Elly
I went to feed my cat his favorite turkey primavera from Fancy Feast. I know there are veggies in it, but some of them look red. And I know red is tomato, which is bad for kitties. So I read the back of the can, and sure enough, tomatoes were listed. Last time I checked, feeding dogs and cats tomatoes was a big no no. So, how can a company that manufactures cat food, put such an ingredient in their product? Any ideas?
Arianna
The reason even cat food brands directed to health-savvy cat owners put vegetables the food is so they can put them not only on the ingredient list but picture them on the label. Intelligent people know (or should know) full well that cats have no need for vegetables at all. However, we always have in the back of our minds that vegetables are healthful foods. It has been driven into our heads since we were toddlers. So even if the response is subconscious we associate vegetables with good health. And very wrongly so in the case of cats. The minuscule amount of tomato that is actually in that food would probably fit on the end of your little finger. So no need to worry. Manufacturers put veggies in cat food for marketing purposes.
Jill
They add items which are really healthy for the cats which evens them out but the nutrients in tomatos are very good for the cats.
Bernice
Problem 1. You are feeding your cat fancy feast. Buy a can of tuna, its about the same price.
Carolee
Tomatoes are fine for dogs and cats to eat - but not any of the green parts (leaves, stem, stalk). Our dog gets part of the tomatoes we cut up for salads. Our cats eat them too (tiny bites).
Debera
"Green Tomatoes, Green (raw Potatoes)These foods are members of the Solanaceae family of plants, which includes the Deadly Nightshade, and contain a bitter, poisonous alkaloid called Glycoalkaloid Solanine, which can cause violent lower gastrointestinal symptoms. The leaves and stems are particularly toxic. (Tomatoes in pet foods are RIPE, and should cause no concern because they appear in relatively SMALL AMOUNTS)" *all caps my emphasis*http://cats. about. com/cs/catfood/a/human…
Anglea
U sould report that to the cat food company
Shakira
Tomatoes bad 4 cats? hmm.. had cats my whole life and never heard that.
Evangelina
I am not sure why they do it, but they are not the only ones. I suspect they do it either because its cheap, or because they think we cat folk are too stupid to understand the difference between omnivores and carnivores, or because they are just plain ignorant and care only for making money, not for the catsWhat really bugs me is that the more expensive the food is, the more likely it is to have veggies in it! Its just another way to put in cheap carbs, without using grains, which have become a bad word in pet food. I know Max Cat puts peppers in some of their flavours, and other brands put in other things, like peas, or carrots, potatoes or sweet potatoes,, blueberries, cranberries, even rosemary! etc.. I cant imagine many veggies less digestible than peppers and they are in the same family as tomatoes, the Nightshade family of plants, many of which are poisonous, and includes tobacco too. I suspect peppers are no better than tomatoes for cats. Last time I checked, cats were still obligate carnivores and should not be eating any plants, or any carbs, in their food. I never feed dry - I consider it complete garbage and I avoid foods with veggies in them, because they make one of my cats really sick, but at the moment their fave is Friskies, which has wheat gluten and corn starch in it, along with fake flavours and byproducts. UGH! I dont like it but the cats do. I adopted them awhile back and they were used to dry kibble, so Friskies is a big improvement over that, despite its shortcomings. And according to Dr. Lisa Pierson, who I think has the best site on the net for cats, any canned food is a better bet than dry, for any cat. Eventually I hope to teach my girls to eat homemade food, where I get to decide what goes into it. There will be no veggies in my food, I can tell you that! See a great site on feeding cats.. www. catinfo. org. best site on the net for info for felines.
Andra
Tomatoes are bad only if they are green.
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