Too many folks give up too fast when it comes to trying to switch their cats to a healthier diet. It can be done, even with “stubborn” cats, if you go slow and stay steady.
Slow and Steady With Food Transitions
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Composition Challenge
Don’t make the mistake of assuming that canned cat foods are necessarily low in carbohydrates. Pay attention to ingredients and composition.
Food Bribery
Bribery, cunning, and manipulation are all good skills to develop when you’re looking to switch your cat to a better diet.
My Unsolicited Two Cents on Novel Proteins
If your vet is eager to switch your cat to a novel protein diet because of suspected allergies, here is something to consider.
Basic Facts About a Cat’s Pancreas and Insulin
Knowing what the two main jobs of a cat’s pancreas are – and what high-carbohydrate diets do to it – arms you with information to avoid or manage feline obesity and diabetes.
Carnivore Teeth Aren’t Made for Cereal
You know how when we humans chew there's a back-and-forth and side-to-side action happening with the teeth? The movement that makes it possible for you to jut your lower row of teeth out in front of your upper row of teeth? Or that lets you move the lower jaw left and...
What’s “Normal” BUN for Raw Fed Cats?
A cat’s bloodwork may show higher than “normal” blood urea nitrogen (BUN) if your carnivore is eating a species-appropriate high-meat-protein diet.
Protein Restriction for Kidney Disease
Despite the absence of science indicating that restricting protein slows kidney deterioration in cats, many vets are still advising exactly that.
High Protein Diets and Diabetes
If you’re looking to switch your diabetic cat’s diet to lower carbohydrates, be aware that kitty’s insulin requirements can quickly change.