>Is there something in modern cats’ diet / habits that makes them more susceptible to disease? The cheap supermarket dog/cat food can hardly be called a food.

>Is there something in modern cats’ diet / habits that makes them more susceptible to disease? The cheap supermarket dog/cat food can hardly be called a food. It is an epitome of bottom line optimization. Grain and the "by-products" - frequently the 1st/2nd ingredients - which is hides/hooves/beaks/horns/etc. flooded with industrial chemicals back at the China's giga-meat-factories and powdered.