This is a sponsored post by Scott Clawson on behalf of Nutrecare Animal Health, a leading online supplier of prescription diets and non-prescription products in the U.K. With the sales of premium pet foods on the rise, and with an increasing trend to cherish our pets and spoil them almost as much as our own …
Today we continue our series of reader questions for Dr. Tiffany Bierer: Where could I get reliable, and credible information on the metabolic needs for cats and dogs? Such as grams per kg of body weight of the energy nutrients, and essential nutrients for their optimal health? Dr. Bierer: That is a great question! The …
Today we have a reader question about a specific litterbox problem–her cat is pooping outside the litterbox. I have a male cat who uses the litter box to urinate but then jumps out to defecate – or, visa versa. He defecates wherever he is – on the table, counter, any room in the house – …
Today we continue our series of reader questions answered by Dr. Tiffany Bierer, health and nutrition science manager for Mars Petcare US. The raw diet seems to be all the rage now. Is it OK to mix a freeze dried raw diet with kibble? I have a very finicky eater. I can get her to …
With Easter right around the corner and the 50th anniversary of Poison Prevention Week coming even sooner, it’s a good time to remember that many substances that aren’t necessarily toxic to us are toxic to our pets. Today we have some great tips from the American Veterinary Medical Association(AVMA) reminding pet owners that accidental poisonings …
Last week we asked you for your senior cat care questions for Dr. Ernie Ward (you might recognize him from the Rachael Ray Show and other programs). Now we have his answers! Dr. Ward was on a tight schedule so he didn’t have time to answer all the questions but, if your question was not …
We are so, so lucky when it comes to pet sitters; Paris’ father comes out to stay with our cats and dogs whenever we have to be gone from home. Having the cats stay in the comfort of their own home is a huge relief to us; it’s far less stressful for them (and for …
You’ll remember a while back we posted about SureFlap and even ran a giveaway of this product that uses your cat’s microchip to unlock the cat door for him. Well, we just heard about another use for the SureFlap that’s of special interest to multi-cat families: using the SureFlap Microchip Cat Door to segregate feeding …