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How to Stop a Cat from Scratching Furniture, Walls, etc.

The Ottawa citizen recently ran a story (How to stop a cat scratching) written by Dr. Bernhard Pukay, an Ottawa veterinarian. I few quibbles with this article, based upon conversations I have had in the past with various veterinarians: I have heard that cats don’t like the smell of citrus, and you can wipe your [...]

Cat Food Ingredient Lists

For those of you who have stood in the cat food aisle, scratching your head wondering what “Tocopherols” are,  and if they are delicious:  Cat Food Labels: Interpreting the Information Meat: Meat is the clean flesh of slaughtered animals (chicken, cattle, lamb, turkey, etc.). The flesh can include striated skeletal muscle, tongue, diaphragm, heart, esophagus, [...]

This cat now only eats sandwichs... and birds

Iams Canned Cat Food Recall

Found via Consumerist, P&G Recalls Specific Canned Cat Foods Due to Low Levels of Thiamine (Vitamin B1).  The following Iams products are being recalled. Product Name Date on Bottom of Can Iams ProActive Health canned Cat and Kitten Food – all varieties of 3 oz & 5.5 oz cans 09/2011 to 06/2012 According to the [...]