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Make Your Own Cat Food

When you learn to make your own cat food, which can be quite easy when you follow a critical guideline, not only does your cat benefit, so does your wallet.

Cystitis in cats has become common. And it can be serious.Cystitis is the inflammation of the bladder and can cause pain on urination. A pretty unpleasant situation for anyone to be in, especially as urine needs to be expelled frequently.

Safe Ways To Rid Your Cat of Fleas

There are safe ways to rid your cat of fleas, but it does involve a change of strategy. Simply doing what you have always done and hoping a pill will sort it is not going to work.

High Blood Pressure in Cats

High blood pressure in cats, or hypertension, is becoming a worrying problem. This is not a condition in or of itself. As a British cardiologist so beautifully said about hypertension, it is the 'body's scream for help'.

Alternatives to Vaccinating Your Cat

Vaccinating your cat is almost universally supported by mainstream veterinarians, shelters, breeders, catteries and governments.

Vomiting in Cats

Vomiting in cats is common. There are various reasons for this, which are explored here. However, one thing that is important to understand is that this is a perfectly natural process cats have to rid themselves of the problem.

Holistic Cat Health Care

Holistic cat health care involves copying Nature as much as we are able to, and giving her a helping hand, if needed.

Diabetic Cat Food

Learning to feed your cat the appropriate diabetic cat food can turn this condition around, reducing the need for insulin over quite a short time.

Preservatives in Cat Food

Preservatives in cat food abound, despite any claim to the contrary. In this day and age of the mighty dollar masquerading as king, it becomes more and more difficult to trust businesses that have a vested interest in gaining your sale.

Health Supplements For Cats

Health supplements for cats, as with everyone, is big business. Yet most people don't really understand much about them. They are just following what is currently fashionable or what is advised by their vets.

Health Problems In Cats

Health problems in cats are often considered to just be bad luck or genetic issues. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Food Intolerances in Cats

Are food intolerances in cats real? I don't mean they may not exist, more that are they natural? Do wild cats have food intolerances?

Best Nutrition For Cats

Searching for the best nutrition for cats can be confusing. Commercial cat food manufacturers spend millions trying to convince you their food is the best. This is supported by mainstream veterinary clinics.

Hepatic Lipidosis in Cats

Hepatic lipidosis in cats simply means an inflamed and fatty liver. Hepatic translates as liver, lipid as fat and -isis as inflammation. This is NOT a sign of a faulty system. It's a sign of a STRUGGLING system. You could call it an SOS message from the body.

Kidney Failure With Low Protein Cat Food

Kidney failure with low protein cat food. Which comes first? Vets will tell you that cat kidney failure is a result of a high protein diet. And that when you lower the protein, you are helping them. But is this true?

Treating An Injured Cat Homeopathically

Treating an injured cat homeopathically can be very rewarding. It's also a lot less traumatic for the cat. And a lot less pressure on your purse strings for you.

Low Protein Diets For Cats

Low protein diets for cats is the veterinary diet of choice for cats with kidney issues. They may also suggest a low phosphorous diet. Both can be disastrous.

Treating an Injured Cat Holistically

Treating an injured cat holistically is well within the scope of anyone. Obviously that does depend on the severity of the injury. However, even in really severe cases, you can still get the healing off to a good start.

Finding Holistic Veterinarians

More and more people are turning to holistic health care for themselves, so it makes good sense for their animals as well. However, finding holistic veterinarians is not always straightforward.

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Cats

Upper respiratory tract infections in cats is common. Symptoms are limited to those in the head and throat - nose, throat and sinus. The lungs are not involved, so you won't see heavy or laboured breathing.

Lymphoma in Cats

Lymphoma in cats is a cancer of the lymphatic system. It may also be called lymphosarcoma. This is a common cancer in cats, making up nearly one third of all feline cancers.

Liver Disease in Cats

Liver disease in cats has become very common in recent decades. Why wasn't it common before that?Lifestyle and diets have radically changed in the last 80 odd years, perhaps starting in the 1950s, after most of Europe had recovered from the ravages of WW11.

Allergies in Cats

Allergies in cats are on the increase. Cats in the wild don’t suffer with allergies. But our poorly cared for domestic cats do and the problem is escalating.

Auto Immune Diseases in Cats

What are auto immune diseases in cats? Why are they so prevalent today? What can you do to prevent them? Are there other options than veterinary treatment?

Do Veterinarians Support a Naturally Healthy Cat?

It’s a mantra. When your cat becomes unwell, you take them to the vet. But do veterinarians support a naturally healthy cat, or do they, in fact, start them on the slippery slope of deteriorating health? Should you put all your faith in the advice you get from a veterinarian?

Worm Treatment For Cats Naturally

The veterinary worm treatment for cats can be more hazardous to the health of cats, than the proliferation of the worms themselves. All veterinary medications, including the worm treatments, are chemicals. ALL chemicals are toxic to life forms and lower the immune system, setting up the potential for more health problems sooner or later.