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Please, does anyone else have any suggestions, advice or recommendations? This is tearing me apart..... :-( If you HAD to give up any of your precious babies for whatever reason, how did you handle it? What did you do?

Thanks Denise, I appreciate your kind words. My vet doesn't usually facilitate adoptions (although my last baby was one of two kittens dropped off at her office for adoption, and the vet convinced me to take her by offering me 10% off all vet bills for all my kids). I can ask there though. I...

I'm in agony, and I need opinions and advice. Please be kind, I'm really struggling to find what's right for me and my beloved cats. Currently I have 8 cats (all indoors, 7 girls and 1 boy, ages 5-9 and I've had them all at least 5 years - one of the 9 year olds I've had since she was a...

I bought some of the Authority brand of food at Petsmart and so far they all seem to like it (personally, I like the consistency of the turkey flavor, but I'm not sure that one was the biggest hit with them). They were on sale for .80/can so that would drop my price down to $4.80/day. I think...

It's a good thing I don't eat hot dogs then! Ha ha! I'm well aware of the grossness that goes into commercial cat food - ALL commercial cat food. That was one of the main reasons I wanted to switch all my cats to a raw diet - at least I'd know what they were eating. I was working towards that...

For those of you who asked why I won't purchase anything with by-products, here is a good website that explains it. After reading this (and many other sources) I can't in good-conscience buy any food for my babies containing by-products. It's also another supportive reason why I stopped feeding...

I need some advice/feedback on inexpensive (but not cheap quality) canned food. Until recently, my 8 cats were on a dry/canned diet. They were having too many problems with bladder stones/dehydration so I removed the dry food from their diet completely. They now get canned food twice a day. I...

I'm still exploring different options for making sure they all get enough to eat and balanced nutrition without having to take out a loan to pay for it! So far, making my own raw with the TC mix is proving to be more time consuming than I'd like, and the amount it makes isn't lasting very long...

All 8 of them are currently getting the same thing: about  1/2 a cup of the TC mix made with real liver (not the powder) and chicken mixed with between 8.5-10 oz of Max Cat wet food. I split all that 8 ways morning and night. They're gobbling it up. The bladder stone kitty was on strictly the...

Thanks, actually I would LOVE help getting a balanced and easy recipe for them! I just want them to all have something they'll eat (and so far they like the TC mixed in with wet food, but I haven't tried it on it's own yet) but some of these hard-core raw food threads intimidate me! I barely...

I'm definitely not married to the premix I'm using. I chose it to start with because A. I have a colleague who uses it for her cats and they love it, and B. my vet knows one of the owners and uses some of their products for her dogs, so I figured it was a safe bet. :-) Like I said, I'm brand...

He's actually been to the vet recently and his thyroid is (thankfully) fine. He had to have surgery to remove a bladder stone in February, and that's part of what prompted this idea to switch them to raw. I am still currently trying to find a decent source of meat, I'm pretty new to all of...

Even if I feed my kitties 1/2 cup per day, that's still 4 cups per day of food. I'd be going through about 1/2-1 batch of food a day, and I'm just trying to make sure they get enough food, and that I can afford it. My only male cat is very thin and lean, and he eats the most food by far. I think...

I'm not opposed to the raw model at all - it's just that I'm new to this whole idea and feeding ground with the supplement mix seemed easier to start with. I understand that I'd have to weigh/measure out and balance supplements, make sure the rotation schedule is correct, etc for the raw model...

I'm asking if there's anything I can do to bulk up the food because I have 8 cats! :-) Right now I'm transitioning them from canned to raw. Currently I'm feeding 2 cans (5 oz each) plus about 1/3 cup of raw mixed in and a little warm water to thin it a bit. That entire amount is devoured twice a...

What about anything else I can add to "bulk" up the food? Is there anything I can add to the feline instincts recipe (other than the required ingredients) that would increase the amount of food without harming them? I know rice is a filler, but it won't do much for them in terms of nutrition...

Thanks everyone! I should have mentioned, I DO have a large, stand-up freezer in my garage, so I have plenty of room for frozen meat/raw meals, and I have a Costco membership. I'm now just trying to figure out the best way to purchase large amounts of meat for the best price. My grocery stores...

I know you are not supposed to thaw frozen meat or food and refreeze it unless you're going to do something with it, like thaw hamburger, cook it and then freeze the cooked meat - that's fine. But what about for our cats?   Can I buy frozen chicken breasts or thighs, thaw them out, grind them...

Hi everyone! I'm in the process of transitioning my 8 indoor cats to a raw diet. I'm using the My Natural Cat mix from Feline Instincts with chicken breast and thigh meat. If each cat eats between 1/2 to 3/4 of a cup at each meal, twice a day, I'm looking at each meal being 4-6 cups of food...

Just got back from the vet - great news! She has not only heard of Feline Instincts "My Natural Cat" raw food, but currently uses the version for dogs! she even knows one of the owners of the company. She thought it was a great way to start their transition to raw. She and I are both in...