This recall is also for dog foods, but since I have two getting-older cats I have a few perspectives to offer on that side, since one has diabetes and the other early stage kidney disease, both of which we've learned about in the last year:

First, cat owners, please read this page & links:
http://www.felinediabetes.com/diet.htm

Most premium brand cat foods stink, plain and simple. And dry foods are even worse. They contain way too much grains (read carbs) and I now feed cheap-o canned Fancy Feast almost exclusively (I feed 3 flavors in particular that are not chunked or grilled style). The cats seem to be doing well on this.

Prior to this I was an exclusively dry Iams feeder, and I thought I was doing good things since it was a well known premium brand. It turns out it very wrong food to be feeding.

We still feed some dry as background food but the cats prefer the wet food now, preferably at "dead mouse temperature."

Here is some kidney specific information:

http://www.netpets.org/cats/referenc...catkidney.html
and
http://www.littlebigcat.com/index.ph...=show&item=003


Again, a high protein, low carb diet is indicated. And lots of fresh, clean water for them to drink. Get a fountain waterer and keep it full and clean!

From what I have learned, it'd be the best to get a grinder and grind up whole portions (bones and all), and many owners with more acute symptoms for either of these diseases in their pets end up doing this. But it's got its drawbacks, as you can imagine...

Fortunately, knock on wood, my two cats are in solid stable health now. But what we feed our pets has, just like in us, a great deal to do with their long term health. Please learn as much as you can and make informed choices!