Wheat Cheats

do you know of any studies or information that compares wheat to rye with regard to its allergenic potency or detrimental effect on health, statistically speaking? as rye does not exactly have the same gluten type as wheat, can we say, like, rye is only 1:10th as allergenic for a wheat gluten sensitive person than wheat or so? thanks.

Two years ago my then 13 year old cat’s health had deteriorated so badly that the next step was going to be our final choice: to put her down. She had become nearly skin and bones, all bowel movements were diarrhea, and needless to say she was listless. Months and months of vet appointments and medications and she was still no better. Several vets advised feeding her the more expensive, “designer” cat foods which though higher in fats and protein than the cheaper brands still touted the addition of “healthy” grains and vegetables. I tried them but none helped at all. The final advice was to have even more expensive tests done to test her for cancer and other possible conditions, then to start even more expensive treatments or… put her down.

S0, in desperation, I began a search on the web for her symptoms, and found a website that recognized her symptoms as those of cat IBS: http://www.catnutrition.org/index.php. This site belongs to a woman whose cat nearly died of the same symptoms and also got no where with the typical veterinarian advice and treatments. She then began doing research and came to the conclusion that the problem might be her cat’s diet but not in the way the vets thought: She reasoned that in nature, other than a bit of grass to regurgitate a hairball, cats eat nothing but RAW MEAT and very critically, they eat ALL the parts of the animals they consume as well. They DON’T eat grains, fruits, vegetables, etc. Rather, they eat small animals that eat these types of foods themselves and they thrive on this natural diet. So, she fed her cat a raw-meat diet that uses all the animal (ground bone, heart, gizards, etc.) and he not only survived, he is healthier than ever!

The story of my Gracie mirrors her experience with her cat except that instead of using ground innards, I mix raw ground turkey with a natural, potent vitamin Pure Essentials for Mature Cats, http://www.seniorpetproducts.com, (there are probably other brands but this is only one I’ve used) that provides all the nutrients that bone, heart, and gizards would. Now Gracie is finally healthy again even at 15!

I think the real secret here is the same as it is for us: Eat the way nature intended us to eat. Cats are not designed to eat a diet of anything other than raw meat and require the nutrients that are present in ALL the parts of the animal they consume. We, their caretakers in the modern world, have deprived them of this and instead have substituted grains and fruits (intense carbs) for the essential fats and animal products. We have been brain-washed into believing that for some reason the addition of these foreign plant foods (most definitely to a cat anyway) must be healthy for them because we believe they are healthy for us.

Ironically, these very foods are not even healthy for us — at least not in the large doses we are advised to eat them by the USDA… perhaps with grains, not at all. In short, the way the USDA has been advising us to eat is unnatural. That is abundantly evident in the overwhelming amount of obesity and related ill health today. While I am not going to advocate eating meat raw, I do believe we would do well to make note of how the “modern” diet has destroyed our pets’ health and then take a good look at our own. In my own case, by eating the USDA diet, I developed diabetes. The good news is that by following a natural LC diet (in my case, meat and LC veggies), my BGL is controlled and stays mostly in the normal range with NO MEDS. This is one reason I did not hesitate to try the all meat diet on my Gracie and it saved her life just as the LC diet saved mine.

Our two pugs get a chicken drumstick each for breakfast, bone and all. For dinner, it’s “pet” burgers from uswellnessmeats.com (grass fed beef with some liver and organ meat added in). We make our own treats (very lean ground beef in the dehydrator for about 4 hours). Except for the occaisional treat from someone else, they never touch any carbs or grains.

Most folks are amazed at how lean and strong they are, esp. other pug owners. I usuaually hear “My pug is sooooo fat!!!” I wanna say, well, what are you feeding them? but I let it go…

Of course, the vets we’ve seen are horrified, and give us the concerned look and lecture. Not at all different from the looks and lectures I get from my human doctors regarding cholesterol, statins, diet, etc…. Sigh….

hey fred, that’s only true for COOKED chicken bones (or any other kinda cooked bone), raw bones are fine for dogs.

Lean meat is faster to dehydrate for doggie treats. Less fat means less dehydration time. btw, I make jerky for myself the same way, only I add seasonings (salt, pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, etc.)

We have a 17 yo cat which was diagnosed with major heart problems 9 years ago (doc said he might have another year). 4 years ago he was daignosed with kidney malfunction (again: “might be over in a year or a few monthes”).
He eats (and always ate) canned thuna every day, sometimes a bit chicken or salmon. Never liked cat food, what a clever guy!:)