posted by Linda on Jul 23
Linda Fortune
Author of Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline
Applying what I know to my animals.
Welcome,
My renewed awareness came after Regal had passed. So, when I got my new cat, 14 year old Tux, I was determined to apply my understandings. I had recently read Kymythy R. Schultze’s Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats: The Ultimate Diet. Basically, Kymythy addresses the nature of the digestive systems of cats and dogs, what their needs are, and how to feed them naturally. She makes the point that if we better understand our animal’s digestive systems, we can give them foods which are more appropriate.
Cat’s have a digestive system that is geared to digest raw foods. For outdoor cats, mice and birds would be their natural source of enzymes. With indoor cats, the vast majority are eating only processed foods which use up enzymes. As with us, unless we learn to supplement our animal’s food with a mix of raw vegetables and proteins, they too will use up their enzymes.
Since Tux was a indoor cat, I decided to try to introduce her to a raw food diet. Since she had been conditioned to processed foods, she was not interested in any raw foods. The next best thing was to give her high quality pet foods and supplement with digestive enzymes. She now gets her enzymes with her food every day.
I got some good feedback when a friend, who had only seen Tux shortly after I had g otten her, saw her again after four months. My friend’s comment was “Boy, Tux looks good. Her coat is so shiny!” This was a confirmation that I am on the right track with Tux. The higher quality of natural food and her enzymes were paying off. It is simply true, the quality of food we and our animals eat impacts our health and it shows.
Next entry: Enzymes clean out bacteria, viruses, and toxins.
Check out Regal’s video in the previous blog.
Blessings, Linda
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