Raw Diet For Cats

[pica_nuttalli]

a while back, someone (i think graham) posted some links about feeding cats a raw-food diet. can i get those links again? (stupid lower limit on search )

thanks.

 

[The-Wolf]

just use Googles advanced search for less than 4 letter words limit the results to http/www.fishforums.net/
it is what I did to get this
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=187067

 

[grahamsokel]

a while back, someone (i think graham) posted some links about feeding cats a raw-food diet. can i get those links again? (stupid lower limit on search )

thanks.

this is the link to the neighbour who breeds maine coons and she feeds a raw diet there is a link on her site http/www.rockoonmainecoons.co.uk/

 

[pica_nuttalli]

thanks to you both.

any opinions/tips about using a raw diet? i'm still not determined to use it, so i'd like to hear what the rest of you think.

 

[Zafirah]

Try catnutrition.org
I am going to be switching to raw diet as soon as i get back from Hawaii
after reading thatw ebsite im sureyou will to

 

[pica_nuttalli]

Try catnutrition.org
I am going to be switching to raw diet as soon as i get back from Hawaii
after reading thatw ebsite im sureyou will to

i've seen that site and was actually rather put-off by it. it makes a lot of claims that don't seem very strongly substantiated and it makes these claims with a rather loud and obnoxious "voice". i also can't tell if the message has been dumbed down or if the author just isn't very good at making her points.

this is just something that i'm toying with, in any case. i have been convinced that feeding dry food alone isn't the best choice, but i'm not certain that i'm convinced on the merits of a completely raw diet. and given kitty's complete rejection of canned food, i'm not sure i can convince her either (she seems to believe that it's not worth eating if she can't flick it out of her bowl like a tiddly-wink)

 

[SoCalMom]

this is just something that i'm toying with, in any case. i have been convinced that feeding dry food alone isn't the best choice, but i'm not certain that i'm convinced on the merits of a completely raw diet. and given kitty's complete rejection of canned food, i'm not sure i can convince her either (she seems to believe that it's not worth eating if she can't flick it out of her bowl like a tiddly-wink)

Have you tried mixing the canned in with the dry?

 

[pica_nuttalli]

this is just something that i'm toying with, in any case. i have been convinced that feeding dry food alone isn't the best choice, but i'm not certain that i'm convinced on the merits of a completely raw diet. and given kitty's complete rejection of canned food, i'm not sure i can convince her either (she seems to believe that it's not worth eating if she can't flick it out of her bowl like a tiddly-wink)

Have you tried mixing the canned in with the dry?

not yet. but i'm being very serious about the tiddly-winks business. cats are strange.

 

[lljdma06]

I did consider going raw for a while, did a bit of research, and ended up going dry or a wet/dry combination, depending on the cat. A big drawback is traveling. If you do have to board the cat, instructing the boarder on how to prepare the raw diet may be a problem. They may also not want to store the cat's supply of raw food during the course of their stay for possible contamination and/or sanitation reasons. You could always get a cat sitter that would cater to your cat's diet, but that may be more costly. Those problems are what put me off. The above website didn't help either. Way too preachy. Right now, my stubborn Lily, insists on eating just dry. My kittens are much more flexible as I kind of mixed things up a bit when they were very young and they are now used to a few different brands of both wet and dry foods. This is going to come in handy when I travel, as they are not particularly finicky. You have to go with what your budget, time, and cat's temperament will allow. If you go dry, there are foods in which the main ingredient is meat and they don't use corn, soy, or gluten. The brands are harder to find, but well worth it and pretty reasonably priced. I wish my Lily opted for one of those foods, but I guess she likes corn gluten meal. Carb addict!

Good luck. I guess you could also opt for a combination of all three. I've considered giving the kittens some tasty raw yummies as a special treat. It'll just help them be even more flexible regarding food.

llj

 

[merry78]

Hi, just to add my (worthless) two cents worth, in australia there is a pre-made raw diet available for cats (and a different one for dogs) called BARF patties. I know the name is terrible , but it actually is an abbreviation for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. They look a bit like hamburger patties and are sold at some good LPS's .
We use the dog ones at work to wean puppies onto and for the first 6 months of growth and i highly recommend them. They come in a few different types, made with different meats depending on what your cat prefers.
Also, I taught my cats not to be fussy by giving them lots of different desirable treats, about once a week they would get something strange and new. Now they eat anything remotely protein-based (this backfired a bit, now they are not fussy enough and bother me for human food! ).