There is a moment every cat breeder knows — the one where you are trying to remember which kitten got dewormed, whether the queen had her last vaccination, what weight the smallest kitten was at birth, and where on earth you wrote down the new owner’s details. Papers everywhere. Notes in three different places. Important…
By Jolandie Koen — Holistic Animal Practitioner & Pet Nutritionist | The Holistic Pet Namibia Raw feeding cats should not feel complicated, overwhelming or uncertain. But for many cat owners, especially those welcoming a new kitten into their home for the very first time, knowing exactly what to feed, in what amounts, and how to…
· Cat Nutrition | 5 min read “A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal.” — Proverbs 12:10 A cat’s nutritional needs do not stay the same throughout their life. The kitten growing rapidly in their first year, the adult cat in the peak of their health, and the senior cat managing the…
Cats are obligate carnivores. This is not a preference or a dietary style, it is a biological fact baked into every system in their body. Cats cannot synthesise certain essential nutrients from plant sources. They have no metabolic pathway to convert beta-carotene into vitamin A, and require pre-formed taurine in the diet or their hearts…
By Jolandie Koen — Certified Pet Nutritionist, Animal Naturopathy Practitioner & Animal Aromatherapy Specialist I want to tell you about a conversation I had recently that changed how I thought about raw feeding education. A client of mine breeds Maine Coons. She is meticulous — her kittens are raised from birth on a species-appropriate raw…
By The Holistic Pet Namibia | Feline Nutrition, Cat Health | ~8 min read They eat. They sleep. They groom themselves. They come to you occasionally for attention. By every visible measure, they seem fine. And so the years pass, the bowl gets filled, and the assumption of health continues — right up until the…
By The Holistic Pet Namibia | Feline Nutrition, Cat Health | ~8 min read You love your cat. You think carefully about what goes in their bowl. You’ve researched brands, switched foods, added variety — and you feel reasonably confident that you’re doing right by them. But here’s a question worth sitting with: do you…