Does Your Pet Have a Protein Intolerance?
When I first started feeding my cats a homemade raw diet, I used Dr. Lisa Pierson’s chicken recipe from catinfo.org. Once I had my grinder, the recipe was pretty easy, especially the more I made it. This website doesn’t talk about rotating proteins so my cats ate chicken for probably…
Are Pet Rats a Good Fit for Me?
Welcome to my new monthly series featuring pocket pets, birds and reptiles. Each month, an expert will give you the pros and cons to help you decide if a particular pet is a good fit for you. I’m excited to have Abby Chesnut as my first guest, telling you about…
Feline Chin Acne: Does Your Cat Have It?
As a foster for hundreds of cats and kittens over a period of more than five years, I learned a great deal about a lot of diseases and ailments. One I had not heard of prior to fostering was feline chin acne. I was fostering my now adopted cat, Ocean,…
If My Cats Had a Bucket List
I recently read a post on GoPetFriendly.com that really got me thinking. The author mentioned the stories you may have seen recently about people who took their dogs on great adventures after learning their dogs were terminally ill. The post was really about living life to the fullest every moment–starting right NOW. After dealing…
3 Reasons to Rotate Proteins in Your Pet’s Diet
How many of us have found a food our pets like and eat well so we stick with that? We feed them the same thing at every meal, day in and day out. How would that go over with you? How healthy do you think your diet would be if you…
Pine Pellet Litter and a DIY Litter Box
As a pet sitter, I see and experience lots of different pet products, from food and treats to toys and even litter. Yes, litter. I try to go green whenever possible so I prefer biodegradable litter which is available in pine pellets, recycled newspaper pellets, and litter based on corn, wheat, walnut…