· 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 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…