Recent Content by Petey's Dad

You haven't linked to any websites with experts saying vegetables are essentially worthless to a cat. I've linked to 2 and can link to others. All one has to do is google "cats vegetables". That's another gross misrepresentation of what I've said. I never said to substitute vegetables for the...

Let me simplify it then if you're confused. If the concern is fiber/nutrients then finely chopped is best. If the concern is just nutrients then juicing yields more nutrients for the cat. What I'm advocating with fresh vegetables probably has less than 1% caloric content in a cat's food so I...

Pet Recipes I use the Poultry Delight For Cats and Fatty Feline Fare recipes at the link above as the basis for the food I make. I've used it for years with some of my cats, but stopped 2 years ago. Just started back and will use from now on for all of my cats. Just need to get 2 of my cats on...

Kale yes, spinach no. Calcium oxalate in spinach can be harmful for certain cats although usually it's okay. Finely chop the kale with a knife or food processor. This will break down the tough cellular walls to make the nutrients more accessible to cats. 1 cup of kale provides for humans 135% of...

Richard Pitcairn wrote the bible on holistic cat and dog care and has been treating animals this way since the 70s. He has decades of experience dealing with cat diet issues. Karen Becker, another leading holistic vet, advises adding leafy finely chopped vegetables for fiber if the cat isn't...

Cats that have to hunt to survive consume plant matter from the stomachs of their prey. It’s pre-digested for them and they are able to reap the benefits of the nutrients. Being an obligate carnivore means that cats need a lot of animal meat to survive, but that doesn’t mean that nearly 100% of...

Cat's break down and use protein much more efficiently than they do carbohydrates, but they do get some benefit from vegetables. It's best to steam or chop very fine in a food processor. Even better is mix a small amount of fresh vegetable juice in with a few meals a week. That way nothing needs...

I appreciate you saying that about Petey, Mamanyt1953. Also, that's one of my favorite songs. Sadly John Hartford and Glen Campbell are no longer with us.

A friend of mine took 3 kittens from their mother when she noticed the mother rejecting them. She bottle fed them until they were ready to eat on their own and turned them over to me to find homes for them. The 2 females were significantly larger than the male. I can't remember the weight...

Thank you, Loving Mickey. Your condolences and kind words mean a lot to me. I'm sorry to hear you lost your sweet Mickey recently. I know you loved him as much as I loved Petey so I understand the pain. Rationally we know they will leave us one day, but it seems so unbelievable when that day...

edie56, thank you for the kind words. I am grateful for you and others taking the time to offer condolences, advice, encouragement, praise, etc. through this very hard time for me. I'll always remember the compassion shown here.

Thank you for saying that. I'm sorry to hear you've recently had to experience the loss of a beloved cat and I know you miss Jeff just as much as I miss Petey.

Thank you. Petey, Scottie, and Buddy.

di and bob & jefferd18, thank you for the kind words. He was so very loved.