Question:
We have three cats, all rescues, ages 16, 8 and 4. We adopted the oldest cat when he was 8 years old. Upon his adoption, he was overweight. I put him on what I thought was a "high quality" dry food. After time, we rescued the two other cats, and I began to do more research on feline nutrition.
All three cats ate a cheap canned-food diet, supplemented with very little dry food mixed in. They were fed twice a day. During the course of two years, Toby (the oldest) had to be brought in for two enemas. This was a bad experience for him and us. The vet recommended pumpkin in his diet, which worked well at first, but then it seemed to be an overload of fiber contributed to his constipation. I finally changed all three cats' diets. They are now on an all-moist and raw-food diet. The changes have been remarkable. They are all incredibly healthy. Their coats are shiny and soft, and they are all high-energy cats -- they chase each other and wrestle several times a day.
I have all cats on a rotating list of canned foods. They will eat one or two types of canned food for a month and then a gradual change to different types. This change in their diet has also seemed to work well at keeping their digestive systems happy. They seem to appreciate the change in the menu. I feed them Wellness, Nature's Variety and Evo.
C.P., St. Paul, MN May 31, 2009
Answer:
Many thanks for your informative letter that confirms one of the many benefits of giving cats more biologically appropriate canned, meat-based foods.
For more details and documentation on the multiple health problems linked to far too many kinds of manufactured pet foods in both cats and dogs, check my Web site, www.twobitdog.com/DrFox.
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