Franny's Cats Blog March 2007 Archive

Yesterday, Hills Pet Nutrion Inc. recalled its Science Diet Prescription Diet M/D dry food. In the uneasy climate after the Menu Foods Pet Food Recall, an ASPCA press release suggests ... Read More

Friday, Hills Pet Nutrition Inc. expanded its voluntary recall to include all lot numbers of its Science Diet Prescription Diet M/D dry food. Hills' Science Diet Savory Cuts Feline canned ... Read More

On the heels of the FDA press conference today announcing the discovery of melamine in wheat gluten imported from China, Menu Foods has held its own press conference. In his ... Read More

The ASPCA reported their suspicions three days ago that aminopterin was an unlikely suspect in the pet food recall. Today in an FDA press conference, that agency announced the discovery ... Read More

PETA, in its ongoing role as "watchdog" for Iams, has received new ammunition against that company, in the form of a letter from one woman, reporting the death of her ... Read More

An Associated Press article in the The Cincinnati Post yesterday reveals that in January, the FDA had warned Iams to stop using chromium tripicolinate in its Eukanuba Veterinary Diets Restricted-Calorie ... Read More

An Overview to the Pros and Cons of Commercial Cat Foods Although I wrote this article in 2003, much of the information contained therein is still current. Many of the laws ... Read More

Today, Menu Foods issued another press release, clarifying the press release of 3/24/07. The company has not expanded the list to include foods other than those on the original list. ... Read More

From Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com Guide to Chemistry. Dr. Helmenstine has put together an excellent resource on aminopterin poisoning, including how it acts on pets that have eaten contaminated ... Read More

The news of the pet food recall has kept all of us distracted from "normal" things, including the announcement of the February Cat of the Month, which I had intended ... Read More

In a press release issued March 24, 2007, Menu foods asked "all retail outlets to immediately remove all impacted varieties of wet pet food posted at www.menufoods.com , regardless ... Read More

The ongoing Menu Foods pet food recall has pet owners wondering if they can even trust the pet food industry today. While I do not believe a widespread condemnation is ... Read More

Articles, links, and resources organized for pet owners' convenience, updated today The Menu Foods Pet Food Recall, announced March 16, 2007, has pet owners in a frenzy of anger, fear, and ... Read More

I lost my original cat when my place burned down Bobbi ran away so after a month of looking I took my 90 year old Mom and went to the ... Read More

This man is hot, and I don't blame him a bit. Like many other cat lovers he is questioning why it took THREE months for Menu Foods to issue its ... Read More

In a surprise announcement by the Associated Press, it was revealed that rat poison has been found in pet food listed in the recall. The details are not yet know, ... Read More

Because of the ongoing fears about the Menu Foods Recall of certain canned cat foods and packets, it seems a good time to reiterate my own top choices. Please note ... Read More

There is no question that Menu Food's March 16th announcement of a massive pet food recall is a major news story. Since that announcement, newspapers, television, and radio have been ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video This may be the longest one-minute video you'll ever watch. This is not a cat trying to cough up a hairball, as some may ... Read More

Updated 3/21/07 3:15 p.m. ET Menu Foods, which manufactures private label pet food in Canada for retailers like Wegmans and Walmart, and certain foods for companies such as Nutro Natural, Science ... Read More

This is my beloved Shadow, my baby and best friend. He is a "domestic medium hair," and I think I see traces of Maine Coon in him. If Shadow hadn't taken ... Read More

Menu Foods in Canada has recently updated the list of recalled cat and dog foods. The suspect foods are of the "cuts and gravy" variety, packaged in cans or pouches, ... Read More

Menu Foods, a major Canadian manufacturer of Wegans and Walmart pet foods, has recalled a number of cat and dog foods sold at those chains, following the deaths of a ... Read More

Archetype is the perfect answer to cat owners who want the best nutrition for their cats, but don't want to mess with raw chicken. Its ingredients are high in protein, ... Read More

While anthromorphizing cats is sometimes cute, a little can go a long way. I personally lean toward blogs by humans, written about cats. Judy writes about Gizmo and Simba, who ... Read More

Like the Turkish Angora, the Turkish Van hails from the Middle East, but they are two distinctly different breeds. Because they are regarded as regional treasures in their homelands, Turkish ... Read More

One of the most common complaints about cat behavior is their excessive vocalization: lound meowing or crying, sometimes accompanied by other attention-seeking behavior. Because causes for both of these behaviors ... Read More

I became interested in pet health insurance a few years ago, but at the time, my two senior cats had too many prior existing conditions, so I opted for setting ... Read More

How extensive is your knowledge about cats' health matters? Do you know common symptoms of health problems in cats and what they might mean? Take this javascript-based cats health ... Read More

Do you despair of every coaxing your stand-offish cat to cuddle with you? Scoop and Snuggle may be tne answer. I've received many emails from readers thanking me for featuring ... Read More

I rescued Ellie, her siblings and mom from a coal mine. Her mom (Momma) was lost 800 feet underground while Ellie and her siblings were starving, hidden away in the ... Read More

Whether called "polydactyls," "Hemingway Cats," or "Mittens," these many-toed cats warm the hearts and hearths of those people fortunate to share a home with one. The extra toes on polydactyl ... Read More

A reader asks: Can an unspayed cat really result in 420,000 cats in seven years? I've seen those numbers bandied around, even on your site, but I'm finding it hard to ... Read More

If you decide to be owned by a Turkish Angora, you will no doubt consider it your own "domestic treasure." They are one of the most intelligent breeds of cats, ... Read More

Have you already created your own "Crazy Cat" video on YouTube, or are you thinking of making one? Here's your chance to see it published on this site. It's easy ... Read More

Watch Other Users' Videos Submit Your Own Video Although 10 minutes long, this is one of the best videos I've found on how to bathe a cat. The man doing the bathing ... Read More

Peaches is a unique cat. She is spayed and loves to play with the laser light. Peaches also loves to play fetch with the rings off the milk containers. She ... Read More

March marks the first month of Spring, when the earth is rich with promises of things to be. Tabby cats are almost as old as Mother earth herself, and are ... Read More