tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.comments2023-10-25T03:29:53.476-04:00All about pets and pet nutritionThe Pet Food Examinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-62777264974775492552010-08-25T03:21:06.443-04:002010-08-25T03:21:06.443-04:00Thank you. Please send me a comment of your work w...Thank you. Please send me a comment of your work when done for possible publication on this blog.<br />Paul, The Pet Food ExaminerThe Pet Food Examinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-88499321928638403162010-07-10T20:23:43.046-04:002010-07-10T20:23:43.046-04:00I was thinking a while whether or not to approve y...I was thinking a while whether or not to approve your comment for publication. I concluded, why not. Your comment is totally out of place and you are taking a part of an entire sentence completely out of content. That exact same sentence you are criticizing also states:<br />"While I am not a vet and you most certainly need to follow your vet’s advice".<br />And the paragraph containing the comment also concludes with:<br />"maybe you want o look for a vet fit in holistic animal care." <br />Everything else in this paragraph is my personal opinion and in no way meant to speak against any medical science. <br />As is the entire blog, a place where pet owners including myself can not just tal about their experiences but also express an opinion.<br />The blog also is clearly identified as such, see Disclaimer at the bottom. It is not supposed to be or represent a library of medical advice.<br />In that spirit, can we keep comments factual. I don't mind criticism and can take a lot of it if it is justified. Your comment is not. <br />If that is because you had a negative experience related to this issue, then I am very sorry to hear that and would understand you seemingly over-reacting. Otherwise not.The Pet Food Examinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-55217339505179155412010-07-10T19:12:46.505-04:002010-07-10T19:12:46.505-04:00"I personally would prefer an alternative tre..."I personally would prefer an alternative treatment over the conventional “throw some hard core meds at the problem” solution...."<br /><br />This paragraph reveals that you have a complete lack of any medical knowledge. You are endangering the lives of those animals owned by people daft enough to follow any of your advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-3972150907088848252009-12-22T00:31:06.728-05:002009-12-22T00:31:06.728-05:00Its good that even after 5 years
he is still doing...Its good that even after 5 years<br />he is still doing well, you should <br />get the animal experts and get<br />the medical treatment for it.<br><a href="http://pets.vivastreet.co.uk/buy-pets" rel="nofollow">cheap pets for sale</a>09smithjamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841114215300863414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-68027544492898674482009-12-19T04:43:34.744-05:002009-12-19T04:43:34.744-05:00It's really informative post. I really like th...It's really informative post. I really like the information you have given. Keep posting.cheap pets for salehttp://pets.vivastreet.co.uk/buy-petsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-90939773208799900972009-11-10T19:57:17.953-05:002009-11-10T19:57:17.953-05:00My friend's 3 year old cat obsessively licks a...My friend's 3 year old cat obsessively licks anyone who strokes or cuddles her. She is very affectionate and seems to love human company and attention. My guess is that the licking is caused by a type of anxiety, or that this is her way of expressing love to those who pet her. When I see her, I cuddle her and try to talk to her reassuringly in an attempt to reduce her anxiety. I don't really know yet if it's at all helpful. Perhaps time will tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-86310174250850207042009-08-23T03:35:30.451-04:002009-08-23T03:35:30.451-04:00Thanks for the information about junk pet food. ht...Thanks for the information about junk pet food. http://www.speed-onlineshop.de/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144986551472468812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-78051301991683806502009-07-06T06:17:17.059-04:002009-07-06T06:17:17.059-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Super Pet Supplieshttp://petterritory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-89008842909300495822009-07-01T09:31:55.493-04:002009-07-01T09:31:55.493-04:00My cat has licked all the hair off her belly and c...My cat has licked all the hair off her belly and continues til her skin is raw. she has done this so much that she has licked OFF her upper lips. I have not taken her to a vet as I can not afford it. She licks mostly her lower belly. In particular around her teets and where she was fixed. I swear sometimes she is still has the signs of going into heat. Her belly gets swollen and her teets too. I'm thinking in my cat's case this could be a reason as well as separation anxiety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-32249894239124184592009-06-22T06:01:01.697-04:002009-06-22T06:01:01.697-04:00My cat, Freddie, is 16 months old. I found him aba...My cat, Freddie, is 16 months old. I found him abandoned at about 1 month old and took him in. <br /><br />3 months ago, I adopted a little sister for him from a local temple. Once he got used to this new family member, he began giving her baths. At first, it was cute, the big brother grooming the little sister.<br /><br />Now, however, he tries to clean her every chance he gets. His behavior is bordering on obsessive, and it doesn't seem like the younger sister always enjoys this. <br /><br />I have seen many posts on OLD, but haven't come across a case of one cat obsessively licking another cat.Marquis Fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870304826591511240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-56512952566459749162009-06-20T04:57:23.687-04:002009-06-20T04:57:23.687-04:00Hi,
We have just added your latest post "All...Hi,<br /><br />We have just added your latest post "All about pets and pet nutrition: FDA approved pet food" to our <a href="http://www.petgarden.info" rel="nofollow"> Directory of Pets </a> . You can check the inclusion of the post <a href="http://www.petgarden.info/story.php?title=all-about-pets-and-pet-nutrition-fda-approved-pet-food" rel="nofollow"> here </a> . We are delighted to invite you to submit all your future posts to the <a href="http://www.petgarden.info" rel="nofollow">directory</a> and get a huge base of visitors to your website.<br /><br /><br />Warm Regards<br /><br />Petgarden.info Team<br /><br />http://www.petgarden.infoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-47865132680206177312009-05-28T08:25:03.961-04:002009-05-28T08:25:03.961-04:00Hi,
We have just added your latest post "All abou...Hi,<br /><br />We have just added your latest post "All about pets and pet nutrition: Pregnant women to avoid cat litter" to our <A HREF="http://www.petgarden.info" REL="nofollow"> Directory of Pets </A> . You can check the inclusion of the post <A HREF="http://petgarden.info/story.php?title=all-about-pets-and-pet-nutrition-pregnant-women-to-avoid-cat-litter" REL="nofollow"> here </A> . We are delighted to invite you to submit all your future posts to the <A HREF="http://www.petgarden.info" REL="nofollow">directory</A> and get a huge base of visitors to your website.<br /><br /><br />Warm Regards<br /><br />Petgarden.info Team<br /><br />http://www.petgarden.infoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-31578175922521665322009-04-04T12:30:00.000-04:002009-04-04T12:30:00.000-04:00Thanks for the input, looks like the blog is going...Thanks for the input, looks like the blog is going global now. I am pleased to welcome our European participants.<BR/>I want to make one thing perfectly clear though: The irradiation problem was restricted to Australia and occurred there only due to their pet food import laws. There was and is absolutely no indication that the same problem would exist for the Orijen food imported into any other countries. Thus includes, obviously most important to us as an US based store to the United States and as far as I know England as well. I am a strong supporter of Orijen and this despite of what happened there in Australia. As a matter of fact we will add Orijen, just as we had planned for a while now, to our great line of healthy, high quality products. While I feel for the pet owners who got harmed due to the problem, we cannot and should not go out there now and say :"Well, Orijen makes and sells bad food." To do so would be totally wrong and injust. Accidents do happen, they can happen to anybody and if so, that does not make a person or a company, like ke in this case, Champion Pet Foods with Orijen all the sudden a "bad" company. It is imperative that we read and understand very well what has transpired here and that it appears as if Orijen had very little to do with it. As always, this blog is supposed to educate, explain and make aware of certain situations, it is in no way meant to "shred pet food manufactuers apart" and give them a death sentence. Let's keep our discussions within these guide lines. The best way this can be done is by being objective. I think what effectively really needs to be addressed in general is "Dry food" in itself and the abuse taking place within the market of mass produced and marketed pet foods. The problems, which we are seeing in this area do typically not apply to products like Orijen or and other smaller, medium sized, non Wallstreet traded manufacturers, manufacturers where product and not profit greed are a priority.The Pet Food Examinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-40348189653117840782009-04-04T06:23:00.000-04:002009-04-04T06:23:00.000-04:00Thank you for all this very interesting and very w...Thank you for all this very interesting and very worrying information. Orijen is sold in Britain but even they could not say whether their food is irradiated. I called the Pet Food Manufacturers Association in London, England and the Food Standards Agency who have responsibility for pet food in Britain and neither could tell me whether pet food in Britain or imported here is irradiated but it is clearly vital that we know. A Parliamentary member with responsibility for animal welfare says he wants to make pet food a priority after I gave him veterinary research which shows pet food is causing cancer, kidney failure, diabetes, dilated cardiomyopathy, hyperthryoidism, cystitis, ibd, gdv in dogs, cystitis, calcium oxalate stones and many other illnesses. If you would like to look at the research it is on the website of Dr. Michael Fox MRCVS under "Evidence of pet food Harms".Fionahttp://www.yourdiabeticcat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-39212686685625061502009-03-07T09:25:00.000-05:002009-03-07T09:25:00.000-05:00Just like with humans much of these are food relat...Just like with humans much of these are food related. As in feeding your animal crappy easy junk food. <BR/>Will we ever learn??? <BR/>But why would people want to change? They won't change their own diets either. Processed = easy! And in some cases yummy and cheap. <BR/>Just had a friend get put on insulin, she was just on the pills but she still eats sugar, carbs, white foods. But at least she feeds her cat better (not amazing... but better) Sigh.souljourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765048566054743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-79235269403102260012009-03-07T03:23:00.000-05:002009-03-07T03:23:00.000-05:00I just talked about this yesterday and today I fin...I just talked about this yesterday and today I find in the South Florida Sun Sentinel under the headline “Don’t pick pet food by the price” that Diane C. Lade is taking the same, wrong approach to comparing foods. She did her own investigation in her own neighborhood of pet food stores, but just as Consumer Report she too does not seem to understand the major difference between good, healthy food and mass marketed super market brands. Too bad, one would hope that people who are trying to educate the public and want to give advice to pet owners prepare themselves way better on the subject matter than it actually appears to be the case. Here’s a quote of what got me fired up: “A 5.5-ounce can of "holistic pheasant" cat food sells for $1.73 at a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., specialty pet food store. Three blocks away, you can get the same sized can of a supermarket chain brand cat food for 39 cents. Is the more expensive one better for your cat than the supermarket food? Not necessarily, at least according to eight dog and cat nutrition experts at seven well-known veterinary medical schools who were interviewed by Consumer Reports. <BR/>And as I was afraid of too, nobody notices that the Consumer Report expert panel is made up of mainly pet food manufacturer sponsored members.The Pet Food Examinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-39955104124642393102009-03-05T14:13:00.000-05:002009-03-05T14:13:00.000-05:00Related to this topic I received today this feedba...Related to this topic I received today this feedback from a customer of ours:<BR/>Thanks for your e-mail. I've been meaning to respond to your e-mail to update you about Odin's flatulence. He's been getting a lot better lately. We went to the vet and he recommended giving him plain yogurt with probiotics. He's been getting a lot better. Thank you so much for your suggestions and your help.<BR/>Thought I share...The Pet Food Examinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-48731735104341101112009-02-28T12:39:00.000-05:002009-02-28T12:39:00.000-05:00Thanks for the comment and your kind words include...Thanks for the comment and your kind words included in it.<BR/>With regards to the dry food, you have a good point there: One of the biggest issues with cats, based on the feedback I am getting every day, is a transition to a different food. Cats are very picky about their food and it appears to me that most cat owners simply don't have the patience to deal with a, what can become extremely lengthy transitional period. They place the new food before kitty's nose, kitty turns it's head away, automatic conclusion: She doesn't like it. Let it sit there, wait, she is going to get hungry. It takes patience and a lot of trial and err to figure out what is not just the best for, but also accepted by the animal. In fact they are no different than us humans. For example, all of us humans know that veggies are good for us (example spinach), yet how many continue to refuse them as much as they can.<BR/>One last thing: You say "good" dry food. "Good" is important. There are differences and I always recommend using the best quality (best as as much as your budget possibly allows) kibble. You get what you pay for and low price, low quality dry typically comes with a long term price tag attached to it. It is the ingredients and nutritional value what counts. Doing what ever you can afford is the right way to go. Mixing kibble with good quality cans or raw is still better that simply relying on super market brands.<BR/>I appreciate your way of thinking and wish there will be many more pet owners like you one day not too far in distant future. With that in mind let's all keep up what we're doing: Go public with our knowledge and positive experiences. Sooner or later they will hear us, the trends clearly indicate that today.The Pet Food Examinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-24500156239244140662009-02-28T10:13:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:13:00.000-05:00Thanks for the answer. I guess other fish raw, tha...Thanks for the answer. <BR/>I guess other fish raw, that is in fillets would be ok. <BR/>I read in the other article you just posted about cats not being able to use plant sources of Omega-3 oils. Interesting... but makes sense. I have read that we have problems absorbing some plant sources that are quite popular, such as flax seed.souljourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765048566054743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-39007281578343956452009-02-28T10:10:00.000-05:002009-02-28T10:10:00.000-05:00Great article! Thanks for addressing Kitties!Some ...Great article! <BR/>Thanks for addressing Kitties!<BR/>Some of ours love people meat and fish, and others don't care at all!!! So weird.<BR/>We do almost all canned. <BR/>One point about the crappy dry foods that use chemicals, etc. to entice your pet to eat it. That is true. If you switch to a good dry food (without all the crap) the cats don't like it as much at first. We do use this for a small part of the diet. Some of our cats won't give up the crunchers.<BR/>Thanks for your blog... would love for you to have tons of subscribers. People need this info!!!souljourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765048566054743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-40300130979987849122009-02-25T09:27:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:27:00.000-05:00Very nice tips. Thanks for sharing!Puppy Growth Ra...Very nice tips. Thanks for sharing!<BR/><A HREF="http://puppygrowthrate.co.cc" REL="nofollow">Puppy Growth Rate</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-88508294258630249422009-02-25T01:35:00.000-05:002009-02-25T01:35:00.000-05:00I have done a little more searching on the Interne...I have done a little more searching on the Internet to find an answer to your question. I personally would share the opinion of the majority, which is to take the “safe” route and recommend to stay away from feeding raw fish with bones to your cat. All opinions and comments all seem to be in agreement that raw fish, while fish in itself is considered a very nutritious meal, it only should be fed if it is deboned or, as one site suggested the bones are softened. To soften the bones recommended method was pressure cooking, boiling or stewing, however, this would defeat the purposed we had in mind with the raw diet in the first place. While fish bones are considered to be rich in calcium and phosphorus, main concern seems to be obstruction and laceration of the digestive system.<BR/>Also keep following the blog as I in near future I intend to publish a comment which addresses the issue if fish in general should be fed to felines.<BR/>With reference to feeding the canned sardines, Steve Brown in his article quoted in my original comment has a word of warning:<BR/>"... this isn’t a meal you would want to feed every day! Sardines, especially in oil, have too much fat to be an every day diet." And about the "bone" question he says: "You can add a few sardines to provide the fatty acids needed, or you can make a once-per-week complete meal of them. The bones are included, and the mineral ratios are perfect: sardines are real food in its whole form."<BR/>I'll keep my eyes and ears open for more on this topic...The Pet Food Examinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-15966687610347996112009-02-23T08:27:00.000-05:002009-02-23T08:27:00.000-05:00Fun! I think I have a couple cans of sardines in t...Fun! I think I have a couple cans of sardines in the pantry. I have mushed them up for the cats, but now I guess they each can have a whole one.<BR/>Still a bit leary on the whole RAW fish, with bones for the cats. Dogs are different, and the bone issue wasn't really addressed with cats in the article.souljourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09765048566054743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-27542944430410072622009-02-14T14:55:00.000-05:002009-02-14T14:55:00.000-05:00Thank you Linda for your most definitely encouragi...Thank you Linda for your most definitely encouraging outlook into the future. You are right, the trend is definitely there, however I also believe that we cannot rest on our laurels achieved so far, there is a lot more to be done. And I will continue on my mission. What worries me sometimes is not how many pet owners would like to do the right thing, but how many can, especially in these times of economic hardship for so many of us, actually afford to do the right thing. Like you are feeding organic kibble. Well, then you also know best how much it cost. While I have to say I consider the pricing somewhat justified, after all you (should) get what you pay for (if carefully analysed), or in the case of organic, limited supplies, are all factors playing a big role here. It understandebly just becomes very difficult for many health conscious pet owners to afford a 30 lbs bag of high quality kibble if that bag costs anywhere from $50 to $85. Now if you let's say have a couple larger breed dogs, then it very quickly puts a serious dent in your budget. As you have realized, one way to help here is mixing the high quality kibble with fresh whole ingredients of your own choice. Please, just make sure the dog gets a balanced and complet nutrition, i.e. a diet that meets the minimum nutrient profiles.<BR/>Keep up doing the "right" thing.<BR/>I will be addressing the cost factor pretty soon, it's already sitting on my desk in my box of "future blog thoughts".The Pet Food Examinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101416442867619445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691924532239111603.post-55942032188659918332009-02-14T14:02:00.000-05:002009-02-14T14:02:00.000-05:00Thank you for writing an educational blog about pe...Thank you for writing an educational blog about pet food. The awareness is out there now and people want to learn. The response is shown by how many quality premium pet foods are now sold in pet stores and on-line. I feed my dogs organic premium kibble and human food that I cook myself. They love veggies and fruit with rice or red potatoes. Num!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com