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    Is It Alright That I Feed My Cat Baked Chicken?

    Are you speaking of fileted chicken or bone-intact chicken? Baking makes bones brittle, which makes them dangerous for your cat to eat. Having visited BalanceIt.com, a site posted by Davis Veterinary Medical Consultants (its owner is a VMD/MS, Diplomat, american college of veterinary...
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    You Can Not Train Kats! Kat's Always Do What They Want!

    The cat scene from 2:30 to 2:57 in this is very cool. There's an object lesson here in how to finesse steep odds. The cat runs the gauntlet like a boss. InstantKarma/Like a Boss June 2018
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    Can A Cat Become Bored Of Food?

    From being a cat daddy for about 60 years, yes, cats can become bored with their food. When a cat enters your family it's a good idea to get them accustomed to a variety of equally nutritious foods. Long-awaited Nutritional Requirements of Dogs and Cats, National Research Council of the...
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    What Meat Should I Feed My Cat?

    Cats are obligate carnivores with protein needs higher than dogs or humans. Cats need meat to be healthy. Their digestive systems aren't designed to thrive on carbohydrates, much less the vegetable, fruit, nut, seed regime much beloved by human vegetarians. In the TCS Forums here, Nutrition...
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    Dilated Cardiomyopathy In Cats

    Diseases & Conditions | CVCA Cardiac Care for Pets Chesapeake Veterinary Cardiology Associates in Virginia and Maryland say they are the most experienced board-certified veterinary cardiologists anywhere. Why not get answers from people with impeccable credentials? Check out their about page...
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    Feeding Tips

    Ideally, none. I recently finished Susan Thixton's Buyer Beware, the crimes, lies and truth about pet food, c2011. Unfortunately, it isn't indexed so this is from memory. Pet food is made from rendered stuff (the yucky organs, beaks, feet, feathers, dead or diseased livestock, roadkill, maybe...
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    Grade 1 Heart Murmur

    He was six when I adopted him. I often wondered what kind of humans he had originally, because they had had him declawed. Fairly early on after adopting him seven years ago his primary vet told me Francis the Second had a heart murmur. Not to worry about it. I am well blessed to be close...
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    Grade 1 Heart Murmur

    I am not a veterinarian nor other health professional. I am not saying, "do this." I am giving you information from which you can make up your own mind. "The carnivore connection to nutrition in cats," Debra L. Zoran, DVM, Phd, DACVIM JAVMA Vol. 221, No. 11, December 1, 2002 Vet Med Today...
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    Metronidazole - Side Effects?

    First, I am neither a veterinary nor a medical professional. Across 25 years of caring for my cats, several DVMs have told me many veterinary medications are re-purposed human pharmaceuticals. I doubt that’s news to any cat owner. With that as preamble: Merck is written by professionals for...
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    What Is The Next New Cat Food You Want To Try?

    I want to try making my cat's food at home. To have complete control over the ingredients, safety, freshness etc. I had to euthanize Francis the Second on 24 July. Advanced kidney disease. Fed him the best supermarket and super premium food I could find. Can't help thinking what I was...
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