Feline Nutrition

Why Cats Should Not Eat Dry Food

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What you feed your cats will impact their health for the length of their lives, so choosing the best food is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a cat parent. With the overwhelming array of choices available and opinions diverging widely, it can be overwhelming to choose.Continue Reading

Raised Right Home-cooked Style Whole Food Recipes for Cats

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Raised Right is a family owned human-grade cat food company that works with veterinarian Dr. Karen Becker and pet food formulation expert Steve Brown to create “home cooked style” whole food recipes that are high in protein & low in carbs through using limited ingredients. All of their cat food recipes have less than 2% carbs. They do not use fillers like potato, rice, oats, yam, barley, or pasta.Continue Reading

Is Fish Bad for Cats?

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Fish is not a natural part of a cat’s diet, and yet, pet food manufacturers offer a large variety of fish-based foods, leading cat parents to think they’re providing an appropriate meal for their feline charges. And a lot of cats love fish. But while it’s tempting to indulge your feline’s palate, fish is not good for your cat’s health and can even be harmful.Continue Reading

October 2022 Giveaway: Win 20 Pounds of Darwin’s Raw Cat Food for Your Cats and Your Favorite Rescue

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When it comes to feeding your cat, the less processed her food is, the better it is for her health. A raw diet is the least processed of all feline diets, and raw feeding is becoming more and more mainstream as cat parents look for alternatives to highly processed pet foods. I’ve been feeding raw for the past ten years, and have seen all of my cats thrive on it. For the past six years, I’ve been feeding Darwin’s, and it has become a perennial favorite.Continue Reading

How to Read and Understand Pet Food Labels

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As responsible cat parents, it’s up to us to make sure that we’re feeding our cats a diet that ensures optimal health. For most of us, that means that we’re going to compare different brands. In theory, pet food labels should offer an easy way to do that. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. In this article, we’ll explain what the jargon on pet food labels really means.Continue Reading