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Leo is a Weruva Guy Again When Vectra Comes to the Rescue

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

Dear Tracie,

I’m thrilled that the Weruva has resolved my cat Leo’s struvite crystal situation.  However, for the last 3-4 months he has been biting the tip of his tail and chewing on his paws.  The vet thinks he possibly has a food allergy to chicken, and offered steroid shots.  To give Leo some immediate relief the vet gave him one shot.  I do not plan to continue a course of steroids.

I also switched Leo to a limited ingredient diet on March 14th, feeding him Instinct’s rabbit, venison and lamb.  There is no chicken or chicken liver.  He did really well until last week when he started over-grooming and biting his tail and paws again.

I apply Advantage flea control every three to four weeks. I was hoping the change in diet would help, but he seems to have the same allergy symptoms. I would love your advice on what other things I can do to help him.

Laura

Here’s what I think is going on:

Leo needs omega-3 fatty acids in the form of fish oil. Nordic Naturals is my favorite because of its purity and freshness — it comes in pet capsules and you can puncture the capsule and squeeze a few drops on his paws every day for him to enjoy & lick off. These omega-3 oils are anti-inflammatory in general plus they nourish the skin at a cellular level.

You are so right to avoid the steroid shots — it creates a horrible cycle of dependence on them and it solves nothing — only deals with the symptoms and creates problems of its own

Food allergies are extremely rare and sorry to say I hear of vets who blame chicken all the time and then give shots — without any proof of why the animal is suffering — it’s ridiculous! I think you may still have fleas — one flea bite can create a terrible itchy reaction and the biting and scratching can cause more irritation.

The product you are using is based on older technology and cannot compare to Vectra for cats — which is far superior because it is the newest technology and kills off all 3 life cycles of the flea — which can live in your environment for years unless the life cycle is ended. Plus, it works efficiently for a full 30 days so there is no longer any reason to buy a product that you have to reapply too soon because it isn’t working anymore! Please go on my website and see the page about Vectra so you can figure out how to ask your vet to carry it. Otherwise, you can go to your nearest Banfield Vet Clinic — which has Vectra made for them under the name First Shield. This product is available only through vets, never online, to protect the quality and safety of the product.

P.S. About the crystals — to avoid them forming again you want Leo to drink as much water as possible — which cats are not inclined to do, especially if getting such good nourishment. So you have to make the water really tasty! In addition to giving my favorite canned cat food, Weruva, I urge you to buy a canister of ICE PUPS (just ignore the name!)  from the Honest Kitchen.  It’s finely ground chicken & herbs which dissolves in water after you stir it around and makes it really delicious. So you can put half a teaspoon in a shallow bowl of half a cup of water and see if you can get him to slurp up some of that, too! You can buy Ice Pups (and the new Honest Kitchen treats called Wishes, which are freeze dried little fishes!) from www.K9Cuisine.com, which despite the name carries Weruva and a whole lot of great cat treats. With a minimum order there is even free shipping.

Let me know how everything goes!

Dear Tracie,

You are so kind!  This is great information.  I Googled Banfield Vet Clinic and there is one near my house, so I’ll definitely check out Vectra flea medicine.  I’ve been wondering about Advantage since I noticed that it wasn’t particularly effective.  The kitties keep scratching and biting even after I apply it…. so I concluded their issue must be food allergies (thinking the product was killing the fleas).

I’m going to switch back to Weruva since they absolutely love it…. they eat rabbit and lamb, but they are not really crazy about it and they are still biting themselves.  So… sounds like nasty fleas.

I’ll pick up some Ice Pups…. I’m sure they’ll enjoy another treat.

And then I sent Laura a few more thoughts from me (since I cannot be stopped)!

I think you’re going to see a big improvement over time with the Nordic Naturals omega-3 fish oil, which is a natural anti-inflammatory that helps the skin and should also reduce their itchiness over time.

Goody gumdrops on getting Leo back on  the Weruva! The Vectra is a lifesaver AND MUST BE USED MONTHLY YEAR ROUND because fleas have a long life cycle (most of it invisible to us) and they are always looking for their next meal.

–TracieHotchner

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Yes, Weruva is made in Thailand, which holds to HIGHER European Standards

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Hi Tracie:

I have been a listener of your Cat Chat® show for many years, & I also have your book The Cat Bible. I received an email the other day from you & it mentioned your new food.

I drove about 12 miles to buy it & I bought many of the different flavors, but when I read the can at the very bottom, it says, “product of Thailand”.

I was very surprised because I thought it also says it is produced in a human facility. I thought it was made here in the USA.

Thank You,
Patty C.

So glad you got in touch so I can help clear up this frequent misunderstanding we Americans have about whether what is produced in other countries is good — or inferior to our own products. I think we all need to keep in mind that China is a country whose products have proven over and over to be either suspicious or dangerous — but that does not hold true for the rest of Asia by any means. Thailand, in fact, holds itself to the much HIGHER European standards. Plus it’s important to note that Weruva is made in a human food facility (which makes many of the foods eaten in restaurants across America). Once you know that, you can feel a whole lot better about letting your kitties enjoy Weruva. And rather than driving 12 miles, you can order Weruva from PetFoodDirect.com and get a special discount as a Cat Chat listener. Use discount code CATCHAT20.

I used my site’s Google search box to find a previous Blog I did about Weruva and the Thailand connection, so please take a moment to read this, too.

Best,
Tracie
P.S. if you’d like an autographed bookplate inscribed to your kitty to put into your THE CAT BIBLE please send your cat’s name & your mailing address and I’ll pop it right in the mail.

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Leo Needs Weruva, Ice Pups, Vectra, and Nordic Naturals!

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Hi Tracie,

I’m thrilled that the Weruva has resolved Leo’s struvite crystal situation.  However, for the last 3-4 months he has been biting the tip of his tail and chewing on his paws.  The vet thinks he possibly has a food allergy to chicken, and offered steroid shots.  To give Leo some immediate relief the vet gave him one shot.  I do not plan to continue a course of steroids.

I  also switched Leo to a limited ingredient diet on March 14th, feeding him Instinct’s rabbit, venison and lamb.  There is no chicken or chicken liver.  He did really well until last week when he started over-grooming and biting his tail and paws again.

I apply Advantage flea control every three to four weeks. I was hoping the change in diet would help, but he seems to have the same allergy symptoms. I would love your advise on what other things I can do to help him.

Thanks!
Laura K.

Laura -

Here’s what is going on:

Leo needs omega-3 fatty acids in the form of fish oil — Nordic Naturals is my favorite because of its purity and freshness — it comes in pet capsules and you can puncture the capsule and squeeze a few drops on his paws every day for him to enjoy & lick off. These omega-3 oils are anti-inflammatory in general plus they nourish the skin at a cellular level.

You are so right to avoid the steroid shots — it creates a horrible cycle of dependence on them and it solves nothing — only deals with the symptoms and creates problems of its own

Food allergies are extremely rare and vets blame chicken all the time and then give shots — without any proof of why the animal is suffering – it’s ridiculous! I think you may still have fleas — one flea bite can create a terrible itchy reaction and the biting and scratching can cause more irritation.

The product you are using cannot compare to Vectra for cats — it is far superior because it is the newest technology and kills off all 3 life cycles of the flea — which can live in your environment for years unless the life cycle is ended. Plus, it works efficiently for a full 30 days so there is not reason to have a product that you have to reapply too soon because it isn’t working anymore! Please go on my website and see the page about Vectra so you can figure out how to ask your vet to carry it or you can go to your nearest Banfield Vet Clinic which has Vectra made for them under the name First Shield — this product is available only through vets — never online, to protect the quality and safety of the product.

About the crystals — to avoid them forming again you want him to drink as much water as possible — which cats are not inclined to do, especially if getting such good nourishment. So you have to make the water really tasty! In addition to giving my favorite canned cat food, Weruva, I urge you to buy a canister of Ice Pups (just ignore the name!)  from the Honest Kitchen — available online if you don’t have a premium pet store near you. It’s finely ground chicken & herbs which dissolves in water after you stir it around and makes it really delicious. So you can put half a teaspoon in a shallow bowl of half a cup of water and see if you can get him to slurp up some of that, too!

Let me know how everything goes!

–Tracie Hotchner

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Victoria is Constipated

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Evelyn is a listener whose cat, Victoria, was recently diagnosed with diabetes.

I started listening to your radio program on 710 at 10pm about a month ago.  Just in time, I think.  About 2 weeks ago Victoria was diagnosed with diabetes.

I, very fortunately, was directed to Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins’ website. I saw there that if a cat just started having diabetic symptoms there was a chance that she would never have to start insulin injections if a meat diet was started immediately.

This is very important for Victoria and me because I live alone, Victoria hates to be held (I love Victoria, she tolerates me) and I have no use of my right arm.

Like a miracle, with a strictly canned food meat diet, (Newman’s Own grain free canned cat food), overnight Victoria’s urine output returned to normal and it didn’t have that sticky quality to it and the amount of water she drank returned normal.

The only negative is that Victoria has not had a bowel movement for a day and a half.  I have no idea how long she can go without a bowel movement before it’s life threatening.

I have an appointment with my vet tomorrow in which he will try to convince me to put Victoria on insulin and find a way to inject her and will probably tell me that the constipation is a result of the change in diet.

If you could give me some advice before 12 noon on 4/6, I would very much appreciate it.  I understand how busy you are, so if you can’t, don’t worry about it.

I replied to Evelyn:

DO NOT GO TO YOUR APPOINTMENT. I beg you – you have seen the light- now you need a better informed vet, preferably a cats-only vet – to support your excellent decision. There is a link to the cats-only veterinarians on my website – CatVets.com.

You are saving Victoria’s life – you are going to improve, reverse or cure the diabetes just with the diet.

The Animal Medical Center in Manhattan does not have a feline-only vet but I will help you find a wet-food-only vet there or elsewhere.

Go to CatNutrition.org and FelineOutreach.org for TONS more support of my advice to remove all kitty crack forever.

P.S. You can get that canned food delivered to your house (helpful with your physical challenge) by going to Petco.Com – there is a discount for my listeners and the code is on my website. They also have a fantastic cat food made for them by Weruva, my favorite fancy canned cat food – it’s called SOULISTIC and is also reasonably priced.

I heard right back from her:

Victoria is no longer constipated as of this morning.  I feel like the weight of the world has been lifted off my shoulders.

One of my friends who is a cat lover with many cats said that I should be aware that a diet high in protein can be very hard on a cat’s kidneys.

I will talk to my vet about it.If you are too busy to answer the question about effect on the kidneys in an e-mail, could you touch on it on your radio program 710 WOR at 10 pm.

Thank you for any assistance you can give Victoria and me.

So nature took care of itself! The reason there is less feces is because there is less indigestible plant protein (useless fiber) going through the system constantly which is what is in kitty crack.

I urge you to share the following with your friend- the information about kidneys & protein is over 50 years old and has been replaced with modern facts – my website has many blogs about this. QUALITY protein is what the body needs- even with kidney disease, high protein, NO CARBS is essential.

–Tracie

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Weruva and “Ice Pups” Can Help With Kitty’s Urinary Crystals

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

Laura sent me this email regarding her cat’s trouble with urinary crystals.

I have enjoyed reading your Cat Bible book, and other information on your website, but I still am very uncertain on how to resolve a recurring situation with my dear male cat Leo (about 6 years).

He has had 4 episodes of urinary crystals in the last 6 months, two of which caused blockages, resulting in lengthy vet stays.  He was on a catheter both times, which I’m sure was very uncomfortable.

His last blockage with last Thursday, and he is still have difficulties passing urine.  His PH is 7.5 and the crystals are Struvite.

I feed him wet food only – alternating Science Diet’s CD with Primal raw beef cube.  He does not get kibble. With this high protein diet, I am baffled as to why he is getting sick so often.  A high protein diet has not seemed to acidify his urine and he is still developing crystals.

I know CD has by-products (which I’m not crazy about), that’s why I was trying to feed him some raw food.  Now I’m really confused.  I feel like I need to make a change quickly, but I don’t want to choose a food that will aggravate his situation. I’m not sure if he is reacting to  the CD or to the raw food, so I’ve eliminated the raw food.  However, I’d like a better plan moving forward since CD isn’t the best canned food, and I’m unsure of raw food.

I’d love your advice so that I can get my Leo back on track.

Your instincts are right on the mark – the Science Diet CD not only has by products, but plenty of carbohydrates, too. What most bothers me about products like this is that they call themselves a “chicken” cat food and in this case the predominant ingredient is pork by-products. Now where in God’s name does the discarded portion of a processed pork fit into a healthy diet for cat? Chicken is the 4th ingredient — and then some corn products like starch and corn gluten meal. “Chicken liver flavor” is something synthetic — because the pork liver they are using instead is surely much cheaper, although from a 500 lb. animal that could never be a cat’s natural prey.

The Cat Bible tells you how to read a label and this one should set your hair on fire by that yardstick.

Pork By-Products, Water, Pork Liver, Chicken, Rice, Corn Starch, Oat Fiber, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Fish Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Liver Flavor, etc.

So right now your kitty is not on a high protein food – or one made of ingredients that are natural and healthy for a cat.  - You need to get Weruva or Halo Spot’s Stew that use only human grade meat- no by-products of any animal and no meal. Until you get the cat off this highly processed inappropriate protein source you cannot know how much it is negatively influencing his health.

As for raw, it is the gold standard for cat foods and the best choice you can make for your kitty.  You’ll be doing him a great favor if you can go to all raw (but not beef!! again, don’t feed your cat a meat source with no logical connection to a cat, who can naturally catch mice or birds, to which chicken and turkey are the closest thing).  Another thing about crystals is that beef and organ meats can make them worse – and rinking lots of fluids can reduce the problem.  So since it’s rare for a wet-fed cat to be thirsty and drink alot, you can give him fluids he’ll be motivated to drink.  See if he’ll do well on a bit of milk (can upset the stomach) or try a nifty product from The Honest Kitchen called Ice Pups. It is a ground up chicken and greens powder that you dissolve in water. It was developed to be frozen into cubes for dogs to enjoy in hot weather, but i find it is a great way to get pets to drink fluids they wouldn’t normally drink. The more you can get him to drink, the better – the page for The Honest Kitchen is on my website and they give a discount to my listeners.

I’m hoping this will help, although it will take a few weeks to start to show results. I’m sorry for all you and he have been through.

I re-read your chapter on nutrition and how to read labels.  Armed with this information, I spent an hour or so at the pet store reading labels… very interesting!

Following your suggestion, I bought Weruva’s chicken canned food -10% protein, and Leo loves it (it also smells great).  I noticed that they use tapioca or potato starch.  In your book, you mention potatoes as an ingredient to avoid.  I wasn’t able to tell from the label what percentage of the food was comprised of starch.  In Leo’s situation,  what is your opinion of this ingredient.

I also purchased  a  chicken  canned food from  Instinct.  From the label, it looks good, but Leo really prefers the Weruva.

At some point, I’ll venture into the raw food diets, but Salmonella is a concern and I don’t want to add to Leo’s health issues.

Thanks so much for your help and advice.  I really appreciate having a reliable resource to help sort out the myriad of information available.

I know that the starch in Weruva food is used as thickener and is only a tiny portion of the food but I let the owner of the company, David Forman, explain it to you himself:

We use potato starch at less than 1% of the overall formulas, and as potato starch is made of other components other than carbohydrates, the percentage of actual nutrition coming from the potato starch is likely under 0.5%. In other words, the potato starch serves no nutritional purpose. The purpose of the starch is to thicken the gravy so the formula will not be super watery.

There is of course a big difference when using potatoes as the carbohydrate/binder source in kibble where the percentage of potato has to be high in order for the kibble to hold itself together. The quantity necessary of potatoes in kibble (or other carbohydrate sources in kibble) typically forces the potatoes to be a significant source of nutrition. Cats are of course obligate carnivores and need no carbohydrates. And dogs, also carnivores, do not need the carbs from potatoes, though some dogs may be able to adapt better than others when eating an omnivorous diet.

As for feeding raw, I don’t think you need to rush into that. Many cats do not do well on it and with Leo’s issues, I think you’ll feel most comfortable using different Weruva flavors and use Dr. Harvey’s Whisker Smackers and Halo’s Liv-a-Littles for treats.

Thank you so much for the information and your reassurance!   Both my cats absolutely love Weruva – they lick the bowl clean and ask for more. This is unusual for them.  I can’t tell you how much money I’ve spent trying to find a wet food they like since they both really prefer Wysong’s Uretic dry food (which is no longer part of their diet).  I’m hopeful this new food will help Leo to heal.

I am going to put your question and my answer on my blog because I think other can benefit from this information.

-Tracie Hotchner

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Elizabeth Taylor Loves Weruva!

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This lovely letter came to the good folks at Weruva, who shared it with me. Just had to pass it along!

My rescued, beautiful black cat (“Elizabeth Taylor”) has been in our family for 8 years. For 2/3 of that time, she has become obsessed licking her stomach to the point of now having no hair on her belly. Over the years, we took her to the vet who diagnosed her as “stressed” and “self-mutilating” herself. Kitty-aromatherapy was their solution. Needless to say, it didn’t work. Then I discovered Cat Chat®. I talked to Tracie in December of last year and she said, before we attack the licking problem, change her food to an all wet, canned food. The kitty had been on an all dry, kibble diet from the beginning.

Well, it took a few days to get her changed to all wet food. I went to Tracie’s list of recommended foods on her website and discovered Weruva. It took a little doing to find it locally, but I now have a supplier 5 minutes away.

** The End of the Story?? **

*SHE IS A NEW KITTY!!* She has NOT thrown up since changing her food, she has STOPPED LICKING HER BELLY, she is happier and can’t get enough of the food!! Apparently, all these years, she was trying to tell us that her stomach hurt and I truly believe that was why she was licking it all the time — it was sore! She couldn’t be happier, and neither am I. She’s a big fan of Paw Lickin’ chicken and the MidEast Feast, and grudgingly gobbles Mack and Jack from time to time.

Thank you – thank you for being so conscientious about what we feed our kitties and for giving them no less than we give ourselves.

Bless you – “Elizabeth Taylor Kitty”

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Listener Appreciates Weruva’s Soulistic at Petco

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

The nice couple who own the Weruva company and make Soulistic exclusively for PETCO shared this nice note from Nancy in Napa, California. It’s so touching when people take the time from their busy days to drop a line of thanks and good cheer. It means so much to all of us doing the very best job we can to keep dogs and cats healthy and happy:

I am very happy that you are making Soulistic and distributing it through PETCO.  I have just adopted a ten month old Manx kitty who loves the Soulistic entrees in gelee.

I give Tracie Hotchner all of the credit for making me aware of your new product.  Keep up the good ingredients in your cat foods — both with Weruva and Soulistic.

Thanks,
Nancy

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Finding Weruva Even in the Hills of Vermont

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My neighbor Virginia up here in the hills of Vermont is also an ex-New Yorker  — they call all transplants “flat-landers” up here!. She cannot find what is my favorite (and her kitties’ favorite) cat food, Weruva, up here where are “centrally isolated,” as my husband describes it. So she is thrilled to be able to get Weruva via Pet food Direct (with a nifty 20% discount using coupon codes catchat20 or dogtalk20)  for her gorgeous pair of Siamese:

I want to thank you for the promo codes you gave me for petfooddirect.com.  I was able to get 20% off my cat and dog order! The order included a lot of Weruva cat food (my 2 cats favorite flavor is Paw Lickin Chicken).

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Spot the Cat Kicks “Kitty Crack” and Sparkles

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

This letter from a listener is long but the details matter — she is a cautious, thoughtful cat Mommy and despite her doubts because of Spot’s earlier health issue, ultimately her good sense and dedication to Spot’s health paid off.

I am writing about my Spot, who is a 12 year old male and would love to hear what you think of his story!

In October 2009, I took Spot to a local holistic vet primarily to have a second opinion on dental work.  Spot weighted in at 14 lbs. and his diet at that time consisted of Royal Canine’s Select Control, wet and dry, which was recommended for the prevention of both types of crystal formation.  In 2001 Spot had emergency surgery on his bladder to remove a struvite crystal and, to be honest, the prescription food was keeping him crystal free and his blood work, including his ph level, all came back excellent.  However, his weight was climbing and the holistic vet did not like the “by-product” ingredients in the prescription food, which she called “junk.”  Instead, she recommended taking Spot off dry food totally and exclusively feeding a good quality grain-free wet food.   She felt that his urinary issues would be resolved once he was on better wet food only.  The vet tech mentioned that she liked Weruva and Tiki Cat.  I decided not to feed Spot fish so I opted to try Weruva’ Paw Lickin Chicken.

I have to say I was nervous about this since, other than his weight, he was doing what I thought was great on the SC.  And, I worried about the timing of changing his food since the new holistic vet also confirmed that he needed to have his teeth cleaned which turned out to include a lower extraction.  However, after doing some of my own research comparing Weruva to SC (Weruva has “as fed” nutrition info online) I jumped in.  I think since he always had both the wet and dry, it made the transition easier.  After two months and with a lower front tooth missing, he has made a complete transition!

What I have found is this:  he now urinates 2-3x’s per day instead of 1x per day with his prescription found (the necessary dilution to prevent crystal formation); his PH level is around 6.0 (which is within the PH level SC states their food promotes and the exact PH  “as fed” level Weruva states online for their Paw Lickin Chicken. BTW, I purchased test strips from CVS and monitor this obsessively!); his coat is soft and shiny;  his eyes are no longer runny; he sheds way less and, within two months, he has lost 4 lbs.   Other notable changes are that he has way less bowel movements and doesn’t throw up anymore!

I was working on removing his food after 20 min and feeding him 2x’s per day but right now I find that when I do this, he doesn’t eat enough and I am somewhat concerned about his “rapid” weight loss.  So, I leave the food out throughout the day and night (which I also did with his dry and wet SC).  He always eats all of it!   Also, I was trying to get him to try other Weruva flavors but he won’t eat anything else (except a freeze dried 100% chicken treat every other day).  But, again, I have stopped trying to feed him other flavors because of his weight loss.   He was also used to eating the same SC for the last 8 years, which only comes in one flavor.

Spot appears to be just fine and happy.  He walks around with his tail curled up in the air and does play more.  He can even roll around again like he did when he was a kitten!  I called the vet’s office and spoke to a tech who agreed the weight loss was fast but not unheard of and told me to keep an eye on it.

I am still nervous about crystals and somewhat worried about the rapid weight loss and would love to read your thoughts/experience on this.

Warmest regards,
Lee

You are doing GREAT!!

You are so fortunate to have great veterinary support telling you just what I have been saying — no more “kitty crack” (and look at the ingredients if you have any doubts about that!).

How great that Weruva is his favorite since it is the highest possible quality ingredients and chicken is the very best protein source for cats (other than mice or birds!)

The weight loss is wonderful — don’t be alarmed. Some of it was probably retained water weight – just like can happen with us at the beginning of a diet when we cut out junk foods and carbs.

You’re noticing ALL of the fantastic positive changes that getting off “kitty crack” can create in a cat — which only goes to prove what an important change this has been.

I’m going to read your letter on the air tonight on my show DOG TALK® & CAT CHAT® which starts late tonight (SAT) — 10:20 PM EST — but if you can listen live on WOR 710 AM in New York or the tri-state area, or go online to www.WOR710.com the show streams live on the internet. Your computer becomes a radio! I’d love to have you call in if you feel like it. 212-766-7100 — you would be helping a lot of other people

If you don’t get this email in time (I apologize for last minute notice!) you and your friends can listen to the show on podcast. It goes up on the WOR website and on my page (on the weekend schedule) a few days after airing.

Keep up the great work!!

Tracie

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Wonderful WOR Listener Wants her Kitty in Rehab!

Friday, November 27th, 2009

I got this heartening note from Kristin, a new listener to my new show DOG TALK & CAT CHAT at 10 PM (EST) Saturday nights on WOR 710 AM from NYC (but anybody can listen live online at www.WOR710.com) I was so thrilled to know that smart New Yorkers are getting my “Kitty Crack” message loud and clear!

Dear Tracie – I listen to your show on WOR in NYC. You are an angel!

I have a questions regarding kitty food. You mentioned that you recommend a wet diet and spoke about several brands. I looked at your website but I could not find the information that you said is there. [Webmaster's note: Tracie's Approved Cat Food List here.] I specifically wanted to know which flavors of food that are made by Friskies brand was the best. Right now my budget does not allow me to purchase the premium brands.
My cat is addicted to dry food, which you call “Kitty Crack”. I want to wean her off of this.

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful work!!

Thank you so much for writing and for your enthusiasm. I am really psyched to have passionate NYC listeners like you. The list of Cat Chat Approved foods is on my main website, TracieHotchner.com but I apologize because that list should be easy to find on the website for my WOR show, www.DogTalkandCatChat.com. I am going to get that fixed ASAP — I want the experience of coming to my website to be rewarding and satisfying once you’ve gone to the trouble of finding it and looking for advice and information. I have GREAT NEWS for you about an affordable canned cat food that is also premium quality. AND you’ll get a discount as my listener! Weruva, my favorite cat food, is now making a special affordable brand just for PETCO called Soulistic. It comes in many flavors and uses the same high quality ingredients as fancy expensive Weruva! So go to a Petco near you, or go to Petco.com and put in the discount code mydogtalk or mycatchat in the coupon code box at checkout. I hope you’ll call into the show one of these Saturday nights! I’d love to meet you on the air. And if you get THE CAT BIBLE do tell me because I’ll send you an autographed bookplate to put inside the book and lots of surprises!

Tracie

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