Many pet care-givers are convinced that Veterinarians are highly trained to dispense nutritional advice. Their beliefs are so strong that they never second guess it. Cats owners opinion of Vets is so engrained that they never even think that this belief could be wrong.

Other pet owners place their pets' nutritional needs in the hands of uncaring commercial pet food companies. Why? Because pet food companies produce "Bank account swelling ads" that tell consumers, like you and others, that their food is wholesome, nutritional, 100% natural and complete. The ads suggest that your pet could look and feel equally as good as the pet/pets that appear in their commercials.

Cat owners mistakenly believe that the commercial pet food companies care as much about our cats as we do. So we buy their products

Could the commercial pet food companies be hiding the truth from us?

In Veterinarian schools across the country, little nutrition training is given and the little that is given is often administered by pet food company's employees. Their main objective is to buy loyalty. They achieve their objective by giving cash, equipment, banners and free food to the schools. The up-and-coming Vets receive greatly discounted or free food to sell in their practice.

Barring any independent research by the Veterinarian, this bought loyalty will continue throughout the Veterinarian's career

Our domestic cats' diet should closely resemble the diets of the wild cats that roam the African and Asian continents. Commercial pet food companies make these unprovable claims that their foods are nutritional, wholesome, 100% natural and complete. The truth is that their foods violate the fact that cats are carnivores and should never eat stuff they call food.

Cats are obligate carnivores. Their physiology is not designed to digest most of the ingredients that most pet food companies put in their foods. The grains and other carbohydrates will cause illnesses in cats. They should be avoided.

Preservatives like; Ethoxyquin, BHA and BHT have been liked to cancer and other health-related problems. Consumer complaints have flooded the Food and Drug Administration regarding illnesses suffered by their pets when fed food containing these preservatives by the FDA has chosen not to act.

Evidence strongly suggests that many Veterinarians have been bought and paid for by the pet food industry. Moreover, it's unreasonable for us to think they can provide unbiased, independent advice regarding our cats' nutritional needs. Vets lack the training to offer nutritional advice on our pets and making money takes precedence over independent research - educating themselves on the proper nutrition required for our pets should be their main concern but it's not.

Many Vets are in direct violation of the oath and creed they're sworn to uphold - "First do no harm." They sell, in their offices, foods that are harmful to your pet.

To maintain your cat's health, you have to take control of their diets. You should learn what's beneficial for your cat and the foods to avoid.