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ISO A Better Cat Food: Some Reviews

Posted on November 9, 2009 by admin

But lately, there is a disturbing trend among TV pet food ads: appeal to the appetite of the cat food owner. Hence a beautifully presented but undeniably human dinner being transformed into a plate to put out for Kitty. Like your mom’s home cooking for felines. And while this may have the emotional appeal conducive to our opening our wallets (as most of us want to be good caretakers of our pets), this is downright backwards in terms of the cat’s actual nutritional needs. Continue reading →

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A Less Toxic Tomorrow?

Posted on October 3, 2009 by admin

If you’re like me, you were caught pretty off-guard over the big headlines the last few years regarding toxins in our everyday lives: Melamine in pet food, Bisphenol-A in our plastics, lead paint on our toys………and because I was caught off-guard, I was furious. Continue reading →

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Caring for the cat with Chronic Renal Disease

Posted on August 27, 2009 by admin

Chronic Renal disease, or chronic kidney insufficiency, is something that most cats will develop if they live long enough. It’s an unfortunate fact that cats have a shorter life span than we do. So as cat owners and lovers, we must shepherd them through this disease. And it ain’t as easy as it sounds. Continue reading →

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The Shocking Truth about Cat Food

Posted on July 23, 2009 by admin

an orange tabby, he looked like a basketball. For one year, I fed him only a dry, premium brand “lite” food. Rather than lose weight, he actually *gained* it. I just resolved that he must be genetically programmed to be that large. Surely the food that I’d so carefully selected would have otherwise done it’s implied job, right? Continue reading →

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