A good reference which is more dog oriented is "Give your Dog A Bone" by
Aussie vet Ian Billinghurst. Available on the internet- look it up on search
engine eg www.metacrawler.com I learnt lots about paleonutition from it! He
calls it the BARF  (bones and raw foods) diet- obviously he didn't do a
degree in marketing! This got a mention in October or September paleodiet
line.
Ben  Balzer

----- Original Message -----
From: Betty Ann <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, 15 December 1999 6:11 AM
Subject: [P-F] pet feeding


> My cats went for their annual check ups yesterday. Both are
> at healthy weights for their individual bone structure. My
> vet told me they have been participating in a study on
> feline nutrition for the past year with the intention being
> to mimic the diet in the wild as much as possible. Since
> most cat owners are not paleo, the plan calls for frequent
> small meals of highly digestible canned food with kibbles
> available for grazing. These particular kibbles are designed
> to help scrape tartar from the teeth much like the chewing
> of bones would do in the wild. While not truly paleo, this
> is a step in the right direction! My vet said she now refers
> to the canned food as "rat in a can" to help people get the
> idea that this particular combination of canned and kibbles
> is the healthiest choice for cats in modern homes.
>
> A side note, a new veterinarian who works with my vet
> graduated with a degree in human nutrition before studying
> veterinary medicine. She did her studies at CSU in Fort
> Collins, Colorado, where Dr. Cordain is on staff. I didn't
> get the chance to ask if she had any classes with Dr.
> Cordain.
> --
> Betty Ann
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
>
> "In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats." English
> Proverb