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How do indoor cats get vitamin D?

PoC avatarPosted on August 17, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 17, 2020

Indoor cats get vitamin D from their food. They have to as they cannot create it (synthesise it) from sunlight in their skin as humans do. It does not make any difference if a cat is an indoor cat or … Continue reading →

Posted in cat food ingredients | Tagged vitamin D, vitamins | Leave a reply

Do older cats need vitamins?

PoC avatarPosted on April 25, 2020 by Michael BroadApril 25, 2020

The question is asking whether older cats need vitamin supplements. In other words do they need extra vitamins on top of what they are ingesting through their normal diet? The answer is that older cats need more vitamins and minerals … Continue reading →

Posted in diet | Tagged caring for your elderly cat, cat diet, cat welfare, elderly cat, Elderly Cat Health Problems, old cat, vitamin D, vitamins | Leave a reply

Integrity of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in question on pet food quality

PoC avatarPosted on November 30, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 30, 2019

Susan Thixton on her website ends one of her articles with the sentence: “Is FDA protecting their friends in pet food again?” She knows the business inside out and she is alleging that a government agency, the FDA, lacks integrity … Continue reading →

Posted in cat food ingredients | Tagged cat diet, cat food ingredients, FDA, hills prescription food, pet food manufacturers, vitamin D | Leave a reply

An Episode with a Black Kitten Caused me a Halloween from Hell

PoC avatarPosted on November 5, 2015 by Jo SingerNovember 5, 2015

Halloween is celebrated annually on October 31. This is one of the historically oldest celebratory occasions which is observed in many countries throughout the world but receives the most popularity in the United States and Canada. Halloween is a very … Continue reading →

Posted in poison | Tagged cat poison, cat welfare, dangers to cats, toxic to cats, vitamin D | 3 Replies

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in Cats

PoC avatarPosted on June 24, 2014 by Michael BroadJune 24, 2014

Does your cat get the winter blues? I am not sure anyone knows but if you do please leave a comment. It is a topic worthy of a discussion even though it might be inconclusive because people suffer from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Health, mental health | Tagged cat depression, cat health problems, feline seasonal affective disorder, vitamin D | 11 Replies

Black Smoke Cat With White Mane

PoC avatarPosted on May 5, 2014 by Michael BroadMay 5, 2014

On the Lovemeow.com website, they have an article entitled, “Black Cat Grows Magnificent White Winter Mane”. The story comes from the Reddit website. Nobody who has seen the picture has described why this cat developed a white mane during one … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Coats, smoke | Tagged black smoke cat coat, black smoke maine coon cat, cat coats, melanin, tyrosine, vitamin D | 19 Replies

Cat Food Marrakesh Style

PoC avatarPosted on April 12, 2013 by Michael BroadFebruary 4, 2019

This raw fish is food for a Moroccan cat. If this sweet looking white cat eats this raw fish all the time she’ll end up with brain damage and possibly some obscure disease. Raw fish should not be fed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Food, Cat Health, Infection, mental health, Stray Cats | Tagged cat food, cats fish, morocco, vitamin D | 9 Replies

Sunlight, Cats and Vitamin D

PoC avatarPosted on July 1, 2012 by Michael BroadJuly 1, 2012

Cats always prefer the sunshine. Well, not always. If you are a black cat in hot sun, you’ll go into the shade. Humans need sunshine because we synthesise vitamin D in the skin through exposure to sunlight. In the northwest … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Health | Tagged cat health issues, vitamin D | 4 Replies

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