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Cat Food Recipe
The Cat Food Recipe has changed. Have you seen a cat eat grain (cereal) as his staple diet? Does your cat share your cereal breakfast in the morning? If they did there wouldn't be domestic cats now as their purpose was to catch rodents (who ate the grain) to help to protect the farmer's crop. You must think I'm crazy to ask this dumb question - the answer is obviously, "No". (except my cat occasionally likes a bit of my oat cereal with a tiny bit of milk at the bottom of the bowl  ).Actually, though, the answer is,"Yes". At least to the question, "Have you seen a cat eat grain?". Because your cat almost certainly eats a lot of it every day despite being a carnivore. How did this come about? Dry Cat FoodDry cat food is in the ascendancy. It is popular because it is convenient for both cats and humans. It is also a product that is easier to handle for the manufacturers. It is therefore a profitable product. The problem though is that the manufacturing of dry food incorporates an extrusion process that requires starch (sugars) to make it work. Dry cat food is based therefore on foods such as corn and potato, high carb ingredients. The food is made palpable to the cat by spraying it with animal by-products (called meat digests).
If you were looking at the cat food market a little cynically, you could argue that the companies making dry cat food prioritize profit over welfare. This is to be expected as their raison d'etre (purpose for exiting) is to make profit. Eventually (and this will be a slow process) people who keep cats will turn away from such foods. The dry cat food recipe is similar to human cereal such as sugar coated flakes. It is moorish. Weight GainThe effect on a cat eating dry cat food based on grain and corn etc. is that she is liable to put on weight.In part, this is because a cat's automatic signal to tell herself that she is full is based upon the amount of protein eaten and not sugars. She doesn't get the stop signal.
There is also what I would call the "hypoglycemic cycle". And this applies to humans too (I've experienced this). You eat high carb food. You get a sugar high. It wears off plus your pancreas produces insulin to lower the blood sugar level. You feel dizzy (I do) and/or feel starved. You crave food and eat too much too soon. The cycle continues if you are cat eating dry cat food. Wet Cat FoodIn contrast wet cat food has a more natural cat food recipe not requiring starch in its manufacture or enhancers (meat digests). Although when you read the cat food recipe on the tin, it is, frankly, quite alarming (although to be expected). There is very little actual meat, 80+% "moisture" (water) and vegetable matter (is this canned food a kind of minestrone soup?). Anyway wet food of the right type (please read the ingredients) is preferable.I think you are going to have to spend more on cat food (I am) to find some quality, which means a cat food recipe that more nearly replicates a feral cat diet. ConclusionIn conclusion dry cat food can it seems can result in an overweight cat, which in turn carries health consequences. There is also the issue of feline diabetes, which I have discussed on this page.I will discuss this subject more in subsequent postings and links. I have changed my cat's diet as I believe that a major contributory factor in her weight gain has been her diet. DisclaimerThere is no connection as far as I am aware between the cat food illustrated on this page and overweight cats generally or the fat cat illustrated. Neither do I know why the cat illustrated is fat (except for the fact that he must eat too much).Sources:
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