Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

One of the most common issues I see in cat clients is food sensitivity.  Not to be confused with food allergies, food sensitivities manifest themselves differently.  In fact, there are a number of things to look for if you suspect your cat may have a food sensitivity.   Food sensitivity or food allergy? First of all, […]

Is over vaccination harming your pet?  Whenever a topic or subject keeps presenting itself to me, especially within a short timeframe, I always pay attention.  Yes, this is the universe’s way of saying, “This is important–pay attention!”  The subject of over vaccination for pets kept popping up on my radar this week.  Having been personally […]

  If you’ve never watched Rodney Habib’s documentary The Dog Cancer Series I highly recommend doing so.  I re-watched it over the past week, and it’s loaded with great information.  Granted, its focus is on dogs with cancer.  Nevertheless, there are so many great recommendations for holistic cancer treatment and prevention you can apply to […]

I got quite a surprise this week as I was analyzing some cat food products for a client.  And it wasn’t a good surprise either.  I found sodium nitrite along with several food colorings, which are known carcinogens.  The cat I was helping doesn’t have cancer that I know of, but I’m certain his parents […]

There’s no lack of interest in nutrition and diets both for people and pets.  In fact, due to numerous deadly pet food recalls and consumers educating themselves about quality nutrition, more pet parents are paying attention to what they feed their pets.  I also notice more and more people adopting vegan and vegetarian diets for […]

Perhaps now days more than ever pet parents are finally asking questions about what is in their pet’s food.  In recent years many dogs and cats have been affected by pet food recalls.  Unfortunately, many of these pets have been injured, and some have died.  While this is truly heartbreaking, it’s getting people’s attention.  While […]

You know the expression “There must be something in the water”?  I was reminded of it week of this because I have encountered several cat parents lately dealing with feline cystitis.  It must be a message!  Obviously it is very common, and there is a huge need to help cats with this life-threatening condition.  A […]

It’s pretty common knowledge among cat parents that most cats aren’t big water drinkers.  In fact, by nature cats in the wild don’t drink a lot of water because they get most of the water they need from the prey they eat.  Not only is it important that cats get enough water in their diet, […]

Do you remember the last time you took your cat to the vet for an illness or health issue of some kind?  It can be a very stressful thing for cats and cat parents alike.  Because we’re not trained veterinarians we often blindly accept whatever diagnosis, drugs, or recommendations without question.  Granted, most vets have […]

Life can keep us cat parents pretty busy at times.  One day your cat seems fine, and then suddenly, as if out of the blue, something is off.  Chances are good that perhaps you didn’t notice the little warning signs.  They were there all along, but somehow you missed connecting the dots.  In a household […]