· 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 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…