Many pet owners believe that Veterinarians are thoroughly qualified to dispense nutritional advice. Most believe their nutritional training, without question, is second to none. We have been brainwashed to the point of not even considering the possibility that our Vets may not be as nutritionally trained as we might believe.
Other pet owners place their pets’ nutritional needs in the hands of uncaring commercial pet food companies. Why? Because pet food companies produce “Bank account swelling ads” that tell consumers, like you and others, that their food is wholesome, nutritional, 100% natural and complete. The ads suggest that your pet could look and feel equally as good as the pet/pets that appear in their commercials.
For the most part, we are trusting people and therefore we have no reason to doubt their claims. When the commercial pet food companies put a high price on their food, we are totally convinced that their product is good
That’s what they say but can it be true?
In Veterinarian schools across the country, little nutrition training is given and the little that is given is often administered by pet food company’s employees. Their main objective is to buy loyalty. They achieve their objective by giving cash, equipment, banners and free food to the schools. The up-and-coming Vets receive greatly discounted or free food to sell in their practice.
Barring any independent research by the Veterinarian, this bought loyalty will continue throughout the Veterinarian’s career
The claims that the majority of pet food companies make, regarding their food, is false. The diet of our domestic cats should mimic their predecessors but they don’t. The commercial Pet food companies use cheap and often harmful ingredients that cats should never eat.
Because of a cat’s physiology, they cannot digest many of the ingredients included in commercial cat foods. Prolong consumption of carbohydrates and other cheap ingredients will harm and are often fatal to cats. Cats are obligate carnivores and should be fed accordingly.
Then there are the preservatives both artificial and natural. Ethoxyquin, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) are artificial preservatives and all have been linked to cancer and other health-related problems. Although the Food and Drug Administration has received numerous complaints from consumers that fed their pets food containing these preservatives, the FDA has refused to act.
Many Veterinarians lack the necessary training to offer nutritional advice for our pets. Their allegiances are to the pet food industry and making money, not our pets.
Selling harmful foode to you for your pets is a blatant disregard to the creed they swore to uphold “First do no harm.”
To maintain your cat’s health, you have to take control of their diets. You should learn what’s beneficial for your cat and the foods to avoid.
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