The Bottom Line
This book offers a plethora of information about diet related to health, and over 200 recipes for dogs and cats, but I found it a bit tedious to separate out the cats-relevant material.
Pros
- Good chapters on diet and diseases
- Introductory material is excellent
Cons
- Organization did not favor cats
- Relatively expensive
Description
- paperback; 364 pages
- written by Donald R. Strombeck, DVM, PhD
- published by Iowa State University Press
- over 200 recipes broken down into categories
- each recipe includes nutrient content
- includes food quality and safety information
Guide Review - Home-Prepared Dog & Cat Diets, by Donald R. Strombeck, DVM, PhD
This is a good book for someone entering into the aspect of home-prepared diet for their cats. Dr. Strombeck builds a solid case for the relationship of nutrition to health in cats and dogs. The book is divided into five main sections: Food Quality and Safety; Feeding Normal Cats and Dogs; Food Intolerance and Allergy; Diet-Induced Disease, and Dietary Management of Disease. The last section alone could make this book invaluable to a caregiver of a cat with a serious disease. The section on allergy also contains invaluable information.
However, I'd have been happier if cats had their own separate section. I found myself asking, "Is he talking about dogs or cats here?" on several occasions.
