Nutrition Links
Prepairing
your cats food from scratch?
If you want to try a raw diet for
your cat, these recipes are a good place to start. Raw
food Diet explained by a homeopathic vet:
This is a very simple way to feed your cat a balanced, raw diet.
Why
do I need to add calcium to my cats raw diet?
This article answers many questions if you're feeding raw
is a good source of information. The Feline Future web site is very
interesting.
Nutrition
tips from a vet
"The only truly balanced and complete diet
for the cat is the one provided by nature millions of years before
packaged commercial foods became available."
If your not ready yet to prepare your cats food
from scratch, here are some guidelines written by a vet. It's surprising
how few vets really understand nutrition, and most of them frown
upon a raw diet.
Natural
Diet Recipes from an experienced cat breeder
Although you may not have the time/resources, this article
by a cat breeder about how she prepares her cats food and what she
has learned throughout the years, you'll gain from her experiences.
Follow her links to her recipes.
Natural
Organic Raw Pet Food for Dogs & Cats at Only Natural Pet Store
Thinking about trying raw food for your pets? here's a good place
to start.
Cat Rescue
PETA
Alone, we can accomplish little.
Together, we can make the world a better place for all beings. Your
donation will go to work instantly to help animals suffering and
dying in laboratories, on factory farms, in the fur industry, in
circuses, and in other forms of "entertainment."
Sue
Freeman's Guide to Rescue Cats...Rescueguide.com
"At least 75% of all cats entering a shelter
are healthy, adoptable animals. Some are under aged and require
bottle feeding, others are adults, which are rarely adopted. Many
animals destroyed are adoptable, 8-16 week old kittens! There are
just more cats born each year than there are homes. The basic supply
and demand is out of balance."
This site is a wealth of information for trapping
feral cats, adopting cats, and humane society information. when
you read Sue Freemans resume, you'll see her experience gives this
site credibility. If you or someone you know is thinking of getting
a kitten through retail, this site may change their mind.
The
Pet Press-For People Who Love Animals
"First published in August of 1999, The Pet
Press has become the only local resource for pet-lovers in the Los
Angeles area. The mission of The Pet Press is three-fold: Promote
Responsible Pet Care, Promote Spaying and Neutering, Promote the
Rescue and Adoption of Pets that are overcrowding our shelters."
You don't have to live in Los Angeles to appreciate
The Pet Press, it has interviews with famous pet lovers and their
work with pets, pet health issues, stories, columns and letters.
Health
and Disease Database at 21cats.org
"21cats is a non-profit organization whose
mission is to help cats lead longer, happier, and healthier lives
though unique web and community based owner assistance and owner
education programs."
The Health and Disease Database has an extensive
list of possible ailments with descriptions and explanations, symptoms
to watch for, treatments and precautionary measures, all in a short,
easy to access and understand format.
Things to Consider
Natures
Toothbrush
Due in main part to their poor diet, cats are very vulnerable
to tooth decay.
Is
someone you know considering declawing their cat?
Let them read this on the horrors of mutilating their beloved cat
A
web site written by a vet for alternatives to declawing
With a list of countries that have banned declawing as inhumane
A
listing of articles on the perils and complications of declawing
From ethical considerations to medical complications.
Natural
Supplements for Dogs & Cats at Only Natural Pet Store
Try adding some natural suppliments to your pets food!
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