Comments on: Does Pet Food Cause Health Problems?

By: Kitcats

Kitcats — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:09:15 +0000

So, Dr.B,
Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Brewers Rice, Ground Whole Grain Corn, Animal Fat (preserved mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Powdered Cellulose, Chicken Liver Flavor, Soybean Mill Run, Soybean Oil, with added supplementation (SD “hairball light maturity” for male Tuxedo Cats :))

is better for a cat than eating natural prey???

Cats as they age should not be getting so many diseases like diabetes, obesity, FLUTD and UTI’s, CKD, IBD, cancer. And actually we are seeing these diseases with younger and younger cats. We don’t know for sure why cats in underdeveloped nations don’t get some of these diseases, and not all of them die younger.

Something is amiss with what we have been told to feed our cats.
Certainly, the conventional dry food diet is not the only factor in many of these diseases, but if it is a factor (and it is one), that is certainly something we can control. So why not address proper diet as a proactive, health-promoting choice for our felines?
Do you know why Cornell U recommends feeding canned food as the one food to prevent a number of diseases? This was recommended in one of their Cat Alert newsletters (sorry don’t have the link)?

It is time for the vet profession, including you, to take a stand on some of the issues with the conventional dry food diet that we have been told to feed our cats. And you must look at and address your association/relationship with some of these pet food companies. Neutrality may be damaging many precious cats.

Lots of healthy purrs from the kitcat gang.

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By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:34:06 +0000

We have a 5 year old Cane Corso. Can the brand/ type of dog food make a difference on his teeth? They started bleeding lately and he will only eat his food if we put water in it and leave it to get mushy. Please let us know if there is anything we should be doing differently.

By: TONY

TONY — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:50:35 +0000

WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF GIVING MY G SHEPHERD ABOUT 2TBL 2 TIMES A WEEK..OF ” EV OLIVE OIL”IS IT BENEFICIAL ,OR CAN IT CAUSE PROBLEMS.. I MIX IT WITH HIS FOOD

By: smile

smile — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:26:48 +0000

you need to have more infornation !

By: Dr. Eric Barchas, DVM

Dr. Eric Barchas, DVM — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:50:27 +0000

Andrea, did you click on the link in the second-to-last paragraph?

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:42:51 +0000

Aw, c’mon. Answer the question!

Someone with a 17-year-old cat or dog loves that animal no matter what her age and wants her to live as long and healthy a life as possible. So given that these geriatric-related disease are more likely to occur in our well-cared for animals, what foods do you feel are best for them?

Is wet better than dry? Raw better than canned? Grain-free better than grain-filled? What about the inclusion of wheat, soy, corn (common allergens)? What other ingredients do we need to look out for?

This topic is hot because it’s one that people care about greatly. So please don’t punt. What do you recommend?

By: Don

Don — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:20:48 +0000

Have you seen a dog get lathargic after administering Advantage20 flea medication?

By: Ted Rheingold

Ted Rheingold — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:07:00 +0000

I never thought about that. All these new and unusual ailments our pets suffer became common around the same time it became common for dogs and cats to live long lives.

Very interesting.