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? 5/8 Elizabeth Day 10 OTJ Trial AMBG 112 PMBG 110 Question about YA Zero Carb Dry Food
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Vicki
Member Since 2015
I have a question about YA Zero carb cat food. I'm getting ready to go out of town next week, so I ordered some thinking it might be nice for Liz to have food available all day while the neighbor is taking care of her. The feeding guidelines say: NO other food should be offered other than YA Zero Carb. ANY foods containing carbohydrates will wreck havoc with her BG levels. It says proteins such as chicken or steak can be given, but NO other carbohydrates can be given.
So now what? Liz is trying to tear into the bag, so I will hide it until I receive some advice.
Thank you!
So now what? Liz is trying to tear into the bag, so I will hide it until I receive some advice.
Thank you!
Vicki
Member Since 2015
Liz coughed up several hairballs last week. Always fun to find them around!
Tina & Sammy
Member Since 2010
I had never heard of this food and would love to hear about your experience with it if you get it. I would order it in a second for times when we will be out of town, I probably wouldn't use it as a normal food, but for a pet sitter it might be a little easier, especially with a timed feeder.
Looking great on day 10! Happy Double Digits Day! 
I don't think I'd worry about feeding low carb wet food with YA. They are probably covering their bases for people who don't know what low carb wet food is. I've heard of some people here feeding both wet food and YA. You might want to try Elizabeth on it before you go - I've also heard of cats that grow tired of it.
I don't think I'd worry about feeding low carb wet food with YA. They are probably covering their bases for people who don't know what low carb wet food is. I've heard of some people here feeding both wet food and YA. You might want to try Elizabeth on it before you go - I've also heard of cats that grow tired of it.
tiffmaxee
Member Since 2013
Several people have used it. It's not really 0 carb but rather 5% I believe. I wrote them and they sent a sample which Max did like but the fact it wasn't 0 carb made me not use it.
Tina & Sammy
Member Since 2010
Interesting, but even at 5% carb wouldn't it be a good option for a vacation if you have a cat who is in remission?
Melanie and Smokey
Member Since 2010
Since you are just using it to supplement the feeding plan you already have in place and not following their plan, I wouldn't worry about it.
I think one of the reasons they want no other food offered is because cats will chose the other food to eat
I've heard of a lot of cats getting excited at first, but stopping eating it after a few days.
Day 10!!! Woohoo!!!!
I think one of the reasons they want no other food offered is because cats will chose the other food to eat
I've heard of a lot of cats getting excited at first, but stopping eating it after a few days.Day 10!!! Woohoo!!!!
julie & punkin (ga)
Member Since 2011
I'll be upfront and say I have a definite bias against any dry food. It's not just the amount of carbs in it - consider the simple fact that it's dry. Diabetic cats are dehydrated - that's part of the definition of a diabetic cat. A cat is meant to eat a mouse or a bird, or maybe some other small critter. None of those even remotely are similar to dry food.
Since we've seen so many cats here come out of remission when they got into the dry food (not YA, but other dry food) it would just make me really reluctant to ever offer it to a diabetic cat. With Elizabeth not even through her trial, I would be so afraid that any dry food would be too much. I won't even give my 3 civvies dry food any more since I learned about it. I know there are some people that have given their cats YA, but in my mind, I wouldn't want to risk it for a diabetic cat. I've also wondered about the effects on a cat's kidneys (even a non-diabetic cat) from eating dry food. I wonder if that's why so many cats have kidney failure.
I just can't find a benefit to it. You can accomplish anything you want the dry food to do with canned low carb, including leaving it out all day.
From www.catinfo.org (a vet's website):
Diet is the brick and mortar of health. This web page lays out some often-ignored principles of feline nutrition and explains why cats have a better chance at optimal health if they are fed canned food(or a balanced homemade diet) instead of dry kibble.
Putting a little thought into what you feed your cat(s) can pay big dividends over their lifetime and very possibly help them avoid serious, painful, and costly illnesses. An increasing number of nutrition-savvy veterinarians, including board-certified veterinary internists, are now strongly recommending the feeding of canned food instead of dry kibble.
The three key negative issues associated with dry food are:
1) water content is too low
2) carbohydrate load is too high
3) type of protein - too high in plant-based versus animal-based proteins
In addition, dry food is very heavily processed which includes being subjected to high temperatures for a long time resulting in alteration and destruction of nutrients.
Dry food is also often contaminated with bacteria, fungal mycotoxins, storage mites/cockroaches and their feces, etc.
Most people who are concerned about their own nutrition have heard nutritionists say "shop the perimeter of the grocery store." This statement refers to the push to get humans to focus on fresh food - not overly processed food found in boxes and cans.
Where do you think kibble would reside in this scenario? Definitely not in the "perimeter"! There is nothing fresh about this source of food and it certainly does not come close to resembling a bird or a mouse.
Also keep in mind that dry foods are not refrigerated and they sit in warm warehouses, on pet store shelves, and in your cupboards for weeks or months before your pets consume them. Fats can easily become rancid, and bacteria will proliferate, in this type of environment.
There is no doubt that dry food is responsible for far more intestinal problems, and other diseases, than most veterinarians and cat owners realize.
Since we've seen so many cats here come out of remission when they got into the dry food (not YA, but other dry food) it would just make me really reluctant to ever offer it to a diabetic cat. With Elizabeth not even through her trial, I would be so afraid that any dry food would be too much. I won't even give my 3 civvies dry food any more since I learned about it. I know there are some people that have given their cats YA, but in my mind, I wouldn't want to risk it for a diabetic cat. I've also wondered about the effects on a cat's kidneys (even a non-diabetic cat) from eating dry food. I wonder if that's why so many cats have kidney failure.
I just can't find a benefit to it. You can accomplish anything you want the dry food to do with canned low carb, including leaving it out all day.
From www.catinfo.org (a vet's website):
Diet is the brick and mortar of health. This web page lays out some often-ignored principles of feline nutrition and explains why cats have a better chance at optimal health if they are fed canned food(or a balanced homemade diet) instead of dry kibble.
Putting a little thought into what you feed your cat(s) can pay big dividends over their lifetime and very possibly help them avoid serious, painful, and costly illnesses. An increasing number of nutrition-savvy veterinarians, including board-certified veterinary internists, are now strongly recommending the feeding of canned food instead of dry kibble.
The three key negative issues associated with dry food are:
1) water content is too low
2) carbohydrate load is too high
3) type of protein - too high in plant-based versus animal-based proteins
In addition, dry food is very heavily processed which includes being subjected to high temperatures for a long time resulting in alteration and destruction of nutrients.
Dry food is also often contaminated with bacteria, fungal mycotoxins, storage mites/cockroaches and their feces, etc.
Most people who are concerned about their own nutrition have heard nutritionists say "shop the perimeter of the grocery store." This statement refers to the push to get humans to focus on fresh food - not overly processed food found in boxes and cans.
Where do you think kibble would reside in this scenario? Definitely not in the "perimeter"! There is nothing fresh about this source of food and it certainly does not come close to resembling a bird or a mouse.
Also keep in mind that dry foods are not refrigerated and they sit in warm warehouses, on pet store shelves, and in your cupboards for weeks or months before your pets consume them. Fats can easily become rancid, and bacteria will proliferate, in this type of environment.
There is no doubt that dry food is responsible for far more intestinal problems, and other diseases, than most veterinarians and cat owners realize.
julie & punkin (ga)
Member Since 2011
oh - and congrats on day 10!!!
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