Cat Food Urinary Health Link - The Dirty Secret of Commercial Pet Foods and Cat Urinary Problems
By Kate Rieger
Making the change to a natural cat food for urinary tract health diet could be the end of your cat's urinary tract infections. There is a dirty little secret connection between commercial pet food and poor cat urinary health. Even pet food manufacturers are adding odd things like cranberries and kelp to cat food to circumvent the real problem.
First, I warn you, what you are about to read will upset you. Second, know that making one single change to your cat's diet can resolve all his feline urinary tract problems. It prevents other diseases too, but the focus of this article is cat food for urinary tract health.
Nutritionists refer to your cat's nutritional requirements as that of an 'obligate carnivore.' Obligate carnivores have strict requirements for certain nutrients that are only present in meat. Taurine and arginine are amino acids found only in meat.
Substitute proteins like soy meal do nothing to contribute to your cat's need for amino acids found only in meat. Your cat cannot convert the vegetable protein into the proper nutritional equivalent that meat proteins provide. Your cat's nutritional requirements dictate he eat meat - not vegetable proteins.
Now for the dirty secret in your cat's commercial pet food products...
The meat that is processed in commercial pet food is often made from animal meat that is unfit for human consumption. These are animals that are dead, diseased, dying or disabled. The carcasses of these creatures are sent to the rendering plant to be crushed, ground and cooked into whatever pet food product.
However, before it is rendered, the animal's carcass must be denatured. Denaturing the meat makes it unpalatable to humans. This keeps the diseased meat from getting slipped into the market for human consumption. The process is designed to keep humans safe, but it does nothing to protect your dog or cat.
What is used to denature this meat? Wendell O. Belfield was a veterinary meat inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in California. He personally witnessed the denaturing process used on these animal carcasses.
In his 1992 report "A Gruesome Account of Food Not Fit For a Pet," Wendell reported the materials used to denature the animal carcasses. These materials are approved by the federal meat inspection regulations.
The meat is denatured with fuel oil, crude carbolic acid, kerosene and citronella. Then it is shipped out to the rendering plant to be processed into your cat's next meal!
Take back control of what you feed your cat...
Cats require meat as the protein in their diet. The nutritional content value of cooked meat is significantly less than that of raw meat. Convert your cat to a natural cat food for urinary tract health diet that consists of raw meat that is also 'fit for human consumption.'
While you are working on a urinary tract health cat food conversion to a raw diet, consider giving your cat some extra help flushing out all those toxins you've been fooled into feeding him. Holistic vets understand how certain naturally occurring substances can help remedy the damage already done to your cat's urinary system and whole health. They recommend using these homeopathic remedies to help heal your cat and prevent further bouts of feline UTI.
Kate Rieger is partnered with the Kentucky S.N.I.P clinic and together they provide affordable spay/neuter services and teach owners about using natural alternatives for treating pets. While she would like to extend simple, natural care to every pet in the neighborhood, she takes it one pet at a time. Visit Kate's site today to find more options for treating pet ailments and supplements for cat food urinary health. Start protecting your best 4-legged friend and naturalize your pet health care today at Pet Natural Health.
