Hi Kris, I don't know that I would feed fresh killed Blue Jay intentionally, however, I wouldn't worry about an occasional meal or two of this delicacy. Prior to their domestication, dogs were thriving on diets that consisted mainly of other animals. Their digestive systems are extremely short (the opposite of our's), extremely acidic, and perfect for handling raw meat and any bacteria that may be lurking in it. The main difference between the freshly killed Blue Jay and the chicken you cook for your dogs to be fed with their kibble, is that the Blue Jay still has all the healthy enzymes intact, whereas the cooking process destroys these enzymes in the cooked chicken. Hope you are feeling better about the efforts of your cat toward supplementing your Cavalier's diet :) The main difference between what your cat drags home and commercial raw chicken from a reputable source is that the Commercial raw chicken is likely to be a much safer(disease free) and more palatable (the feathers are already off) source of raw meat.
All the best, Susan V. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >I have a question for those that feed raw diets. I feed kibble and cook but >on occation my mothers bad cat brings home a bird, or mabe some other >critter >that he lays out on the pation to bake in the sun. This cat does this so >that my starving dogs:) are fed a well balanced diet. >My question is should I be worried? Will raw fresh, sort of, be any >problem >and what is the difference between commerical raw chicken and fresh killed >blue jay? > Kris Hassig >MysticKnight Cavaliers >MysticKnightcav@aol > <A HREF="http://www.mysticknightcavaliers.com/";>Mysticknight's Cavalier >King Charles</A> > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
