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Fat Metabolism in Cats

Updated 5/1/26. For years, conversations about weight issues and feline diabetes have centered on carbohydrates. This is not wrong; cats are obligate carnivores that are poorly equipped to manage large glucose loads. High‑starch diets (kibble, some canned diets, and even many raw diets that are too high in carbs) absolutely stress the pancreas and disrupt insulin metabolism. This alone can cause weight gain, insulin resistance, and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. But it turns out that carbs are not the whole story. There is another factor that receives ...

2026-05-01T12:47:51-07:00January 28th, 2026|

The PURR Act: The Pet Food Industry Should Not Regulate Itself

The pet food industry wants the federal government to let it govern itself. It's not like they've ever killed tens of thousands of pets with dangerous, contaminated food... wait, what? They have? Good grief!

2026-08-06T15:09:01-07:00November 25th, 2025|

BEAM: Clarify Your Pet’s Health Journey

B.E.A.M. stands for Behavior, Energy, Appetite, and Mood, and it gives you a quick, reliable snapshot of your pet’s overall wellbeing. When BEAM looks bright, things are good. When BEAM goes down, something’s off — even if you don’t see an obvious symptom yet. Genetics, Epigenetics, and the Exposome Modern medicine often focuses on genes, as if they are the cause of disease (they’re not). CRISPR-based drugs and genetic editing are the hottest areas of research right now. But genes are not the whole story. DNA is the blueprint that ...

2026-07-04T13:11:03-07:00November 25th, 2025|

Cats and Bird Flu

Updated 11/18/25 Bird flu (avian influenza, H5N1) has gotten a lot of headlines over the last year. If you're a subscriber to our free monthly newsletter, you've read a lot about it. [And if you're not... go here to sign up right now!  littlebigcat.substack.com] 3/3/26 Update: A massive outbreak is currently happening in Pennsylvania. This is of special concern because there are raw pet food manufacturers based in or sourcing from Pennsylvania, including Rebel Raw, Hare Today, BJ's Raw Pet Food, Born Wild Raw Pet Food, and Happy Critter Pet Food. ...

2026-03-04T12:57:42-07:00September 6th, 2025|

Anti-Declawing Handbook for Cat Lovers

Good news! We are getting closer every day to stopping declawing everywhere, forever! To help cat lovers and animal advocates understand the truth about declawing that so many veterinarians lie about, Dr. Jean has written a detailed, fully-referenced e-book called the Cat Lover's Anti-Declawing Handbook, updated for 2026. Click here to download the free PDF  Please download freely, and send to anyone who needs it. Give it to your veterinarian; send it to your legislators! The file is only 2.5 MB, so it should be accepted by all email systems. We ...

2026-04-26T09:37:30-07:00April 29th, 2024|

Please Don’t Give Pets as Gifts

Updated 12/22/25 This is Brody, who is a very good dog. Giving is a wonderful thing, and we all have good intentions when shopping for our loved ones. You can easily picture a child opening a beautiful box with an adorable kitten inside, or of covering their eyes and leading them into a room where a puppy wearing a big bow is waiting. We have these joyful images lingering from our own childhood, as well as from social media, TV ads, and movies. A pet may feel like ...

2025-12-22T10:18:34-07:00November 29th, 2023|

Natural Flea Control for Dogs & Cats

Fleas! Everyone hates these nasty, blood-sucking parasites. Our war against fleas is epic and ongoing, but each of us must fight our own individual battles. There are three fronts to fight on: the pet(s), the home, and the outdoor environment. But before we sound the battle cry, we need to know our enemy! WHY ARE FLEAS SUCH A FIERCE ENEMY? "Fleas come with three basic marching orders, or biological imperatives: to survive, to eat, and to reproduce." Fleas have a number of strategic advantages in this war: Masters of ...

2024-05-31T10:32:21-07:00September 17th, 2023|

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The following policy applies to Little Big Cat, Inc. at www.littlebigcat.com. Little Big Cat is committed to protecting the privacy and security of its online visitors. We adhere to privacy principles and only collect the minimum amount of personal information needed and look after your personal information responsibly. We date our privacy policies so that you can see when our policy has been updated. We consider the following, among other things, to be personally identifiable information: first and last name, e-mail address, street address and phone number. We do not collect personal information about individual visitors to our website. Site ...

2020-05-17T09:49:46-07:00May 17th, 2020|
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