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Well, sure. There are still unknowns for humans... and just look at all the contradictory information out there.

However, cats are supposed to eat meat, not grains. Why must we be afraid to feed animals unless our choices are vetted by some "expert"?

I found a book on Raising Cats Naturally by Michelle Bernard. She adds certain supplements to pure meat, some ground and some just chunked.

After I leave California late this year (hopefully), I am going to transition my beasties to a diet similar to the one she outlines in her book.

Again, I don't think I'm too stupid to feed myself and make choices, and I don't think I'm too stupid to feed my cats decently. I'm still feeding canned and bagged food, but at least the dry food is grain-free (Evo).

I don't want to end up with my cats getting kidney failure because all they were given was dry food. I hear rumors that people can have cats live healthy lives into their mid-20s and sometimes beyond. I'd like that for my cats. I don't see why I shouldn't be able to achieve that.

I found a book on Raising Cats Naturally by Michelle Bernard. She adds certain supplements to pure meat, some ground and some just chunked.

A very wise animal nutritionist I once knew--a real nutritionist--would ask, "What is natural?" Indeed. Natural for cats is small animals and birds, but that diet is not without problems, and the animals who subsist in this manner don't live very long compared to indoor cats.

Again, I don't think I'm too stupid to feed myself and make choices, and I don't think I'm too stupid to feed my cats decently.

The last time I checked, there was a major difference between stupidity and wisdom. Stupidity is the inability to understand or process information. Wisdom is the acquisition and integration of information, and putting it to practical use.

However, cats are supposed to eat meat, not grains. Why must we be afraid to feed animals unless our choices are vetted by some "expert"?

Because science, real science, is not a philosophical exercise. Nutrition is a matter of chemistry and biology. The need for taurine in the feline diet was not determined by pondering the matter, nor was the fact that cats are indeed obligate carnivores, but by feeding trials. That's the way real nutrition is done.

As long as you follow a recipe you should be fine. I, for a time, made my own raw food for my cats. They ate it for awhile but then turn their pink little noses up at it. Now I just feed then Fancy Feast. It has the most amount of protein as long as I get the loaf flavors and no slices with gravy, and not as expensive as some of the other brands..

Make sure you get a good meat grinder. You need one that is strong enough to grind up bones. You don't want any bones to cause problems for kitty.

You're on the right track as your babies will be better off with a raw diet. It will be awesome when you can ditch that Evo, too. It may be a tad better than most brands but it's still dry food and pretty much just Kitty crack.

Good Luck and why wait? u can get what you need right here in CA. That's where I live. (just transition slowly) =^..^=