Disclaimer, etc.

I suppose that I should post a disclaimer should anyone happen to find my journaling and make the mistaken assumption that I am writing from any position of authority on cat health (not likely). I am just a traveler seeking to be kind to myself and my wards in this crazy world of chemicals, GMO's, and various other adversaries to good health (natural and man-made) that we live in. If you should make a decision to treat your animals in a certain way because of anything I have written here or linked to or.... then that is entirely your choice. I am not making any recommendations to anyone.

That said, I thought I would post the ingredients of 'Wellness Kitten Health--Holistic Nutrition for your Growing Cat'. This is the best processed food that I have found according to what I have learned. Better would be to make my kitties' food from scratch using ingredients of the same standard that I use for myself. As I read up, I will be making what I hope are even better choices, but for now this is the brand.
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Wellness Kitten Health

Deboned chicken, chicken meal, rice, ground barley, ground rice, chicken fat, (preserved with mixed tocopherols (a natural source of vitamin E), natural chicken flavor, salmon meal (source of DHA, Docosahexaenoic acid), chicken liver, cranberries, tomato pomace, olive oil, chicory root extract, cranberry extract powder, cranberry fiber, flaxseed, potassium chloride, vitamins (vitamin E supplement, niacin, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, beta-carotene, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D-3 supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B-12 supplement), choline chloride, minerals (zinc proteinate, zinc sulfate, iron proteinate, ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, manganese sulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, yucca schidigera extract, dried kelp, chondroiten sulfate, glucosamine hydrochloride, lactobaccillus plantarium, enterococcus faecium, lactobacillus casei, lactobacillus acidophilus, taurine, rosemary extract.

*Wellness uses ethoxyquin-free protein sources.

Wellness and Wellness logo are registered trademarks of Old Mother Hubbard, Inc.
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I think there is still too much grain, although rice and barley are better than CORN! The big problem with almost all other brands is that corn is used as a filler. Cats do not need corn and from what I have discovered as I am learning to take care of my own health, is that waaaay back when, the Mayo Clinic released a paper stating that corn is found to be universally contaminated with Fusarium ? fungus, a known carcinogin, and others including Aflatoxin. (I will insert links when I find them again). It is my understanding that these toxins cannot be killed with heat. Corn alone is not good for cats-- throw in fungal toxins and you are just setting your kitties up for disease by feeding them this garbage!

Another huge problem is that many cat and dog food brands include yeast in the ingredients. This is supposedly good for the B vitamins and in some places you will find yeast recommened in the diet to repel fleas. Yet yeast is also a fungus and is known to cause all kinds of problems in people-- and by my reasoning also in animals.

I will pick apart the ingredients in Wellness as I learn more. I may find that even my 'best pick' will give me reasons to go to an entirely homemade diet.

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