Your cat doesn’t have to live on kibble alone Recently a friend called me up on a rainy Sunday morning. “I’m out of cat food!” he said. “But I really don’t want to have to go out in this weather. What can I feed the cat?” Well, as it turns out, lots of things. Most of us are so accustomed to buying pre-made dog and cat food that we forget that pet-specific food is a relatively recent invention. While the first commercial dog biscuits were made in 1860, it wasn’t until the early 1900s that dog food was widely available. The 25 years spanning the world wars and their associated consumer shortages meant there was a growing need to feed pets without taxing the human food supply. By 1947, PG Wodehouse was writing about satirical dog biscuit companies – which was a good indication they’d gone mainstream. The truth is that…
