Meat-By-Product in Pet Food

This information came from my research anyone can find online.

Meat by-products : are ground and cleaned parts of slaughtered animals, not including meat. These include undeveloped eggs, feet, necks, heads, (and a small amount of feathers in the case of chicken meat), lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, liver, blood, bone, and stomach and intestines freed of their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth, or hooves. The definition for meat by-products by the Association of American Feed Control Officials is:

The non-rendered, clean parts, other than meat, derived from slaughtered mammals. It includes, but is not limited to, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, livers, blood, bone, partially defatted low temperature fatty tissue, and stomachs and intestines freed of their contents. It does not include hair, horns, teeth and hoofs. It shall be suitable for use in animal food. If it bears name descriptive of its kind, it must correspond thereto.

These meat-by-products are commonly found in lower-grade pet foods and even many larger brand names.

A Cats Purr

The mystery of the cats purr! Why do they purr? Yes cats purr when they are happy, but also when they are stressed. The sound a cat makes is caused by vibrating muscles around the larynx. Also the purr originates from stimulation of a specific area in their brain. For those with cats we know they can purr for hours. Purring in the middle of the night when you are trying to sleep can be frustrating, but love them. They are happy to be near you.
Did you know the purr is the first sound a newborn kitten makes? Have you ever seen your adult cat drool as they purr? The combination of drooling, purring, and paw kneading in an adult cat may indicate a moment of regression to feeding time as a kitten.
Without all those cute purring fur-faces life would be boring! Let us keep them happy and healthy. Mine give me such joy!

Training

For most cats, learning to come when summoned is fairly simple. The benefits of this skill are huge, and the costs of acquiring it are tiny. It may very well be the essential trick for all cats

Pick a food treat that kitty loves.

Each time you give her this treat, first call her in a unique way that you only use for this purpose, then give her the treat as soon as she comes over. Always issue this call when you give her the designated treat. Dont use this call for anything else

In addition, when she comes to you in response to being called, give her praise and some petting, if she likes being petted.

Practice this once a week, or more often.

A lifetime of happiness

Would it not be great if your cat could live beyond 15 or 16 years. They do have the potential to live 27 to 30 years. That is provided they are given a good organic diet full of vitamins and minerals. Just think of all the happy times ahead.