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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / March 2006Recommendation for organic cat foods?
Is there some research to show benefits of these organics or disadvantages of off-the-shelf foods? What is your opinion? many thanks Testimony is often the best proof. My sister's two feral rescues were 2 years old when they came to her from a no-kill shelter, where they'd lived since they were kittens. They were being well cared for and fed plenty of commercial food at the shelter. After two weeks on organic raw food these adult cats actually started growing in size. Their teeth and eyes cleared, no more bad breath, silkier coats, and what came out of them completely changed in ...well, stinkiness. As in much less stinky. Of course now they're trying to keep up with them, they've got so much energy. A cat's natural diet does not include fillers, chemicals, and preservatives. With an organic, species-appropriate diet, they do thrive. My sister's cases are just one example. I've seen this without fail a minimum of 30 times. Every cat has also gone through a detox period of about 1-2 weeks where everything gets stinkier, etc. and then it's like they've peeled off a dingy film and everything about them shines. > Testimony is often the best proof. My sister's two feral rescues were > 2 years old when they came to her from a no-kill shelter, where they'd [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > and then it's like they've peeled off a dingy film and everything about > them shines. We should worry so much about the food WE consume. >>[...] >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >We should worry so much about the food WE consume. We do, which is why my wife and I have been eating exclusively organic food (except for the occasional take-out or restaurant meal) for about the last seven and a half years. Better for us, better for the planet, etc. I've never seen organic cat food. Romeo has been eating Iams almost since we got him over nine years ago. He seems to like it. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Love of beauty is Taste...The creation of beauty is Art. --Ralph Waldo Emerson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Negron from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, USA > I've never seen organic cat food. I believe Paul Newman's uses organic ingredients, but can't say for sure. Petguard uses free-range, non-hormones beef. >>I've never seen organic cat food. > >I believe Paul Newman's uses organic ingredients, but can't say for >sure. Thanks for the mention. Later, after posting that message, I happened to watch an "Iconoclasts" episode on Sundance; this particular episode was on Robert Redford's regard for Paul Newman. As a matter of course, they did a small segment on Newman's Organics and, what do you know, they displayed a Newman's Organic's pet food. :) I've never noticed it where we shop, but I'll keep an eye out for it. >Petguard uses free-range, non-hormones beef. Thanks for this, too. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something. --Wilson Mizner ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Negron from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, USA > >>I've never seen organic cat food. > > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > on Newman's Organics and, what do you know, they displayed a Newman's > Organic's pet food. :) I saw that listed in the tv guide, now I wish I'd watched it. > I've never noticed it where we shop, but I'll keep an eye out for it. Do you have a Whole Foods Market in your area? I know the one by me carries it. Lauren >>I've never noticed it where we shop, but I'll keep an eye out for it. > >Do you have a Whole Foods Market in your area? I know the one by me >carries it. Indeed, that's where we do the majority of our grocery shopping. In fact, Whole Foods recently opened a second store in NYC. Now, if they'd just open a store in our neighborhood in Brooklyn, we'd be in heaven. I'll make a point to check out their pet food section on the next trip. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Age...is a matter of feeling, not of years. --George William Curtis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Negron from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, USA >>> [...] >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > I've never seen organic cat food. Romeo has been eating Iams almost > since we got him over nine years ago. He seems to like it. I don't doubt it is better for all of us, but how do you know the foods you purchase have been grown and tended in a completely organic matter? These days even ordinary water isn't quite so ordinary anymore. :-( >>>>[...] >>>We should worry so much about the food WE consume. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >I don't doubt it is better for all of us, but how do you know the foods >you purchase have been grown and tended in a completely organic matter? Well, that's another whole kettle of fish (bleak attempt to stay OT -- cat, fish, get it?). IMO, the situation was better when state organic certification was the norm (Oregon, Washington, etc.) instead of the USDA Organic certification. The USDA Organic standard is a watered down version of the various regional certification agencies. To make matters worse, various corporations are putting pressure on the USDA to further erode the USDA organic standard. It doesn't help that many of the people at the top of the USDA (and many other government agencies) are former industry lobbyists and such. >These days even ordinary water isn't quite so ordinary anymore. :-( I'm unsure of what you mean this, but I'm reminded of one of the abuses of the term "organic": cosmetic products can be called "organic" simply by adding water to them. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Good-bye. I am leaving because I am bored. --George Saunders' dying words ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe Negron from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, USA > We should worry so much about the food WE consume. LOL! I always say my cats eat better than we do. > Testimony is often the best proof. My sister's two feral rescues were > 2 years old when they came to her from a no-kill shelter, where they'd [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > less stinky. Of course now they're trying to keep up with them, > they've got so much energy. I started feeding my cats a homemade raw diet when they were about 3 months old (they're 6 years now). I have to say they have more energy than any cats I've ever had. Lauren See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe >Testimony is often the best proof. My sister's two feral rescues were > ... >thrive. My sister's cases are just one example. I've seen this >without fail a minimum of 30 times. Every cat has also gone through a I can vouch for our 4 cats here. Giving them organic cat food from day one, they normally got Whiskas before - as they do a great job of giving their food to the shelters (I'll give them that, they spend a lot of money helping shelters here in Germany). Shiny coats, energetic cats. Only the teeth are so-so. Both males have good teeth, the younger female not good the older female a disaster area we are trying to contain cleaning the teeth every two days (Which extends to the other one if we can get her to accept it once in a while...). My 0.2 EUR Aleks > Shiny coats, energetic cats. Only the teeth are so-so. Both males have > good teeth, the younger female not good the older female a disaster area [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > My 0.2 EUR > Aleks Hi Aleks, In addition to tooth brusing, another thing that works vey well for keeping the teeth in good condition are raw chicken gizzards. If you don't want to feed them raw, you can lightly braise them in some butter.
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