Primal Raw is as easy as opening a can. The freezer bag contains small cubes of meats and some veggies. I added organic veggies that were rich in iron and/or vitamin c to it (Dixie loved vegetables). I am vegetarian and, while I have cooked for my critters, it is a lot easier to do the Primal Raw. When I am sure the kittens are doing well, they will be converted to it. On Aug 8, 2008, at 1:23 PM, Sabrina wrote:
> Hi Giselle, > Glad to hear that Pixie is doing so well! > > I would drop Nutro like it's on fire! It's better than some foods, > but it's > still FULL of ingredients that our kitties are not designed to eat. > Remember, cats are obligate carnivores, so they have ABSOLUTELY NO > NEED for > grains! They need MEAT, and a little, tiny bit of vegetable matter. > If they > do eat these foods they were never meant to eat, over time, it > shows. Their > bodies have to "deal" with these products that they don't know how to > digest, which takes it's toll on the body. Especially the > "filtering" organs > like the liver and kidneys as they have to filter out the toxins. > Arthritis, > allergies, kidney/liver disorders, you name it. > > The BEST thing for our kitties is a natural, raw diet of meat, bone, > and a > little bit of veggies. Yes, it's a bit more work than opening a bag > of food, > but remember that these commercial foods were created to be a > convenience to > pet owners and food produced for convenience are rarely, if ever, > nutritionally adequate. I'll be honest, raw feeding can be VERY > intimidating > at first, but then you'll get the hang of it. There are also Yahoo > groups > that can help you prepare a nutritionally-balanced diet. Contact me > off-list > if you'd like more info. > > Like I said, the BEST food for an animal is a home-prepared raw > diet. Second > best would be a commercially prepared raw diet. Then a home-prepared > cooked, > then a canned food only diet, and at the bottom of the list would be > dry > food only. If you MUST feed a dry food, go for Innova EVO, Wellness > CORE, > Nature's Variety (Prairie) Raw Instinct, or another grain-free cat > food. > These are somewhat better than grain-filled cat foods, but they are > still > HIGH on carbohydrates, and have FAR more carbs than our kitties can > process. > Whatever you do, stay far, FAR away from the best-known brands, like > Science > Diet, Iams/Eukanuba, Purina, Friskies, Meow Mix, etc. These > companies spend > so much money on advertising that there's really no money left over > for the > actual food, so they are about the lowest quality you can find. Well, > actually, vet-prescribed diets are the lowest quality, but that's > another > rant all-together! > > Sabrina > www.Pet-Sitter-Pro.com > www.LovingGraceRescue.org > Orange County, CA > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
