WARNING about feeding your cat a vegan diet
Following the publication of a study about the health benefits of a vegan diet for domestic cats, the news media have jumped on the bandwagon and published headlines which I fear will be misleading...
Cat Food / cat food ingredients / Cat Health / diet / diet / diet / Human to cat relationship / nutrients / vegan / Wild Cat Species
September 17, 2023
Following the publication of a study about the health benefits of a vegan diet for domestic cats, the news media have jumped on the bandwagon and published headlines which I fear will be misleading...
Cat Food / cat food ingredients / Cat Health / Cat News / Human to cat relationship / protein / study / taurine / vegan / vegetarian
September 14, 2023
The results of a study published on September 13, 2023 on the PLOS ONE website reveal that the participating cat owners decided that their cat was healthier on a vegan diet compared to a...
Cat Food / cat food ingredients / cat food labelling / dry cat food / wet cat food
September 4, 2023
I am happy with this infographic which I hope explains in a clear way how to compare the protein content of wet and dry cat foods. It can be puzzling. The protein content is...
August 3, 2023
Complete cat food provides an optimal diet for a domestic cat. It means that it is complete in terms of balance of nutrients, digestibility and high palatability. The word “complete” refers to inclusion in...
Cat Food / cat food ingredients / cat welfare / cost of cat caregiving / diet / diet / dry cat food / feeding domestic cats / flavour enhancers / Human to cat relationship / kilocalories / nutrients / quality of feces
August 3, 2023
High quality dry cat food results in a cat pooping ‘normally’ in the cat litter box whereas low quality dry food can lead to poor quality, smelly poop and frequent pooping (see below for...
Cat Anatomy / Cat Coats / Cat Food / Cat Health / diet / diet / nutrients / pet food manufacturers / pigmentation
July 27, 2023
Online currently there is a GeoBeats story about an adorable cat called Pugsley who when adopted from a rescue center was orange. It was an extreme case of tyrosine deficiency due to him being...
diet / diet / dry cat food / flavour enhancers / nutrients / odour enhancers / ownership
June 14, 2023
The internet provides discombobulated information on this topic! For example, the website Excited Cats tells me that cats like salt. They like the taste of it they say. And of course, a modicum of...
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...
Cat Food / cat food ingredients / Cat Health / diet / nutrients / supplements / taurine / vegan
April 9, 2023
My favourite author, Dr. Desmond Morris, in his book Catlore, states that cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet and one reason for that statement is that cats “can only obtain [taurine] by eating...
Cat Food / cat food ingredients / diet / gourmet cat food / human behavior / nutrients / tuna
March 27, 2023
In general terms, the answer to the two questions in the title are (a) yes and (b) yes but it depends upon the food quality. Eating cat food to save money is not a...
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 eating behaviour / Cat Food / cat food ingredients / pet food manufacturers / roughage / vegan
March 14, 2023
I am not sure that all domestic cats like corn on the cob but judging by the number of questions asked on the Internet about cats eating corn on the cob and also judging...
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...
May 15, 2022
The question is asking whether domestics cats need to be provided with water overnight. The answer is dependent on the food provided. Under normal circumstances, cat’s don’t require water overnight when fed a wet,...
January 18, 2022
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