urgent for every cat owner to know!: check for any bha or bht preservatives on your cat food this causes birth defects and kidney failure. OR EVEN WORSE IF THERES ETHOXYQUIN IN IT IT CAUSES LEUKEMIA STOMACH CANCERS BLINDNESS AND OTHER EFFECTS.Check for any meat by products. the cat food and dog food companies CLAIM THEY CARE ABOUT OUR PETS WELL BEING BUT THEY TRULY DONT (ATLEAST WHAT THE INGREDIENTS ON THE BOX TELLS US) Meat-by products are carcasses euthanized cats and dogs and other animals from slaughter houses. the buy products are then sprayed with chemical and sterilized withheat this robs all the protein and vitamines from the poor animals.it wont sicken your cat right away . but it will catch up to him/her try not to feed your cat(s) tna o much magnesium. (50m.g) cat food companies put tuna because it has such a strong irrisistable scent that cats love. try making your own cat food…..

A lot of cats love fish, but it\\\’s really not a good idea to feed it to your cat! Why not?

The fish used in canned pet foods usually includes bonesand are high in phosphorus and magnesium, which can be an issue in cats with a history of urinary tract disorders or kidney disease. In practice I have seen quite a few cats develop urinary tract infections and blockages if they eat much fish–even boneless fish.
Many cats are sensitive or even allergic to fish; it is one of the top 3 most common food allergens.
Fish-based foods have high levels of histamine, a protein involved in allergic reactions.
Fish tends to be \\\”addictive\\\” to cats. They love it, and will often stage a \\\”hunger strike\\\” by refusing their regular food in favor of fish. Tuna or other fish should be reserved as a rare and special treat. Feed fish no more than once a week, and even then in very small amounts only.
There is a known link between the feeding of fish-based canned cat foods and the development of hyperthyroidism in older cats.
Fish may not be safe to feed to cats. Predatory fish at the top of the food chain, such as tuna and salmon, may contain very elevated levels of heavy metals (including mercury) as well as PCBs, pesticides, and other toxins. Tilefish (listed on pet food labels as \\\”ocean whitefish\\\”) are among the worst contaminated, along with king mackerel, shark, and swordfish. These fish are so toxic that the FDA advises that women of child-bearing age and children should avoid them entirely\\\’; and they recommend only 1 serving of albacore tuna per week due to its high mercury levels. If these fish are dangerous to children, cats are at even more risk!
The vast majority of salmon today comes from factory-farmed fish. These unfortunate animals are kept in overcrowded pens in polluted coastal waters. They\\\’re fed anti-fungals, antibiotics, and brightly-colored dyes to make their flesh \\\”salmon colored\\\”–it is naturally gray. Common water pollutants such as PCBs, pesticides, and other chemicals are present in farmed salmon at 10 times the amount found in wild fish. These contaminants will be present in any product made with farmed fish, including cat and dog food.
Farmed salmon who escape their pens (and they do) out compete and interbreed with wild salmon, as well as transmit diseases. A 2006 study confirms that salmon farms are \\\”massive breeding grounds\\\” for sea lice. Under natural conditions, wild adult fish carrying these parasites are not in migration channels at the same time as the defenseless, inch-long baby salmon, so infestation of the young fish is not a problem. But today, in waters near some fish farms, up to 95% of baby salmon are fatally infested. It is feared that that farmed salmon from nearly 300 fish factories in North America may ultimately decimate the wild population in the Atlantic.
\\\”Organic\\\” salmon is also farm-raised, and does not have to comply with USDA organic standards. In fact, there is no regulatory agency in the United States that sets organic standards for fish. The contaminant level of organic farmed salmon may be just as high as that of conventional farmed salmon.
The meat is toxic and the industry is environmentally destructive–need we say more?
In general, the small amounts of \\\”fish meal\\\” included as a flavoring and/or source of omega-3 fatty acids in cat foods are not a problem, but fish should not be a mainstay of any cat\\\’s diet. Fish should be limited to an occasional–and small–treat

To keep the food fresh, the first thing added is a preservative. The bags of food must stay fresh through shipping and on the shelf. There are several synthetic preservatives out there that should be avoided. The use of these chemicals in pet foods has not been thoroughly studied, and long term build-up of these agents may ultimately be harmful.…

Food should be preserved with tocopherols - a natural preservative and Vitamin E source instead of artificial preservatives like BHA, BHT, and ethoxyquin.

BHA stands for butylated-hydroxyanisole.— BHT stands for butylated hydroxytoluene.
These preservatives are in many commercial pet foods even though their use in pet foods has not even been thoroughly tested over time They have been shown, however, to be carcinogenic to humans, and their usage in processed foods for humans extremely limited.

PROPYLENE GLYCOL
This is used to obtain a sale-able moisture content and texture in pet food, as well as to prevent bacteria growth. As a humectant, it sucks up moisture, so to speak. Unfortunately, it keeps doing this after it is eaten, as well, preventing the reproduction of necessary intestinal bacteria that help digest food, and also decreasing the normal moisture content of the intestines.

The effects of these action can be intestinal blockage and major digestive tract problems like malignant lesions of the intestinal walls. In addition to these effects, there may also be toxicity inherent in this chemical. It is to be avoided.

Ethoxyquin is used in most commercial pet foods as a preservative. Would you believe it was initially developed as an herbicide (that means it kills plants), and also as a stabilizer in rubber production?
Ethoxyquin is believed by many veterinarians to be implicated, if not the primary cause, in the following:
a) kidney damage
b) liver damage
c) cancerous skin lesions
d) loss of hair
e) blindness
f) leukemia
g) spleen and stomach cancer
h) immune deficiency syndrome
i) liver cancer
j) chronic diarrhea

ok i dont think pounds (do you mean shelters??) sell food. also this stuff has proven to be poisnous. but this is old news studies were cunducted in the 60\\\’s through 80\\\’s (some were about his matieral in human food, plastic ect.) or somthing so try not to work people up about an old subject. although a voluntary request was made to reduce it in pet food in 2003 i think it was so just live with it. its in science diet too!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sterilized with heat is just another way of saying COOKED. Cooking does not rob protein and vitamins from food (unless you boil it and toss the water - in which case you might be tossing some of the water-soluble vitamins and some minerals). I believe most people would prefer food to be preserved by cooking rather than with most chemicals.

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well shelters are sometimes called pounds and also 99% of the time the animals come from kitten mills and puppy mills . thats why they dont cost as muchh as it cost to have it by a breeder. h meow mix cat treats contains bha and bht wich is really bad ……….. anyways have a great day!

and try not to by from pet shops go to the pound..