What @AutumnRose74 is saying in her most recent post here is supported by articles here on TCS as well, with regard to the toxins in fish which are higher on the food chain. There is also a significant concern feeding only food not specifically prepared for cats due to the lack of specific proteins such as taurine that cats need in high levels to remain healthy and prevent liver damage. This is a similar issue to using some of the supplementary cat foods which were discussed earlier in this thread. Many of the scary looking additives are the ones cats need.
Reading a good range of information from different sources may seem like hard work and confusing but it does start to help with selecting the kind of cat food you want and can afford to feed once you get used to the common words used. I'm not that good with arithmetic and following precise recipes so for me any home food preparation would not a great option even Mouse was able to eat non prescription food. As it is he turns his nose up to any home cooked treats I offer him any way - seems my cooking is not to his liking!
Reading a good range of information from different sources may seem like hard work and confusing but it does start to help with selecting the kind of cat food you want and can afford to feed once you get used to the common words used. I'm not that good with arithmetic and following precise recipes so for me any home food preparation would not a great option even Mouse was able to eat non prescription food. As it is he turns his nose up to any home cooked treats I offer him any way - seems my cooking is not to his liking!