I'm a bit embarrassed to tell you this: those aren't scientific magazines, not exactlyI doubt this was an April fool's joke as they are only 3 magazines I read, Cat fancy, ASPCA and one my vet does and sends me a couple times a yr.
Yes now that you and LDG mention it, they had to be hunting! I'm just amazed these scientists didn't figure thar out! They did say it changed their DNA!!
Ya but they had an article talking about the study!!!I'm a bit embarrassed to tell you this: those aren't scientific magazines, not exactly:bigwink:
Yeah, but Cat Fancy and the others run April Fool's joke articles too, and a lot of things about the story don't add up (as in, DNA doesn't change based on diet---maybe digestive enzymes will adapt but not DNA, plus, do people even eat bread in rural South America? (I would think tortillas more likely), and why would scientists get the idea to notice what remote villagers were feeding cats and then check those cats' DNA?), and if it were a serious article I really think Google could have found a link to it. I'll still keep Googling and try to find if it's real or a joke, so we know for sure!Ya but they had an article talking about the study!!!
Now believe me I don't believe everything I read I just found this interesting.
This has nothing to do with the question of dry food but please bare with me. I cannot post where I read this as it was an article from some magazine.
I read in South America where there was a feral colony and the locals were feeding the strays bread. Yes bread and only bread. The cats were thriving. Upon studying them they discovered that their DNA had changed to adapt to a diet of no meat!!!!!
If that was possible there then who's to say our domesticated felines have not changed. That an animal that had a low thirst drive now has developed one based on yrs of humans feeding a strictly dry food diet.
I don't know. I'm not an expert and I do feed 90% wet, ,10% dry.
I'm just trying to add some thought to this.
That surely would have been published. I can't find anything anywhere. How many generations were they fed bread? Because that kind of change doesn't happen inside of one lifetime in multiple cats. I believe it's possible a colony of cats was being fed just bread. I believe it's possible they were thriving. I believe they were hunting, and supplementing their diet. Bread does not contain taurine, and cats cannot synthesize it. Without taurine, they would have died due to heart failure.This has nothing to do with the question of dry food but please bare with me. I cannot post where I read this as it was an article from some magazine.
I read in South America where there was a feral colony and the locals were feeding the strays bread. Yes bread and only bread. The cats were thriving. Upon studying them they discovered that their DNA had changed to adapt to a diet of no meat!!!!!
If that was possible there then who's to say our domesticated felines have not changed. That an animal that had a low thirst drive now has developed one based on yrs of humans feeding a strictly dry food diet.
I don't know. I'm not an expert and I do feed 90% wet, ,10% dry.
I'm just trying to add some thought to this.
I think I can help with a link to the case study, since I was the one who wrote itCheck your source. . .I do remember that one and I'm about 99.9% sure it was an April Fool's joke. . .one of those "studies" published on April 1st that scientific types are so fond ofThis has nothing to do with the question of dry food but please bare with me. I cannot post where I read this as it was an article from some magazine.
I read in South America where there was a feral colony and the locals were feeding the strays bread. Yes bread and only bread. The cats were thriving. Upon studying them they discovered that their DNA had changed to adapt to a diet of no meat!!!!!
If that was possible there then who's to say our domesticated felines have not changed. That an animal that had a low thirst drive now has developed one based on yrs of humans feeding a strictly dry food diet.
I don't know. I'm not an expert and I do feed 90% wet, ,10% dry.
I'm just trying to add some thought to this..
That said, yes, outside cats can do fine if fed an incomplete diet by humans, because they also hunt. Bring them inside where they can't catch and eat birds and rodents, and suddenly rice/bread/whatever isn't going to be good enough and they won't be doing fine for long.
Ok everyone the jokes on me!!! :-) :-) Ha-Ha
I knew I read it somewhere! My brain couldn't remember. I figured a magazine but I just couldn't remember. Apparently I didn't read the April's fool!
Yes I'm that naive!!!! Ha-Ha
And while these magazines may not be scientific in nature, they can feature articles written by scientists though, right?Ya but they had an article talking about the study!!!
Now believe me I don't believe everything I read I just found this interesting.
Anne's writing is THAT good!
None of that is true.
I was warned by my feline friend not to feed my cat wet food. she said as they get older it's not good for their teeth. She explained that wet food gets stuck sometimes between their teeth and as they get older it just means the cat would have to suffer getting his teeth fixex.
is this true?
Pasha is over weight so he's on a diet and diet dry food as per his vet instructions but i feed him wet food like once very two weeks as a treat. should I be feeding him wet food more often?
No. The additives are mostly vitamins and minerals. Feeding him just tuna would result in severe and possibly fatal deficiencies (plus all that salt would be bad for him). Yes, there are some unnecessary additives in almost all canned cat foods. . .if you would rather avoid them you can head over to the raw and homecooked diet subforum to learn how to make a balanced home-prepared cat diet. But if you don't want to do a balanced home-prepared diet you should stick with commercial canned cat food---canned human food should not be fed, except very small amounts as occasional treats.Thanks all for the info and details. I need one more advice on wet food. I've gone to try and buy him some canned cat food but couldn't help but notice all the additions under ingredients. am i better off feeding my human canned Tuna with water, salt and olive oil only?