey meal, turkey, beef meal, beef, etc. Make sure the type of meat is stated and that it is the first ingredient. Chicken meal as a first ingredient is better than just chicken because the water has been removed so there is more protein. Meal is a highly concentrated protein and it should be at the top of the ingredients list.
The best brands of cat food are only available in pet stores or online. They are not sold in supermarkets. Be good to your cat and buy the following brands of cat food: Canidae, Nutro, or Innova. These brands cost about the same as Iams, but are much, much better for your cat.