FEEDING SOY TO CATS & DOGS - JUST MY SCARE ON FOODS

[grumpybob]

I have looked at a couple of studies on peanut butter being hooked to seizures in dogs. I was going to feed some tuna fish to a cat. I looked at the Ingredients and saw Soy as an ingredient so I looked on the net to see if the cat could eat It and this is a sample of what I found. I started to look at what is in some of the cat food that we feed and also found Soy in a bag of dry food.

A study was conducted in 2004 at the University of Pennsylvania to determine the amount of phytoestrogens in 24 random commercial dog foods. Results revealed all the foods containing soy ingredients had concentrations of phytoestrogens in large enough quantities to have a biological effect on the pet.
Soy has been linked to gas and deadly bloat in dogs. It is high in purines and is therefore a completely inappropriate protein source for urate-forming dogs. It is also high in silicates and promotes the formation of silica stones.
The carbohydrate action of soy can cause a rise in blood sugar in many cats. Soy is also linked to thyroid damage, and since hyperthyroidism is common in kitties, this is yet another reason it should not be part of a feline's diet.
The ingestion of soybean products is also linked to seizures in both dogs and cats.
I hope I've given you a more complete understanding of why avoiding pet foods containing soy products is best for your favorite four-legged companion.
In my opinion, the potential risks associated with feeding soy are simply unacceptable … especially when you consider your carnivorous cat or dog prefers and receives a much higher level of nutrition from animal protein sources.

 

[ulflyer]

Good to know. Thanks. Will check their food.

 

[Bob Denman]

Thanks! :thumbup:
Does this mean that I should no longer discourage TinkerBell from running down, and devouring deer? :roflblack:

 

[retired1]

Thanks! :thumbup:
Does this mean that I should no longer discourage TinkerBell from running down, and devouring deer? View attachment 82822 :roflblack:

Probably not, unless the deer has been grazing in a soybean field.

 

[bruiser]

Most vets shun dry food. Especially in cats. I lost two cats several years ago from kidney failure caused by dry food. The vet said it was due to the amount of potash in the food.

 

[mowin]

My dogs are on a raw food diet that I mix up myself. Two of my dogs have bladder stones that cant be desolved and are very expensive to surgically remove.
My sister lost one of her yorkies to kidney failure. Vet seemed to think it was the dry food she was feeding them.

 

[Dan_Ashley]

...phytoestrogens... biological effect on the pet.
...purines ...urate-forming dogs...silicates and ... silica stones.
... carbohydrate action

Can you translate this into more layman's form of English?

 

[grumpybob]

Can you translate this into more layman's form of English?

I guess the easy translation is don't feed foods with soy in them if in fact you have researched this and feel that is in fact not safe for your pet, which is what I tend to do.. Oh, I looked at the Peanut Butter I use & it has soybean as an ingredient.

I tend to agree with all comments above. One thing I was told about bladder stones is the pet has to drink a lot of water with their meal. Don't ask me what a lot of water is though.

I usually feed both wet and dry food to both dogs and cats. Also tend to stick with some what healthy food. Not sure it is always the answer, although it makes me feel I am trying to feed correctly.

 

[jcthorne]

Its good advise. But the easy answer is use a good quality food that contains ingredients that you would eat...or should eat

Avoid foods that use corn as one of the primary ingredients, along with meat by-products. Nothing wrong with a bit of corn in the diet, Its just not a mainstay.

All that said, we switched our dog over to Blue Buffalo foods some time ago after having been Science Diet users for many years.