Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat

by Jackson Galaxy

My preferred and recommended food of choice for cats is a raw, meat-based diet, which includes all of the aspects of prey: bones, muscle, tissue, fat, organs, and even a small percentage of plant matter, the amount proportional to what would be found in the stomach of the prey they would hunt and eat. Since any commercially prepared diet is not an animal killed and consumed on the spot, there will be some nutrients lacking (for example, those found in the blood of the prey). That said, we live in a time where complete nutrition via raw feeding can be achieved through several commercially prepared choices. I get that you might be grossed out by “going raw”; also, not all cats will vibe with the raw diet. Sometimes it’s really hard to get cats into it. In that case, I recommend that you feed your cat a grain-free wet diet. Why is there rice, gluten, or other fillers in your cat’s food? Because it’s all cheaper than meat! Nonetheless, I would rather you feed your cat the worst wet food on the market than the best dry; if you want to use dry, use it for treats. For older cats, however, sometimes anything goes. You just need to keep weight on them. At that point, philosophies about food go out the window, so if they insist on dry, let ’em have it. But my bottom line is: wet food is what is most natural for your cat.