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Re Carageenan, I believe there are an number of studies currently underway into its effect on people. When I researched carageenan a year ago, the American Crohns body was just starting to formulate a study. It is used scientifically to INDUCE ulceration of the colon....so they can then test drugs that will relieve that ulceration. So for people with any type of IBD, it really isnt a good idea at all, and anecdotally, it causes terrible disease flares - hence I guess the Crohns body thinking about a study.
I'm in Australia, so sorry, I don't remember the organisation's name, but I'm guessing a google search with verify the study with key words (given it was my google search that brought it to my attention). I actually asked my gastroenterologist about carageenan, and she didn't know anything. But, hey, most docs and vets are pretty clueless on the 'holistic' side of things - they just focus on medicine. But what she did say was she has staunch beliefs that people should not be eating anything processed/mass produced. Foods should be all natural, with the old fashioned natural way of producing them eg: cheese should be milk, rennet and salt. That's it. (And yes 'carageenan' is natural, but that was not the point she was making - she was saying that the modernisation of food production has lead to a host of evils for the human body, and hence carageenan, being found and used to make low fat things feel creamy, was a bad thing....just eat the full fat thing!) She also said she believes from her practice, that supermarket bread (with preservatives) are a culprit for a big rise in gastro symptoms and disease. So I try to eat as clean as I can - and for my cats too!
Thanks for the thread about k3. I didn't know about this (or I'd forgotten). I have to say you are extremely lucky for choice in your part of the world - we get fewer pet foods being ok in Australia plus they are extrememly expensive (at least $1 for a single serve can, and upwards from there).
You may want to check out Ziwipeak - it is expensive, but ok I think.
Thanks for that information but I am so disappointed - I love the ingredients in Hound & Gatos and bought the beef, trout, salmon - my cats will not eat it. The one cat that was raised on toxic fancy feast won't even take more than a nibble and the stray I picked up about 5 years ago will eventually eat some of the beef but really doesn't like it at all and won't touch the trout or salmon. I think it might be the consistency of the food which is a very loose pate - and the pate is the least favorite even of their favorite foods. The next time I adopt kittens I will have to start them out on this food instead of the kitty crack. I tried the Weruva too but then I saw that even at $2.15 a can - it contains toxic ingredients too of copper sulfate - so now I am back out on the hunt. Looking into Firstmate & Fromm's now & hoping beyond hope that my cats will eat one of them. Meanwhile they are getting the canned food which I feel like I am feeding them poison and shortening their life every time I feed it to them (and I am) and trying to cut that down by feeding them home cooked chicken, and other meats with some fish a few times a week. I am so angry at the pet food industry and the FDA for putting the burden on us to find foods that don't contain poison. They just shouldn't be allowed - period. It is almost like a conspiracy they have with the veterinary industry - to result in some kind of organ failure or cancer in these cats - 10 years before they really should be dying - and we will never be able to prove it is the cumulative effects of the toxins in their pet food.
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Yes, Hound & Gatos is one of the better foods available. If you go to their website, and plug in your location into the online store locator at this page : http://houndgatos.com/wheretobuy.aspx, you should pull up a few locations in NY. Alternately, @Raintyger has some links in her signature and may be able to help you in this respect.
I agree with you 100% that people can have a great influence for change, IF the will is there. Oftentimes, when people don't like something about a food, or a food causes problems, people will just move on to another food when they should take the time to contact the company and let them know of their concern, so that a problem can be rectified, or changes made. If enough people did this, we would see more positive change.
I contacted three of the top pet food companies recently, to get the lowdown on what is in their food for meat protein sources. Two out of three of the companies do not use carageenan in the majority of their line. The third company uses this but when questioned about it, the response was that they are currently looking for alternatives as they are aware of the health concerns but at the same time, they have to find something that will be suitable and reliable to ensure consistency.
Another example of change is that one of the companies will soon be making the announcement regarding their sourcing of rabbit to advise that they will be switching their sourcing from China to New Zealand as they are aware of public concern with food products that are coming out of China. This remains to be seen of course, but if it turns out to be the case, is a sign that some companies are getting the message.