Cathy attended CSU Chico and studied Broadcasting Communications. Once in the industry she decided that it wasn't for her. She spent several years traveling. While living in Hawaii she conducted whale watch tours. Aside from the tourist industry she has excelled in sales and marketing in the clinical laboratory industry for many years.

Looking for a change she was offered a job to train animals for movies, television and print. She worked on a variety of projects. She started bringing the movie animals along with therapy animals to events for the Make a Wish Foundation, Adobe Developmental Center and local convalescent hospitals. During that time, hoping to learn more about animal health, she started working at a holistic veterinary hospital where she and Tiffani met. Tiffani suggested the raw diet for her ailing dog and due to the results…Feed This was born.