| A natural type of cat food is one that tries to imitate | | | | difficult and costly to treat, not to mention the |
| in the closest possible manner the wild diet of the | | | | suffering it may cause the animal. |
| animal. If one is knowledgeable enough on the animal, | | | | The use of fillers. Fillers do not provide nutrient to the |
| one will learn that wild cats obtain their food by | | | | animal. What it does is to puff up the food particle it |
| hunting wild prey such as mice. Because obviously | | | | is used with. In this regard, the most common filler |
| they cannot cook, they eat the meat from their | | | | used is starch, which has no nutritional benefit in itself. |
| prey fresh and raw. In the same token, a pet owner | | | | Nutrients. Because cats are by nature not as active |
| must also provide their pet cat with fresh and raw | | | | as other animals, any large intake of carbohydrates |
| meat in order to minimize the craving in the animal | | | | may cause them to puff up and make them sluggish. |
| for raw meat, which may lead to an ugly specter of | | | | Moreover, when carbohydrates and sugar intake is |
| dead mice scattered around the yard. | | | | not properly digested, it may accumulate in the body |
| Watching the Diet of Cats | | | | and may cause feline diabetes. In turn, feline diabetes |
| Natural food for pet cats today is commonly replaced | | | | may cause a string of other ailments. |
| by processed cat foods, which purportedly provide | | | | Cat's Dependence on Human for Nourishment |
| the essential nutrients for the animal. However, pet | | | | Because pet cats are entirely dependent on their |
| owners must be careful when giving processed cat | | | | owner for their nourishment, pet owners must see |
| foods for their pet cat for the following reasons: | | | | to it that the animal is provided the proper nutrient |
| The presence of chemicals. Most cat foods are | | | | and that cat natural food is always around. This has |
| preserved using chemicals of varying amount and | | | | the dual purpose of nourishing the animal properly |
| kind of chemical used. The presence of chemicals in | | | | while at the same time keeping in check cravings for |
| their food may cause harmful health effects on the | | | | other food items, which if ingested, may have |
| animal, which in the long-term may cause them to | | | | harmful effects on its health. |
| develop diseases and other ailments that could be | | | | |