Joy Kong, MDRegenerative Medicine Physician, Educator, and Entrepreneur

The Nutrition Numbers Pet Owners Miss

5 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Dr. Joy Kong emphasizes two critical, often overlooked nutritional facts for pet owners. She asserts that dogs should not consume diets containing more than about 25% carbohydrates, yet most commercial kibble formulas typically contain 45–60% carbohydrates, far exceeding the recommended limit. She then shifts focus to cats, describing them as obligate carnivores that require extremely high protein intake—approximately 90% of their diet. Because cats have a high metabolic rate, insufficient dietary protein forces them to break down their own body protein to meet needs, leading to detrimental health effects. The overall message warns owners that common pet foods may be nutritionally imbalanced for both dogs and cats.

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No dog should have a diet higher than 25% carbohydrates. The average kibble is anywhere from 45 to 60% carbohydrates. The same thing for cats. Cats are carnivores, dogs are omnivores. So cats need 90% protein. They are much higher rate metabolizers, and they must have protein in their diet in order to function or they'll start breaking down their own protein in their bodies in order to get that protein that they need.