Actually I don't agree that the cat's digestive system has changed since being domesticated - there is no scientific evidence for this as far as I'm aware (if there is, please let me know where to read it!)
My cats (no matter what age) seem to do pretty well on the food I offer them, which is a good mix of commercial wet foods, raw and cooked meat, occasional cooked or tinned fish with only a very small amount of grain free dry food as a treat a few times per week.
I don't want to start another debate on food though, I do understand that different things work for different cats
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Originally Posted by Siamese Kelly
We feed ours on a mixture of wet and dried,we use JWB biccies,and Tuna,Chicken,White fish,Sardines,Turkey,Beef,Lamb on occasion as though they love it it tends to go thru them if given too much  For our lot this works for us and them and we have our old man moggy Noodypops who has a sensitive tummy and eats only Chicken,the occasional beef and Tuna and he's a happy,healthy old man with good poos thus far i'm glad to say,anything else for him isn't good and our meezers are a fussy lot anyway And though i agree with you KK on the point of all manner of cats have managed on natural sources for many yrs and been well,over the yrs times have changed and a lot i know still do manage but a lot don't and couldn't because as you know i'm sure, breeding has changed the cats digestive system and needs and some simply couldn't survive for many reasons because we've humanised them over time and what was once a good source of a balanced diet would probably kill or cause secondary problems now too  |