I don't have any FeLV cats here now, but I did have a FeLv kitten for 6 months here, and I started him on raw immediately. He came in pretty sick too. He eventually went into a foster home with a positive room, and he was so much happier with company, but when here, he ate that raw like there was no tomorrow, and he had a very excellent coat. Never had a problem with t he raw with him at all.
I also had an FIV cat who was symptomatic when I trapped him - 8 yrs old, horrible gingivitis/stomatitis - starving but screamed when he ate. I fed him raw, sometimes off my fingers, and treated him with homeopathy before he finally succumbed to cancer 2 yrs later. But those 2 yrs were so perfect, and for the most part, he was very comfortable and very active. Before all that, I had an old girl I fostered. Little thing, bad temperment, in CRF. I took away her dry food, and fed her a premium, HIGH PROTEIN canned food and she died years later from cancer, not CRF. I didn't think she could take raw food at the time, but I would not hesitate to feed raw to a cat like her now. When I fed raw, I was careful. I bought the freshest meat I could find and usually free-range, followed a diet whether Feline Future, blakkatz, or catnutrition. My cats had maybe 1/2 hr to eat it, then all bowls were picked up, which wasn't a problem because they all ate it immediately. No dry food in-between, just breakfast and dinner. And hugs between meals. No one was fat, everyone had a beautiful coat and good breath. Also have one cat with what I think is IBD, but she never once vomited on raw. No kitten diarreah either from all those just-trapped kittens, and those kittens attacking the raw was something to be seen! Other than that, I'm a long time vegetarian! But cats are not. Janine --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Thanks for all the info. If that is true about > stress making the ph higher, > then that could be an explanation with Patches. Her > teeth are hurting her > terribly (so much she is on narcotic shots twice a > day until her dental surgery > on Wednesday). I thought it was just a bad > coincidence that she developed > the urinary tract problem at the same time as her > teeth getting really painful, > but maybe the pain from her teeth stressed her so > much it caused her urine ph > to go up. > > Anyway, we are off on our raw adventure. I hope we > have good luck with it. > I was nervous about feeding raw because they are > FeLV+ and some people who > feed raw say not to feed it to cats who are > immune-compromised. But a holistic > vet answered someone else's question about this on > the Best Friends website > and said it is ok and probably immune enhancing, so > I am trying it. Is > Benjamin FeLV+? If not, do you feed raw to your > FeLV+ cat/s? > > Michelle > > In a message dated 1/8/2006 9:08:28 P.M. Eastern > Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I understand nerves can > make the Ph higher too and vets = nerves. I > > > >
