This book, The New Natural Cat by Anitra Frazier, has been an important resource guide for many cat parents, especially those who are open to an alternative approach to caring for their companion. The updated version discusses all aspects of caring for a cat including feeding a natural or holistic cat food.
Anitra Frazier has drawn from her experience as a nutritionist and a pet groomer in developing her holistic approach to caring for cats and cat health care.
Years ago Frazier worked for a vet who sent her to homes to groom cats. While she was grooming she noticed
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If you’re looking into natural health care for your pets you’ll definitely want to take a look at Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats. The latest version of this book is considered by many to be the definitive guide on a natural lifestyle for pets. It’s a must have for anyone interested in feeding their cats natural or organic cat food.
The book is written by Dr. Richard Pitcairn D.V.M and his wife Dr. Susan Hubble Pitcairn M.S. who both specialize in natural healing for pets and feeding pets a natural diet.
Dr. Richard Pitcairn started
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There are multiple isles with multiple shelves containing multiple varieties and brands of cat food. How do you know which one is truly a health cat food? Is natural cat food best, or is organic cat food best? You might try to read the labels and the packaging, but if you don’t know what you’re looking for you may still feel pretty confused about what’s truly the best for your cat’s health. That’s the way I felt anyway, so I started doing more intensive research on natural cat food.
Here are some ingredients to look for and to avoid when you are shopping for a healthy or natural cat food:
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A wellness cat food diet consists of a foods that are natural to your cat’s biology, meaning high protein with low but quality carbohydrates. It also means feeding your cat moist food, not all dry kibble. For many people this means a raw food diet for cats. But if you’re not quite ready for that you can easily find
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Have you considered a raw food diet for cats? It’s definitely becoming more common. You can even make it an organic cat food since you can choose the quality of ingredients that will be used. Luckily there is a lot of good information about a raw food diet for cats and people are even learning more from the experiences of friends and family members. Cats by nature were designed to
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Because nutrition is the foundation for a healthy pet, holistic pet food companies develop foods that balance proteins fats, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates into a food that is greater than the sum of it’s parts. Holistic pet food companies take a step above organic cat food because believe in healthy pet food that is nutritionally balanced while also promoting a whole-life approach to caring for pets. The belief is that by
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Many people are making the switch to natural or organic cat food or even homemade cat food. There a few different reasons why people are making the change including uncertainty about what is in conventional foods, wanting to find the healthiest food possible and to leave a smaller footprint on the environment.
Organic cat food is made from whole ingredients, but this type of pet food also adheres to strict requirements concerning how the ingredients are grown or raised.
Organic cat foods don’t contain antibiotics, synthetic hormones, fertilizers or toxic pesticides. They typically use more whole food ingredients and they aren’t as heavily processed or irradiated. They also don’t contain chemical additives or preservatives. Organic pet food companies use more natural and biological farming methods including the use of mulch and compost instead of chemical fertilizers. They also tend to add things like probiotics and enzymes to enhance the nutritional value and assimilation of the food.
If you want to make sure the cat food you are buying is organic there is an easy way to tell. This industry is pretty heavily regulated and certain standards have to be met to qualify it as organic.
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