What affects us affects cats
There are signs that the federal agency charged with protecting the health of the public and their pets, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is acting in a biased way when reporting on bacterial contamination of pet food at pet shops. If this is true, is it because they are being lobbied (hassled to put …
By Sandy Murphey The ingredients in pet food have been of interest to me for several years, because of membership in Susan Thixton’s site TruthAboutPetFood. It has become a passion, since I’ve realized how much more there is to know, and share. I spend time each day researching and posting on various sites about …
A lady was selling Hills prescription diet dry food on Facebook because her cat wouldn’t eat it. Sandy recommended that she send it back to the retailer for a refund and pointed out the poor ingredients in so called prescription diets sold by vets. A friend of the lady became interested with what Sandy …
I might give the impression that I dislike veterinarians. That would be wrong. I like veterinarians and we need veterinarians. I just wish they would be a little more honest when it comes to pet food and the declawing of cats in America. The title to this post are the words of a Canadian …
I remember Jo Singer writing about her finicky felines; a good article featuring her Oriental Shorthair cats. I am sure many cat caretakers have the experience of their cat being difficult with new food even if it is better than the existing food. There is a different perspective on this well known feline attribute and …
There has been an increasing emphasis on the importance of feeding cats a well-balanced species appropriate diet. As a result, many kitty guardians have discovered the majority of the popular well-known brands of commercially prepared cat food are falling short of meeting their cats’ essential nutritional needs. In part these nutritional discrepancies are caused …
The title is the advice of Dr Bruce Fogle. He confirms what vets know, namely that feline gum disease is one of the top cat diseases. Dr Fogle says that gum disease is the most common reason why he has to anethetise cats. I believe the same could be said about dogs. It is …
People who are decent cat caretakers realise that ordinary cat food isn’t that good. It is a well packaged poor quality product that is dressed up and flavored. It does not match the classic feline diet: the mouse. Far from it. By contrast, although wild cats have a stressed out and miserable life in cages …
