Re: Please Help! Anakin is very sick

[Lernermichelle]

I have heard, and would believe, that cats' stomach acid is so much stronger that they do not get salmonella the way that humans do. Which would make sense, since in the wild they eat meat raw all the time.    I know it is hard to digest liver.  I don't know what to say about that. I have used it as a last resort when a cat is not eating enough to get by.  In Simon's case, it was just lack of appetite rather than any digestive problems per se, so it was ok. I think it might be a problem if a cat has kidney problems.  I probably would have listened to the vet in your case too.  It's odd, I torture myself all day long about not having done the right things with my animals who have passed, but when I read someone else like you doing it is seems so obvious that you made a rational decision based on the information available to you, and that this is all you could do and there really is no way to tell if anything could have changed the outcome. I am not sure why I can not internalize this lesson and apply it to myself.   Michelle   In a message dated 3/8/05 3:35:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I gave cooked liver becouse I often shared my cooked liver with them but one thanskiving I was going to give them a special treat and give them some raw....but being used to cooked they wouldn't eat it raw and I had to cook theirs anyway...Some people say there is a risk of salminila with raw chicken.....   Any thoughts on my thinking ????? Tad