Eight strikes against fishy feeding
In the last few months, my email inbox has been full of inquiries from people asking about feeding fish to cats. To my mind, there are just too many arguments against feeding fish regularly to make it...
View ArticleShining light into dark corners
Thanks to a regular site visitor for alerting me to an upcoming documentary set to run on CBC this month. It’s called “Pet Food: A Dog’s Breakfast,” and a glance at the preview online looks more than a...
View ArticleDry food and vets
It gets a little easy sometimes to feel like those of us who have been preaching from our bully pulpits all these years on the dangers of dry food as a staple of a cat’s diet can finally kick back …...
View ArticleGetting real about food safety squabbles
Big thanks to Rebekah, a website visitor, for the tip on a story from earlier this week about that big outbreak of salmonella that grabbed so much attention in 2006 and 2007. Before I get to that,...
View ArticleHappy birthday, Duke
Duke, the magnificent cat-beast who jump started my passion about feline nutrition, turned 14 years old this month. He’s eaten nothing but grain-free, vegetable-free raw food for a full eight years...
View ArticleThe growing chorus of voices for sane feeding
I’m obviously not much of a devoted blogger, given that it’s been well over a year since I last posted. There are a few very good-new items, however, that I’ve had the best of intentions about sharing...
View ArticleDuke: 1994-2010
Four days ago, with the help of one of the most amazing and compassionate human beings I’ve ever known — our vet — I faced the wrenching, but loving, task of easing my most beloved Duke out of his...
View ArticlePlease learn from my mistake
We nearly lost Nettie this week. Now that I’ve calmed down sufficiently, I’m following through on the suggestion of a dear friend who suggested I share the lesson from our story in the hope that it...
View ArticleRemembering Shelby Gomas
A little under two months ago, word reached me that Shelby Gomas – the founder of Feline’s Pride – passed away. I’ve wanted to write something, say something, for the longest time, but I’ve been...
View ArticleMoving away from WordPress
Going forward, I will be blogging directly from the (just newly refurbished) website, rather than using WordPress. WordPress has been very good to me, to be sure. But I’ve noticed lately that ads are...
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