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Posted in Uncategorized | August 27th, 2011

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A raw food diet for kitty?

Hi there,

I’m interested in switching my cat over to a raw food diet. I currently feed him Innova kibble during the day and Wellness wet food at night.

Is it best to switch my cat over to raw gradually or should I just go “cold turkey”?

Any tips you have about switching kitty over would be much appreciated!

Also … I’ve also read about some commercial brands of frozen and freeze dried raw foods. Are these brands any good and if so, what would you recommend?

Thanks!

If you’ll notice my profile, I state that my cats are on a raw diet. If you can email me, I’ll be happy to give you more info. I’m very glad that you’re considering a raw diet. Binnie who’s almost 1 yr old and Marble who’s 15 weeks old. I’ve had Binnie since she was 14 weeks old and started her on raw at 9 mos old. She immediately took to the turkey but didn’t care for any other meat. I’ve had Marble since 10 weeks old and the same exact thing for her. So I allowed them to eat the turkey but continued to feed the canned for other feedings. I have to mix the turkey with the other meats (chicken, duck, etc) to get them use to the taste and gradually put less turkey in. They did NOT have loose stool. But rather, their stool is smaller, lighter in color, and doesn’t have much of a smell. When you first start, it will be a trial and error to see what meat the cat likes the best. Then you should buy the majority of that meat and feed it to the cat all of the time and gradually mix in other meats that you want the cat to eat. Other benefits are their coats are very shiny and healthy looking. I haven’t had any health problems. They haven’t gotten any parasites or viruses from eating raw. The likelihood of them contracting something from the raw is about the same likelihood of a human getting something from cooked meat. I can’t recommend any particular brand of frozen raw since I don’t do a name brand. I order my food from mypetcarnivore.com who’s supplier is Taylor Pond Farms. They grind the entire carcass without adding any preservatives, fillers, veggies/fruits and such. I’m very satisfied so far. Binnie has been eating raw since January and Marble since I first got her in February. In the five weeks I’ve had Marble, there’s a very noticeable difference in her coat. Again, please email me if you want more info. Good luck and please do LOTS of research and googling.