Searching for the best nutrition for cats can be confusing. Commercial cat food manufacturers spend millions trying to convince you their food is the best. This is supported by mainstream veterinary clinics.

Others tell you a raw diet is more in harmony with their evolution.

Then there are those in between, who can't quite embrace the raw diet, but reject the standard commercial one.

Everyone is different. Some just want an easy life and the kibble packet provides that. Others are deep into their own health, so want the same for their cat.

Some believe every word they're told. Others question everything.

This article is more for those who care deeply about health and tend to question everything. 

In an ideal world, the vets should be the ones who know all about the best nutrition for cats and what problems occur when this isn't achieved.

When you discover that its the commercial cat food manufacturers who teach nutrition at vet school, you begin to get an idea that vets may be biased. 

There is much waste in the production of human food, from the farm, to the abattoirs, to the distribution, to the storage. Restaurants, cafes and hotels also create a lot of waste food.

The enormous amount of waste food creates a problem. Where to put it? It could all go into land fill. However, if it can be put to good use, that would not only save on land fill, but also create a profit for the enterprising businesses.

Some of this waste goes to making compost for nurseries and gardeners. Much of it is channelled into the production of pet food.

Bear in mind that the waste food also contains plastic wrapping, polystyrene packaging, cling film, plastic cartons as well as all manner of food from waste fruit and vegetable, to meat and dairy, to dry food. 

This then has to be processed. Very high temperatures and pressures are needed in an attempt to address the pathogens that start to break down the rotting food.

Adding in synthetic 'nutrients', flavours, colours and preservatives complete the process. Kibble is sprayed with waste oil.

It is doubtful than anyone would call that nutritious food for anyone, let alone our highly sensitive carnivorous cats.

Cooking de-natures food, especially meat. Protein is changed and becomes more difficult and slower to digest. Taurine and enzymes are killed. The replacements tend to be the cheap, synthetic ones, which are toxic over time.

As humans we like to complicate things. We tend to think we can improve on Nature. I suggest that is impossible. I suggest Nature is already perfect in everything she does. It is only our interpretation of Nature that is at fault. 

Wild cats are successful. They feed on freshly killed prey, those they have killed.

When we feed our cats a diet that is similar, their health improves exponentially. Problems disappear or dramatically improve.

It's also an enormous win on your pocket as you don't need to visit a vet as often.

Looking as the arguments logically, there can be little doubt that the best nutrition for cats must be a raw meat and bones diet.