Comments on: Why do some “healthy” pet food brands put VEGETABLES in cat food? http://www.metromaniamagazine.com/healthy-pet-food/why-do-some-healthy-pet-food-brands-put-vegetables-in-cat-food Keeping your Pets Healthy and Happy Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:18:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CF_ http://www.metromaniamagazine.com/healthy-pet-food/why-do-some-healthy-pet-food-brands-put-vegetables-in-cat-food/comment-page-1#comment-552 CF_ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:37:24 +0000 http://www.metromaniamagazine.com/healthy-pet-food/why-do-some-healthy-pet-food-brands-put-vegetables-in-cat-food#comment-552 thats only the tip of the iceberg pet stores sell many products KNOWN to be bad for pets.. http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/10-Dangerous-Pet-Products.111964 read this link on 10 legal but known to be dangerous pet products... EDIT - to other answerer -carnivores DO NOT always eat the stomach contents of their prey - on Christmas eve, and once back in January.. I had coyotes kill and eat my pet sheep... in BOTH cases the only thing left was the spine, legs and stomach!!! -(head was missing... ew)... anyhow so this is a myth.. EDIT to Suzy.. I am aware you know.. but you also know those other foods are NOT "Healthy" no food is going to market itself as CRAP!!! Just wanted you to see the link to other lies in the pet industry.. you can add comments at the bottom of the link too if you like.. I do think pumpkin is one that is beneficial - helps with fur balls.. and Beet Pulp is good for them too.. thats only the tip of the iceberg

pet stores sell many products KNOWN to be bad for pets..

http://www.gomestic.com/Pets/10-Dangerous-Pet-Products.111964

read this link on 10 legal but known to be dangerous pet products…

EDIT – to other answerer -carnivores DO NOT always eat the stomach contents of their prey – on Christmas eve, and once back in January.. I had coyotes kill and eat my pet sheep… in BOTH cases the only thing left was the spine, legs and stomach!!! -(head was missing… ew)… anyhow so this is a myth..

EDIT to Suzy.. I am aware you know.. but you also know those other foods are NOT “Healthy” no food is going to market itself as CRAP!!! Just wanted you to see the link to other lies in the pet industry.. you can add comments at the bottom of the link too if you like..
I do think pumpkin is one that is beneficial – helps with fur balls.. and Beet Pulp is good for them too..

]]> By: Bree http://www.metromaniamagazine.com/healthy-pet-food/why-do-some-healthy-pet-food-brands-put-vegetables-in-cat-food/comment-page-1#comment-551 Bree Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:13:16 +0000 http://www.metromaniamagazine.com/healthy-pet-food/why-do-some-healthy-pet-food-brands-put-vegetables-in-cat-food#comment-551 Cats also eat the stomach and intestines of prey, often including plant matter. A minute amount of plant matter in the diet is perfectly normal. What matters is the amount in which plant ingredients occur. It's not perfect, but by pet food standards, it's healthy. A small amount of vegetable matter is actually more normal than an all meat diet. Cats eat birds, and small rodents which actually do eat grains. So even those, in very tiny amounts as they are often found in higher brands, are a normal part of a cats diet. Cats also eat the stomach and intestines of prey, often including plant matter. A minute amount of plant matter in the diet is perfectly normal. What matters is the amount in which plant ingredients occur.

It’s not perfect, but by pet food standards, it’s healthy. A small amount of vegetable matter is actually more normal than an all meat diet. Cats eat birds, and small rodents which actually do eat grains. So even those, in very tiny amounts as they are often found in higher brands, are a normal part of a cats diet.

]]> By: Gabrielle B http://www.metromaniamagazine.com/healthy-pet-food/why-do-some-healthy-pet-food-brands-put-vegetables-in-cat-food/comment-page-1#comment-550 Gabrielle B Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:50:52 +0000 http://www.metromaniamagazine.com/healthy-pet-food/why-do-some-healthy-pet-food-brands-put-vegetables-in-cat-food#comment-550 Carnivores also eat the stomach contents of their prey (which are usually herbivores), the vegetables are a way of substituting this :) Carnivores also eat the stomach contents of their prey (which are usually herbivores), the vegetables are a way of substituting this
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