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As soon as we get a puppy or a kitten, we are facing the most important question – what they should or should not eat. Nowadays there are many sources of online information. But none of these sources are covering the full variety of foods. Moreover, there are many confusing or even wrong information often presented.
Another mistake is to treat a dog or cat not as a member of a family, but as the partner at a dining table. Pet owners often forget that the differences in the digestive habits of humans and animals are fundamental. What is good for us, maybe poisonous or lethal for our beloved pet.
We emphasized the most important markers in foods, such as total carbohydrates, starches, fibers, animal or plant fats, and animal or plant proteins. Besides this, we highlighted all known poisons, which may harm dogs or cats. These data were collected from reliable sources, such as USDA (US Department of Agriculture) and similar institutions from several countries. Our recommendations are based on dietary needs of dogs and cats, as well as on the structure of the digestive systems of dogs and cats.
In spite of the long period of domestication, the cats still remain to be carnivores with almost unmodified digestive habits. The main dietary needs of cats remain to be animal proteins and animal fats. Cats can get some plant materials or carbohydrates from the stomach of killed pray, but such materials still have no dietary importance for the cat.
Proteins of animal origin originate from animals, not from soy, rice, or corn. Fats of animal origin originate from animal fats too, not from sunflower or hemp oils. Carnivores can’t survive on plant-originated proteins or fats. Widespread practices of adding big amounts of carbohydrates in cat food, alone with substitution of animal proteins and fats with plant proteins and fats are making a cat diet absolutely unhealthy. Altogether, such modern alteration of cat food is one of the main contributing factors to widespread obesity and numerous inflammatory diseases in domesticated cats.
Dogs had differentiated from wolves to a higher extent. Domesticated dogs are still carnivores, but they are capable of consuming reasonable amounts of carbohydrates, what wolves couldn’t do. However, the main dietary needs of dogs still remain unchanged – animal proteins and animal fats.
Dog’s ability to digest mild amounts of carbohydrates is also widely abused by dog food manufacturers. Some types of dog food may contain as much as 70 per cent carbohydrates. Same, as in the case of domesticated cats, such practices are leading not only to obesity, but to the whole range of numerous diseases. Nowadays, dogs and cats are sharing almost all the diseases humans have. And the main reason for it is due to dietary alterations in the food of dogs and cats.
We will constantly monitor this database and add new types of foods. You can contribute your knowledge and expertise to this work by writing to us at Contact Us page. We would be happy to hear your opinion and feedback.
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