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>Don’t feed them commercial pet food (especially dry). Absolutely correct. Don't feed any pet commercial pet food! Feed raw. I recommend Darwin's Raw Food, but
by zarmin 7y ago
>Don’t feed them commercial pet food (especially dry).
Absolutely correct. Don't feed any pet commercial pet food! Feed raw. I recommend Darwin's Raw Food, but there are many others out there.
I accidentally gave diabetes to my beloved cat Penguino. He was eating standard dry (and occasionally wet) cat food for the first 6-ish years of his life. Suddenly he dropped from 13 lbs to 9 lbs in about a year. Fast forward four years and thousands of insulin and vet dollars, he is much healthier and on a raw diet, but will need insulin 2x a day for the rest of his life. Mishandling his food and health is one of my deepest regrets. And it was almost entirely avoidable, had I had the right information.
- dangus 7y agoWhy would this anecdote about diabetes be assumed to have any correlation to commercial pet food? My vet recommended against raw diets because they’re easy to contaminate and difficult to manage properly. Why would you just assume that diabetes couldn’t possibly be genetic?
- zarmin 7y agoSome cats may be predisposed to the condition, sure, but it's not deterministic. There is a correlation between carbohydrate and fiber intake and a number of feline health conditions. You can read more here: https://catinfo.org/feline-diabetes/ https://catinfo.org/feline-diabetes/ My cat's raw food is delivered once every few months, it's kept in sealed packages in the freezer, and I've never had a problem with contamination or managing the food. I can only speak for myself, of course, but I would encourage you to do your own raw food research.
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- davidcbc 7y agoYou do realize that Darwin's Raw Food is a commercial pet food, right?
- lupinglade 7y agoYep, our cat came back from the dead after switching to human grade food.