Picking a high quality cat food (if you’re resourceful enough)
Here’s a list of criteria to select the best cat food based on the performance of the pet food manufacturers.
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Shift Towards Vegan Cat Diet?
Summary: There appears to be an increased number of pet owners who want to feed their companions animals a vegan diet and some are already doing so. There is a response from the pet food manufacturers. More research is needed … Continue reading →
Is it okay for kittens to eat adult cat food and adult cats to eat kitten food?
It’s a question that you might ask: “Is it okay for kittens to eat adult cat food and adult cats to eat kitten food?” The short answer is, No. If an adult cat eats food made for kittens it wouldn’t … Continue reading →
How big is a cat’s stomach? And are we feeding our cats all wrong?
The size of a cat’s stomach is important in working out how to feed our cat. The domestic cat’s stomach is about the size of a ping-pong ball ‘they say’. This is the equivalent of no more than a maximum … Continue reading →
Why don’t cats ever eat all of their food?
Why don’t cats ever eat all of their food? Well, firstly, it’s not true that cats never eat all of their food in the bowl. However, often they do leave some food. The two obvious reasons are probably the correct … Continue reading →
Can dogs eat cat food?
No! The answer is in the evolution of cats and dogs and the divergence of their “evolutionary paths” some 30 million years ago. Both are scientifically classified within the class Mammalia and within the order Carnivora. The divergence in evolution … Continue reading →
Three domestic cats infected with bovine tuberculosis through eating raw cat food
I would class this as another potential pet food scandal. They keep on coming from the pet food manufacturing industry (for USA see the Truth About Pet Food website). In this instance veterinarians in the UK have put out a … Continue reading →
There is a herbicide in your cat food (USA)
A recent Cornell study published this month in Environmental Pollution found that glyphosate, an active herbicidal ingredient used in weedkillers like Roundup, is present at low levels in a range of cat and dog foods. The amounts are considered to … Continue reading →
Is it okay for me to wait until my cat has finished all the food in his bowl before refilling it?
Is it okay for me to wait until my cat has finished all the food in his bowl before refilling it? Experienced cat guardians will know the answer which is NO for wet cat food and YES for dry cat … Continue reading →
Feral feeding tip: I add enough water until their wet food is like a soup
Posted October 17, 2018 by Robert Smith I live in the high desert and have been caring for 10 feral cats for seven years now. I want to share that despite making sure they always have plenty of fresh water, … Continue reading →