Balance is the Natural Key to Healthy Cats

Happy Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving! This is a special holiday “Mondays With Merlin” with your feline host, Merlin. Balance is the natural key to a healthy life and one of my favorite subjects. Well, that and food. Let me tell you after nineteen years, I’ve tried just about every kind; dry, wet, raw, dehydrated, moist, organic, natural, you name it. Some, I’ve liked more than others and to be honest, some were healthy and others shall we say, the McDonald’s of cat food. Not that there’s anything wrong with occasional junk and treats but in moderation.

Cats know all about balance. We prefer natural everything. We sleep when we’re sleepy. We eat when we’re hungry. We play when we need exercise. It’s really simple and natural. Humans on the other hand, have a hard time finding balance. They work too hard, often overeat and over do just about everything. Since cats depend on humans to feed us, we have no control over our nutrition or our environment. In a purrfect world, cats would choose healthy, natural food that’s nutritionally balanced.

• Did you know: According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “for the most part, ‘natural’ can be construed as equivalent to a lack of artificial flavors, artificial colors, or artificial preservatives in the product.”
• healthy cats get their energy from FOOD, derived from protein, fat or carbohydrates – essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals and plenty of fresh water?
• Nutrient excess or deficiency can lead to certain health conditions. When the nutrients are incorrectly balanced, they may lead to serious conditions. Excess Vitamin D, for example can lead to high blood calcium levels.
• Excess sodium and protein can lead to other health issues.
• Excess pumpkin pie, pretzels, beer leads to… oops that’s not a pretty picture for you humans.

So natural ingredients do not guarantee optimum nutrition but precisely balanced nutrients do? Like Hill’s® Ideal Balance^TM is 100% balanced nutrition guaranteed or your money back. I eat mostly wet food but enjoy a little dry food like the tried the grain-free Chicken and Potato Recipe but don’t take my word for it, Check out the reviews

How do different natural cat foods measure up? Compare and discover for yourself.

I hope you have a happy, healthy and balanced week. Excuse me, all this work is making me ready for a catnap. Now about that second helping of Pumpkin pie…

This is a sponsored post by Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc. but the opinions in this article are completely my own.