A Michael Broad Blog
This is a short note that reminds us that dry cat and dog food has the ability to be toxic to both cat or dog AND their caregiver at the same time. The most recent example, reported currently online, concerns an American product. Carolina Prime Pet, Inc, announced on Friday it is recalling 400 …
The infographic which is a ‘speed read’ explains 😉. The logic of feeding domestic cats a moisture-rich diet is inescapable. This may surprise many cat owners as dry cat foods are everywhere on the shelves of veterinary clinics and at supermarkets. These are convenience foods which are very popular both for human and cat …
For some time, I have realised that Hill’s Prescription® dry cat food is as expensive as steak in the UK. In the image I present two examples from Amazon. Sometimes Hill’s is more expensive than steak and it is certainly more expensive than rump steak. More: Chemical composition of effective dry cat food attractant, …
Dry cat foods can be addictive to domestic cats. The manufacturers are very clever in that way. They know how to make this very artificial food highly palatable by spraying it with a nice smelling fatty solution (see below). The core material is entirely tasteless; like cardboard. Cats like fatty foods which by the …
Well, I have just bumped into an excellent American veterinarian, Dr. Drew, on social media, who has a TikTok label of “The Jungle Vet”. A good one because he does a lot of wild animal treatments. And what he says chimes completely with what I have felt for many years; in fact, for as …
I have a feeling that many cat owners are mildly allergic to their cats without realising it. An allergy to domestic cats has variable symptoms. They can be severe and they can be light. If they are light a cat caregiver might not realise that they are mildly allergic to the Fel D1 allergen …
I’m going to suggest a potential link between the ultra-processed dry cat food that we give cats and certain health issues in cats. This link is rarely discussed. However, in The Times today there is a report about how ultra-processed foods raises the risk of cancer, diabetes and depression in people. The physiology of …
Some people might believe that cats only feel cupboard love. I wonder whether it is an extension of the old adage that “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach”. They are similar, aren’t they? RELATED: Charismatic cat becomes the son and lover of a Ukrainian soldier in the war I wonder, …
