Hi Dr. Carol,

My cats are doing very well, thanks! The PAAWS vitamins do a great job on their coats, alertness, energy levels, everything! I can only imagine the internal benefits they are getting from them. Whats great is there have been no more issues with vomiting or diarrhea so I have to guess that your PAAWS has also helped Margies IBD clear up.

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Results arrived this week revealing toxic zinc levels in an unopened bag of Nutro Max Cat Adult Roasted Chicken Flavor food. The Nutro cat food bag stated it was best if used by June 7, 2010. The zinc levels were deadly coming in at 2100 parts per million. A cat eating this food would receive over 38 times the amount of zinc recommended by the National Research Council, or 175 mg of zinc a day. A 9 pound cat would ingest a lethal dose of this food in just over 2 days. Chances of any cat surviving after eating this food would be very unlikely. Signs of Zinc toxicity are similar to those of pancreatitis with severe episodes of vomiting and diarrhea. If the cats survived long enough liver and kidney damage could be possible consequences as well.

The receipt for the purchase of this food showed that it was purchased 1 day AFTER the Nutro Cat Food recall was announced. Apparently Nutro had not yet informed the retail store of the problem. Nutro didn’t seem to be overly concerned. Pfpsa.org is glad to work with clients and law firm’s interested in pursuing a class action against Nutro Pet Products.

Most of us remember the deadly pet food recalls of 2007. What few people realize, is that AAFCO aggressively lobbied for allowing non-protein nitrogen in pet food and was able to slip this allowance past numerous state legislatures, including Washington State. By AAFCO standards, melamine and cyanuric acid in pet food was nothing more than a labeling violation. AAFCO sees nothing wrong with including those substances in pet food at up to 1.25%. Using cyanuric acid, for example, by AAFCO standards, would allow 5,875 ppm cyanuric acid content in pet food, provided the label included a decidedly deceptive disclaimer of “This includes not more than 1.25% equivalent crude protein, which is not nutritionally available as protein”. What is the real value of the pet food safety guidelines offered by AAFCO? If pet owners purchase pet foods and products that comply with AFFCO guidelines, how would they impact the health of their pets? In one study, as little as 30 mg/kg day of cyanuric acid destroyed the kidneys of lab animals in just six months.

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I just received this nice note and wanted to share it with my cat loving friends:

Hello Dr. Carol,

I just recently e-mailed you about my Scottish Fold cat who will be turning 15 in September. You suggested the Paaws formula which I received. He also has Arthritis and I do give him Fish oils…. Glucosamine formula…..Instinct food…any other suggestions….

I think my cat Cartier has just been on your Paaws formula for 4 days as of today….and to my surprise he managed to jump up onto my very high bed this morning!

Thank you…….I need to keep this cat living as long as possible in good health. Poor thing had to have his penis removed at the age of 3 or 4.

I spent $30.000.00 in 3 years when I had no money. He lost one kidney in that surgery.
He is still playful. I never thought he would live so long after being on death bed, but with lots of care and good supplements like Paaws, he is still with me.

Thank you for all your help!

Deborah D.
Beverly Hills, California

HI DR. CAROL,

THANK YOU, I DID RECEIVE THE VITALIFE CAT VITAMINS FOR ARNIE,

AND HAVE READ YOUR NATURALLY HEALTHY CATS BOOK, AND FOUND IT TO BE VERY HELPFUL.

I HAVE ALSO RECOMMENDED YOUR PRODUCTS TO MY FRIENDS WHO ALSO HAVE PETS, AS I HAVE FOUND YOUR VITALIFE CAT PRODUCT TO BE OF EXCELLENCE.

MANY THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR YOU KINDNESS IN HELPING WITH ARNIE’S ILLNESS, AS YOU CAN TELL I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO HELP HIS INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) ILLNESS.

MANY, MANY THANKS!!

MARIA W.
UNITED KINGDOM

Over the last decade advances in veterinary medicine have nearly doubled the canine life span. The technological innovations we now offer for pets, parallel those available for people, reaching far beyond our previous expectations. What are the factors limiting longevity in pets? What impact do anti-oxidant supplementation and dietary intervention have on lengthening healthy life spans for pets? Successful techniques for rejuvenating the body and lengthening life spans in people have been documented. Would similar strategies prove effective for dogs?

George, a 7 year old Dalmatian not only suffered from severe arthritis, he was also paralyzed, due to a spinal injury. Surgery cost was estimated at $4000, with no guarantee of success and little hope of him ever walking again. George’s owners, Don and Pam Brennan were devastated and sadly carried George out of the office that day on a stretcher. He couldn’t even stand up to go to the bathroom. With tears streaming down their faces, they knew it was the end. They spent that night together saying their final goodbyes.

The next morning a friend told them about ongoing clinical trials of an anti-aging pet product. This was their last chance. They had nothing to lose, so they gave it a try. Within 30 days, George was out in the front yard playing with the other dogs. He was back to the way he used to be, playful like a puppy. George enjoyed several healthy, happy years thereafter. Pam and Don were thrilled-they got their dog back!

Anti-Aging medicine, although not yet formally recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association, is the newest clinical medical specialty offered to human physicians. So, why wouldn’t this be applicable for veterinarians as well?
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We trust that medications for our families and our pets are made with the highest regard for purity and safety. But, several recent high profile cases have unnerved many people and created a negative spotlight for compounding pharmacies. So, can you trust the medications your veterinarian orders for your pet?

From the very first time our ancient ancestors mixed certain tree barks with water to create a pain-deadening tea, the art and science of pharmacology have flourished. Through great civilizations like Rome, into the Middle Ages and straight through to modern times, the pharmacist (or “chemist”) has been an integral part of patient care in both human and veterinary practices.

Most people do not realize there are two types of pharmacies. Compounding pharmacies are those that actually make, mix or “compound” therapeutic medications “in-house” as compared to those that simply count and dispense prepared medications.

This concept is not new…in fact, for most of this profession’s history, pharmacists used their knowledge of chemicals and base ingredients to create the appropriate drug ordered by the doctor. It has only been within the last 50 years that pharmacists have moved from being compounders of medicines to dispensers of pre-made drugs.

But even the modernization and convenience of prepared pharmaceutical drugs did not remove the need for many special or out of production drugs to be made on site. Some patients have allergies to ingredients in the medications. Others, especially children and veterinary patients, require unique flavorings to help disguise bitter drugs and improve compliance. And, as the age old joke describes, giving a pill to a cat can be a hair-raising experience!

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Hi Dr Carol,

Very well, thanks..As I type, Sampson is “flirting” with Maggie again! I still have to be careful re: Maggie’s food – she still seems to be able to eat only the chicken or else she gets a little “loose” – I tried her on a whole vitamin night and day but went back to 1/2 dose…she looks fantastic and I think is gaining a little weight…things seem so much better now, than they did a year or even six months ago!

Maggie is still off insulin and her heart murmur, at least at the moment, has not cramped her style. She is agile and alert (though she has always acted a little schizo). What I really notice with the PAAWS vitamins are all three cats’ coats…so much softer, really beautiful for three “senior citizens”!

I wish for the sake of convenience that I could feed Maggie a commercial food, but I think I have tried the best of them (all canned)…It seems, she is fine with your home made recipe and I am able to add a tiny bit of wet food now and again, but then I have to back off the wet as the smelly stools return (though not as before). A real puzzle to me…but she doesn’t look jaundiced or anything, otherwise I would suspect a liver problem…her ALT came down too, so that’s another positive.

As much as I’d love to put a label on whatever “condition” Maggie has, I am so pleased that she is holding her own, and is so much improved WITH ALL YOUR WONDERFUL HELP AND ADVICE, as opposed to how she suffered with her diarrhea and vomiting before I contacted you!

Thanks for all you have done and for your ongoing concern…and for PAAWS. I recommend them to all my pet-owning friends.

Sylvia W.
San Francisco, CA.

Hi Dr. Carol,

Our 15 year old cat seems to be acting more and more like he did when he was younger. His muscle strength has improved tremendously, for example, he is able to jump onto high stools with no problem. Before, we started him on the paaws vitamins he had to make many attempts before he was successful. I think his joints must be feeling better too. So far, he hasn’t had any more accidents outside the litter box, which is a really a blessing. As for the taste, he seems to really enjoy the paaws.

We are also giving the paaws pills to our other cat who is only 1 1/2 years old. He thinks he has wings or something, now he jumps from cabinet to cabinet, and they over 10 feet high and 6 feet apart.

The one thing he has never done before and is currently doing is that he jumps from the top of the cabinets to the ground. In the past when he was on top of the cabinets, he would jump to the counter top and then the ground (2 step process).

We are definitely seeing progress in energy, strength and hair coats in all 3 cats. I told my husband the more consistent he is on giving the cats their vitamins, the more progress and improvement he should see.

I will continue to keep you posted.

Thank you so much!
Margaret S.
Denver, Colorado

Dr Carol,

My 2 cats are doing very well on your PAAWS Vitamins! Thanks!

I am Keeping Annabel at 1/2 of a PAAWS vitamin capsule morning and night so far, so good.

If you saw Holmes you would not believe he is all of 15 1/2 years old…except for one missing lower fang…he looks (and behaves) like a tiger!

As long as Annabel gets her chicken breast with broth and sometimes pumpkin, she does very well. It is so great to know I can simply add the contents of a PAAWS capsule to all their meals and it renders the food nutritionally complete, no adding fish oils, etc., since it is all already in the PAAWS.

Wonderful!

Thank you,
Andrea G.
Fort worth, Texas

HI DR CAROL,

I RECEIVED MY PAAWS CAT VITAMIN SHIPMENT, AND AM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED BY THE RESULTS SO FAR!

MY CATS DIARRHEA HAS SUBSIDED, AND HE IS SO MUCH BRIGHTER.

HE ALSO HAS A SISTER, CHLOE. CHLOE IS ALSO 12 YEARS OLD SO I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER THE 1 YEAR SUPPLY OF YOUR CAT VITAMINS WITH 6 MONTHS FREE.

CAN YOU ADVISE AS WHEN I HAVE TRIED TO ORDER IT STATES 1 YEAR AND 50% OFF.

THANK YOU,
SANDRA R.
SOUTH WALES, UNITED KINGDOM