Toxins

Question:
Thanks for the load of information, however none of it answered the questions I asked. I need straight forward real answers.


Does Wysong check for the level of toxicity of the fish they are using in the cat food?

Where does Wysong get the supply of fish, fish farms, wild caught, etc.?

Does Wysong use GMO soybeans in their pet food?

Is the pet food checked for a level of pesticides to be sure contamination is kept low as possible.

Wysong should be able to give honest straight forward answers to these questions.

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Question:
I have ordered a number of your products which are made from sources grown in fields I assume all over the world. There is a new hazard that could be contaminating these fields called chemtrails which have been analyzed to contain ethylene dibromide, nano-particulates of aluminum and barium and cationic polymer fibers, etc. These chemtrails have been researched by numerous scientists all over the country and reports written about their discoveries. (see http://imageevent.com/siresat/strangedaysstrangeskies) These chemtrails are being sprayed all over America as well as in other parts of the world.

I would like to know what you are doing to see that these chemicals are not getting into your products via the fields on which your sources are grown. Do you test the fields on which your sources are grown? If so, how do you test and how often? As a Customer I am very concerned since your products are very concentrated and if they do have any of these chemicals in them, they would also be concentrated.

I would appreciate a reply. Thank you.

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Question:
I have been buying your "Wysong" can food for some time now, and found out from a diet nutritionist at UC Davis, CA, pet hospital, that organ meats should not be fed to dogs and cats on a daily basis.

Reason being, is because the organ meat contains Vitamin A, which cats and dogs store in their livers, and excrete slowly, which can cause toxicity , and ultimately impair their health.

On your can "Wysong" turkey/chicken meat, I read your ingredients which does say that chicken liver, as well as turkey liver is added as part of the meat ingredient.

If meat and poultry livers are toxic to the animal's health, why do you include it in your chicken and turkey meat ? Wouldn't it be better for the animal if you left out the organ meat, and if you wanted to use giblets, hearts and kidney meats, can those separately, as they all work best as a balanced supplemental diet.

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Question:
Paraphrased from a phone conversation.

The customer is concerned about the fish in the Chicken Gourmet being contaminated with chemicals, toxins etc.. She wants to know what kind of fish. Also concerned about soybeans; are they tested for pesticides and round up. She also wanted to know what extruded means, and she thinks that black pepper and garlic are toxic.


Question:
Thanks for the load of information, however none of it answered the questions I asked. I need straight forward real answers.
Does Wysong check for the level of toxicity of the fish they are using in the cat food?
Where does Wysong get the supply of fish, fish farms, wild caught, etc.?
Is the pet food checked for a level of pesticides to be sure contamination is kept low as possible.
Wysong should be able to give honest straight forward answers to these questions.

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Question:
Dear Wysong,

I am writing you to make you aware of a newly published paper in Spectroscopy Magazine. The paper, 'Analysis of Toxic Trace Metals in Pet Foods' is a startling reality of the true conditions of commercial dog and cat foods. As evidenced in this paper, commercial pet foods were found to contain toxic levels of lead, mercury, arsenic, and even nuclear waste (uranium, beryllium, and thorium.

http://digital.findanalytichem.com/nxtbooks/advanstar/spectroscopy0111_v2/index.php#/58/OnePage

Did you ever tested your pet food for the heavy metal toxicity and can you garantee that your pet food does not contain these toxic metals?

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Question:
Hi,

I got this from someone as I've been trying to remedy my cat's situation. I was concerned as to what truth there might be to any of this. If you don't mind letting me know what you think, I appreciate it. Just some info on what you are using. Only trying to help, I hate to see a cat suffer for any reason. Azmire Kidni Flow ingredients:

Ingredients: Fresh Juniper Berry, Fresh Spring Horsetail, Fresh Corn Silk, Fresh Goldenrod Leaf & Tops, Fresh Cleavers Herb, Fresh Marshmellow Root, Grain Alcohol

This might be good for people but not for cats. Herbs don't help cats and this formula is loaded with herbs. There is no research studies that show this will help a cat, only hurt a cat. In cats it doesn't matter how little you give, it is poison. The reason is this:

Humans have a very sophisticated liver which is designed to detoxify substances that do not belong in the body - including whatever is left over of a herb that is medicinal. In addition human liver function will take the herbal components and break them apart into beneficial ones - even if it is short term benefit needed for medicinal reasons. Cats lack that ability. They lack the liver function.

Herbals are plant-based medicines and cats, as obligate carnivores, are physiologically unable to properly detoxify most plant materials due to a lack of a crucial liver enzyme called glucuronyl tranferases which most other animal species have (including us and dogs). majority of herbs contain feline toxins as well (chemicals such as cyanoglycocides, phenols and the like which humans can process but cats can not.)

What's good for humans is not automatically safe (much less a nutritional supplement) for cats. This important physiological difference means that cats are generally incapable of properly detoxifying all but a very select few herbals. Herbs are not digestible by cats - they lack the liver function to break down plants and especially lack the liver function to break down phenolics, cyanoglycocodes and a host of other "antioxidant" chemicals that are components of herbs (thus toxic in the same way that garlic is toxic) Plants can only be fermented by feline cat bacteria - not digested. So when humans break down herbal components (using the liver) into beneficial subcomponents, cats instead are poisoned as their liver is not designed for ANY plant breakdown at all. Even beneficial antioxidants for people can be pure toxins for cats. Catnip, Slippery Elm Bark being two good cat plant items. THEY need animal protein. Plant protein is toxic to cats and damages their organs. It is why kidney disease is the leading cause of death in cats - the main reason is they are given plants to eat in commercial food etc. If yours have generally had plant protein instead of animal protein as they need, they will have compromised heart and eyes in a short time, and predisposition to numerous chronic diseases. Wholistic Feline Digest All Plus

Each teaspoon provides the following units of activity:
Protease blend 47700 HUT
Amylase 14300 DU
Cellulase 480 CU
Hemicellulase 480
HCU Lipase 750 LU
Bromelain 9500 FU
Papain 9800 PU
Invertase 10 INVU
Peptizyme SP 50 SP
Lactobacillus acidophilus 5 billion CFU's/gm
Bifidobacterium longum 5 billion CFU's/gm Free of Soy, Milk, Wheat, Yeast, Corn, Cheese and other Dairy Products

From what I've learned, enzymes can be dangerous unless there is proof the cat is unable to make them. It's better to feed the basic nutrients and let the cat make the right amount of each enzyme. Rocky Mountain Feline Formula with Roasted Venison & Smoked Salmon

Ingredients: Chicken meal, peas, sweet potatoes, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), pea protein, potato protein, roasted venison, smoked salmon, natural flavor, ocean fish meal, DL-methionine, potassium chloride, taurine, choline chloride, dried chicory root, tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, yucca schidigera extract, dried fermentation products of Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum, dried Trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, niacin, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, zinc sulfate, manganese sulfate, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), vitamin A supplement, biotin, potassium iodide, calcium pantothenate, riboflavin (vitamin B2), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), vitamin B12 supplement, manganous oxide, sodium selenite, vitamin D supplement, folic acid.

Right up front in the ingredients are peas, potatoes, pea protein, potato protein. This product is loaded with veggies/fruit and toxic yucca, it is a class one toxin for cats. The protein from this food is plant based, it will promote further kidney damage and raise the PH, definately not the food for a cat, especially one who has already had struvite problems. Cats NEED prey appropriate animal protein not plant, toxic ingredients. Cats have ZERO ability to digest plants. Potatoes contain toxic glycoalkaloids, of which the most prevalent are solanine and chaconine.

Cats can not process these, their liver is not sophisticated enough so potatoes are not good for cats. (The greener the potato the worse it is, as well.) This company is using potato as the starch to bind the kibble. They would be much better off using rice as the starch instead of a toxic potato starch as some starch is necessary to bind kibble.

If a meat comes from a species which cats have not naturally evolved to be able to take down and eat, then cats also have not evolved to safely and properly utilize the particular amino acid ratios of that meat. So ALL of the larger-sized animals are out (deer, elk, moose, cow, calf, sheep, goat, etc etc etc) Prey consists of prey-suitable meat, not meat from larger animals with different amino acid ratios that can harm feline kidneys (kidneys being cats' weakest point). Safest to stick with cat-sized and appropriate prey species such as rabbit, mice, rat, quail, chicken, fish, insects, etc etc etc

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Question:
I became aware of your products through my sister, whom uses and testifies to your products. I have spent quite a bit of time perusing your website trying to educate myself on your products and philosophy. I am placing an order, however, I do have a question regarding one of the ingredients you have in some of your products, and also have listed as "safe" under your ingredient definition section of your site, guar gum. The products I'm ordering do not list guar gum as an ingredient, therefore I'm comfortable with the purchase. However, I came across the following information to which I would be interested in the company's perspective:

"Guar Gum: The use of guar gum in canned foods has been shown to reduce the bioavailability of proteins, as in the following study: "Guar gum, a soluble nonstarch polysaccharide (NSP), is a common ingredient in canned cat foods and has been shown to decrease the digestibility of protein in diets for cats (Harper and Siever-Kelly, 1997). You can find the research results at http://www.livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/19826"

Although I am impressed with the specific products I am choosing to order on their face value and hope that my two cats will hop on board, and feel that the products I am ordering will be sufficient to provide the variety you recommend, I am still limited based on the fact that guar gum is an ingredient you use in some of your products.

I also have an 8 year old cat who had issues with "brown rice" at a young age and I had to adjust her diet accordingly. To the extent that I can tell, all of your canned and dry cat food contains brown rice. Do you anticipate offering foods without this ingredient? I am still going to try and switch her to the Wysong diet, however, I'm concerned about the brown rice.

Again, I applaud you on your products and really hope that my cats will convert without issues. I am just interested in the companies view of the use of guar gum and if it is not in all of your canned products, why does it need to be in any as well as rice free products?

Thank you for your time and have a blessed day!

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