[Nepeta]

Damn mass-market cat food...corn, corn, corn...do cats eat corn in the wild? When is the last time you had to chase cats out of your corn patch?

I try to tell people that feeding dry cat food full of grains has been implicated in the onset of feline diabetes, and that cats do not have the metabolisms to process large amounts of carbohydrates, but I don't think a lot of people want to hear this. I will never knowingly feed a grain-based diet to a cat again.

I adopted two 5-month old kittens last month, and I intend to feed them meat-based, complete, commercial foods of high quality all their lives.

[alicewonders]

I adopted two 5-month old kittens last month, and I intend to feed them meat-based, complete, commercial foods of high quality all their lives.

Are there any brands that you would recommend?

[aberaussie]

What brands do you feed your cats? I never thought of this, but it makes perfect sense!

[EBH]

I’ve become a big fan of Nature’s Variety foods. Course we don’t use dry food round here, but their can and frozen raw did miracles for Atlas.

Talk about a food guarantee...on their raw frozen...pathogen free— guaranteed. Our own food isn’t guaranteed like that...

I had a client this week with an obese cat and the signature ravenous appetite of early diabetes. Owner only wanted one visit a day...we ended up doing two visits and buying several cases of low-carb high protein cat food. I left a long note of explanation for when they came home from vacation. Clarky has a vet trip this up coming week. The lay-man’s explanation from www.felinediabetes.com did the trick to get them to see their cat is actually ill.

Paws crossed for Clarky.

[Twinkie]

My Stuffy has trouble digesting the big pieces of dry cat food and upchucks them, so she’s on 9 Lives that are smaller pieces with the hairball stuff in it. I guess some of the cheaper brands are more full of grain, but this one lists meat in the ingredients. It’s the only one I’ve found so far that she can digest. - I didn’t know about the diabetes aspect with cats. - I cooked her some flounder last evening, and feed some tuna and salmon, a little chicken. She is very picky and won’t eat beef at all, does like a little lactose-free milk from time to time. She’s about 10 yrs. old.

[who knows what evil?]

...but I don't think a lot of people want to hear this. I will never knowingly feed a grain-based diet to a cat again.

They don't want to hear it because that means they are going to have to spend more money to provide a PROPER diet for their pet. Too many people think grabbing a bag of $4 Purina Meow Mix is all kitty needs to get her thru the day; and then they wonder why the animal becomes diabetic.

[Silentgypsy]

Can you recommend any brands (maybe in PM)?