"Kelly Green" wrote in message
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"Bill Graham" wrote in message
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"Kelly Greene" wrote in message
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In searching around the web and looking at a cat memorial... the number
of cats dying of renal failure is shocking. Years ago when I worked in
an animal hospital in the city, this was a disease of old cats. Now I
see people losing much younger animals to this disease. Anyone have any
idea why it's becoming so common?

I don't know, but if I had to guess, it would be the food. Cheap, poorly
made food, probably imported from China (or someplace similar) and with
no inspection by our government agency that is supposed to be doing
things like that, but is really just wasting the taxpayers money. If you
really care about your cats (and other pets) you should feed them fresh
fish and chicken and avoid canned "pet food". I have been told that there
is a vitamin that cats need, but I bet you can buy it separately and add
it to fresh meats for your cat. I try to feed my cats the same food that
I eat myself. - At least the meat and milk. I figure that if it doesn't
hurt my kidneys, it probably won't hurt theirs.

I know the vitamin you mean but don't know where it can be bought.
Duplicating a cats natural diet with raw meat would be difficult as they
eat the entire carcass.
Yes.....I don't feed them raw meat.....It's usually at least partially
cooked.....But chicken is cheap. Sometimes cheaper than cat food. So you
might as well feed it to them. We have a feral male who seldom eats anything
else. I first attracted him into my house by feeding him roasted chicken....