cat food / Cat Health / diet / human health / nutrients / pet food / taurine / wet cat food
June 9, 2023
Taurine has been discussed a lot on the internet in the context of the domestic cat’s diet as it is an essential nutrient. For cats a diet lacking in sufficient quantities of taurine can...
agility and athleticism / Cat Anatomy / evolution
May 24, 2023
Here I am trying to summarise all that is felid in a short infographic for general use. The central point is that the domestic cat thinks they are a tiger. The toy dog thinks...
brain / Cat Anatomy / cat welfare / diet / fur / immune system / itchy skin / joints / kidney disease / shedding / skin conditions / supplements
April 4, 2023
The above product cost £11.99 on Amazon in the UK. My research indicates multiple benefits to cats in taking fish oil supplements but I can’t find a scientific study supporting the suggestion that is...
bacterial infections / Cat Food / cat food ingredients / contaminated food / diet / feeding domestic cats / nutrients / raw cat food / raw cat food and premix / supplements
March 24, 2023
Introduction Raw meat properly handled, stored and prepared with correct supplements to ensure that it is balanced and complete is arguably the best cat food as cats are obligate carnivores as we all know...
Cat Food / cat food ingredients / dry cat food / feeding domestic cats / nutrients / protein / water / wet cat food
March 10, 2023
The experts at the Clinical Nutrition Service say that “The yearly costs ranged from $86 to over $2,100” when assessing the price range of wet and dry cat foods in the United States. The...
February 16, 2023
Hi, I am not going to pad out the page with unnecessary words because as far as I am concerned all I want to say is contained within the infographic. It is meant to...
January 16, 2023
There are two good reasons for shopping at Amazon for some boxes of grow-your-own grass for cats, (1) they enjoy chewing on it and it provides fibre (roughage), folic acid and other nutrients, plus...
December 26, 2022
Yesterday I was reading an article about a woman who habitually eight matchsticks for years. Yes, she ate unused matches. It struck me, as I am sure it would other people, as bizarre and...
December 25, 2022
This is the advice of Dr Bruce Fogle DVM MRVS, the world’s best-known veterinarian/author. By birth he is Canadian, living in England. “I was born on February 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where...
October 14, 2022
In the unlikely event that your black cat has turned a rusty red in normal lighting conditions, there is a possible cure: change his food. Food can alter the appearance of a cat, specifically...
August 23, 2022
There is a single scientific study or report on the topic of cats drinking seawater and whether it is viable or not. There’s lots of anecdotal evidence from commenters on social media saying that...
August 21, 2022
Dental hygiene chews, and a mixture of dry and wet can help maintain feline oral health combined with owner checks on oral health and teeth cleaning. Update: I’m writing this a day later. I...
August 16, 2022
The first preventative step is to consider diet. Some veterinarians believe that feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) is caused or exacerbated by dry cat food. There are differences of opinion which is apparent...
August 16, 2022
The heat dome over the UK has moved on, thank God. But during it a cat mum asked the mumsnet.com crowd if it was a good idea to cool her cats down by feeding...
August 1, 2022
I am referring to domestic cats. The answer to the question is this. All domestic cats beyond the age of weaning are lactose intolerant. Before a kitten is weaned beginning at four weeks of...
