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Avoid Buying Bad Cat Food

September 13th 2010 17:55
When shopping for food for your cat, you want to make sure that what you're feeding your cat is full of proteins and nutrients that will create a well balanced diet and a healthy cat. When choosing cat food, you want to be very careful of certain brands and certain ingredients.

You want to check for the expiration date, the AAFCO requirements for complete nutrition, and for the first ingredient to be a meat (such as chicken, turkey, or lamb)

Cat food brands to avoid:
* 9Lives
* Alpo
* Fancy Feast
* Friskies
* Purina Cat Chow
* Purina Kit N Kaboodle
* Purina ONE

* Special Kitty Wal Mart Brand
* Meow Mix
* Whiskas
* Meow Mix

When shopping for a good cat food, you want to look for the following:
* Protein from a meat, fish, or poultry source
* Taurine, an essential amino acid
* Water
* Few to no carbohydrates, although corn, wheat, or rice
* No words using: "By-products," "meat and/or bone meal," "animal digest," * No words with "digest" or "meal," or added sugars.
* No BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin, or propyl gallate

Good brands of cat food:
* Innova Evo (dry and canned)
* Nature's Variety (raw diet - frozen)
* Weruva (canned)
* Tiki Cat (canned)
* Merrick's (canned)
* Avoderm (canned)
* Felidae (dry)
* Natural Balance (canned)
* Wellness (canned)
* Wysong (dry)



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Premium Cat Food Brands

August 23rd 2010 20:22
There are many brands of cat food on the market, and it can be hard to choose the best cat food for your cat. To some degree, it's easier to pinpoint the cat food brands that you should avoid, as you'll find that most grocery stores and pet stores typically sell the same brands.

So, first off, bad cat food brands include:
* Friskies
* Whiskas
* Fancy Feast
* Purina Cat Chow
* 9Lives
* Alpo
* Special Kitty Wal Mart Brand
* Cat Chow Naturals
* Meow Mix

You may find that there may be some better formulas within these brands, but in general, these are not the most ideal brands of cat food to offer your cat.


When looking for a good cat food, you want to find one that doesn't have corn, wheat, wheat gluten, wheat flour, animal digest, poultry by-product meal, soybean meal, meat and bonemeal, poultry fat, or water sufficient for processing. These ingredients are the nitty gritty, junk left over. These are cheap fillers that may have little to not real nutritional value for your cat, yet they're common products used in bad cat food.

Some of the better brands of cat food, include:

* EVO Innova
* Wellness Complete Health Salmon Dry Cat Food
* Natural Balance Ultra Premium Cat Food
* Innova Dry Cat Food
* Evolve Dry Cat Food
* Nature's Variety Instinct Dry Cat Food
* California Natural Chicken and Rice Cat Food
* Newman's Own Organics Advanced Cat Formula
* Fromm Adult Gold Dry Cat Food
* Fromm Four-Star Nutritionals Duck Á La Veg Dry Cat Food
* Blue Spa Select Chicken & Brown Rice Formula
* Orijen Dry Cat Food
* Solid Gold Katz-n-Flocken Lamb Dry Cat Food



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Find out About Cat Food Recall

August 16th 2010 12:36


When you have a pet, it's very important that you pay attention to what foods you offer the pet. After the big 2007 pet food recall, that recalled many popular brands and types of pet foods, because of a wheat gluten mishap, it's important that you pay extra attention.

These pets were affected by renal issues, which may have cost owners hundreds of dollars, and the recall prevented many pets form getting more sick. Even if your cat only likes one type of food, you need to make sure that food is premium and safe.

The best thing to do is purchase food that is sold by private labels. You don't want to go out and purchase cat food that is made by Heinz, Mars, or Colgate. These companies make human grade condiments, candy bars, and toothpaste. What do they know about making quality cat food?

Brands like Hills Science Diet, Purina, and Pedigree, are all popular cat food brands, but these pet food brands are manufactured but larger labels of human-grade foods and products, and once the current companies purchased the private-label, so to speak, the formulas changed, and the foods aren't nearly as good.

There are many different types and brands of cat food that you can consider, such as Innova, Innova Evo, Wellness, and other private-label pet food brands that more than likely won't ever find their way onto a pet food recall list.

When choosing a cat food, you want to be careful of reading the ingredients and the nutrients label. You want to make sure that your cat is getting quality food.

When it comes to avoiding a cat food recall, avoid cat food manufactured by human-grade product companies. Check the news, and recall websites. If your cat food is on a new pet food recall list, you want to be the first one to know about it, so that you can pull your cat off the diet, and switch to something else.




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Travel with Pets in the Car

August 4th 2010 13:28
When traveling with your pet, it can be very stressful for both you and your pet, which is why it's always good to reduce the amount of stress on your pet so that you can reduce your stress.

You want your pet to be safe, and you want to reduce the headache of having to worry about him.

The most important thing that you need to consider is making sure that you have proper restraint for your pet, whether that be a kennel, seat belt, or some kind of harness. A safe travel crate is probably the best way to keep your pet confined in the car. You want the crate to be well ventilated and secured so that it won't go flying throughout the car.

Safety Tips for Traveling in the Car with Your Pet

For pets that get car sick and nervous in the car, you may want to consider a sedative, depending on how severe your pet's reactions are and how far you may be traveling.




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Choosing a Cat Tree

July 28th 2010 13:05
Cat trees and furniture can be very expensive, so you want to make sure that you choose the right one that your cat(s) will love to hang out on. There are tons of options ranging from small to extra extra large, and you'll find cat furniture with loads of different options. So, when choosing a cat tree, make sure to consider all of your options.

You want to get a sturdy cat tree. Some of the cat furniture pieces can have small bases, but reach high into the sky, making them rather unsturdy and wobbly. It's ideal to find a base that's at least 2 feet by 2 feet, but you'll find that some trees need to have wider bases, all depending on the height of the piece.

Do take into account the height of the cat furniture. Some cats prefer to be higher so that they can watch everything, so for these cats, you may want a taller cat tree, but please keep in mind that the higher the cat tree, the larger the base needs to be in order to create the best stability.

Consider what the cat tree is covered in. Most are covered in carpet, faux, or fleece. Carpet tends to look ragged after a while; faux and fleece will provide a soft surface and will look good for a long time. Also, consider cat trees that have a base wrapped in rope, which will help entice your cat to scratch his own furniture and not yours, but it the rope will definitely show wear after some time. If you choose carpet, you may want to consider learning how to recover the cat furniture once it starts to show some wear.

Consider cat furniture that has cubby holes. Just make sure that the hide is going to be big enough for your cat. My cousin built a cat condo for his girlfriend's cats, but the cubby hole just isn't big enough for the larger of the two cats, so be careful of the size of the hide.

Consider cat trees that have accessories. Some will have ropes to climb, paw at, and play with. Some cat condos will have cat toys hanging from strings. Some cat condos will have ladders, ramps, and hammocks. Just be sure to check the safety of the toys that may come with the cat tree that you're looking at.

Also, keep in mind that if you have multiple cats, you want to have a cat tree that has multiple ledges at different heights so that they can all play and jump around at once, versus fight over one ledge.

Consider that different ledges, different angles, and different size posts, are ideal for your cat. They like to jump and climb around, so just make sure that the cat tree that you choose is sturdy. You don't want an excited cat to knock over his furniture while in play. That could cause a lot of damage to your house, as well as potential harm for your cat.

Keep in mind your budget, as cat condos can cost anywhere from $50 to over $500. And, of course, keep in mind the amount of space that you have to put a kitty condo; the more space you have the larger piece you can purchase, but if you only have a limited amount of space, you'll need to purchase something more accommodating to the space you have available.

Below, you'll find a wide variety of cat condos that are fun and safe for your pet. These are priced much lower than you will find at local pet stores, so you may want to consider buying your cat tree online instead of the store.




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Cat Poop Show Signs of Illness

July 26th 2010 12:45
It may sound rather gross, but your cat's bowel movements can really determine whether or not your cat is sick. Normal bowel movements will occur at least once a day and will a dark brown color. Normal cat poop shouldn't be too hard or too soft, and it shouldn't have an overly foul smell.

Again, this may sound gross, but by watching the regularity of your cat's potty behaviors, you may be able to determine if your cat is sick before you see other signs


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Ear Infection in Cats - Signs and Treatment

July 12th 2010 18:14
Although it is not as common in cats as it is in dogs, cats can develop ear infections. If you think that your cat has an infection, you want to make an appointment to see your veterinarian so that you can have your cat properly diagnosed and treated.

If a simple outer ear infection is left untreated it can become a middle ear infection, and if continued as untreated, an inner ear infection can develop. Inner ear infections can cause complications with equilibrium and hearing


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What's Wrong With My Cat's Skin?

July 5th 2010 15:28
There are many signs that you may have noticed that may alarm you that your cat is having problems with his skin. The common causes could be dry skin, ringworm, fleas or another parasite, allergies, or it could be all psychological. Depending on the signs that your seeing, your vet will be able to best diagnose and treat your cat.

Common signs of a skin condition may include one or more of the following


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Cat Grooming Tips - Baths

June 28th 2010 15:28


Granted there are some cats who enjoy water, but most of them hate it. For those pet parents who have cats that do not like getting baths or getting in the water, there are options that you can consider


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Prevent Poisoning Your Cat

June 11th 2010 13:58
Because pets are like children, it's important to be able to keep them safe and healthy. They get into everything, and most of the time don't realize what they're getting into is really bad for them.

Cats are curious by nature, which means they are prone to getting into trouble, whether that's digging in a flower pot, going through the kitchen pantry, or playing in the bathroom cleaners


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