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Disclaimer pertaining to all whose work is presented in this website:

•  The individual author contributors, the organizations, their authors and their websites included on this page are not associated with CatNewsHeadlines.com or CafFoodIngredients.com in any way. Inclusion of their information in CAT NEWS HEADLINES® does not imply a recommendation or endorsement of either CatNewsHeadlines.com nor CatFoodIngredients.com or any content contained within those websites.

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•  Information is presented here purely as a service to cat caregivers to enable people to find reliable information in addition to current news articles.


To see the complete list of contributing sources go here.


Individual sources include:

  • Mary Marseglia - (mary marseglia)
  • Madeleine Innocent Dip Hom, AHA, AROH - (madeleine innocent)


Organizational sources include:

  • VeterinaryPartner™ - (veterinarypartner.vin.com), powered by VIN
  • VCA Hospitals - (vcahospitals.com)
  • College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University (CVM) - Pet Talk  (vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/)

Cats: Diet / Nutrition

  • Dogs & Cats are CARNIVORES, they are NOT omnivores like human beings -- mary marseglia
  • The Boil, Steam, Blend Mix "MYTH" of Feeding Vegetables/Plant Matter to Your Domestic Carnivores -- mary marseglia
  • Dogs & Cats (yes- even Ferrets) are "Carnivores" Through and Through! -- mary marseglia
  • Dry Kibble - Short version of how most of them are made! -- mary marseglia
  • Feeding Dogs & Cats Vegetables -- The Carnivores Digestive Limitations! -- mary marseglia
  • How Much to Feed Our Dogs & Cats -- mary marseglia
  • Raw Diets for Dogs & Cats: Getting Enough Vitamins and Minerals -- mary marseglia
  • How to Make Your Own Ground Egg Shell Supplement and How Much to Give -- mary marseglia
  • Making Your Own Complete Raw Food Diet -- mary marseglia
  • The Importance of Calcium in Natural Homemade Raw Pet Food -- mary marseglia
  • Bones Are Not The Best Source of Calcium for Dogs and Cats -- mary marseglia
  • Recommended Canned Cat foods for transitioning to raw food -- mary marseglia
  • Three Reasons Why Cats Are Fussy Eaters -- madeleine innocent
  • The Myth of Special Cat Diets -- madeleine innocent


  • Canned Food Transition for Cats Addicted to Dry Food  -- veterinarypartner.vin.com
  • CBD Use in Pets  -- veterinarypartner.vin.com
  • Feeding Cats  -- veterinarypartner.vin.com
  • Home Cooked or Raw Diets for Dogs and Cats Are Not Necessarily Balanced  -- veterinarypartner.vin.com
  • Pet Treats...What to Look out for  -- veterinarypartner.vin.com
  • Thyroid Dietary Therapy for Cats  -- veterinarypartner.vin.com


  • Arthritis and Nutrition for Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Azodyl -- vcahospitals.com
  • Taurine -- vcahospitals.com
  • Taurine in Cats -- vcahospitals.com
  • Nutrition - General Feeding Guidelines for Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Deciphering Cat Food Labels  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding Your Young Adult Cat  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding Growing Kittens  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding Orphaned Kittens  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding Mature, Senior, and Geriatric Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding the Pregnant Cat  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding the Nursing Cat  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Cat Treats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding Times and Frequency for Your Cat  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Nutrition - General Feeding Guidelines for Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Cats, Nutrition, and Periodontal Disease  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding Inactive Adult Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Food Intolerance in Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Food Allergies in Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Feeding the Mind and Body: Interactive Feeders for Dogs and Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Blah, Blah, and More Blah! Bland Diet Instructions for Dogs and Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Where the Green Grass Grows: Grass Treats for Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Nutrition, Skin, and Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Critical Care Nutrition for Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • Dry, Canned, or Semi-Moist: Food Choices for Cats  -- vcahospitals.com
  • What's in my Cat's Food?: Designer Diets, Grain Free Diets  -- vcahospitals.com
  • My Cat Won't Eat: Feeding Picky Eaters  -- vcahospitals.com


  • Choosing the Best Diet for Your Kitten — vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Cats are Carnivores, so They Should Eat Like One —vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Choosing the Right Food for Your Furry Friend —vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Diets for Pets With Liver Disease — vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Probiotics for Your Pets — vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Should You Scrap the Table Scraps? — vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Low Carb for Cats — vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Feline Nutrition — vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Should Your Pet be a Vegetarian? — vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Cat Food for Thought — vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • The Importance of Supplements For Your Pets —vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/
  • Eating Your Greens: The Basics of Cat Grass —vetmed.tamu.edu/news/pet-talk/

Articles from Significant, Trusted Authors

The Diet of Carnivores

• Dogs & Cats are CARNIVORES they are NOT omnivores like human beings...

Cat News Headlines® publisher Doug Hines' note:  In all of my studies I have never read a more clear and concise, nor a more important article about the carnivore digestive process than this one.


8/20/2019  "This whole vegetable feeding thing is nothing but humans wanting to treat their pets like they are furry human beings (and they are not as that is an insult to them) and then the Holistic vets that seemingly forget about the anatomy & physiology of dogs & cats as well." - Mary Marseglia   Read more here   [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• The Boil, Steam, Blend Mix "MYTH" of Feeding Vegetables/Plant Matter to Your Domestic Carnivores..

11/6/2018 - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• Dogs & Cats (yes- even Ferrets) are "Carnivores" Through and Through!

10/23/2018 - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• Dry Kibble - Short version of how most of them are made!

11/15/2016 - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• Feeding Dogs & Cats Vegetables -- The Carnivores Digestive Limitations!

9/27/2016 - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• How Much To Feed Our Dogs & Cats

7/30/2016 - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• Ask the Vet: Cat's tuna-only diet is incomplete

6/29/20 - Democrat Gazette

The RAW Diet

IMPORTANT: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE EXPLAINS HOW A CAT'S GASTRIC ACIDITY CHANGES IN RELATION TO DIET

• Digesting Bones, Gastric Acidity, Salmonella in Dogs and Cats

CatNewsHeadlines.com's Publisher's Note:

This is one of the most important articles in CatNewsHeadlines.com that I have ever read regarding cat (and dog) nutrition.


The article addresses the significance of a carnivore’s gastric acid (pH) levels and short gastrointestinal tract with associated brief transit time. It also addresses the key health issues that arise out of these facts.


It explains Why it is so important for a cat to eat a raw meat diet. “The natural “wild” diet of dogs an cats has evolved a gastric environment that favors the breakdown of raw meats, raw bones, and a PH that kills potentially harmful bacteria – consistent with the requirements of carnivores…” In other words, “Feeding a raw food diet will actually protect your dog or cat from bacterial contamination and food poisoning…”


It explains How a cat’s gastric acidity (pH) changes in relation to diet. Over time, feeding a cat kibble causes a rise in ph level and inhibits digestion. This fact sheds tremendous light on why there may not be a smooth transition from a dry, kibble or wet, canned diet to an obligate carnivore, species-appropriate, raw meat diet. It also discusses the importance of a gradual raw food transitioning period.


The article also addresses how cat food manufacturers save [themselves] money by (1) “significantly increasing the carbohydrate component of dog and cat foods…” and (2) “substituting meat (animal) proteins with plant based proteins that are much cheaper.”


Gastric Acidity, Digesting Bones, Gut Transit Time and Salmonella


"There has been much debate about the “potential” dangers of feeding bones to dogs, and also of the potential risks of food poisoning and salmonella infection that the feeding of raw meat to dogs and cats may carry. So it may be of interest to note that much of this information, or mis-information, relates back to the very nature of the gastric environment of the dog and cat, which in turn, is directly related to diet." - vet's all natural

   

• Raw Diets For Dogs & Cats: Getting Enough Vitamins And Minerals

9/27/2016  "One of the main reasons pet owners are reluctant to switch their dog & cat to a raw diet is the fear their dog & cat wouldn’t get enough vitamins and minerals. Many others feed plant and vegetable matter for an added vitamin and mineral punch but this over works the pancreas to produce more enzymes which really should NOT be done if you would understand the anatomy & physiology of not only dogs & cats but of all true carnivores." - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• How To Make Your Own Ground Egg Shell Supplement and How Much To Give

7/21/2016  "Please note, all of this information is for pets eating a wholesome complete raw meat diet only. Since the raw meat diet stimulates the highly acidic stomach of a carnivore — and since calcium requires acid to be extracted from the food so the body can absorb it, only those pets eating a complete raw meat diet should have a calcium supplement added to their diet. Pets eating cooked meat and/or commercial pet food of dry kibble &/or canned foods or both, will not make enough acid thus causing the calcium to be stored, often in the joints leading to arthritis, etc." - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• Making your own Complete Raw Food Diet - 80%/5/5-7/5-10/7-10% - I will break this down...

7/2/2016  NOTE: ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE IS COPYRIGHTED.  "The most important thing that many people don’t like to hear is that your raw diet should be made “primarily” from herbivore/ungulate animals not from poultry or pork or even fish This means beef, sheep/lamb, goat, rabbit, venison, elk, bison, caribou,  llama, alpaca, moose, even beaver--although I do not feed beaver myself, etc. You can also feed to “healthy” dogs & cats, even “some” water fowl such as duck & goose." - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• The Importance of Calcium In Natural Homemade RAW Pet Food

7/9/2016  "The single most important supplement, when feeding a wholesome raw meat diet, is calcium. You must add calcium to the diet, but using human calcium supplements is not suggested since they do not provide enough calcium nor any of the necessary supportive nutrients. So please keep reading to learn more about calcium and the importance of calcium in homemade pet food." - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• Bones Are Not The Best Source of Calcium For Dogs and Cats

6/24/2016  "What I really want is for people to stop and think for a moment — to realize that in nature, carnivores don't obtain calcium from a singular source such as bones. Instead, carnivores obtain calcium from multiple sources — bones just being one part of the solution." - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

• Recommended Canned Cat foods for transitioning to raw food

4/5/2016  "My recommendations for higher quality “grain-free” “as low in starches & veggies as possible” canned cat foods:  (many of these come in dog foods as well which I also recommend to dogs that are not on raw diets or you are trying to transition slowly)" - Mary Marseglia   Read more here  [you will be asked to log into Facebook to read this article]

Articles from Current News Publications - Diet/Nutrition

• Practical implications for the cat being a strict carnivore

PoC

• How Long Can a Cat Go Without Eating?

Southern Living

• Sorry, mouse—raw feeding is gold standard for cats

 Lifestyle.Inquirer

• Frozen cat food is a widely unknown alternative and healthy option

 Click On Detroit

• The Very Best Diet for Cats, According to Vets

Reader's Digest

• It's Not a Choice - Cats Need Meat

labroots

• Cat food made from bacteria

PoC

• Cat Food Made From Insects

PoC

• Can I Feed My Dog Cat Food in a Pinch?

How Stuff Works

• There's a fly in my kibble! Insect-based pet food takes off

VIN NEWS SERVICE

• Can cats and dogs eat Nutella? (NO)

METRO

• Can Cats Eat Cheese?

PetGuide.com

• Poor nutrition: All pet foods are not created equal

TheDailyJournal

• There Might be Shark in Your Pet's Food

Hakai Magazine

• Diet essentials for your kitten

germistoncitynews.com

• Pet Doc: What your cat needs in its diet - Taurine

NTVabc

• Finding consensus on the best way to feed your cats

Moscow-Pullman Daily News

• Can Cats Eat Dog Food?

Reader's Digest

• Pet Talk - Eating Your Greens: The Basics of Cat Grass

Courier Journal

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