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Cats + Feeding

Cat & Dog - Home-Made Diets

The first inclination of some people when feeding a home-prepared diet to their pet is to simply feed leftovers. However, the nutritional needs of dogs, cats and humans differ, so this…
Cat & Dog - Natural Approaches to Feeding

Good food promotes good health. We all know that diet is an essential part of maintaining good health for us and for our pets. In the 1940's we began to rely on pet food being manufactured for…
Cat & Dog - Raw Food Diets

There are many benefits from feeding a raw food diet. Skin and bowel problems, in particular, can be helped. Raw food diets are available commercially www.naturalinstinct.com, www,landywood.co.uk, www.welshfarmorganics.org.uk and www.sheepdroveshop.com are a selection of suppliers or can be prepared at home.
Cat & Dog - Supplements for the Older Pet

A supplement is a concentrated nutrient source that is added to a basic diet for either a nutritional or a therapeutic effect. There is a great deal of confusion that surrounds the terminology…
Cat - Feeding

Feeding your cat the appropriate amount of a well balanced diet is vital to the maintenance of overall health and well being, and just as important as eating a well balanced diet is for us. In…
Cat - Hand Rearing Kittens

Raising an orphaned kitten can be a rewarding experience. However, kittens are very fragile, and raising them can be difficult, time consuming, and it is not always successful. Normal kittens…
Cat - Obesity

Yes - obesity, defined as an excess of body weight of 20% or more, is the most common nutritional disease of domestic cats. Although the frequency varies from one country to the next, we know…
Cat - Tube Feeding

Maintaining nutritional intake in sick cats is vitally important. Unlike healthy cats that are able to reduce their metabolic rate when not being fed, cats that are unwell are unable to turn…
Cat - Vitamin A Toxicity

Cats do have a requirement for vitamin A in their diet and deficiency can lead to problems. However, too much vitamin A can also be harmful and this can lead to toxicity. Signs of vitamin A…
Puppy & Kitten - Supplements

A supplement is a concentrated nutrient source that is added to a basic diet for either a nutritional or a therapeutic effect. There is a great deal of confusion that surrounds the terminology…