Category: Nutrition for Pets

  • The fourth review of PledgeCare products (Meat Toppers & Fresh Chicken)

    This is my fourth review. I ordered Fresh Chicken from PledgeCare and it came within 15 minutes, packaged in an insulated bag, which I appreciate very much. I’ve had frozen foods delivered to me without any insulation before and some packs had already defrosted, which was terrible. Fully frozen, no signs of defrosting at all.…

  • The third review of PledgeCare products (freeze-dried duck cubes and anchovies)

    My third review of PledgeCare products! I ordered from their website and delivery was on the very next day and very fast too. If you order above RM100, it’s free delivery in the Klang Valley. Everyone loves the duck cubes! However, they didn’t quite like the anchovies. These are really big anchovies! Only Smurfy was…

  • Day 2 of my homecooked cat food!

    A bit more success today! Would you believe this? Juno is eating some of my homecooked food mixed with some canned tuna!  Miracles of miracles! For new readers, I started Juno off with raw food the day I brought her back from the middle of the road (after a vet’s visit, of course). She was…

  • Making homemade cat food for Ginger and the “elders”

    The last time I made homemade cat food, only Ginger was interested. But that was also good enough because the cat food was suited for Ginger with lots of soup in it. Tabs did not like it at that time. So after the batch finished, I decided to take a break…until today. I made another…

  • Dental food for our cats

    I think it was two years ago when another vet whom I consulted for four of our cats recommended Royal Canin’s Dental for dental hygiene. Since then, I’ve bought quite a few packets for our cats and everyone loves it. Then, I stopped giving it for some months. It’s not as readily available as the…

  • Getting cats to drink more water

    We all know that our cats should drink more water. Being descended from Persia which was primarily a desert, cats do not have a natural thirst drive. So, they almost always do not drink enough water and this is one of the reasons 33.3% of cats will end up with kidney disease later in life.…

  • The second review of PledgeCare products (meat toppers, freeze-dried cod, air-dried fish)

    This is my second review of the PledgeCare products. Our cats weren’t exactly interested in the two Meat Toppers, so I decided to try again this morning. I topped the Blondies’ buffet breakfast of wet food with the Fish Topper and as usual, left the food in four bowls for them. Being the most fussy…

  • Trying out another Malaysian-made pet food, PledgeCare (meat toppers, air-dried and freeze-dried treats)

    About three weeks ago, Julius Sondergaard, co-founder of PledgeCare, wrote to me to ask if I could review their cat food. PledgeCare was co-founded by Julius and his partner, Louis Tan, in 2018. You can read all about this Malaysian company here: https://pledgecare.org/ Here’s a little background about the company, from Julius: We started as…

  • Jayden’s best friend

    In case you missed the news, Juno defended Jayden from Ryan’s attempt at bullying him two days ago. The little one dashed in front of Jayden and chased Ryan away. Our little heroine, Juno! Do not under-estimate her just because she’s small in size! But really, why are you so small, Juno? She gets a…

  • Of fireworks, etc.

    In case you are wondering why I’m still awake at this hour, well….there are a few reasons. I was incapacitated for four hours this afternoon until evening due to suspected food poisoning. Never had bouts of vomiting this badly before (six times where I could not even retain plain water) and I thought I was…

  • Shorter feeding sessions today!

    Today, I got all the feeding done in just half an hour! Juno decided to eat. Hooray! Even Riley ate, which is rare. Tabs no longer wanted Cindy’s Complete Pate, as expected, so luckily I have a wider selection of canned foods now. I offered Monge and yay, I hit the jackpot! Juno and Riley…

  • Food and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be

    Don’t we all already know this, but no harm being reminded of it again: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/fruits-and-vegetables-are-less-nutritious-than-they-used-to-be “Let food be thy medicine and medicine thy food” may not be sufficient anymore these days. My childhood dogs, Puffin and Remirth, only ate home-cooked meat and rice and almost never had to see the vet. They never ate kibble…

  • Cindy’s Complete Pate for Tabs

    Here we are, trying yet another food, especially for Tabs. This round it’s Cindy’s Complete Pate and it’s a complete meal. I’ve already tried this some years back, but at the time, nobody liked it.  As always, when it’s a complete food, it’s not popular. Tabs liked it! I’m actually doing all this for Tabs…

  • Trying out Kit Cat 150g today and more about Fur/Ball

    I ordered Kit Cat 70g/80g (which was a huge success yesterday), 150g (trying out today) and 400g (not tried yet). Actually, I did not even know that Kit Cat had cat food in Malaysia. I thought it was only the cat litter. By the time I found out, the importer is already discontinuing Kit Cat…

  • Trying out Kit Cat canned food from Ecopet

    I bought three types of Kit Cat canned food to try: the 70g/80g, the 150g (on half price due to stock clearance) and the 400g. Today I tried the 70g and 80g. The proof of the pudding is in the eating – Juno loved it! I have been having so many challenges in feeding Juno…