Hi everyone.
I fed Slinky (+) raw, and am feeding Mouse (-) raw as well. I use Nature's
Variety frozen raw, mostly chicken and turkey (though sometimes I mix it up
with some lamb or venison) - www.naturesvariety.com. I've found the cats have
all loved it once they got used to it. I, too, would be nervous about trying
to balance it myself. Slinky died of his felv, but I'm sure it had nothing to
do with the raw.
I asked my vet the other day (remember? the amazing Dr. G who helped me look
for Georgia)...an ALLOPATHIC vet...what she thinks about feeding raw. She said
she thinks it's the best thing for them if you do it right (said she tried it
with her cats but they didn't like it...she was disappointed and wished they
had). She seemed to prefer the idea of buying pre-made since it can be tough
to balance it. But she said if I decided to make my own I should just use a
trusted recipe, follow it closely, and try to avoid the ones that are high in
grains.
My best friend asked her HOMEOPATHIC vet about feeding raw to cats and she
said she feeds her cats Nature's Variety.
That's what I know about feeding raw. There are several good books out there
and lots of info online. Good luck...hope they start feeling better!!!! GLOW
to you and the furkids.
Marissa, Mouse, Georgia, Angel Slinky >^..^<
p.s. Georgia has not been found yet and is still out there somewhere.
Please keep sending glow to bring her home!!! Thanks!!!!
C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
And how has it worked for you?
I started feeding a raw diet from here
http://www.catnutrition.org/recipes.html a few weeks ago.
The problem is, i've been having crisis after crisis in my house with my 5
cats, and am wondering if the raw diet has anything to do with it.
After Tomi got sick with anemia and he and Kisa tested positive for FeLV, I
started out trying the raw diet, hoping to improve everyone's health.
Well last weekend, my 15 year old cat Koda died due to her liver and kidneys
shutting down. The vet had no idea what caused it.
Then early last week, my 9 year old cat Link seemed a bit under the weather,
but pulled out of it just fine.
Now, Kisa (my other FeLV) is sick. She's never been sick, and she's almost 3
yrs old. Yesterday morning she vomited after I put her morning food in front
of her (without eating anything). She continues to vomit anytime she smells
food. I've tried all her favorite treats and she won't touch any of it. She's
been over 36 hours now since she's eaten anything. Due to today being a
holiday, I can't take her to the vet until tomorrow. Hopefully she'll be safe
from fatty liver though, since she is a normal weight.
I'm really hoping that my change to raw food isn't causing this. My cats
seem to really enjoy the food, and I was hoping that my older overweight ones
would reduce to a normal weight on a natural diet, and everyone would be
healthier.
If anyone has had experiences with raw food, any input would be appreciated.
Cassandra
"If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know
each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and
what you do not know you will fear. What one fears, one destroys."
--Chief Dan George
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to
protection by man from the cruelty of man
The greatness of a nation and its
moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas
Gandhi (1869-1948)
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