Worst Pet Food Ingredients
Here is an extremely useful list of the worst pet food ingredients. We should read the labels! If we do we can cross-check with this list and make sure that the food we buy our cats and dogs does not … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: cat food ingredients
Why is wheat protein less good than meat protein for the domestic cat?
Protein can come from many sources including wheat (a plant). Although cat food may be high in protein it may be because it contains lots of wheat products. We know that cats are obligate – meaning strict – carnivores. The … Continue reading →
Jerky Pet Treats Made with Contaminated Food Source
This is a cross-post and follow-up to the Chinese jerky treat scandal that rumbled on and on because the FDA were unable to definitively establish that this product was contaminated despite the protestations of thousands of dog owners (and some … Continue reading →
Cat Owners Unwittingly Support the Manufacture of Poor Quality Cat Food
Jo Singer’s article of today once again made me think about why pet food manufacturers, anywhere, have for decades turned out cat food which is not entirely suitable for the domestic cat. Many cat health problems stem from commercial cat … Continue reading →
Canned Cat Food: Insufficient Quantities Of Thiamine?
Does the cat food that you are buying contain enough of the essential vitamin B1, which is commonly referred to as thiamine (thiamin)? You cannot rely on the fact that it does because a study indicates that 13 to 15% … Continue reading →
What precisely is in cat food? We have a right to know.
Should pet food manufacturers be more transparent about their products? Today, the plethora of cat food brands and the variety of flavors marketed for sale makes it much easier for kitty guardians to help our fur-family members from getting bored with … Continue reading →
Is Royal Canin Cat Food in India of Poorer Quality?
By Ayesha Husna (in India) Recently, there was an article that Royal Canin had changed hands with ownership and that they have changed formulations of their products too. And this comes as a horrid surprise, and true to that. There … Continue reading →
Gourmet Cat Foods: Will They Tempt Finicky Felines?
Do gourmet cat foods tempt finicky felines? Our two Oriental shorthair cats, Dr. Hush Puppy and Sir Hubble Pinkerton are to say the least extremely fussy about what they will eat. Trying to figure out what will suit their fancy … Continue reading →
Living with Wild Cat Hybrids
What is it like to live with a wild cat hybrid? How difficult is it? What are the consequences including the wider consequences? Do they behave as Carole Baskin says, namely in a way which makes it impossible to enjoy … Continue reading →
Propylene Glycol in Wet Cat Food
Propylene glycol is a multi-purpose chemical. One of its uses is as a food additive. It is a ‘desiccant’ (creates dryness) in some wet cat foods. I am not sure why manufacturers want to make wet food dryer. Apparently it … Continue reading →