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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘obesity’
Cat still fat
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged cat food, cats, fat, feline nutrition, obesity on June 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
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 [...]
A Cure for What Ails Your Cat
Posted in Feline nutrition and health, tagged cat food, diabetes, feline nutrition, IBD, obesity, raw food on August 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’m pleased I’ve had more and more caregivers talk to me about putting their cats on a raw diet. For those new to raw, I often recommend a pre-ground meat/bone product such as Hare Today, supplemented with a multi-vitamin/nutrient for cats such as Platinum Performance, as described in Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins in her book “Your [...]
Omaha
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, tagged cat food, obesity, Omaha on July 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Omaha goes by many names: Omie, Omie da Great, Omie da Terrible, Omie overalls, Ohama bin Peein, even Bubba.
I thought Omaha was adorable, although a bit intimidating at over 20 pounds, from the minute I met him when I began volunteering at Tree House Animal Foundation in June 2002. Because of my initial fear, I [...]
