Hi guys, so I made a new account and I would like to get some opinions about cat nutrition now that is 2019, almost 2020! When we got our firstborn in 2015 - I had no clue about cat nutrition. Growing up my parents always fed our family cats meow mix, and it made them puke all the time, terrible coats, etc. My vet recommended a grain-free diet when we got Gala and explained that corn is bad for cats and they can't digest it properly because cats don't eat plants they eat meat. Makes sense, so I was convinced and we've gone through brands over the years but I've always stuck with grain-free over the years. In 2017 we adopted our second cat and I stuck with the same diet because I assumed that what I was told was true.
Flash forward to today and one of my friends shares this picture that shows dialated cardiomyopathy cases from dog food brands that are "grain-free". Now we don't have dogs but Natural Balance was on the lower end of the list, and that is the brand of cat food we feed our cats right now. So I reached out to her and she explained how cats aren't carnivores anymore, they've been bred down to household omnivores and that they need grains to get proper nutrition. I look it up for the first time in 4 years again and now there's no research showing that corn doesn't affect cats like we think it does, that 56% of pet parents aren't informed about it, etc. I was like "what?!?!" And that foods that are grain-free have to replace those grains with tapioca, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, lentils, etc which are high and carbs and can lead to kidney problems? I honestly had no idea and now I am wondering what a good high quality cat food truly is, and if anyone can help me out. She says that vets recommend Purina One, Royal Cabin, Hills Science Diet and Eukenuba? What do you guys think and for those who aren't on a grain-free diet and already knew this what are you feeding your cats?
Flash forward to today and one of my friends shares this picture that shows dialated cardiomyopathy cases from dog food brands that are "grain-free". Now we don't have dogs but Natural Balance was on the lower end of the list, and that is the brand of cat food we feed our cats right now. So I reached out to her and she explained how cats aren't carnivores anymore, they've been bred down to household omnivores and that they need grains to get proper nutrition. I look it up for the first time in 4 years again and now there's no research showing that corn doesn't affect cats like we think it does, that 56% of pet parents aren't informed about it, etc. I was like "what?!?!" And that foods that are grain-free have to replace those grains with tapioca, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, lentils, etc which are high and carbs and can lead to kidney problems? I honestly had no idea and now I am wondering what a good high quality cat food truly is, and if anyone can help me out. She says that vets recommend Purina One, Royal Cabin, Hills Science Diet and Eukenuba? What do you guys think and for those who aren't on a grain-free diet and already knew this what are you feeding your cats?
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