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Top veterinarian provides us with a cat food recipe

PoC avatarPosted on December 22, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 22, 2020

If you are interested in preparing your own cat food which many cat experts and lovers extol (as it improves cat health they say) but which veterinarians normally decry, then here is an example by Dr Bruce Fogle who is … Continue reading →

Posted in homemade cat food | Tagged cat diet, cat food, cat food manufacture, homemade cat food

Can cats eat pork? Is pork safe for cats?

PoC avatarPosted on December 20, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 20, 2020

Yes, of course cooked pork is safe for domestic cats to eat because it is the flesh of a pig and as we all know cats are strict carnivores. Carnivores rely on the flesh of animals to live. The only … Continue reading →

Posted in diet | Tagged carnivore, cat diet, cat food ingredients, cat ownership, cat treats, diet

Are cats picky eaters? 8 topics.

PoC avatarPosted on November 17, 2020 by Michael BroadNovember 17, 2020

Cats are blamed for being picky eaters but is it true? I’ve never found that my cats are picky eaters. My current cat doesn’t necessarily eat everything I give him, and sometimes he doesn’t want to eat it, although that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in diet | Tagged appetite, cat appetite, cat diet, dry cat food, picky eaters, wet cat food | Leave a reply

Do domestic cats eat rats?

PoC avatarPosted on October 30, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 30, 2020

Yes, domestic cats eat rats but it depends upon the individual cat and how hungry he or she is. I would argue that domestic cats are less likely to eat a rat compared to a mouse. This is partly because … Continue reading →

Posted in diet | Tagged cat diet, cat hunting, cat prey items, predatory behavior, rat catcher | Leave a reply

Why are British Shorthairs so fat?

PoC avatarPosted on October 18, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 18, 2020

British Shorthairs are not fat. They are cobby, which is a cat fancy word meaning stocky, muscular, heavyset with rounded features and stocky limbs (the “cat fancy” means cat breeders). There is a difference. If a British Shorthair cat is … Continue reading →

Posted in British Shorthair | Tagged british shorthair, British shorthair cat, cat diet, cat obesity, exercise, obesity | Leave a reply

7 reasons why domesticate cats eat grass

PoC avatarPosted on October 8, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 8, 2020

Domestic cats eat grass because it contains vitamin B9 and they like to eat it.

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Posted in vitamins | Tagged cat diet, cat eating grass, cat grass, diet | 1 Reply

How much should an inactive cat eat?

PoC avatarPosted on September 30, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 30, 2020

You’d probably like a table listing the weight of an inactive cat and the amount you should feed them daily to bring their weight down or to stop them putting on weight. However, I have decided that there is a … Continue reading →

Posted in diet | Tagged cat diet, cat weight, diet, feeding cats, inactive cat | 5 Replies

University of Guelph’s one cat meal a day study ignores the size of the stomach

PoC avatarPosted on September 28, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 30, 2020

The domestic cat’s stomach is too small for a big, one meal a day mild fasting, feeding regime as suggested by the University of Guelph researchers. I discuss this. You may have read about the well-publicised study carried out by … Continue reading →

Posted in stomach | Tagged canada, cat anatomy, cat diet, cat feeding behavior, cat stomach, cat study, diet, feeding cats, study | 2 Replies

5 fruits that domestic cats shouldn’t eat

PoC avatarPosted on September 27, 2020 by Michael BroadSeptember 27, 2020

People ask whether our domestic cat companions can eat watermelon, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, blackberries, apples, mangoes, pineapple, apricots, kiwi, nectarines, pears and cantaloupe! 🙂 . The fact is that studies on the small wild cat species frequently find … Continue reading →

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Elderly cat diet to delay onset or progress of cognitive dysfunction

PoC avatarPosted on August 26, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 26, 2020

In veterinary circles cognitive dysfunction is referred to as CD. To laypeople it means senility. I have found a nice tip which may help to slow the onset of CD in an elderly cat. Free radical scavengers Dr Bruce Fogle … Continue reading →

Posted in caring for elderly cats | Tagged caring for your elderly cat, cat diet, cognitive dysfunction syndrome, elderly cat, Elderly Cat Health Problems, food supplements | Leave a reply

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