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Optimal Nutrition for Your Cat. 9th June 2012 By Jordan & Kyla Miller Contributing Writers for Wake Up World Have you ever noticed your cat binging on grass, only to soon after throw it up? To us, it can be a very disturbing scene. After all, we don’t like to see our pets suffer. I was inspired to write this article because I witnessed this very occurrence this morning by one of my neighbours’ cats. Domestic animals, like humans, are subject to the damaging effects of cooked and processed foods, food additives, environmental pollution, over-vaccination and the stress of modern day living. Advertising and claims of pet food manufacturers have contributed to the misinformation surrounding what is best for our pets. Just as with people, cats have a very intricate and complex network of body mechanics. What can be done?

In the wild, cats instinctively thrive on raw, whole pray and very little plant food. A Cats’ Instinct As we’ve learned, a cat is not designed to properly digest plants. Too Expensive? Article Sources: Healthy & Safe Cat Food. Watch the online movie and listen to the voice recording by Dr Jane Bicks, and you will know what items on the ingredient and nutrition labels of the cat food you buy are NOT good for your cat or kitten - such as corn, soy, wheat, gluten, animal byproducts, and unhealthy chemical preservatives.

Did you know that wheat and corn can cause skin problems and diarrhea and vomiting in cats and dogs? Cats should live for 30 years - unless you don't feed them healthy food! The longest reported cat life span was 37 years. It's so sad and shameful that our beloved pets are dying far too soon. A primary cause of poor pet health and the much shorter life span of North American cats is poor nutrition! The average cat or dog in North America rarely reaches even half of its potential life span. "Old age" is NOT a disease. But the dog and cat foods people are buying today are so often lacking in the nutrition a cat or dog really needs, and this robs the pet of those extra active years of its life.

Why? Cat Health Facts. There are such diseases as feline leukemia and feline AIDS. Cats are not immune to cancer. A cat's brain is actually more like a human brain rather than a dog's brain. Cat's sleep between 16 and 18 hours a day, but not soundly. They will react immediatly too any stimulation. Chocolate and Tylenol are both harmful to cats. Cats are sensitive to lactose so milk is not good for them. Don't miss these "Cat Facts"... Have your own cat fact? Do you have some fascinating tidbit about felines or some unusual fact that's not listed here on this site? Send us your cat facts!

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The 25 Most Awkward Cat Sleeping Positions. ISP Sends Customer a Spare Router for His Cat to Nap On. Now that's customer service! Chances are, if you've got a cat, you know how weird they can be. You also probably know that they have an obsession with electronics and will sit on keyboards, consoles, and anything else with a power button. There isn't really much you can do to stop them, as cats generally tend to do whatever they like, whenever they like; and sitting on warm, cozy electronics seems to be pretty high on their list of likes.

However, one ISP in the UK did manage to come up with a solution for a customer whose cat wouldn't stay off his router. Reddit user Pope_friction recently revealed that a tongue-in-cheek complaint posted to his ISP's community discussion boards yielded an unexpected response. "I'm having a problem with my router," the post began. "I'm sick of my internet going down all the time due to this - is there a fix? Pope_friction included the following image with his post: Not too long after, his ISP, Be Broadband, got in touch with him. The best part?