Feline Nutrition: Nutrition for the Optimum Health and Longevity of your Cat

Excellent information and easy to understand

Good Reference book. Always nice to see an orange cat face on the cover; looks like my boy. ♥

Fantastic read!! So much information on why the best diet for your cat is a wet or raw diet!! A must read for those wanting to give their cat the very best!

This book is easy to follow. It presents lots of good to know information in a way that a non-vet-trained person is able to understand. She provides two recipes that have apparently stood the test of time, as well as guiding the reader about nutritional values to look for in commercial cat food. She doesn’t recommend brands, as the quality of commercial pet food is so changeable. It’s a great tool for figuring it out yourself, and could be very helpful no matter which country you live in. She also recommends that you work with your vet, for your cat’s optimum health, but also to take kibble out of your cat’s diet. Highly recommended.

Well I already knew all the information in this book because of the holistic veterinarian Lisa's blog at catinfo.org, most people don't know how much harm they are causing their cats by feeding them dry kibble. This book tells you everything you need to know. I was really hoping it would have more recipes but that's okay. As a vegan it would be too hard for me to grind up an animal with their bones and and all that stuff so after reading the book and the cost comparison I decided to check online to see if there was an already made raw food company that I could afford. Because I have 13 cats at the moment I cannot afford to feed them raw at every meal. They get raw once a day though and wet pate the rest of the day. I may have to suck it up For the Love of my cats and learn to make my own to make my own because with this many cats I'm losing everything in my savings so. I've read other reviews saying that the book tries to guilt them it does not. If you feel angry after reading the book there's a reason for it. You should feel guilty. I understand people that have their cats love their cats very much and want the best for them and not everybody can afford raw I get that. But the book informs you what the dry kibble does to cats and if you can't afford raw then the cheapest canned food is better than the most expensive dry kibble. There's no such thing as a high quality dry kibble. Yes there are some that are far better than others. But regardless and they still cooked at such high temperatures that all the nutrients have been cooked out which is why they have to add man-made nutrients to it. They have to add carbohydrates and starches to get the dry food to hold together. Then they have to spray it with an animal fat to get it palatable for cats to even eat it. How a veterinarian can say a cat is a obligate carnivore and recommend a dry food is beyond me it makes no sense it's a contradiction. You don't see wildcats are feral cats sitting around a campfire with their mice and birds on a stick roasting them. If you can't even afford Friskies wet Pate at 80 cents a can then you shouldn't have a cat.

Got this book for my grandpa and he wasn’t really able to read it because the print wasn’t dark enough. He said from what he COULD read, it had great info, but it looked too light. Needs to be darker.

BASIC INFO: After graduating from Cornell, this vet worked for 10 years in the pet food industry before leaving for private practice. Then her cat developed diabetes. The standard kibble prescribed didn't work well. After modifying his diet (to a non-kibble diet) she was able to stop using insulin to control his diabetes. She subsequently found that this will only work for about 90% of cats in her practice who had developed diabetes. OVERALL: The book is a comprehensive reference work for anyone who wants to examine the common feeding recommendations for companion animals. I highly recommend it, and have given several copies to friends and family members.

Being a passionate advocate for cats...and what makes them CATS, I found this book to be very informative and gives great insight into why cats are so unique physiologically. It will clearly define for you that cats are *obligate* or true carnivores. They are not small dogs, in fact dogs are facultative carnivores, not obligate carnivores like cats. There is a huge difference in the two--dogs can process plant-based nutrients, cats have very, very limited (if any) ability to do this. There are also two great recipes for a raw diet in this book to get you started if you're interested in feeding a raw diet to your little carnivore. :) MY CRITERIA: When it comes to choosing a raw diet, choose one with NO grains and minimal veggies (stay below 5% of the diet w/veggies, if adding any at all). Also make sure it is balanced with meat AND bones or other calcium source. Feeding raw is more than just giving your cat a piece of meat--doing so will create serious deficiencies (and can lead to death) because kitties need calcium in their diet in the correct proportion to the meat. These recipes are totally a species-appropriate diet, and fit my criteria. I've been feeding my kitties a BALANCED raw diet for over a decade. My oldest boy is 19 (2015) and still going strong. :) Although I was already well-versed in what the book contains (and there is more info than what I shared here), most people are not. For that reason, I highly recommend this book!

This book is a little gem! I highly recommend it. I’ve read veterinary manuals and animal physiology textbooks, and it’s so nice to have the information on cat digestion and nutritional needs gathered in one place. Pros. - consice and to the point. - covers all the basics on feline nutritional and metabolic needs. - very easy to read and understand. - includes a cost analysis comparing various types of cat food. - includes raw food recipes and list of equipment needed. - author is educated, and has work experience, in chemistry and veterinary medicine. Cons. - a few structure mistakes that makes the sentence hard to understand or incomprehensible. - difficult to know if she means meat or beef when she writes “meat”. Will have to check other sources to be sure.

Eye opener on dry food and on what a cat actually requires for diet. Also, the book is a quick read.

This is great book for anyone who wants to provide better care and nutrition for their cats. It is easy to understand and straight to the point.

Happy that I purchased this one. Well written and I like that it’s concise. Lots of good information.

A must read for all kitten and cat owners. Lots of information - some of it a little over my head on the biological front - but nonetheless advises clearly the need for a high protein diet(not cereals or carbs)which many cheaper cat foods do not provide. Ensures you read the ingredient list before purchase - you will find the higher meat or fish content fills your cat and the cost balances out as you can feed smaller portions whilst they are getting the best nutrition for their needs. This book is free for Kindle so do not miss it! It could prevent illness and shortened lifespan for your beloved pet - you know they are worth it!