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Thinking about how to feed your domestic cat to improve health and welfare

PoC avatarPosted on December 8, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 8, 2020

The domestic cat is a solitary hunter/eater of multiple small meals. How to feed a domestic cat is perhaps as important as what you feed them. It is argued that on the Internet there is a lot of discussion about … Continue reading →

Posted in feeding domestic cats | Tagged cat feeding behavior, cat food, cat ownership, cat products, feeding cats, puzzle, puzzle feeders

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

Lynx point Siamese obsessed with taste of broccoli

PoC avatarPosted on August 15, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 15, 2020

You tell me in a comment why this lynx point Siamese cat (or non-purebred lynx point Siamese type) is seemingly obsessed with the taste of broccoli. From @bengalwonderland: “Don’t forget to eat your 🥦” #catsofinstagram pic.twitter.com/UkS78n6PHA — Cats of Instagram … Continue reading →

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The inherited feeding behavior of domestic and feral cats as wild cats

PoC avatarPosted on August 8, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 8, 2020

Domestic cats are included as their hunting behavior when allowed to be expressed is exactly the same as a small ground dwelling wild cat. As is now well known, the diet of feral and domestic cats is almost exclusively carnivorous. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cat behavior explained, cat feeding behavior | Leave a reply

Why do domestic cats sometimes use their paws to eat and drink?

PoC avatarPosted on July 7, 2020 by Michael BroadJuly 7, 2020

If and when domestic cats use their paws to eat food or to drink water they do so in a very specific way. They scoop up the food such as dry food pellets or water from their bowl into their … Continue reading →

Posted in eating | Tagged african asian wildcat, african wildcat, cat behavior, cat behavior explained, cat feeding behavior, cat history, cat paws, cats fish, DNA | Leave a reply

Should cats have set meal times?

PoC avatarPosted on May 13, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 13, 2020

It is more natural for cats to have meal times but not set meal times. I am referring to how wild cats feed. To put down dry cat food 24/7 and allow free-feeding is akin to turning your cat companion … Continue reading →

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How do tigers eat their food?

PoC avatarPosted on May 11, 2020 by Michael BroadMay 11, 2020

I’m referring to tigers in the wild eating their recently deceased prey animals. Clearly this is different to captive tigers being fed by a zookeeper. For large prey animals tigers employ a suffocating throat bite which is positioned just below … Continue reading →

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Australian drought forces feral cat to scavenge on a 30 kg kangaroo

PoC avatarPosted on October 17, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 17, 2019

A PhD student, Emma Spencer, from the University of Sydney was surprised to see in her camera trap video a ginger tabby feral cat scavenging on the carcass of a 30 kg kangaroo who’d died in the desert under harsh … Continue reading →

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Cat carries plush toy to her feeding bowl to share her food

PoC avatarPosted on October 14, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 14, 2019

The videos is called ‘Caring is sharing’ – very apt. This cat has firmly decided that the plush toy is a real creature. It must be imprinting. The cat treats the toy as her kitten. It seems that the plush … Continue reading →

Posted in mothering | Tagged cat behavior, cat bowls, cat feeding behavior | Leave a reply

At feeding my cat bites me

PoC avatarPosted on November 8, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 29, 2018

by Christian Ortiz (NYC, NY) My name is christian Ortiz. I am 16 years old and live in the Bronx, New York. I have a domestic cat named Lucky. When ever my Mom feeds him with food he starts to … Continue reading →

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