BEIJING, Feb.6 (Xinhuanet) -- Researchers criticized the trend of feeding dogs and cats raw meat-based diets, arguing that the bacteria and parasites contained in these raw food products can pose health dangers to both pets and their owners, according to media reports. The conclusion was drawn...
Feeding Raw Food to Cats Basics Cats are obligate carnivores; this means that they get all the nutrients they need to live and thrive from animal protein sources. In the wild, a cat’s diet consists of small mammals, lizards, bugs, etc. At home, cat guardians should try to replicate thi...
I was morbidly afraid, like a lot of pet owners, that my dog would choke on the bones. I vividly remembered finding one of my dogs as a child with a chicken bone stuck in her throat. This time, it was my dog who made me a believer. He crunches down chicken legs with ecstatic eas...
Cats in the wild consume less than 5% of their diet as carbs. It is advised to feed cats no more than 10% of their diet as carbs. I calculated how many carbs were in PureVita Grain Fee Chicken & Peas (carbs aren’t listed on the bag of food…you have to calculate the amount of...
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Another legitimate concern when feeding dogs human food is the concern that it may cause him some kind of harm. For example, did you know that cooked chicken bones can be very harmful to your dog while raw ones are usually fine? Did you know that most fruits and vegetables are very healt...
The danger of salmonella poisoning from pet food is a risk to the humans serving the food – not the dogs or cats eating it. Healthy pets are able to handle a much higher bacterial load than their owners. It’s important to understand that distinction. ...
Moreover, analyzes of clouded leopard skulls and forelimbs conducted by Meachen-Samuels and Van Valkenburgh (2009a,b) in comparison with other felids further underscore this, as they found clouded leopards grouped with other cats they considered to be “large prey specialists.” Despite the lack...
Dogs are easy because they can eat such a wide variety of foods, while cats are finicky and are also obligate carnivores. I think about it a lot, and now if I get to the point I can't afford or even find good dog and cat food, I'll just feed the dogs mostly plant material ...
Note 1:One of the rationales that has been tossed at me is that feeding coyotes will keep them from grabbing pets. I read where a neighborhood in Los Angeles put out dog food which apparently cut down on disappearing cats. But in fact, you may just be encouraging the coyote to hang aro...