Sheila,
I would guess because in the wild they would be eating birds, frogs,
snakes, and other small mammals, not chicken, beef, lamb, and other
things that are in the diets we feed them. Different meats have
different proteins and vitamins. A cat has some very delicate
requirements and can get very sick if they aren't met. Taurine is a
biggy, it is usually found in organ meats, atleast in chickens (hearts
are a good source and also hard to come by), so taurine would need to be
supplemented. It's a tricky thing and that's why I've decided to go raw
instead of cooked. I couldn't find ANY source that told me what
supplements exactly cats would need in a well balanced cook food.
I even had my vet consult with UC Davis Veterinary school, which by the
way I'm very dissappointed in. She emailed them at the email supplied
on their website for consulting and after almost two weeks still hadn't
heard anything, so she printed everything out and mailed it to them.
After about another week they finally called and asked some more
questions, they charge $130.00 dollars for a consult and if my cat was
having serious problems would have been NO help. I called her and she
said they hadn't charged her yet so I told her to forget it, and started
researching raw. I don't have faith in them, their customer service is
p*ss poor and they weren't getting any of my money, I'd rather make a
donation to the rescue the vet I've been corresponding with works with.
She feeds her cats and her fosters raw!
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