On that thought try something salty like ham. It worked with the Royal
Princess Kitty Katt. When I just don't want to eat saltines help...same theory.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Marissa Johnson
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: Anyone feed a raw diet to their FeLV+ cats?
I will mention that to her, thanks. I think Mouse and I may go visit her
this morning just to say hi (that way he doesn't think every time we go to the
vet he'll get poked and prodded).
By the way, Cassandra, I haven't seen anyone mention this yet and I'm
certainly no expert, but if it's been 36 hours since Kisa ate (more now since
you wrote that a day or two ago), I would syringe feed her something. Avoiding
fatty liver disease is probably of paramount importance right now. You can
syringe baby food, A/D, KMR, or anything else you can get to a syringe-able
consistency. Your main goal at this point would be getting SOMETHING into her.
Just my thoughts...perhaps others with more experience will chime in. Hope
she's feeling better already!
Marissa
Marylyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You might suggest to your vet that she try another variety of raw. There
was no way Dixie was going to eat raw the first few times I tried. Finally I
hit on the Primal and she loves it but it does need to be mixed with some water
and/or veggies because it is so concentrated.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: Marissa Johnson
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: Anyone feed a raw diet to their FeLV+ cats?
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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"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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