Tweak, tweak, tweak!
One of the many advantages to feeding a home-prepared ground or frankenprey diet (see A Frankenprey / Whole Prey Feeding Guide) is the ability to customize the menu to suit your cat’s needs. Like so...
View ArticleQ&A: My cats keep running off with the food; help!
You’ve taken the first step, successfully switched your beloved felines to commercial raw and seen all the usual benefits – softer, shinier coats, less volume and odor in the litter box, and most...
View ArticleLots of new updates to CatCentric.org!
I’m very pleased to present several new updates to the site. First, after receiving several requests (see, I do listen to my fans!), I began pulling together a comparison of commercial raw products....
View ArticleA smorgasbord of getting-started tips for frankenprey feeding.
Since its arrival in the US in the 1930′s, the pet food industry has been extraordinarily successful in their marketing campaigns, managing to convince an entire generation that they are inherently...
View ArticleQ&A: Can I feed my cats raw meat snacks if I’m not ready to go 100% raw yet?
Absolutely! Adding a bite or two of fresh, raw meat to your canned-fed kitty’s menu (hopefully, you’ve completely stopped feeding any type of kibble by now!) is as healthy for your cat as adding a...
View ArticleFlexibility: The bane and the benefit of prey model raw feeding your cat.
It’s a given that in today’s society, most of us are crazy busy. We’ve got boyfriends or husbands, kids, friends, family, jobs and all the ups and downs of daily life. It’s no wonder the convenience of...
View ArticleA Raw Feeding Terminology Discussion
Like most fields, the raw feeding world has its own terminology. If you’re new to the practice, you’re likely to run into unfamiliar terms, or words that don’t mean quite what you think they do. Here’s...
View ArticleMy Journey to Raw: Heartbroken, and at my wits’ end.
This post is part of our “Journey to Raw” series, published every Wednesday, and comes to you from Marlene Konkoly, who lives in Michigan with her sweet kitties, Daphna and Elsie. She writes this story...
View ArticleMy cat is thriving on dry kibble biscuits!
This is a Sunday Sound-off post, in which I, or another CatCentric team member, gets personal with you and dishes out opinions, rants, book reviews, and so on, straight up and uncensored! This one’s...
View ArticleLitter Box 101: The Five Basic Rules
One of the most important aspects of a cat’s indoor life is the litter box. And, sadly, one of the most common reasons cats end up in shelters is litter box avoidance issues. Since we are responsible...
View ArticleNo “My Journey to Raw” Story Today
My apologies, all, I don’t have a “My Journey to Raw” story for you today. Please check back next week. If you feed fresh, wholesome raw foods to your kitties – commercial or homemade – and would like...
View ArticleMy Sailor Boy Comes Home: A story of hope and spirit.
This is not our typical Monday morning blog post, but Kim is part of CatCentric’s volunteer group, this story JUST climaxed a few days ago and it has such a heart-warming conclusion, I wanted to share...
View ArticleIt’s time to put boots on the ground, but I need your help!
Hey, all, check this out. My amazing friend, Laurie Goldstein, just launched a fundraiser to help get me into the 2016 New England Pet Expo! The Expo is expecting a whopping 15,000 people through their...
View ArticleBook Reviews: Two awesome books by two of my favorite cat authors!
Women Who Still Love Cats Too Much by Allia Zobel Nolan. Five stars! Allia is an award winning author and, I’m proud to say, a friend of mine. I have a fairly extensive library of cat-related books,...
View Article“Cat Facts” Book Review!
“CAT FACTS: The Pet Parents A-to-Z Home Care Encyclopedia” by Amy Shojai. A 546 page compendium of fascinating Cat Facts is exactly the kind of book I dig, and I sought out the author and requested...
View ArticleWater: The most critical and least discussed macro-nutrient.
A thought for all of you who might still be feeding processed dry products (kibble/biscuits) to their kitties. Second only to oxygen, water is the most important requirement for life. Cats are designed...
View ArticleA CatCentric “Ask the Expert” Session: “Rabbits and Cats: A dynamic duo or...
Join the CatCentric community for next week’s “Ask the Expert” feature discussing the fascinating aspects of cats and rabbits cohabiting, hosted by several extremely knowledgeable and generous Licensed...
View ArticleWhat’s up with multi-pet owners treating their dogs better than their cats?
One of my biggest pet peeves is people – smart, caring people – who feed their dogs a fresh, wholesome diet, but continue to throw down processed, nutritionally substandard products for their cats....
View ArticleA Prey Model Raw Diet Analysed: How does it stack up against AAFCO guidelines?
As long time readers know, I’m a huge proponent of prey model raw (PMR) feeding. No other raw diet beats it for cost and only whole prey beats it from a nutritional standpoint. But how do I know the...
View ArticleMy Journey to Raw: Mitzy’s Meltdown
This post is part of our “Journey to Raw” series, published on Wednesdays, and comes to you from Sandra Murphey, a semi-retired 73 yr. old entrepreneur, writer, researcher, portrait photographer for 30...
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