Scientific Studies, Publications and Books
Click to find a list of pertinent and interesting peer-reviewed scientific studies and publications (with links to abstracts and full texts where available).
Click to find a list of books and online blogs I find interesting and informative.
The following sites are presented for your additional reading and research pleasure. These are independent organizations not affiliated with CatCentric, and I do not necessarily agree with everything they have to say (but you can bet I agree with a lot of it!).
Nutrition and Raw Feeding / Care and Health / Behavior and Psychology /
Animal Welfare and Advocacy / News and Product Safety /
Feline Nutrition Education Society: Feline health and nutrition information – including a question and answer feature – with an emphasis on raw feeding from a collection of veterinarians, feline nutritionists, and other experts and advocates. Includes legislative and outreach efforts.
Little Big Cat: Holistic feline health, nutrition, and behavior information from veterinarian Dr. Jean Hofve and feline behavior expert Jackson Galaxy.
Cat Info: Extensive feline nutrition information and related health articles from veterinarian Dr. Lisa A. Pierson, with a focus on the harmful affects of kibble diets as well as urinary tract health.
Little Big Cat: Holistic feline health, nutrition, and behavior information from veterinarian Dr. Jean Hofve and feline behavior expert Jackson Galaxy.
Your Diabetic Cat: Written by veterinarian Dr. Elizabeth M. Hodgkins.
Little Big Cat: Holistic feline health, nutrition, and behavior information from veterinarian Dr. Jean Hofve and feline behavior expert Jackson Galaxy.
No Kill Advocacy Center and Nathan Winograd
The Paw Project, Declawing – Technical Facts and Pro-claw Veterinarians
Alley Cat Allies and Stray Pet Advocacy
News and Product Safety
Veterinarian Information Network News: The latest and most pertinent news in over two dozen categories; includes a Drug and Food Recall Center.
FDA Product Safety & Recalls: Includes links for reporting pet food and drug complaints.
Centers for Disease Control; Salmonella and Centers for Disease Control; E. coli: Symptoms and recent human outbreaks of Salmonella and E. coli poisonings, including those traced to pet foods.
eFood Alert: Provides food safety information to readers in more than 190 countries.
The Truth About Pet Food: Dedicated to shedding light on shoddy pet food industry practices and affecting a higher level of product quality. Includes detailed reports on dozens of foods and a frequently updated blog discussing relevant news and regulation events.
Pet Food Industry: What the pet food industry participants talk about among themselves.
Raw Meaty Bones: Authored by Tom Lonsdale, considered by many to be the preeminent expert on raw-feeding canines.
Prey Model Raw: A website dedicated to educating the public on carnivore nutrition in general and prey model feeding in particular.
The Holistic Vet: Dr. Laurie Coger’s canine-focused blog.
Dogs Naturally Magazine: The Dogs Naturally Magazine’s blog.
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Created 09/14/11; Updated 09/19/2015
