Carla, Watermelon?? That is funny! Do you tie a napkin around her neck so she doesn't make a mess? :)
Does Bev have a diet that she recommends or does she just say to supplement the present diet with raw? If she supports a raw diet, the one I would choose would be the feline futures diet. Is this going to be for Charmed only? If so, maybe for now just buy some organic chicken legs and cut the meat into really tiny pieces and see if he will like that (at room temperature - very important). Some cats aren't used to the texture because they are used to the canned food which is of a smooth consistency. Some cats are interested right away, others need coaxing. I sprinkled F-Biotic on top of the raw which helped me transition one of my cats. Some cats like fish flakes, or tuna juice, or a bit of melted butter. Do you have dry food available for free feeding? If so, you could slowly decrease the amount of dry you are giving, and increase the canned to start with. Feline future has a diagram that has helped alot of people transition their cats over. And please remember - some cats can take awhile - and some cats just refuse. But it is worth a try. http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/bpo_ch10.php The only thing that I don't agree with on the above diagram and neither do the Vets' I know, is the suggestion to withhold food for up to 72 hours. I wouldn't go past a day and a half if you choose to go that route. Other than that, for the moment, if you haven't already read it, another good read is the site: http://www.blakkatz.com/natural.html Glenda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 11:28 AM Subject: Re: raw food/glenda > Glenda, > > Yes Bev does. She gives her cats wellness dry mixed with raw > meat. (chicken and turkey mainly). The best I have gotten is that > Charmed will eat watermelon. > > My problem is that I am sure he would eat raw but he has a habit > of not eating all his wet till a little later. So I would worry about him > eating after 20 minutes of sitting. > > Carla
