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Alison Croggon wrote: > An aside - > > Douglas - I must tell you that earlier this year I met > a renegade vet who told me that commercial cat and dog > food is basically poisonous to the animals. Apparently > it is so bad it disrupts their natural inner ecology > and leads to all sorts of illnesses, from which of > course the vetinary industry benefits. One of the > first signs is skin ailments. This vet was waging a > huge war against the pet food corporations and had > been much discredited because of it. > > He said the best thing to feed your cat is fresh meat > on the bone and vegetable scraps. > > After talking to him, we changed our animals' diets. > And the difference has been remarkable - they all > instantly put on condition and weight and are much > happier. And it's much cheaper. And when I thought > about, I wouldn't eat that stuff either - why should > we force it on the poor beasts? I think your kitten > has absolutely the right idea! > > Best > > Alison > I agree. Ria gets fed mostly vegetarian table scraps with the occasional fresh meat when with her owner, when staying here she eats at Josie's gourmet cafe. Very healthy dog - strangers approach and say -'what a good looking dog!" The other day an avocado went missing from the grocery bags before they were unpacked. She had nicked it. Daughter laughed and explained Ria had aquired a taste for them when they had an avo tree in the back yard. Added bonus - there's a little BALL inside! But she still loves shmacko's josie