| Once you've started looking around for holistic | | | | in hunting - hunting domestic cats usually means they |
| treatment for your cat, it's a natural sequel to think | | | | are lacking nutrients in their current diet and they're |
| about holistic cat food. | | | | trying to redress that |
| There's a saying that currently people have never | | | | - is free from chemical residue, such as preservatives |
| been so well fed, but so under nourished. As this is a | | | | and colour, which cats are so sensitive to |
| direct result of poor farming methods as well as bad | | | | - contains no synthetic vitamins or minerals - which |
| dietary advice, it's no less true for your cat as it is | | | | are difficult to absorb and utilise so tend to be |
| for you. | | | | excreted |
| Changing over the diet of your cat to a more natural | | | | - is raw and so contain all the enzymes and other |
| one, will not only benefit him, but your pocket too. | | | | nutrients lost in cooking |
| Because your cat is healthier on this diet, you'll have | | | | Holistic cat food contains only naturally occurring |
| fewer visits to your preferred cat health professional. | | | | vitamins and minerals, in a balanced and whole food |
| But what exactly am I talking about? | | | | form. You know, you shouldn't need to supplement |
| Well, an holistic cat food is one which so closely | | | | your cat's food. All the necessary nutrients should |
| resembles a wild cat's diet, as to be in the same | | | | come from the food, and in the wild, they do. |
| league as far as health is concerned. | | | | But, because modern farming methods cut corners in |
| You'll probably be relieved to know, I'm not | | | | quality to boost quantity (and so profit), the resulting |
| suggesting you go out and catch mice. What I'm | | | | foods are often poor in nutrients. So supplementing |
| asking you to do is to consider the diet of a wild cat | | | | becomes necessary. |
| and then be mindful in duplicating it as closely as you | | | | Most supplements on the market today are isolated |
| can, within the framework of readily available food | | | | nutrients. In nature, nutrients are always found with |
| and the constraints on your time. | | | | other nutrients that they co-depend on. For example, |
| Actually, I've already done that for you, so you don't | | | | calcium, phosphorus and magnesium must be in the |
| have to do all the hard work. I just want you to | | | | natural balanced ratio and need vitamin A and D to |
| know the reasons behind feeding your cat an holistic | | | | be properly utilised. Iron, copper and cobalt |
| diet to ensure better health and longevity. | | | | co-depend on each other. And so on. |
| It's worth remembering that cats have evolved on a | | | | In addition to the isolation, most modern supplements |
| wild diet over millions of years, and are extremely | | | | are synthetic. Synthetic nutrients aren't easily |
| healthy on it. Otherwise they would have died out. | | | | absorbed or utilised by the body. And you can |
| So trying to duplicate nature's bounty for your cat is | | | | overdose on synthetic nutrients more easily than on |
| the best way to ensure his good health and | | | | natural ones, which the body knows how to deal |
| longevity. | | | | with. |
| Providing an holistic cat food isn't difficult once you've | | | | Holistic cat food, on the other hand, is easily |
| opened up your mind to the idea of it. Isn't that | | | | absorbed and utilised by your cat. The supplements |
| always the biggest hurdle? Once you're open to the | | | | are a whole food, and are nutrient dense. This means |
| idea the rest, as they say, is easy. With a bit of | | | | all that is needed is readily absorbed. |
| guidance from someone who has made all the | | | | It is not time consuming to provide this diet, if you |
| mistakes possible. | | | | follow my easy feline dietary advice, It's simply a |
| A quality, balanced holistic cat food: | | | | question of being aware of certain pitfalls. It may |
| - will provide your cat with all his nutritional | | | | take you and your cat a while to work things out, |
| requirements. | | | | but it's well worth it for the huge benefits which |
| - will make your cat content and much less interested | | | | follow. |