Feline Obesity And Your Cats Health
Filed Under Pets | Posted on March 10, 2008
Feline obesity creates serious health risks for your kitty friend. Carrying extra weight around overloads all his organ systems, which can lead to pain and disability, as well as an early death. There’s nothing funny about a fat cat. And nearly half the felines in the United States are considered obese.
The most common problem associated with obesity in kitties is diabetes. If your buddy is overweight, he’s two to four times more likely to develop this serious health problem. The incidence of this disease among our furry friends has doubled since 1990. Treatment can be quite involved and very expensive, requiring a large commitment of time and money from you. Preventing this deadly disease is much easier than treating it.
Dry Food Versus Canned - Your Cats Health Is In The Balance
Filed Under Pets | Posted on February 26, 2008
If you feed your kitty dry food, you may be setting him up for feline diabetes and urinary tract problems. Your furry friend is an “obligate carnivore,” which means that he needs to be getting his protein requirements from a meat-based diet, not a grain-based one. His body is not built to digest plant proteins like corn, wheat, and rice efficiently.
Guess what most commercial dry foods are made of? You’ve got it–corn, wheat, and rice. And this includes dry foods formulated especially for diabetic cats. Feeding a kitty with this disease a diet high in carbohydrates has been compared to pouring gasoline on a fire and wondering why you can’t put it out.