I try to avoid cat foods that contain fish due to a number of drawbacks. However, are there any drawbacks to turkey in cat food? My little one LOVES both turkey and chicken flavored canned wet food, so he gets both. Just wondering if there are any drawbacks to turkey like there are draw backs to fish. I haven't heard much about turkey in cat food either way so was just wondering.
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Any drawbacks to Turkey in cat food?
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Don't think so... Never heard...
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only the rare allergy
Should be fine. Some cats may have problems with turkey (rich) and throw it up. I limit the turkey and feed the canned food that has both turkey and chicken in it.
Just be sure it is indeed real chicken and or turkey and not a byproduct like chicken byproducts meat byproducts with chicken flavoring.
Dark turkey is very good for cats because of its high protein and other minerals but they will tend to tire of it quickly because it is rather potent.
Chicken is less flavor potent but the same rules apply, avoid anything that has Byproduct in the name.
Foods from makers like Purina and such are loaded with everything your pet shouldn't have and the only reason animals eat it ravenously is due to an enzyme they spray it with (both dry and wet foods) that drives pets crazy, so much so, if you put the enzyme on a stick, they will try to eat it.
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I can tell by your somewhat general statements you have not researched ingredients enough to be saying this stuff... As much of what I have read that you wrote is incorrect
Just speaking from experience and a lot of research when dealing with one cat with hyperactive thyrhoid and the other had severe Diabetes (over 800 and barely able to walk), both thanks to what I found about diet and put into practice, both cats are now medication free, blood work shows normal in both and very well years later.Originally Posted by sharky
I can tell by your somewhat general statements you have not researched ingredients enough to be saying this stuff... As much of what I have read that you wrote is incorrect
Also, I have no trust whatso ever in vets because two cats of mine that were lost due to their ineptness.
I speak in generalities using the KISS method (Keep It Simple Stupid) so others can understand easier.
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Just MAKE sure your GENERALITIES are within the NORMAL of what is CORRECT
All I offer is what has worked for my cats based on real world experience, and what I have learned is that cats are very complex critters and that there is no pat answer that will work for all.Originally Posted by sharky
Just MAKE sure your GENERALITIES are within the NORMAL of what is CORRECT....
Now, I have to get back to the more important issues, time to feed the cats!
