Recommended Reading in Cat Nutrition |
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Written by Margaret Gates
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Monday, September 28, 2009 01:17 PM |
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By Elizabeth M. Hodgkins, DVM
Dedicated veterinarian Elizabeth Hodgkins, DVM, raises the alarm regarding the serious flaws in the commercial diets we feed our cats and the nutritional diseases that result. She also explains everything cat owners need to know including rearing kittens, the adult cat's middle years, and how to care for the geriatric cat. The very latest treatment options for cat diseases are explained, and sections on litter box problems; parasites; obesity; feline diabetes; how to read a pet food label; and many more important issues are included. From the novice to the experienced owner, this is a great resource for all cat enthusiasts. |
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Reading a Pet Food Ingredient Label |
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Written by Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
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Thursday, April 23, 2009 02:33 PM |
 This is where it gets tough. The current labeling system for pet foods is seriously lacking in usable information. The "guaranteed analysis" numbers that you find on a can of food simply gives a wide range of the levels of water, protein, fat, etc. that are contained in the food. You can get a rough idea of what is in the food but, ideally, it should be mandatory to put the more accurate "as fed" values on the can. However, I do not see this happening anytime soon. This would be more along the lines of the information that we find on our own packaged foods. |
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Raw Food Co-ops: Make Buying Less Trying! |
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Written by Lee Ellis
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Tuesday, January 05, 2010 12:09 PM |
You've taken the plunge and decided to make your own raw cat food. Now you have to figure out where to get the items you want and at an affordable price. How about a raw food co-op? When I started raw feeding back in 2000, I was — and still am — part of an internet group called Dogs Toronto. Many of the people in the group were raw feeders and also had cats who ate raw food. We lived in different parts of Toronto and beyond, something that was a huge benefit to our co-op because we had different meat sources all over the place. |
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Feeding Ring Dings and Krispy Kremes |
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Written by Justine S. Patrick
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Thursday, April 16, 2009 03:40 PM |
 ABSTRACT: Americans own more than 130 million cats and dogs and spend over $12 billion per year on commercial pet foods. The commercial pet food industry faces minimal substantive regulation, despite navigating several layers of regulation from various groups including the FDA, the American Association of Feed Control Officials ( AAFCO), and state regulators. The FDA entrusts AAFCO to issue regulations governing ingredients, feeding trials, labels and nutritional claims. But AAFCO's rules fall short of ensuring that America's |
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Adoption: What Should We Feed Our New Kitten? |
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Written by Robin A.F. Olson
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Friday, January 08, 2010 01:56 PM |
 What should we feed our new kitten? I hear this question many times during the course of a year. I am a volunteer foster mom for The Animal Center, a non-profit animal rescue group in Newtown, CT. One of my passions is finding great homes for socialized feral kittens and friendly strays. Each time a new family comes to meet my fosters, sooner or later they ask me what to feed them.
I try to keep my answer short. They don't want a long lecture on nutrition while an eight-week old kitten is |
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Free Feeding Your Cat — Not a Good Idea |
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Written by Michelle T. Bernard
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Friday, April 06, 2007 07:55 PM |
 Cats are not cows! Cats are not cows. That is an obvious observation but why do so many cat owners feed their cat as if it was a cow or other grazing animal? I'm talking about free-feeding, leaving a bowl of dry food in front of the cat all day.
Physiologically, the cat sitting on your lap is not much different from a lion. A lion has to hunt for its food. Luckily for most of our cats, they don't have to hunt to survive. Otherwise, many of them would probably starve |
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