I am discussing two potential hazards for domestic cats when eating dry cat food. First, though, I believe that some manufacturers make dry food pellets too small in the interests of cat health. I believe that the optimum size of dry cat food pellets should be the oral care type of pellet which is …
You might have heard of this but sometimes pet food is irradiated for various reasons such as killing organisms which cause illness and to extend the shelf life of foods. Irradiation also kills insects. Irradiation is meant to make the food safer. But it seems that the manufacturers don’t really know what it does …
WESTERN AUSTRALIA: There is a report this morning of Somali cats falling ill after eating a new version of Royal Canin Lightweight Care dry cat food. Lynne Moorman said her 6 Somali (longhaired Abyssinian) purebred cats become ill (one is non-purebred). Perhaps it was coincidence? The manufacturer stated that there are no issues with …
I would certainly buy cat food made with insect protein. I am very keen on the concept because there are so many benefits. And we can do it right now at least if you live in Canada you can. A Canadian company, Catit, has made cat food with 92% sustainable insect protein. It is …
I have never seen dry cat food go bad whereas wet cat food grows mould in about a week for me. Yes, there is a use by date on dry cat food. Check your bag. It might be about six months after purchase. What more can I say? Perhaps the following may help. I …
My research tells me that there is a consistent level of mycotoxin contamination of dry cat food for cats and dogs, which appears to be accepted (or there is an ever-present potential for it). It is when the concentrations become unacceptable that the product poisons the animal. An example is the recent recall of …
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 never waste any dry cat food pellets but you invariably waste some wet food …
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 kg bag of Hills Oral Care dry cat food which my cat likes and …
