Arginine Is Critically Important For Cats
Arginine Is Critically Important For Cats. Arginine is an amino acid. Amino acids are critical to life, and have many functions in metabolism. One important function is that they are the building...
View ArticlePansteatitis (Yellow Fat Disease) in Cats – Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Although white fish is a good source of nutrients for your cat, a diet consisting largely of tuna is poor. A tuna-only diet could be lethal. Firstly tuna is top of the food chain in the planet’s...
View ArticlePoor diet causing major health problems for big cats in private UAE zoos
Wealthy individuals living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who collect exotic, large, wild cat species are often feeding their illegally acquired trophy cats such as cheetahs and lions a wholly...
View ArticleHow Raw Food Cured My Cat’s Constipation
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...
View ArticleCat Eats Mouse in 60 Seconds
My cat Gabriel is a fast and surgically efficient eater of prey. I watched him do it. He brought in another mouse. He must have found a nest of them and virtually wiped them out of existence. This time...
View ArticleDo bobcats eat snakes?
Do bobcats eat snakes? Yes, is the answer although the bobcat’s diet is dominated by rabbits or hares throughout much of its range. It depends where the bobcat is as to its diet, by which I mean the...
View ArticleDo cats need diverse diets? Variety’s in vogue!
While rare roast beef or roast turkey are your all-time favorite foods, would you consider eating them every day, 365 days a year? I think that ultimately we would be “fed up” by them (pardon the pun)....
View ArticleHow many calories does my cat need to lose weight?
The reference book that I have says that an older cat who is about the right weight needs about 20 cal per pound of bodyweight per day and sometimes even less to meet his or her calorific needs. A cat...
View ArticlePansteatitis (Yellow Fat Disease) in Cats – Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Although white fish is a good source of nutrients for your cat, a diet consisting largely of tuna is poor. A tuna-only diet could be lethal. Firstly tuna is top of the food chain in the planet’s...
View ArticlePoor diet causing major health problems for big cats in private UAE zoos
Wealthy individuals living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who collect exotic, large, wild cat species are often feeding their illegally acquired trophy cats such as cheetahs and lions a wholly...
View ArticleHow Raw Food Cured My Cat’s Constipation
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...
View ArticleCat Eats Mouse in 60 Seconds
My cat Gabriel is a fast and surgically efficient eater of prey. I watched him do it. He brought in another mouse. He must have found a nest of them and virtually wiped them out of existence. This time...
View ArticleDo bobcats eat snakes?
Do bobcats eat snakes? Yes, is the answer although the bobcat’s diet is dominated by rabbits or hares throughout much of its range. It depends where the bobcat is as to its diet, by which I mean the...
View ArticleDo cats need diverse diets? Variety’s in vogue!
While rare roast beef or roast turkey are your all-time favorite foods, would you consider eating them every day, 365 days a year? I think that ultimately we would be “fed up” by them (pardon the pun)....
View ArticleHow many calories does my cat need to lose weight?
The reference book that I have says that an older cat who is about the right weight needs about 20 cal per pound of bodyweight per day and sometimes even less to meet his or her calorific needs. A cat...
View ArticleDo Cats Prefer Milk or Water?
The domestic cat's liking of milk is legendary. Therefore it is probably fair to say that cats prefer milk to water. However, it is better to provide your cat with water because it is a natural...
View ArticleHow many treats to give a cat a day?
We all like to give our cat a treat. We know that we should not overdo it. Treats should never exceed 20% of a cat's total daily food. I believe that that is a good guideline. I have more or less...
View ArticleIt is our fault that domestic cat food is often of poor quality
One feline expert said “the ideal diet for a modern cat would be canned vole or mouse – mostly meat, with some roughage, and with a little vegetable supplement, all in one neat package”. So why don’t...
View ArticleCan a vegan diet for a cat be acceptable?
I’m going to play devil’s advocate and write something provocative. Can a vegan (or vegetarian) diet for a cat be acceptable? I believe that it is a question worth asking. I don’t think that we should...
View ArticleIs plant protein the same as animal protein in a cat’s vegetarian diet?
It is claimed that a domestic cat can live healthily off a vegetarian diet. There is at least one commercial pet food manufacturer making a vegetarian diet for cats. The concept is counterintuitive. A...
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