Did you know as a cat owner your feline family member is considered by many as America’s favorite house pet? A cats biological makeup is as complex as his or her personality and habits. Because of this complex functioning of a cats body, organic cat food is believed by many to be the healthiest diet for your cat. Organic cat food can be purchased as dry or canned cat food.

A cat is considered a carnivore. In nature they receive many vitamins and nutrients from animals they consume that their bodies cannot process on their own. Their body does not have the ability to manufacture these nutrients such as vitamin A and some B vitamins. Another example is taurine, an amino acid, necessary for a cats healthy heart function among other organs. In choosing an organic cat food, you could be choosing the healthiest diet possible for your cat.

Many organic cat food manufacturers consider the ingredients they use (meat as well grain) as suitable for human consumption. Many attempt to purchase organically raised animals as well as grain to strive for a true organic cat food. They do not use by products such as heads, feet, etc. in their formulas.

It is suggested by many veterinarians that feeding your cat food made from slaughter house waste increases the risk of cancer and other diseases in your cat. Some also believe, in feeding your pet organic cat food, you decrease the risk of your cat developing allergies which could be caused by antibiotics and hormones that possibly remain in waste products not fit for human consumption.

It is also suggested that you read the ingredients label on any organic cat food you purchase to be confident your pet is receiving the best possible nutrition. Don’t you strive to purchase the best possible food for yourself? Why should your cat not be fed the best organic cat food available?

We highly recommend you check with your vet and do your own research before changing your cats diet, whether it be an organic cat food or another of your choice. Cats nutritional needs vary with breeds and age.

There is as much controversy over a cats healthy diet as there is over our own. Many consider a natural cat food diet the only diet for their pet. But what is considered a natural cat food?

The “American Association of Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) defines natural as a feed or ingredient derived solely from plant, animal or mined sources, either in its unprocessed state or having been subject to physical processing, heat processing, rendering, purification, extraction, hydrolysis, enzymolysis or fermentation, but not having been produced by or subject to a chemically synthetic process and not containing any additives or processing aids that are chemically synthetic except in amounts as might occur unavoidably in good manufacturing practices.” There must be a less confusing explanation for natural cat food.

With that definition to guide you as to whether you want your pet on a natural cat food diet, in the end you will have to read labels and understand the listing of ingredients. A natural cat food should consist of ingredients suitable for human consumption. It should not contain any by products, BHA, BHT or ethoxyquin. They can cause serious health problems for your cat and possibly death.

If you choose to put your cat on a natural cat food diet we highly recommend you consult your veterinarian before changing diets. A cats nutritional need can vary greatly with breed, age and existing health condition.