Jo Singer’s article of today once again made me think about why pet food manufacturers, anywhere, have for decades turned out cat food which is not entirely suitable for the domestic cat. Many cat health problems stem from commercial cat … Continue reading →
There’s no way in getting around it, no matter how hard we try! Cats are obligate carnivores, requiring meat as their dietary mainstay. Cats lack amylase in their saliva, (the digestive enzyme essential in digesting carbohydrates). As a result they … Continue reading →
Petco have decided to stop selling Chinese made pet treats by the end of the year. About time too. Why wait to the end of the year, I wonder? There are three posts on what a lot of pet owners … Continue reading →
Providing your cat with a low calorie diet could delay the ageing process and extend your cat’s life. The same could be said about us and a wide range of species from yeast to mammals. Calorific restriction (CR) has been … Continue reading →
Does the cat food that you are buying contain enough of the essential vitamin B1, which is commonly referred to as thiamine (thiamin)? You cannot rely on the fact that it does because a study indicates that 13 to 15% … Continue reading →
Should pet food manufacturers be more transparent about their products? Today, the plethora of cat food brands and the variety of flavors marketed for sale makes it much easier for kitty guardians to help our fur-family members from getting bored with … Continue reading →
Is fish bad for cats? I hear that question a lot since our Sealy is hooked on Whiskas Purrfectly Fish. He’s also eating their chicken and beef flavors now to wean him off so much fish. As it turns out, … Continue reading →
Ordinary Salt – photo by parl (creative commons license) People search for low sodium cat food. Why? Sodium is short for sodium chloride = salt in common parlance. Most of us have heard about salt and our health. The “experts” … Continue reading →
Cats addicted to liver are in danger of suffering from Hypervitaminosis A. Hypervitaminosis is the result of excessive vitamin A intake. One function of vitamin A is to help control the balance between the amount of bone produced and the … Continue reading →
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