11.5 Claim Boundary

The claim boundary defines what Feline FBM says and what it does not say.

Feline FBM claims that long-term feline food structure should be read from carnivorous metabolic premises: primary energy substrate, exogenous carbohydrate load, insulin regulation state, fatty acid oxidation pathway, protein energy pressure, solute load per unit energy, water recovery, the sebum system, and observable output backtrace.

It does not claim to replace clinical diagnosis, treat disease, guarantee outcomes for every cat, disclose product formulas, let one nutrient explain all problems, jump from output to treatment, or substitute professional credentials for mechanism closure.

This page belongs to the boundary layer.

Feline FBM is a metabolic operating judgment framework, not a medical promise, formula disclosure page, product advertisement, or universal explanation system.

1. The cat is a carnivorous metabolic type — long-term food structure must be read from that premise.

2. Exogenous carbohydrate should not be the main entry — it changes glucose scheduling and insulin regulation state.

3. Fatty acids are better suited as the long-term primary energy substrate — this can lower protein energy pressure and solute load per unit energy.

4. Protein must be sufficient but should not be pushed into the primary energy substrate role.

5. Renal load should be read through solute load per unit energy — urinary outputs cannot be reduced to drinking less water.

6. Constipation should be read through the water-recovery path — it cannot be reduced to drinking less water.

7. Skin-coat outputs should be read through the sebum system and energy scheduling — they cannot default to allergy, vitamin deficiency, or cleaning failure.

8. Observable outputs are backtrace entry points — loose stool, constipation, hairball vomiting, greasy coat, acne-like chin presentation, and urinary concentration must backtrace to system variables.

1. It does not replace clinical diagnosis.

2. It does not treat disease.

3. It does not claim diet alone explains every presentation.

4. It does not claim higher fat is always better.

5. It does not claim lower protein is always better.

6. It does not claim low carbohydrate alone establishes metabolic fit.

7. It does not disclose product formulas.

8. It does not offer effect guarantees.

Valid use follows this chain:

carnivorous metabolic premise → upstream food structure → control variable → system path → observable output → boundary judgment

Feline FBM may be used to explain mechanism and structure when outputs are read as backtrace entry points, not as standalone causes.