Cats Are Carnivores
Cats are carnivores. They are designed to eat meat and to thrive on a wide variety of small prey animals, eaten fresh and whole. Their natural diet is high in water and protein, with a moderate amount of fat, and a very low percentage of carbohydrate.
Dry cat food is high in grain.
A diet of dry food is high in carbohydrate, between 35 and 50 percent. “Diet” and “Lite” foods have even more.
Dry food contains almost no water. Dry cat food is convenient to feed, and relatively inexpensive, but it’s the opposite of the natural diet of cats. Cats have no dietary need for any carbohydrate.
Cats need to get water from their food.
Cats are descended from feline desert dwellers. They couldn’t stroll over to the watering hole for a drink, and cat tongues are not very well designed for drinking water.
Cats are adapted to obtain most of their water from their prey, which contains more than 75 percent water. Cats who eat dry food consume only half the water they need, compared to those that eat wet food, and live in a state of chronic dehydration.
The most common health problem of cats are related to diet and obesity. Since cats are designed for a high-protein, moderate-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, it is not surprising that obesity is often seen in cats. Diet cat foods have even more carbohydrate than regular ones, and less fat, so they depart even further from the natural diet of cats, making it harder for them to lose weight.
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