Addressing cat obesity is essential for feline health, and Dr Elsey’s offer a solution through their high-protein nutrition. Their specialized formulas are designed to help cats achieve and sustain a healthy weight. By incorporating Dr Elsey’s into your cat’s diet, you can provide nutritional support to address the challenges associated with feline obesity.
Manage Cat Obesity With Dr Elsey’s: High-Protein Nutrition for Fit, Healthy Cats is an original (News7Health) article.
Fat cat fever
America’s human obesity problem is well-documented, and almost no one would disagree it’s a serious problem. Yet, when it comes to pets, many view obesity in a different light – especially when it comes to cats. Feline obesity is often viewed as “cute” and “funny” – as countless internet memes attest – rather than as the serious problem it is.
Many pet owners aren’t laughing, though. The problem often leads to or contributes to serious health issues that can not only decrease lifespan but also significantly lower quality of life. Such issues include feline diabetes, arthritis, liver disease, and others. It’s no exaggeration to call the problem an epidemic. Contributing factors include a sedentary lifestyle spent lounging and napping indoors and diets high in carbohydrates and fillers. Such foods simply aren’t appropriate for a cat’s meat-eating biology.
Made for meat
Biologically, cats are classified as obligate carnivores. This means their bodies have evolved to require animal flesh for proper nutrition. While such animals can digest small amounts of plant matter, their physiology isn’t designed to fully subsist on vegetation. These animals need diets high in meat-based protein to ensure proper intake of vitamins, fatty acids, aminos, and other essential nutrients their bodies can’t synthesize.
From prehistoric cats to modern big cats and every domesticated breed, feline physiology demands a meat-heavy diet for proper health. Big cats in the wild, in fact, eat almost nothing but meat. The average housecat, although smaller and less ferocious, has nearly identical nutritional needs. Many commercial cat foods, though, are bursting with grains, fillers, and artificial ingredients.
Keeping cats healthy, happily
To call Dr. Bruce Elsey and his wife Kathy “cat people” is a monumental understatement. In 1978, Dr. Elsey founded The All Cat Clinic in Englewood, Colorado. This facility was the first clinic in the Denver metro region to focus exclusively on felines, and it remains one of the leading cats-only practices in operation.
Dr Elsey’s started with his realization that improper potty behaviors were the top reason owners abused cats or surrendered them to shelters. This got him thinking about solutions to help keep cats living harmoniously with owners. Elsey spent years experimenting with and testing various types of clay formulations. He ultimately developed an all-natural, low-dust litter solution that delivers superior odor control and low tracking. The company and its first litter launched in 1987. Dr Elsey’s has since branched out to offer numerous other litter products, but still offers this hard-clumping, multi-cat litter as Dr Elsey’s Classic.
Designed for unique feline dietary needs
After many years spent expanding his line of litters, operating his clinic, and learning from his experiences there, Dr. Elsey eventually turned his attention to cat food. He started with a basic understanding of feline biology. As mentioned, cats aren’t merely hardwired to crave meat; they’re physiologically designed to draw maximum nutrition from meat-based proteins. Elsey, though, saw a market awash in products filled with plant-based proteins, fruits, vegetables, and grains.
In a cat’s digestive tract, such ingredients – especially those high in carbohydrates and oxalates – can cause rapid metabolization. This can actually increase a cat’s feelings of hunger, causing the animal to overeat and eat more frequently, leading to lethargy, stomach upset, bowel problems, and numerous health issues.
Elsey understood that staying clear of plant-based ingredients and fillers was critical to creating truly healthy cat food. Using high-quality, meat-based components would not only help create a food with optimum nutrition, but one cats would find naturally appealing.
The magic of animal protein
In the wild, cats naturally seek and hunt meat, and those instincts cross into domestic cats. Such proteins, then, are naturally more satiating and satisfying. After eating a meal high in meat-based protein, cats feel fuller longer. As a result, they feel hungry less often, too, and are less likely to overeat.
For these reasons, Dr. Elsey carefully formulated his line of cat foods to contain protein types and levels found in a feline’s natural prey in the wild. Consuming such ingredients helps cats maintain healthy energy levels and proper muscle mass. Those factors greatly contribute to the maintenance of a healthy weight. Meat-based proteins are also good for a cat’s coat, skin, and overall vitality.
The protein healthy cats crave
To more effectively satisfy a feline’s unique protein needs, Elsey developed his cleanprotein™ line of cat food. More than 90% of the protein content in these products is guaranteed to come from animal sources. Dr Elsey’s also guarantees each cleanprotein™ product to be free of grains and gluten and to contain no fillers or artificial preservatives. In addition to protein, each product offers an optimum, cat-centric nutritional balance of healthy fats, fiber, amino acids, and other nutrients. These products come in both dry and wet options.
Cleanprotein™ Dry Kibble: Dr Esley’s dry kibble cleanprotein™ comes in chicken and salmon varieties. The chicken recipe contains 95% animal-based protein and the salmon variety 93%. Both deliver a healthy dose of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), with the salmon being naturally higher in these essential omega-3s.
Cleanprotein™ Wet Pâté: Dr Esley’s cleanprotein™ pate comes in numerous varieties: chicken, turkey, beef, whitefish, rabbit and turkey, salmon, pork, duck, and duck & turkey. All contain high protein levels and optimum fiber, EPA, and DHA levels. Since they have a high moisture content, these products are particularly beneficial for cats that don’t drink enough water.
A rock-solid commitment to feline well-being
For Dr Elsey’s, ultra-healthy cat food is only part of the battle to improve feline lives. That’s why the company donates free shelter kits and thousands of pounds of free cat litter and food to shelters and rescue operations every year. From New York City to Washington D.C., Denver, Washington State, Nashville, Charlotte, North Carolina, and other cities, Dr Esley’s Power of Purrsuasion initiative works tirelessly to increase the adoption of homeless cats.
The company does more than merely donate its products, too. For example, each facility that receives donations of Dr Elsey’s litter must agree to send a bag home with each new adoption. According to Mathew Brost, director of marketing and food production at Dr Esley’s, this is the company’s way of furthering its mission to help as many cats as possible find happy, permanent homes: “We know our products work,” he explains. “So, the first month or so in the new home is going to be a lot less stressful for owner and cat alike with our litter. The chances of the cat going potty outside the box are greatly decreased. This is our way of helping assure that adopted cats don’t get returned to the shelter.”
Making cats purr with good health
Dr Elsey’s high-quality ingredients, nutritional balance, and commitment to cat health have earned it numerous endorsements. Veterinarians and happy cat owners alike frequently praise the improvements these products can make to weight management, energy levels, and overall health.
The company offers well-balanced nutritional solutions to naturally satisfy a cat’s nutritional needs, promoting health, vitality, and longevity. Switching your cat to Dr Elsey’s is a step towards helping to ensure your cat lives a healthier, happier life.
For further research:
Catster – How long do cats live? Feline lifespan facts explained (vet approved)
Dr Esley’s Blog – How much does it cost to be a cat parent?
DVM360 – Age matters for feline healthcare
Important Note: The information contained in this article is for general informational purposes only, and should not be construed as health or medical advice, nor is it intended to diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure any disease or health condition. Before embarking on any diet, fitness regimen, or program of nutritional supplementation, it is advisable to consult your healthcare professional in order to determine its safety and probable efficacy in terms of your individual state of health.
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