Just in Time: How Kosh Got His Appetite Back

Just in Time: How Kosh Got His Appetite Back

Kosh is a beautiful, sweet, two-year-old orange tabby. His mom brought him because he had stopped eating over the weekend. Nothing else seemed to be wrong except he wasn’t eating and maybe he wasn’t quite as active as normal. Because cats who don’t...
My veterinarian said home-cooked is OK, but cautioned that I need to make sure to add vitamins and taurine.  On a sample recipe on your site, I didn’t see any mention of supplements to be added, especially taurine.  Did I miss it, or do you not recommend it?

My veterinarian said home-cooked is OK, but cautioned that I need to make sure to add vitamins and taurine. On a sample recipe on your site, I didn’t see any mention of supplements to be added, especially taurine. Did I miss it, or do you not recommend it?

Thanks for your question. This is a common concern as we’ve all been trained since the 50s that taurine has to be added to cat food. Taurine comes from meat. In the 50s, cat food did not contain enough meat to provide cats with enough taurine for healthy hearts. Once...
My 17yr old Persian cat is having some difficulties as he is getting older and I am hoping you can recommend a diet to help him. I have attached his most recent lab results (4/17/2013).  He is currently on a prescription kidney diet, and am hoping to provide him food which will help his stay as healthy as possible.

My 17yr old Persian cat is having some difficulties as he is getting older and I am hoping you can recommend a diet to help him. I have attached his most recent lab results (4/17/2013). He is currently on a prescription kidney diet, and am hoping to provide him food which will help his stay as healthy as possible.

17 is a grand age!! Good for you for getting your baby to this great time in his life. Kidney disease is very common in older cats. If he will only eat dry food, then the prescription food maybe your best choice only because the last thing we want is for him to stop...

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