It would seem that if you feed your cat a poor quality dry food diet she may be more inclined to hunt for prey to supplement her diet. The supplementation of her diet would be purely instinctive but lead her … Continue reading →
One feline expert said “the ideal diet for a modern cat would be canned vole or mouse – mostly meat, with some roughage, and with a little vegetable supplement, all in one neat package”. So why don’t the pet food … Continue reading →
We all like to give our cat a treat. We know that we should not overdo it. Treats should never exceed 20% of a cat’s total daily food. I believe that that is a good guideline. I have more or less answered the question. So what is the required total daily food intake for a domestic cat?
Continue reading →A study conducted in the Netherlands concluded that raw pet food was made under slacker standards that human food and as a consequence pathogens hazardous to pet health is contained in these foods in significant quantities some of which are zoonotic.
Continue reading →Because at the end of the day they are domesticated North African wildcats and these wild cats primarily live of small mammals such as rodents including mice. The domestic cat has inherited that trait from the wild cat even though … Continue reading →
The answer is Yes and No depending on what sort of ham you are feeding your cat as a treat. Processed, off the supermarket counter, ham in various guises may contain too much salt. Salt intake should be limited both … Continue reading →
While rare roast beef or roast turkey are your all-time favorite foods, would you consider eating them every day, 365 days a year? I think that ultimately we would be “fed up” by them (pardon the pun). If we prefer … Continue reading →
When it comes to feline dietary requirements, cats are obligate (strict) carnivores, and require meat protein in their food in order to maintain tip-top robust health. Thanks to the internet most of us are aware of this by now. Unfortunately … Continue reading →
My cat Gabriel is a fast and surgically efficient eater of prey. I watched him do it. He brought in another mouse. He must have found a nest of them and virtually wiped them out of existence. This time he … Continue reading →
There is a bit of a health scare in the UK about cats and dogs eating vegetarian food because it is on the increase and quite substantially. Sales of vegetarian pet foods are growing at up to 25% annually in … Continue reading →
