Despite the title of this post, I’m actually neutral about raw meat diets for cats as I haven’t actually tried it. About the time I heard about a convenient way to feed Furball raw food (see post on The Honest Kitchen), it was no longer an option since I had a baby. It’s [...]

I just received this email promotion from PetzLife.  They’re having a Memorial Day sale and offering 10% off all of their products.
I wrote a review about their gel product awhile back. Suffice to say, it did a great job of keeping Furball’s teeth clean and he loved the taste of it.
Visit their website at [...]

Just got wind of this recall posted on the FDA site.  I’m not that surprised since this was the company that wouldn’t tell me whether their products were processed by Menu Foods, citing confidentiality.   See “Related Articles” to read what I learned about Nature’s Variety in the Natural Cat Food Throwdown.
Excerpts from the FDA release [...]

I was recently reading the latest newsletter from the David Suzuki Foundation.  If you’re Canadian, you know who he is.  If you’re not, David Suzuki is like the Al Gore of Canada, only he’s been in the public eye supporting the environment since the 70’s and no one questions the science he presents because it’s [...]

In January, I wrote an entry about eco-friendly natural cleaners for eliminating pet odours and stains. One of the products I came across was Wee Cleaner. Their website made it sound fantastic for getting rid of the smell of cat pee: “WEE CLEANER is non-toxic, fragrance-free, dye-free, phosphate-free, and enzyme-free. It is [...]

Here’s a guest post by Adrienne DeArmas.  She shares her incredibly detailed research into struvite crystals and a cat’s diet.  Thanks for sharing your findings Adrienne!
Struvite vs. Calcium Oxalate Crystals
Struvite crystals are usually formed in response to urine that is saturated with magnesium, ammonium and phosphorus combined with an alkaline urinary pH (not acidic [...]

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a type of bacteria that grows naturally in the digestive tract.  It’s known as a “beneficial bacteria” (I should probably be saying “bacterium”) because it helps us to digest food.  Acidophilus is a common dietary supplement for people, usually taken in the form of a capsule, powder or liquid.  People take probiotic [...]

Arm & Hammer is best known for their baking soda, but they also make an environmentally-friendly cat litter too.  Arm & Hammer Essentials Natural Clumping Cat Litter is made from corn fibres, which makes it 50% lighter than other litters.  Unlike some other corn-based cat litters that take corn out of the food stream, Arm [...]

Now that I’ve got your attention, a friend emailed me an interesting website that lists the toxic chemicals found in pet products.  Did you know there are no government standards for hazardous chemicals in pet products?
HealthyStuff.org tested over 400 products for toxic chemicals and lists the results on their site.  Most of the tested products [...]

Dr. Sara Skiwski is a Holistic Vet, which means that not only is she a licensed veterinarian, she is also trained in herbs and acupuncture for pets.  She shared with me an interesting case about one of her patients, Spring, who at the time of treatment was a 3 year old female tabby.  Spring’s case [...]