How Balanced is your Recipe?
From Marta Kaspar, for About.com
Marta writes:

I have been feeding home-prepared food to our cats for several years and during that time I have come across a lot of recipes on the internet or in different books. Most of them claimed to be balanced diets. One day I grabbed my calculator, did the math and discovered that many of those recipes were incredibly out of balance.

Why should it matter if the cat food recipes are balanced or not?

Unbalanced nutrition could harm our pets over a long-term period. Animals (especially cats) have unique dietary needs. In the wild they would instinctively seek and find all the nutrients they need. However, our indoor pets depend entirely on us to give them the proper diet. . .learn more about balanced nutrition for cats
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More on Cats' Nutritional Needs

Food Fit for a Cat
Raising Cats Naturally
Should I try a Vegan Diet for my Cats?

The 2008 Cat Olympics are still ongoing, with late entries coming in all the time. The Synchronized Sleeping event is hotly contested, and I thought it would be fun for our readers to be able to vote for your favorite in this team event. The teams are, in the order of their appearance:

Kit & Molly
Kirby & Hoover
Gus & Bird
Tam Tam, Suki & Orange

Take a look at their form, then post your choice. The winning team will be announced a week from today.