Vile, Awful Facts: Pet Food Is Why Pets Are Obese, Sick And Miserable

U.S. and imported pet food is sold as “the healthiest” but it’s made from non-human, non-food ingredients

My daughter’s cat Oliver ended up weighing in at a cool 24 to 25 pounds. When I sent a picture of him to Bruce while we were dating, Bruce responded with, “What is that — an ocelot?”

I loved Ollie very much. Much like a human addicted to processed foods, he would only eat his dry cat kibble. Every once in a while I could tempt him with a tiny sliver of chicken breast or the “tuna can.”

Photo by author: Ollie at about 18 pounds, Gambit at 11 pounds — the scene? I opened the tuna can.

Ollie is no longer with us, but Gambit very much is. He is now 16 years old and still weighs 11 pounds.

“I am Gambit, I am a big 16-year-old boy!” (notice the grey at muzzle and near tail)

Almost a year ago, Gambit was diagnosed with kidney disease at his regular checkup. It turns out that this disease’s root cause is …

Dry pet food, aka “kibble.”

Just as the #1 cause of obesity in cats is commercially-made pet food.

The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention reports that in 2022, 59% of dogs and 61% of cats are classified as overweight…