Why we do what we do ... for Cats
Cats are there for us, silently watching over us or popping out in the hallway to happily swat at our bare toes. Cats make our lives better. If you love cats, you know what we mean. Their warm purring head rubbing against your leg when you arrive home is a welcome back like no other. Cats have complex personalities and often leave us guessing as to their ever-changing moods, but nutrition-wise cats are simple. Cats are obligate carnivores, meaning they require real meat to thrive. Cats are commonly fed the most highly processed contaminated foods available when their nutritional needs are quite the opposite. We will help you find the best, species appropriate diet for your cat.
Cats are an important part of our Dogology family. Cats need the best food, the cleanest and purest food, we can give them, Many of the contemporary diseases that plague cats can be avoided or, at the least, delayed by feeding the correct species appropriate diet. We can help your cats live their ultimate life too -- come in and talk to us today.
Cats are an important part of our Dogology family. Cats need the best food, the cleanest and purest food, we can give them, Many of the contemporary diseases that plague cats can be avoided or, at the least, delayed by feeding the correct species appropriate diet. We can help your cats live their ultimate life too -- come in and talk to us today.
CatInfo.org - Lisa A. Pierson, DVM
We share this amazing resource with all our cat customers. The clear and useful website, www.CatInfo.org is written by Lisa Pierson, DVM. This is our most recommended cat resource at Dogology because we believe in preventative nutrition and feeding cats the food they are designed to eat.
CatInfo contains everything you need to know to treat your feline friend to a healthy, long, fulfilled life. This excerpt from CatInfo sums up why feeding a species appropriate diet to cats is vitally important.
"My Cat is Doing Just "Fine" on Dry Food!" - is something Dr. Pierson hears everyday from cat owners, below is her response:
Every living creature is “fine” until outward signs of a disease process are exhibited. That may sound like a very obvious and basic statement but if you think about it……
Every cat on the Feline Diabetes Message Board was “fine” until their owners started to recognize the signs of diabetes.
Every cat with a blocked urinary tract was “fine” until they started to strain to urinate and either died from a ruptured bladder or had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency catheterization.
Every cat with an inflamed bladder (cystitis) was “fine” until they ended up in pain, passing blood in their urine, and missing their litter box.
Every cat was ‘fine’ until the feeding of species-inappropriate, hyperallergenic ingredients caught up with him and he started to show signs of food intolerance/IBD (inflammatory bowel disease).
Every cat was "fine" until that kidney or bladder stone got big enough to cause clinical signs.
Every cancer patient was “fine” until their tumor grew large enough or spread far enough so that clinical signs were observed by the patient.
The point is that diseases 'brew' long before being noticed by the living being.
This is why the statement “but my cat is healthy/fine on dry food” means very little to me because I believe in preventative nutrition - not locking the barn door after the horse is gone. I don’t want to end up saying “oops……I guess he is not so fine now!!" when a patient presents to me with a medical problem that could have been avoided if he would have been feed a species-appropriate diet to begin with.
Of course, in order to be on board with the 'preventative nutrition' argument, a person has to understand the following facts:
1) Carbohydrates wreak havoc on cats' blood sugar/insulin balance.
2) All urinary tract systems are much healthier with an appropriate amount of water flowing through them.
3) Cats inherently have a low thirst drive and need to consume water *with* their food. (A cat's normal prey is ~70 - 75% water.)
4) Cats are strict carnivores which means they are designed to get their protein from meat – not plants.
CatInfo contains everything you need to know to treat your feline friend to a healthy, long, fulfilled life. This excerpt from CatInfo sums up why feeding a species appropriate diet to cats is vitally important.
"My Cat is Doing Just "Fine" on Dry Food!" - is something Dr. Pierson hears everyday from cat owners, below is her response:
Every living creature is “fine” until outward signs of a disease process are exhibited. That may sound like a very obvious and basic statement but if you think about it……
Every cat on the Feline Diabetes Message Board was “fine” until their owners started to recognize the signs of diabetes.
Every cat with a blocked urinary tract was “fine” until they started to strain to urinate and either died from a ruptured bladder or had to be rushed to the hospital for emergency catheterization.
Every cat with an inflamed bladder (cystitis) was “fine” until they ended up in pain, passing blood in their urine, and missing their litter box.
Every cat was ‘fine’ until the feeding of species-inappropriate, hyperallergenic ingredients caught up with him and he started to show signs of food intolerance/IBD (inflammatory bowel disease).
Every cat was "fine" until that kidney or bladder stone got big enough to cause clinical signs.
Every cancer patient was “fine” until their tumor grew large enough or spread far enough so that clinical signs were observed by the patient.
The point is that diseases 'brew' long before being noticed by the living being.
This is why the statement “but my cat is healthy/fine on dry food” means very little to me because I believe in preventative nutrition - not locking the barn door after the horse is gone. I don’t want to end up saying “oops……I guess he is not so fine now!!" when a patient presents to me with a medical problem that could have been avoided if he would have been feed a species-appropriate diet to begin with.
Of course, in order to be on board with the 'preventative nutrition' argument, a person has to understand the following facts:
1) Carbohydrates wreak havoc on cats' blood sugar/insulin balance.
2) All urinary tract systems are much healthier with an appropriate amount of water flowing through them.
3) Cats inherently have a low thirst drive and need to consume water *with* their food. (A cat's normal prey is ~70 - 75% water.)
4) Cats are strict carnivores which means they are designed to get their protein from meat – not plants.
Choosing a Raw Diet for your Cat
Dogology Tip - Dogology knows that raw is the ideal diet for cats. Your cat is an obligate carnivore—an animal whose body relies on readily available nutrients found naturally in meat. Today’s domestic cat evolved from an ancestral wildcat and hasn't changed much through evolution. In the wild, cat's prey would be rodents, small birds, young rabbits and even a selection of bugs—a diet rich in meat, organs and fat, and very few if any carbohydrates.
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This is what raw-feeding pet owners see in
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Our Preferred Raw for Cats
Our Preferred Dehydrated and Freeze Dried Foods for Cats
Choosing Canned Foods
Dogology Tip - At Dogology we know that the moisture content in canned foods mimics the vital moisture in cat's true prey diet. Canned foods are a wonderful diet or addition to diets for animals needing more moisture, increased palatability and extra digestibility, this includes kittens, cats, finicky pets and geriatric pets. It is a myth that canned foods "rot teeth". Starches and sugars left on teeth after eating dry kibble are the greatest culprit in feline tooth decay. Provide fresh raw meaty bones or other natural chews after a meal to help scrape teeth clean, or brush your pet's teeth regularly.
Our Preferred Canned Food for Cats
Choosing Dry Food for Cats
Dogology Tip - There is only one reason for kibble for cats: our convenience. Cats are often left unattended for very long hours and kibble is highly preserved to be safely left out for hours on end. Highly processed and preserved foods are extremely hard for cats to digest, but can be made available for a hungry cat to nibble on when nothing else is available. Cats should never eat a diet of only dry food. This kibble-only diet, devoid of water, is unhealthy because cats aren't natural water drinkers. Cats get the moisture they need from their correct diet of raw or canned food which mimics the 75% moisture content of their natural prey, the mouse.
Our Preferred Dry Food for Cats
Our Preferred Dry Food for Cats