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Peaceflmeadow · 10-13-2008, 06:47 PM

I have fed my 3 cats raw for 6 plus years now. Will never go back. They do get canned food (like the evo mentioned above), probably one or two meals a week...but other then that, they are raw meat and bone and organs.

I feed chicken, rabbit, pheasant, quail, turkey, and cornish hens. They probably get more chicken and cornish hens then I would like...but all in all, they are all VERY healthy. I feed mostly whole meats and bones, and their teeth are great, and its amazing what they can get through. They are all perfect weights, very active, and the only reason they have been to the vet over the last 6 years is for self inclicted injuries (eye scratch, and a cut). I did have dentals on them 2 years ago, but since switching to whole prey versus pre-ground I was leaning on before, no build up at all. I don't supplement (outside of the once a week canned food), I aim towards lots of variety and plenty of organs. The Whole Foods near me now carries whole chicken hearts (taurine source), and pre ground organs that my crew loves.

My 13 year old female is the reason I will never go back to dry foods. She runs around like a kitten almost every day, zooming up and down the halls. And her green eyes are so bright and clear, and her personality now versus pre raw is just incredible....yup, no way I could go back now. It is scary to suddenly be 100% responsible for all their nutrients, but as long as you give variety, lean towards a diet similar to what they could scrounge up on their own (smaller prey), it really does all fall into place.

10-13-2008, 06:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Peaceflmeadow Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Castle Rock, Co Posts: 28	I have fed my 3 cats raw for 6 plus years now. Will never go back. They do get canned food (like the evo mentioned above), probably one or two meals a week...but other then that, they are raw meat and bone and organs. I feed chicken, rabbit, pheasant, quail, turkey, and cornish hens. They probably get more chicken and cornish hens then I would like...but all in all, they are all VERY healthy. I feed mostly whole meats and bones, and their teeth are great, and its amazing what they can get through. They are all perfect weights, very active, and the only reason they have been to the vet over the last 6 years is for self inclicted injuries (eye scratch, and a cut). I did have dentals on them 2 years ago, but since switching to whole prey versus pre-ground I was leaning on before, no build up at all. I don't supplement (outside of the once a week canned food), I aim towards lots of variety and plenty of organs. The Whole Foods near me now carries whole chicken hearts (taurine source), and pre ground organs that my crew loves. My 13 year old female is the reason I will never go back to dry foods. She runs around like a kitten almost every day, zooming up and down the halls. And her green eyes are so bright and clear, and her personality now versus pre raw is just incredible....yup, no way I could go back now. It is scary to suddenly be 100% responsible for all their nutrients, but as long as you give variety, lean towards a diet similar to what they could scrounge up on their own (smaller prey), it really does all fall into place.