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I have heard of it. I didn't use it because it's so long in protein and fiber. Basically giving your cat a can of chicken flavored water. Ingredients: Chicken, Chicken Broth, Potatoes, Guar Gum, Guaranteed Analysis: Crude protein (min) 10.0% crude fat (min) 9.0% crude fiber (max) 1.5% moisture (max) 78.0% ash (max) 2.5% Calories: kcal/kg = 1,545 (calculated); kcal/can = 132 calories (as fed) Guar gum can best be described as a natural food thickener, similar to locust bean gum. Guar gum is used as a clumping agent in cat litter. Guar gum is said to have significantly more thickening ability than cornstarch, at a fraction of the cost. This has made guar gum a popular additive in products such as puddings and ice creams. I’ve read that guar gum is bad for cats yet I’ve also found good reports about it. Guar Gum is a water soluble bulk forming laxative, and as such, it is claimed to be effective in promoting regular bowel movements and relieve constipation and chronic related functional bowel ailments; such as diverticulosis, Crohn's disease, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome, among others. The increased mass in the intestines stimulates the movement of waste and toxins from the system, which is particularly helpful for good colon health, because it speeds the removal of waste and bacteria from the bowel and colon. In addition, because it is soluble, it is also able to absorb toxic substances (bacteria) that cause infective diarrhea.

4 Answers  |  Asked By: chaslylv   38

Please don't make your cat into an outdoor cat. Cats can live wonderful, long, safe and happy lives as inside only cats. Interact with your cat with laser pointers for activity. Provide scratching posts and toys. Catsofmany has posted great information. Check the fat content in the food you're feeding your cat. A change of diet and routine INSIDE the house will very well solve your problem.

9 Answers  |  Asked By: ravenclawxy   72

A true cat lover will love all cats.

9 Answers  |  Asked By: tsuiyansuet   42

A friend send me some disturbing information on the web about Wellness. Listed below are some of the comments and a very disturbing video on you tube about fish bones. The comments were from January 2009. “I had seen the bones one the wellness cat last spring and was told by them it was manufacturing and should be corrected. Maybe not. There are commentors on the wellness video that say the guy staged it but they can't explain how the same bones I saw got in the food. Well one person commented he must have moistened the food put the bones in (was that is some secret part of the bag?) and the air dried the food. I just busted a gut reading that one.” “This problem of fish bones, hair and other crap in dry pet food is becoming annoyingly common now! Orijen, Wellness, NB, Natura, etc etc - what the heck is going on here? It seems to be happening across the board, whether a company has it's own mfr plant or not. Who is the common supplier here? Guess we will never find out.” “Wow! I watched this video and was amazed. Has anyone else that used this food seen these bones? He even cut open a bag that hadnt been opened and the bones were easily found in just a handful of food.” “I will open the bags at my store tomorrow and let you know what I find. BEWARE OF THE WELLNESS CAT FOOD CANS CONTAINING SALMON. I have found large bone shards in all flavors containing salmon. Wellness has been notified. I am still waiting for a response from Wellness. It is taking too long, IMO.”

11 Answers  |  Asked By: tsuiyansuet   42

Before you jump into raw feeding with your cat, read these articles posted under “what do you feed your cat.”

http://www.cats.com/question/products/what-food-do-you-feed-your-cat/?search=what do u feed ur cat

9 Answers  |  Asked By: catsrus   284