So here's what I'm wondering: 'Store-brand' cat foods like Purina, Meow Mix, etc. generally contain corn or wheat fillers. 'Premium-brand' cat foods like Wellness, Castor and Pollux, etc. contain brown rice and potato fillers. Even some 'premium' brands such as IAMS or Science Diet have corn as the first ingredient.
Cats have not evolved to eat corn, wheat, rice, OR potatoes. What makes the latter two so much better than the former two? And why fruits and vegetables? What are commercial cat foods lacking in meat (a cat's natural diet) that needs to be made up for in plant food? I understand that cats in nature occasionally chew grass, but come on.
Also, rice is a grain. Why do cat foods that advertise themselves as 'grain-free' still have rice in them?
I'm not trying to start a riot here (as I apparently did with my last post on this same subject) but is there a feline nutritionist in the house?
Cats have not evolved to eat corn, wheat, rice, OR potatoes. What makes the latter two so much better than the former two? And why fruits and vegetables? What are commercial cat foods lacking in meat (a cat's natural diet) that needs to be made up for in plant food? I understand that cats in nature occasionally chew grass, but come on.
Also, rice is a grain. Why do cat foods that advertise themselves as 'grain-free' still have rice in them?
I'm not trying to start a riot here (as I apparently did with my last post on this same subject) but is there a feline nutritionist in the house?