This is a review of Purina® LiveClear® Allergen Reducing Sterilised Adult Turkey cat food. I’ve read that it “contains antibodies to Fel D1 which bind to the allergen preventing it from triggering an allergic response in cat allergen sensitised people” … Continue reading →
It is too difficult to answer the question precisely because of the variables involved. However, there is one major factor which makes dry cat food cheaper than wet. This fact overrides any other in my opinion. And it’s this: you … Continue reading →
How many of us who buy dry cat food check the use-by date on the bag? I’m pretty sure that most of us don’t. I certainly don’t or didn’t until I began to write this article. I have a 7 … Continue reading →
Is dry cat food equivalent to human junk food? Having spent a little while trying to answer the question I have come to the conclusion that it is not like human junk food, far from it in fact. There is … Continue reading →
I believe, and this is a theory, that cat junk food (poor quality dry cat food or perhaps even all dry cat food) confuses the cat into being unable to assess the calorific value per weight of their food which … Continue reading →
No, dry cat food does not clean a cat’s teeth despite what the pet food manufacturers claim. When humans eat dried food we don’t claim that it cleans our teeth. Why should it be any different for cats? Dentists never … Continue reading →
This is an extraordinary story but perhaps not that surprising knowing as we do the shenanigans of big business. A group of employees at a Mars Petcare kibble manufacturing facility are suing the company in negligence because they claim that … Continue reading →
By Sandy Murphey This is a follow up on Mitzy’s constipation saga. I’ve always fed my cats wet and dry food. I’ve noticed a preference for the dry, which seemed odd to me. That is, until I began to do … Continue reading →
Although Hill’s have the patent on the phrase “prescription diet”, other major pet food manufacturers such as Purina, Iams and Royal Canin also manufacture similar products which are sold through veterinary clinics to give the impression that they have specific … Continue reading →
Lisa Pierson DVM makes a very good point on her website catinfo.org. She decries dry cat food for several reasons, the most important of which is that it “does not come close to resembling a bird or a mouse”. It … Continue reading →
