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Raw Feeding Cats
10-12-2014, 09:48 PM,
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RE: Raw Feeding Cats
I have not raw fed cats - I would do nothing else for dogs. The health risks of raw feeding are massively over-hyped by the pet food companies - and the chances are any cat with access to the outside is at least partially raw feeding itself anyway.

The biggest problem with switching cats to a raw diet (and the reason I do not use it for mine) is that unlike dogs cats are not natural scavengers and like their food very fresh and blood warm. Most will ignore raw food that is cold unless starving and good pet owners do not make their pet starve to get it to eat. Even if you go out every day to buy fresh meat you still have to warm it - and it cannot be done in the microwave. You have to put the meat in a plastic bag, fill a bowl with blood temperature water (which is hotter than you think - use a thermometer) and but the bag in it. You will have to keep the water up to temperature by topping it regularly and the food will take 20 minutes to half hour to warm - during which time you will be defending it from the cat who will want to investigate. That is for a cat who is used to raw feeding. Switching a cat over is worse because they will tend to refuse food as it cools -and you have to increase raw and reduce pet food.

My preferred solution is using dried food which ingredients show to have a large amount of meat in it and minimal or zero cereals. I would look at Applaws or Meowing Heads. Both of these are loved by my cats (who will now turn their noses up at most other things especially "science" diets) and had a noticeable effect on the cats health and condition when I discovered them.
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Raw Feeding Cats - by helaofthenorns - 09-03-2014, 08:15 PM
RE: Raw Feeding Cats - by kfander - 10-08-2014, 07:22 AM
RE: Raw Feeding Cats - by cyberpuppet - 10-12-2014, 09:48 PM
RE: Raw Feeding Cats - by sillylucy - 10-23-2014, 02:30 PM
RE: Raw Feeding Cats - by cyberpuppet - 10-23-2014, 07:41 PM
RE: Raw Feeding Cats - by Happyflowerlady - 10-26-2014, 01:06 AM
RE: Raw Feeding Cats - by EmmaWilliam - 11-27-2020, 08:42 AM
RE: Raw Feeding Cats - by HemmyngsKylee - 02-19-2021, 08:42 PM
RE: Raw Feeding Cats - by Gibbto - 05-31-2022, 08:05 PM

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