I used to feed my last cat, basically chicken salad from a recipe taken from Anitra Frasier's book The New Natural Cat. I have a new friend now, Bella, and I want to do as much as I can for her health and happiness as I reasonably can. I know that a well developed raw food diet is the best for cats, but I don;t think that's practical for me to do. I don't have a bone grinder and I am quite concerned about salmonella and other bacteria, not just for Bella, but for my pregnant wife and growing family. The cooked chicken seemed to be fine for Twiggy, but I only had the opportunity to do that for a few years, but after her bladder infection from the dry food I put her on to make it easier for the cat sitter while I was on the other side of the country for a few months, I could never get the vet to tell me what the proper PH levels were and how I could achieve it with a homemade diet. Instead they insisted that I put her on a controlled PH diet which they of course sold me. Without the information i need ed to be sure about Twiggy's health on a homemade diet, I chose to trust the vet and give in to their sales initiative.
Bella arrived eating Iams Indoor Weight and Hairball Control Formula. She was used to food all day and only coming out to eat after dark, but that stopped quickly. She now get as much as she likes for about an hour, twice a day and I'm ready to make the next step for her. I've ordered that book for my own bookshelf and will have the recipe in hand again, but I hope some of you will be able to offer me more to consider and perhaps answer my concerns from your collective wisdom, notably;
1. Will a long term cooked homemade diet have issues attached which I should be aware for Bella's best health?
2. How could I consider going raw easily and safely for my whole family?
3. What are the best homemade cat food recipes, both raw and cooked that you know of and why?
Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
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Bella arrived eating Iams Indoor Weight and Hairball Control Formula. She was used to food all day and only coming out to eat after dark, but that stopped quickly. She now get as much as she likes for about an hour, twice a day and I'm ready to make the next step for her. I've ordered that book for my own bookshelf and will have the recipe in hand again, but I hope some of you will be able to offer me more to consider and perhaps answer my concerns from your collective wisdom, notably;
1. Will a long term cooked homemade diet have issues attached which I should be aware for Bella's best health?
2. How could I consider going raw easily and safely for my whole family?
3. What are the best homemade cat food recipes, both raw and cooked that you know of and why?
Thanks for any assistance you can provide.
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