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Cat looking directly at the cameraLatest piece · 9 min readNot protein, but phosphorus. A conversation with Marlena Stodolak-Podziewska about cats with kidney disease
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A senior tabby cat sitting beside a bowl of wet food on a wooden floor, with a table, a sheet of test results and a glass of water in the backgroundInterviews

Not protein, but phosphorus. A conversation with Marlena Stodolak-Podziewska about cats with kidney disease

A diagnosis of chronic kidney disease sets off an avalanche of changes in the bowl, and the owner's first instinct almost always concerns protein. Animal nutritionist Marlena Stodolak-Podziewska explains what really changes, what not to do in the first week, and where nutrition ends and an urgent vet visit begins.

October 13, 2026 · 9 min

A fluffy tabby cat with half-closed eyes licking paste from a white spoon held in a hand, with a bowl of dry food in the backgroundNutrition

Hydration treats for cats. How do they work and do they encourage drinking?

Hydration treats are meant to make a cat on dry food drink more. A 2026 study showed something else: the cats didn't drink more, and the whole gain was the water contained in the treat itself. What this means in practice, and why a spoonful of water in the bowl does roughly the same.

October 12, 2026 · 7 min

A small tabby kitten on a white kitchen scale, steadied by a hand, on a wooden table in a bright kitchenBreeding

A queen in heat while nursing kittens. How often it happens and what it means for the litter

Coming into heat while nursing is neither a whim nor a rarity. In the first study to count it, almost half of queens came into oestrus during lactation, and in 38% of those cases breeders noticed problems in the litter. What raises the risk and what to do about it in practice.

October 7, 2026 · 8 min

A cat on a wooden kitchen counter sniffing a slice of apple, with pumpkin, carrots, watermelon and blueberries nearby and a bowl of grapes and an onion in the backgroundNutrition

Fruit, vegetables and other human food in a cat's diet — what does science say?

Cats don't need fruit or vegetables — and the numbers show it. But the list of truly dangerous foods is different from what online infographics claim: onion is more dangerous than people think, while grapes and xylitol are far less of a threat to cats.

October 6, 2026 · 13 min

A tabby cat with its head raised, gazing upward in warm afternoon lightBehavior

Do cats like music? What the science actually says

Music composed in a cat's register and tempo works on cats far better than Bach — they respond to it faster and more willingly. But the effect is mainly behavioural, it doesn't apply to every cat, and it doesn't cure anxiety. I walk through what is confirmed and where enthusiasm runs ahead of the evidence.

September 23, 2026 · 8 min

A hand stroking a cat along the cheek, in the temporal region — exactly where cats accept touch bestBehavior

Where do cats like to be stroked? What has actually been measured in the feline sense of touch

Fast touch fibres travel tens of metres per second, the thinnest ones barely two. I explain where that difference comes from, why rubbing a bruise brings relief, and where a cat really likes to be touched. With an honest list of what has never been measured in cats, however confidently the internet states it.

September 21, 2026 · 15 min

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