Apparently they are giving out free samples of Hills’ “Nature’s Best” dry dog and cat food somewhere near work. Someone left a sample on the table at work yesterday and today there was a woman on the elevator holding three samples. I could NOT hold my tongue in the elevator – and simply told her [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cat food’
Nature’s WORST
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged cat food, dry food, feline nutrition, Hills, nutrition, pet food on June 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Cat still fat
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged cat food, cats, fat, feline nutrition, obesity on June 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Is your tabby too tubby? Is your cat extra-fluffy and not in a good way?
Well, if you haven’t already, start by eliminating ALL DRY FOOD. ALL OF IT. Attempting to get a cat to lose weight on dry food is a losing battle. I know, I tried it for over a year with my cat [...]
Carnivorous cats
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged cat food, homemade cat food on February 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A couple questions were posed recently regarding diets for dogs versus cats.
Dogs are opportunistic carnivores, or omnivores, like human beings. If you can prepare healthy well-balanced meals for your human family, you can do so for your dog. Dogs might not only enjoy a homemade casserole, in fact they’d probably enjoy a side salad of [...]
Vets and pet food
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged cat food, cat nutrition, cats, dry food, feline nutrition, IBD, pancreatitis, raw food on December 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This post has actually been a work-in-progress for some time, but a phone call today pushed me to try and finish it. That phone call took place with the internal medicine specialist treating Studley. The specialist has diagnosed Studley with pancreatitis and IBD, based on an ultrasound performed Tuesday. Today he got back the results [...]
Canned cat food – which one?
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged canned food, cat food, cats, feline nutrition, IBD on December 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Another of the “frequently asked questions” I get is *which* canned food to feed. Well, in general the answer is simple – look for one with little-to-no grains, fruits, or vegetables. You want something as close to “mouse in a can” as possible. Poultry and/or rabbit is best – as these are closest to a [...]
Studley’s Spotlight
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, Feline nutrition and health, tagged cat food, IBD, pancreatitis, raw food, Studley on December 9, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Once again life has gotten in the way of my writing. Seems I’ve been doing a LOT of writing about Studley lately – and apparently Studley likes having the spotlight shown upon him as yet again he’s “inspired” a post.
It started on Saturday, pretty innocuously. Studley didn’t eat breakfast. At the time, I thought little [...]
Recommended reading
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged behavior, cat food, cats, feline nutrition, raw food on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People often ask me how I’ve managed to accumulate so much information on feline health and nutrition. The answer is relatively simple – I READ, a LOT. I read a lot of information on the internet, studies in journals, books, etc. So, after sifting through countless websites and books and magazines, I’ve definitely got a [...]
Raw done right
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged amino acids, cat food, feeding cats, feline nutrition, homemade cat food, IBD, making cat food, raw food, vitamins on December 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I feed my cats a homemade raw diet. I think raw diets are the “gold standard” in feline diet. However, I will state loudly and adamantly up front – I THINK CANNED FOODS ARE A PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE CHOICE! However, there is NO DRY (KIBBLE) FOOD I deem acceptable. I will occasionally use a freeze-dried food, freeze-dried [...]
Fat cat, skinny cat – what ya gonna do?
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged canned food, cat food, diet, dry food, obesity on November 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Obesity seems a rather fitting post-Thanksgiving subject, doesn’t it? However, in this case I’m talking about feline obesity.
Not coincidentally, recent research shows the most effective method of “normalizing” a cat’s weight is feeding a low-carbohydrate WET diet (canned or raw). Normalizing a cat’s weight means inducing weight loss or weight gain in order to achieve [...]
The Future of Food
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged AAFCO, cat food, FDA, food safety, obesity on November 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Imagine the future of food.
People shop for groceries at large outlets, filled with aisles of canned and boxed and bagged meals. Each meal shows a nutritional analysis, and most are certified “nutritionally complete” by a government agency. Long gone are the frozen and fresh food sections. Oh, they exist in a few pricey boutiques, but [...]
