Essential cat nutrition basics every parent MUST know

[@jesscaticles]

UPDATE: Iron is a micromineral, not a macro. Oops! Confused about cat food? Sign up for my free cat food mini course so you can find the best food for your cat → caticles.com/label-cheat-sheet/ Ready to make the switch to raw? See your cat thrive on a species-appropriate diet (without having to figure it out yourself) → store.caticles.com/raw-blueprint/?ref=yt-video

[@MalcomMalediction]

Great video. It is a shame that youtube's algorithm does very little to promote it cuz a lot of cat owners can benefit from this information. Your whole presentation is educational and informative. Like with my own health, I care a lot about a cat's microbiome health, enzymes and vitamins/minerals absorption from quality food.

[@Thedailydog]

It's all for us to promote one another and continue pushing each other's content including sharing channels and websites

[@FrancesAndFamily]

Thank you!

[@jesscaticles]

You're so welcome!

[@robyncastrop]

Awesome job. Thank you.

[@jesscaticles]

Thanks for watching!

[@bellalogan414]

Very good video. Thank you.

[@jesscaticles]

Glad you liked it!

[@hisimagenme]

Thank you so so much for doing this! It's been at the heart of my cat adventures for over ten years! Smiles and blessings...

[@jesscaticles]

Awww thank you!!

[@fotisdanos9783]

Hey doubleJ-Teachers!It’s Fotis and Mbombos from Greece talking to you.We are happy to watch your lives and learn from you.Your help and support is much appreciated. Merry Christmas and many,many blessings!!

[@nickcarter8393]

I feel like I just watched a really good TedTalk. Thank you Jess for your work!

[@karenc.3689]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@jesscaticles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@XinwenZhang-ui2gi]

Thank you for you viedo! I felt more confident to take care of my cat!

[@jeannierebelo8811]

Thank You! Learning so much! My Kitten is addicted to kibble so look forward to slowly transitioning her to real food!

[@jesscaticles]

Start now! Gotta kick that habit before she gets used to those crunchies. If you want to watch my transition guide now : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoW5YXmJral4Y9k

[@spiralflash6169]

Great information!

[@jesscaticles]

Thanks for watching!

[@cattitude7809]

Great info!! Thanks!!😸

[@jesscaticles]

Glad it was helpful!

[@edwardhanson318]

Wonderful research and information Jess, Thank you so much. I offen think if I knew about these back when I was trying to give my cats the best foods that I could find. They would have lived much longer. I had kept them mostly inside and made sure they were not exposed to toxic things, even the plants I had inside. And, especially the water they drank. Only the best purest water filter I could find. Back years ago, I use to make their own food by getting the most best types of food at markets. By doing all of these things, my Tigger lived a long life of 35 years. 🌿💖🐈🐾

[@jesscaticles]

Yes I remember you telling me about your Tigger at 35 years!!! That's amazing and a goal I'm striving for! I have a section coming up about water and I'm going to talk about water quality and testing too. Super excited!

[@susanwilson9241]

This is just brilliant! I would never have just read that but I did since you were reading it to me and I think I retained more by reading along with you.

[@jesscaticles]

I'm so glad!! I've found that I retain the same way hearing and seeing. I'm glad it wasn't boring lol I'm going to build out the course to include the PDFs so people can always go back and re read or use them to study if they don't want to watch the whole video.

[@susanwilson9241]

@@jesscaticles - PDFs would be perfect. I'll remember most of this but at some point I know I'll want to look it up and it'll be easy if I have a PDF too. Thank you for all you are doing, Jess!

[@Rugerforevercat]

Brilliant. I enjoyed this lesson and learned a ton. I am thankful to you Jess for compiling this information. You make it easy to learn 🤩. Excited for the next lesson!

[@jesscaticles]

So glad you like it!! I'm excited for more too 😻

[@Siferiax]

Thank you! Super excited for the next lessons! ❤

[@jesscaticles]

You're so welcome!

[@hebhy]

I saw that in one of your videos you portion your viva raw food and then refreezed the meat? I was told once its defrosted that it has to be fed within 3 days I only have 2 cats for viva raw meat which comes in only 2lb is a bit difficult because i want to change out proteins The question is if you defrost in the fridge can you refreeze and whats the best method to keep the food frozen without freezer burn?

[@kristyknox1734]

Great question I have the same one, I have only heard that you can once so still???

[@jesscaticles]

As long as you thaw it in the refrigerator you can refreeze it. Never thaw on the counter or in the microwave. Right now I use freezer bags and freezer friendly containers but I think the ideal situation would to be a food vacuum sealer. I think I'm going to invest in one soon so I will make a video about that as soon as I get one!

[@Katarina1trickXD]

What do you think about if when cats eat raw meat they could get toxoplasmosis?

[@noko4247]

Are those dt 990 headphones on your shelf? How do you like them? I appreciate these information dense videos. Helps me retain things and follow along when I can read since I'm a horrible listener.

[@jesscaticles]

I'm glad the slides help! I feel the same way about learning. I like to see visually and read along while I listen. The headphones are DT 770 pro. I like them a lot but honestly I only got them because my boyfriend has the same ones lol he said these are good for editing etc. He produces music and games and has been using them forever. I just got these a few months ago, but he's had a pair for years.

[@edschulhof6303]

This is a great video, by The Voice! I hope you don't mind, if I share it and refer people to it. I'm in a slow transition. I feed my two a mix of wet food, with raw ground beef or chicken. I found out, they like brocolli, so I mix that in too.

[@jesscaticles]

Please share with everyone, thank you!! Broccoli is used by some, esp in Dr. Becker's book. But she says not to use it daily because broccoli and other cruciferous veggies are rich in iodine so you don't want to overdo it.

[@edschulhof6303]

@@jesscaticles Thank you for the information. Dr. Karen Becker? I follow her on here and Facebook.

[@PursuingBetterHealth]

Can you tell me if hairballs are reduced when a cat is eating an appropriate diet?

[@adelalopez7516]

Thank you ❤