Nutrition for cats: Is it really that different?December 21, 2024Feeding management—the what, when, how, and where food is provided—must meet the needs of both cat and owner. Learn about the nutritional requirements of your feline patients.
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Vet care program distributes 13 tons of cat food in IowaOctober 24, 2023Alley Cat Allies, in partnership with Animal Rescue League of Iowa, will give away tons of cat food at no cost to caregivers in Des Moines under its ongoing Keeping Families Together program
Cat deaths surge in U.K. amidst food recallAugust 6, 2021RVC says it has been notified of 528 cases of pancytopenia in cats in recent months, of which 63.5 percent (335 cases) were fatal.
Pet food recalled due to SalmonellaApril 5, 2021Several brands of pet food have been voluntarily recalled because of possible Salmonella contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports.
Homemade cat food diets low on nutrientsMay 8, 2019Most homemade cat food recipes are unlikely to provide essential nutrients and some may even contain potentially toxic ingredients. Those are the results of a study by researchers at the University of California (UC), Davis who looked at 114 recipes from online sources and books written by non-veterinarians and veterinarians. While recipes authored by veterinarians had fewer deficiencies, the study found they were still lacking nutrients. Of the all the recipes studied, 40 percent did not provide feeding instructions and the rest lacked detail or were unclear. "Only 94 recipes provided enough information for computer nutritional analysis and of those, none of them provided all the essential nutrients to meet the National Research Council's (NRC's) recommended allowances for adult cats," says lead author, Jennifer Larsen, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine veterinary nutritionist. In addition, the study found many of the homemade cat food was lacking concentrations of three or more nutrients, with some missing up to 19 essential nutrients. Further, many recipes provided less than 50 percent of the recommend allowances of several essential nutrients, including choline, iron, zinc, thiamin, vitamin E, and manganese. The study revealed seven percent of the recipes included ingredients that are potentially toxic …
