What affects us affects cats
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 their everyday hum-drum dinners. But in order for cats to remain healthy they must …
There is too much sugar in a lot of commercially manufactured cat food. There is too much sugar in processed commercially manufactured human food. The big multinational corporations, which manufacture and supply cat food worldwide are very good at making a profit. Their packaging and marketing is excellent. They give the impression that their …
I have noticed that the cat food I buy never goes off. It just dries out and goes a darker colour. There is no mold on it, nothing. This seems abnormal but may not be. However, it used to go off and the authors of the Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook state that wet …
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, a lot of us are turning our cats into “fish junkies.” I guess the …
by Michael (London, UK) Taurine, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid – Wikimedia Commons file – user:Benjah-bmm27 Taurine deficiency in cats is associated with several clinical anomalies. I have several pages on HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, a heart disease) in Bengal cats, in which a diet deficient in taurine is said to possibly be a contributing factor. Although …
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” are always telling us to restrict salt intake. This is because it is thought …
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 amount resorbed. Carotene contains vitamin A. Cats don’t absorb carotene well so a high …
by Michael (London, UK) F1 & F2 Savannah kittens – photo by Michael @ PoC The cat is the only species that can suffer from taurine deficiency. This is because of the cat’s high “metabolic demand for taurine” and its ability to only synthesise small amounts of taurine. The cat also has a requirement …
