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Anybody have a former stray (shelter adoption) that thinks they STILL live on the street and is constantly looking for food?  My kitty Dexter is 1.5 years old, very healthy - but acts as if we never feed him!  Don't know his story, but I adopted him at 1 year - Humane Society had taken him in as...

I am about to slice/dice/grind a deboned duck - I am processing it to put into individual servings for addition of Call of the Wild (premix supplement) when served. The duck included the giblets - Call of the Wild has dehydrated chicken liver to provide the nutrients from a secreting organ.  My...

Something occurred to me while I was reviewing some of the info on this wonderful board (making eggshell calcium this time around). I see the word "gizzard" used a lot, but not "giblets".  I was under the impression that a gizzard is a specific organ, primarily muscle with some connective...

Another thread on the various proteins we can feed got me to thinking: anybody feeding lizards to their cats?  I have an old book called "The Cat's Mind", written by a British author Bruce Fogle In the book he talks about the typical diet of a feral cat in Australia - which includes a...

Disclosure: tried the search function...came up with zip.  Thus the the new post. I think I am going to start using whole chickens for Dr. Pierson's recipe.   Two reasons: 1. Whole chickens are cheaper per lb. as a general rule, and 2. Whole chickens are less processed/handled, thus less risk...

I gave up feeding raw to my 12 year old Boo - she was very fickle about the whole thing.  I think its because she can't smell very well - the canned foods she likes best stink to high heaven - much stronger than Forti Flora. When I read about how older cats lose their sense of smell as they age...

Folks: I came across this article while researching probiotic use in horticulture.  A specific strain of Bacillus subtilis is used to fight fugal and bacterial plant infections.  This story, which includes WWII, Nazis, and camel dung....is very interesting.  I'd finish whatever I was eating...

I have been poking about the Wysong site because I was given some of their products to try (for free) and am also going to try their Call of the Wild supplement.  I came away a bit confused - so I emailed them, but that confused me more as the responses sounded very "party line corporate speak"...

I am not sure if this is a behavior or raw food posting - I'm trying the latter as lots of raw foods offer the "chewing experience".  My younger cat Dexter (male, 1.5 yrs old) is the first chewer I have had.  Wool.  String.  Velcro.  Shoes. Foam.  Its concerning because I don't want him to end...

I am currently trying to get one of my cats to put on a little weight; she eats, but not enough.  I am in the process of getting appointments for ultrasounds, etc... to get to the bottom of the issue.  But she will eat. Does anyone have ideas for boosting the calorie content of wet food?  She...

I think I may have to give up on feeding raw for my older (12 yr old) cat.  Why?  She eats too ******** slow - that's the main concern.  It takes her hours (8 or more) to consume what I put out for her - she must eat a teaspoon at a time, if that.  So far, she's been fine with the 50/50...

I spent some time reading the TCFeline site - worth the visit if only to see the founder's great cat photography.  Using TCFeline seems the most straightforward way to make raw food from meats like pork, veal, venison, beef - protein sources that don't come already packaged with small bones like...

Living thousands of miles away from the best source of rabbit, Hare Today, has inspired The Boyfriend and I to seriously consider buying live rabbits locally and slaughtering them ourselves. We both have very strong DIY tendencies, and I love to learn "lost skills" - like prepping an animal. ...

I was wondering if someone with more knowledge of raw diets than I can answer a question.  Basing raw diets on poultry and rabbit makes sense to me: small wild felines eat birds and rats - and I guess rabbits are the close to rats/mice: small, furry creatures. But - how does meat from cattle...

No offense intended to anyone of Chinese descent....truly - I have good friends from China. I was at a "new to me" natural pet store today, chatting up an employee who helped me choose a dehydrated raw snack (Stella and Chewy's "Carnivore Crunch").  She mentioned that one brand of canned cat...

GAH!  My turn to vent.  Thank you for being there Internets.  The Boyfriend is annoyed we are still feeding a mixture of raw and canned. We are doing 3lb batches right now and with a manual grinder, it takes about 5 hours to prep everything, run the meat through 3x as a fine pate works best...

I switched my 12 yr old female Boo to canned/raw recently, prompted by her bout of constipation.  She's improved vastly - no more vomiting, consistent appetite - but her poops are still a touch on the hard side. Its only been a couple of weeks that she's been kibble free - we phased that out...

I have had my second cat Dexter for nearly a month now - added him to my household when my older kitty had to be euthanized.  My other cat is Boo, 12 yr. old female.  My question is about Dexter, 1 yr old male. The Humane Society volunteer assisting me called him a "social eater" - when I...

Hello Cat People: I have a new kitty (Day #8) that was born to a feral mom - definitely on the shy side.  Baxter was rescued by his foster mom at 8 weeks, and I have adopted him at about 10-11 months...nearly a year old.  Male tabby cat, neutered.  Baxter's foster home was pretty good - a multi...

Hello!  I am new here, seeking some support for my new kitty, Baxter. After euthanizing my elderly cat of 16 years (adopted at 6 months) I wanted to fill the opening in my 2 cat household.  My remaining cat, 11 yr old Boo, is an energetic, peppy part-Siamese female - so friendly towards people...