- abbyful
- 11 years ago
- Wedding: June 2011
Just curious how many raw feeders we have here.
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Just curious how many raw feeders we have here.
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We do, although it’s still from the pet food store. Our cats are on Wellness wet food, and our dog is on Nature Valley raw beef patties.
When I get my cat (within the next year or so) we are investing in a food processor to make our own cat food. I know! I am completely insane, but I just think it is better for the animal and I know EXACTLY what I am feeding it. I just keep thinking back to that pet food recalls a couple of years ago and how we were all exposed to those poisons.
*shutter*
We do part raw, part kibble. We’re careful because giant breeds need a delicate balance of nutrients. We use Darwin’s raw food.
Yup, and he gets a fresh cooked runny egg in the morning- just the way he likes it! Beef bones for dinner.
@lilyfaith, Thanks! Really it is just an excuse for me to get a food processor…muhahaha. But yes, bones are very important to a cat’s raw food diet, it is where they get their calcium from. Now that I think about it, a blender would be nice too!
@luli29, Yeah…raw meat can be scary but you should do some reading on dry pet food and all the bacteria that grows in there. gross.
@sceeder – oh, I understand! I use mine all the time, although I wish I had gone for a bigger one – mine is a 7 cup.
My FI’s parents have an older cat with hyperthyroidism, and we make her raw food. She gets it with chicken livers, raw chicken or turkey breast, and Alnutrin cat supplement blended up since they only have a blender.
Don’t get me started on the traditional dry foods! They’re disgustingly bad for cats. We need an FDA for pet food…
After all the reading I have done about what the FDA has done for human food maybe we should keep them out of it, hahaha. I was always weirded out growing up by dry food, “Don’t cats eat meat?” etc. Now that I am ever closer to getting a cat I so happy that my Fiance and I have complete control on what we are feeding it.
I will also remember to buy one bigger than a 7 cup size, thanks!
It can be scary at first switching to raw, I debated it for months before going it and finally decided I just needed to jump in with both feet.
Here’s some helpful websites:
http://www.rawfed.com/myths/
http://mypetcarnivore.com/
I use to feed raw for years. Now I feed a high end kibble along with some cooked and raw foods.
@lilyfaith I’m in Lakeview also, maybe we’ve run into each other with our dogs out walking or at a pet store.
Please don’t give the dog chicken with the bone, the bone can perferate the intestines and cause really big problems or death. It happened to our neighbors dog, it was so sad, he was such a sweet pup and the poor guy feels horrible that he inadvertently killed his best friend.
@tksjewelry, that is a common myth about chicken bones.
Raw bones (even raw poultry bones) are soft and digestible.
It is cooked bones that are dangerous; as cooking makes them brittle. All those “pet bones” at the grocery store and pet store, such as smoked ham bones and smoked knuckles, are far more dangerous for a pet than a raw bone. (They are also innapropriate because they are weigh-bearing bones from large animals, therefore very dense and can crack teeth.)
Bones are an essential part of a raw diet. They provide nutrients like calcium and phosphorous, they clean the teeth as the dog/cat chews on them, and they keep stools firm. They also provide physical and mental stimulation for the dog/cat.
Here’s a good write-up about bones: http://rawfed.com/myths/bones.html
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