What Carnivores eat

[Kathleen]

Like everyone else I am thoroughly confused and upset with all that has happened. I am reading everything I can find about animal food. I see that some Vets suggest that grains should not be fed to our animals.  However, it is my understanding that anmals in the wild follow a pattern when they bring down their kill. First they devour the stomach contents, which would be grains and vegetation, then they eat the muscle meat.  If this is the case why not include  grains in our animal's diet?  Cats and dogs are carnivores. Any thoughts on this would be welcomed.
                                         Kathleen

[MissLori]

You make some good points. I don't think grains need to be eliminated from their diet.  However, it seems the consensus is that is should be a small part of the diet, with protein from meat making up the majority. 

The one thing I've noticed in reading a lot of the comments on these boards is that not all vets seem to be on the same page when it comes to animal nutrition. Makes me wonder how much they actually focus on that in school.