No, dry cat food does not clean a cat’s teeth despite what the pet food manufacturers claim. When humans eat dried food we don’t claim that it cleans our teeth. Why should it be any different for cats? Dentists never … Continue reading →
I am going to propose a theory, which may not be valid but I think it is, concerning the relationship between a cat owner and their domestic cat. This relationship needs to be intimate and close if both parties are … Continue reading →
The more I see of the reaction of veterinarians to the growing raw cat and dog food market, the more I have come to believe that they are frightened of losing their bread and butter income (and important spin-offs1) from … Continue reading →
The best discussion and the best advice that I have seen about a diet for a diabetic cat is in the book Your Cat by Elizabeth M Hodgkins DVM. She writes extensively about feline diabetes (I am referring to sugar … Continue reading →
Cat owners no longer need to concern themselves about buying low magnesium cat food. The idea behind low magnesium cat food came about because at one time pet food manufacturers believed that magnesium in the “ash” of cat food was … Continue reading →
The Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland responded to a complaint by Maria, the owner of a now deceased cat whose name is Princess, by issing a life-time ban on any future treatments for any type of pet that she owns. … Continue reading →
This is an extraordinary story but perhaps not that surprising knowing as we do the shenanigans of big business. A group of employees at a Mars Petcare kibble manufacturing facility are suing the company in negligence because they claim that … Continue reading →
Date: March 2010 – Country: The USA is represented here because the information that I have refers to US products (I’ll be looking at the UK market next)…I think that it is a little tricky figuring out what is the … Continue reading →
For a number of reasons the pet food manufacturers are in control by which I mean that they can create cat and dog food which need not be as good as it should be because: As mentioned previously, the laws … Continue reading →
This is a story which completely vindicates what Dr Elizabeth Hodgkins DVM has stated very clearly in her book Your Cat. In dedicating an entire chapter to the explosion in feline diabetes in America she puts the blame squarely on … Continue reading →
