Natural Nutrition for Cats: The Path to Purr-fect Health [Paperback]

Kymythy Schultze (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2008

Cats rule and dogs drool! That’s right . . . cats have surpassed dogs as America’s favorite pets. If you share your heart and home with a cat, then you’ve been drawn to this book because you’re ready for the revolutionary information contained inside.

Kymythy R. Schultze’s wildly popular species-appropriate diet for cats has already improved the lives of literally thousands of feline friends and is endorsed by veterinarians worldwide. In this newly updated easy-to-understand work, Kymythy exposes the pitfalls of the pet-food industry and shares her extensive knowledge of proper nutrition so your cat can live a long, healthy, and happy life.

This book is a must-read for all cat-lovers!

 

*Also includes important resources for Alternative and Holistic Veterinary Associations!

 

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About the Author

Kymythy R. Schultze has been a trailblazer in the field of animal nutrition for nearly two decades. She’s a Clinical Nutritionist , a Certified Nutritional Consultant, and one of the world’s leading experts on nutrition and holistic care for cats.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Hay House (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401910726
• ISBN-13: 978-1401910723
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great info on pet food industry and how-to for raw diet, April 28, 2008

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Jean "Jean1956" (Alpharetta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Nutrition for Cats: The Path to Purr-fect Health (Paperback)

Lots of great (scary!) info on the unregulated pet food industry in this country. If you are on the border about switching your cat to a raw food diet, this book will give you the motivation to never feed with commercial pet food again! Lots of detail on how to make your own food and what supplements to add (and why). After conventional vets could do no more for my kitty (and I think were making him worse!) I started taking him to a small-animal osteopath/homeopath. She has been using raw diets on her animals for 12 years and said she found that the animals actually do better on just whole ground up animals (including some liver, heart, gizzard and the ground bones). She did not recommend feeding extra supplements.. If all the supplement preparation in the book looks too overwhelming for you, just try the ground up animal since it is still WAY better than the commercial poisons. Just remember that you must include some taurine (heart and gizzards) and a small amount of liver and some bone for them to get a balanced diet. I think the supplement controversy comes in because cats eating whole animals would eat the stomach and everything and most likely get some vegetable matter from what their prey (mostly mice) would eat. Find a good butcher who will grind whole chickens, cornish hens or quail, rabbits, and turkey meat with added organ meats. They will most likely want to do it at the close of business just before they clean their machines since they would contaminate other meats ground afterwards.. Get the meat coarse-ground and add some small cut-up pieces if you have the time so your kitty has something to chew on.. Also,try to get meats without hormones or antibiotics since cats little bodies really aren't equipped to handle all that either.. although, raw with hormones and antibiotics is still better than commercial as well.. Have patience, if your kitty is addicted to his crunchies, you may have to put a few in the raw food to get him to start eating.. My sister and I both did the "sink or swim" philosophy with our cats (here's the food, eat it) and they both took to it pretty quickly.. and are eating with gusto now! One great benefit is that their poo gets tiny and all dried up with no smell! My kitty had HUGE stinky poo before the raw diet: guess the commercial food had so little nutrient value that it all came out in the litter box! ..Oh, and my kitty is now putting weight back on and his fur is getting thicker every day!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Meow." Translation: Thanks, Kymythy!, March 3, 2008

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David (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Nutrition for Cats: The Path to Purr-fect Health (Paperback)

This book contains information that every pet owner should know about! I have a good friend whos cat was killed by eating a well known brand of cat food that was included in the pet food recall last year. This book gives you all the information you need to protect yourself and your cat from such a tragic fate. The book is a worthy follow up to Kymythy Schultze's other two books that I recommend to everyone. The No-Cook book for People and Pets is my favorite receipe book of all time, and the Natural Nutrion for Dogs and Cats book was what started me feeding a homemade diet years ago. She has done a brilliant job of updating the information in the first book and adding new and very timely information for cats and their people. As usual Ms. Schultze adds her brand of humor and charm to the subject, making it a very enjoyable read. I really enjoyed the cat pictures too. Great book!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for true cat lovers, September 12, 2008

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Mekabra "Jeweler" (Wauconda, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Natural Nutrition for Cats: The Path to Purr-fect Health (Paperback)

This little gem really spells out how to feed your cat. I have known for years that a raw diet is the best way to feed them, but I could never get my two boys to eat anything raw. This book has helped me feed them right. I am almost there. In another few days they will be eating a completely raw diet. I no longer give them dried food. I know they like it but it is so bad for them, even the high quality, low carb variety that I have because it has been cooked. My cats have already lost weight and their coats are shinier and healthier. Knowing what I know about the human diet (that we eat too many carbs and not enough fat) I am certain that having my cats eat an ancestral diet is the way to keep them healthy and disease free. I highly recommend this book if you want your cats to live a long and healthy life.