Importance of INdigestibility in Cat Food - Raw Cat Food and Constipation
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Ultimately, no diet is 100% digestible and bioavailable. Otherwise, there would be no such thing as poo. What a world, right? Instead, we have foods with varying degrees of biological availability. For obligate carnivores like our cats, raw meat and eggs are upwards of 80% bioavailable. Ingredients like pea protein lie at the opposite end of the spectrum.
While we usually praise foods for being highly digestible and, indeed, most foods on the market are not nearly as efficient as they should be, don’t overlook the significance of indigestible food matter.
As far as constipation is concerned, the most significant difference between a human-formulated whole prey diet and actual whole prey is that the real prey has feathers and fur.
As earnestly as people try to create species-appropriate whole prey raw cat food, most miss an important detail—the nutritionally devoid portion of the prey animal. Therefore, homemade or commercially-sold raw diets are extremely efficient, delivering almost pure nutrition with very little waste left over.
This lack of indigestible matter can contribute to constipation. If you suspect that your cat’s food is too clean, you may help them out by introducing a small amount of fiber into their diet. You may do this by giving them a pot of cat grass to nibble on, adding a little psyllium husk powder to their diet, or by giving small amounts of guar gum.
Learn more about raw cat food and constipation here: https://www.wildernesscat.com/raw-cat-food-and-constipation/