A New "Raw"some Beginning... (yup - another one LOL)

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LAUREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thud:

OK :woohoo: on the REALIZATION that all they've been telling you is that they're not hungry! :lol3: :wow: that has got to make you feel better!

My goodness - look at them! :eek:

I was CERTAIN - I mean - POSITIVE that Laz and Tux had lost weight. But when we went to the vet for claw clipping (Tux) and the US or blood work or whatever it was for Lazlo - they had both GAINED weight. What happened with Tux is that his fat was getting converted to muscle - so he LOOKED leaner, and wasn't physically as "fat," but gained weight because he gained muscle and tone. :nod:

Aw, what a relief for momma! :hugs: :D :dance:
 
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OMG, oink alert is right!  You little princess gained a whole pound :eek2: .  And half the reason I convinced DH we should go raw was because I said it would regulate their weight :lol3: .  Seems I fibbed a little there, doesn't it?  Oh well, better to gain at first than to lose, I'm thinking.
I totally agree with you on that one, Sally. I would rather have them pork out a little bit first. Because now I won't have to worry so much IF they are holding out on meals. :nod:

Careful with pushing more raw to lose weight - it just might not work the way you intend :crackup:
Every time Lucky goes from kibble to raw, even if she eats little..... she gains! And we are talking from EVO! :lol3:
All of them porked up once they went on raw here...... Maybe my cats are aliens :shocker:
You mean they are MUTANTS :flail: :crackup: :paranoid: Little PIGLET ones!!!!!!! I am so glad about the little fatties though. Better that than the other ... but will have to be a bit more careful with "pushing" the raw.

One of my kitties (Tabbs) has always been slim. Really slim. Since I started offering some raw (she's feral-born and took to it right away) she has seriously porked up :eek:. I haven't weighed her (picking her up is iffy), but the weight gain is obvious. Probably a pound. Maybe she just never liked kibble and canned? :lol3: She's the only one who's gained weight, though.
That's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess the raw IS so much more filling and nutritious for the kitties - and you don't need as much. :D :clap::clap: Glad Tabbs is a Miss Piggy now too :lol3:

LAUREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thud:
OK :woohoo: on the REALIZATION that all they've been telling you is that they're not hungry! :lol3: :wow: that has got to make you feel better!
My goodness - look at them! :eek:
I was CERTAIN - I mean - POSITIVE that Laz and Tux had lost weight. But when we went to the vet for claw clipping (Tux) and the US or blood work or whatever it was for Lazlo - they had both GAINED weight. What happened with Tux is that his fat was getting converted to muscle - so he LOOKED leaner, and wasn't physically as "fat," but gained weight because he gained muscle and tone. :nod:
Aw, what a relief for momma! :hugs: :D :dance:
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN!!!!!!!!!!! I honestly thought that Pipsqueak and Perkins lost weight :shocked:. They look all lean and mean. My cat's have been playing like crazy too. Pipsqueak has been acting like a kitten for week's now. Just tears around the house. Tons of energy. He looks great to me. They ALL do. WELL - :anon: Walden IS getting TOO fat. - but we are working it out each evening with that Neko flyer. He goes crazy for the hairy mouse. Looks like a chipmunk - CHEERIO - the one they watch all day from the window and then take it out on the NEKO chipmunk at night :lol3:. :bigthumb:
 
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SOOOOOO :hyper: my FedEX package is on it's way from Carolina :banana1: :banana2: I can't believe how anxious I am to get it. My freezer will be happy too. I NEED more meat. I am almost out of everything. Which is good - I have been trying to use up the Nature's Variety. Now all I have left is the NVO Chicken. Which I will have to keep in rotation. That and the Rabbit. I cannot wait to try the Rad Cat. It is expensive - so I am thinking that will be the one the four fussies just love. Actually - it is now the three fussies. :woohoo: Perkins has seen the light and it eating more and more raw each day. He has joined up with the other two carny boys :happy3: :clap::clap::clap:

Good breakfast today. AND everyone was looking for more. I added in a little NVO chicken with the wet meal for three PsIMA and the one momma's boy - good man Perkins. They all ate up their meals. THEN upstairs for MORE raw. Perkins had 1 ounce - wanted more.... Pipsqueak had 1 1/2 ounce - wanted more..... Presley had 1 ounce ..... wanted more. I told then :nono: that was enough. We are REALLY making great strides here with this morning ritual. AND now since I am cutting them back a little - they are wanting MORE MORE MORE. Good to keep them that way - wanting more. Will make the next meal easier. :high5:
 

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SOOOOOO :hyper: my FedEX package is on it's way from Carolina :banana1: :banana2: I can't believe how anxious I am to get it. My freezer will be happy too. I NEED more meat. I am almost out of everything. Which is good - I have been trying to use up the Nature's Variety. Now all I have left is the NVO Chicken. Which I will have to keep in rotation. That and the Rabbit. I cannot wait to try the Rad Cat. It is expensive - so I am thinking that will be the one the four fussies just love. Actually - it is now the three fussies. :woohoo: Perkins has seen the light and it eating more and more raw each day. He has joined up with the other two carny boys :happy3: :clap::clap::clap:

Dear Lord, Mother Mary, The Holly Ghost, all the angels, the Kitty angels, Gracie :rbheart:... Please... Let them love the Rad Cat Lamb.... and the Rad Cat Turkey.... at least eat the Rad Cat Chicken..... and also the HT pheasant, the quail and the goat too..... Let them continue to eat the NT menu Chicken.... Let all get there frozen and yummy..... in the name of the father, the son, the Holly Ghost and all the angels out there.... Amen
 

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Lauren, it sounds like things went GREAT over at your place this morning!  
 

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Dear Lord, Mother Mary, The Holly Ghost, all the angels, the Kitty angels, Gracie :rbheart:... Please... Let them love the Rad Cat Lamb.... and the Rad Cat Turkey.... at least eat the Rad Cat Chicken..... and also the HT pheasant, the quail and the goat too..... Let them continue to eat the NT menu Chicken.... Let all get there frozen and yummy..... in the name of the father, the son, the Holly Ghost and all the angels out there.... Amen
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Oh Lauren - I hope they love it too! :cross:
 
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Dear Lord, Mother Mary, The Holly Ghost, all the angels, the Kitty angels, Gracie :rbheart:... Please... Let them love the Rad Cat Lamb.... and the Rad Cat Turkey.... at least eat the Rad Cat Chicken..... and also the HT pheasant, the quail and the goat too..... Let them continue to eat the NT menu Chicken.... Let all get there frozen and yummy..... in the name of the father, the son, the Holly Ghost and all the angels out there.... Amen
OMG OMG OMG :flail: :spit: :crackup: YOU ARE HYSTERICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am on the floor :rofl: BUT you know what................. I am praying to EVERYTHING above and praying to anything I can think of to make this dream :9: come true :cross: :please: :lol3: I think WE all will be just blown away IF these four don't like any of these new meats. I will be in the LOONEY BIN :dizzy: :spin: :rotate: :crazy: :disturb: for sure.

BUT good news....... the Nature's Menu Chicken and Turkey are becoming more and more well liked at least by Pipsqueak and Perkins. For Perla and Presley - I can easily hide it in wet food with the help of Fortiflora. BUT I am getting away from Nature's Variety little by little.
 
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:wait: :jump: :hyper: FOR MY DELIVERY - should be here around 3 p.m. Will be home anxiously waiting for my PACKAGE OF FROZEN MEAT :cross:....... Don't want it sitting out in this heat. 85 degrees or more today :thud: :sun: CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great breakfast today. :woohoo: Everyone ate very, very well. Pipsqueak pigged out on NVO and NM chicken :dance: TWO OUNCES and wanting more. Everyone had NVO chicken mixed in with BFF. They cleaned their plates. The :princess: :worship: WAS HUNGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D Presley :rolleyes: needed the Fortiflora. :slant: He seems to need that at each meal time. Just a sprinkle gets him going.

Poor Walden and Wendall. They had the last of the NV Lamb.... SORRY BABIES!!!! NO more - it is all gone :clap2: Wendall only eats it because, well, he eats anything I serve him. Such a love bug he IS. :rub: :heart3:
 
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Oh dear Lord! Should we all do a virtual vibe chain for that meat to get there frozen?
By the way Lauren.... Some defrosting is expected.... Like... The edges of the package/outside of the meat edges it is perfectly fine to put it back in the freezer..... And makes it easier to give a try to the kiddos :) hopefully not too much! Shipping was only 2 days... So I am hoping for the very best!
 
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that Carolina's package arrives almost frozen!!!!!   OMG, it's going to be hotter there than it is HERE!  What is going on with this weather?  We actually have snow in the nearby mountains, and that is unheard of!!!!!
 
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Juicy, Meaty Story.........

The weather here has been extremely, outrageously hot for March. Record breaking and in the eighties for eight days straight now :thud: I HATE HOT WEATHER TOO. Especially when I have a frozen meat package on it's way. :hyper: IT ARRIVED and couldn't have worked out any better today. I was just about to leave for about four hours and would be back by 3:00 - when the package was suppose to arrive. It came at about 10:00 a.m. :shocked: BUT the guy didn't ring my bell or knock on the door. I only noticed the box when I went to lock up the house :thud: It might have been sitting out there for forty five minutes :wife: :stomp: :mad: I might call Fed Ex and ask about that. It said on the box TO RING THE BELL!!!! Carolina put a note on the box :hugs::hugs::hugs: The Nature's Menu Chicken bags were almost thawed but not totally. The HT was only thawed on the edges and the Rad Cat/Fegnion was still really frozen :woohoo: BUT if I had left and came back hours later - I would have had to toss the Nature's Menu for sure. SO glad I was home. :clap::clap::clap:

RAD CAT DANCE :banana1: :dance: :rockout: :jive: :banana2: :jump: :fire: :flail:

OMG OMG THIS MEAT....... I have NEVER seen anything like it.... I really got the heebies jeebies and thought it might move off the plate :eek: :jaw: I was almost afraid of the meat :crackup: REally, really red, bloody, juicy meat. Better than any human meat I have seen :bigmouth: If they like this meat - they are going to kill my budget. :lol3: AND the really rawsome thing for me was that it does NOT :nono: smell like any other raw Lamb meat I have bought. I hate the smell of the raw Lamb meat from NV, S&C and NM. Noper - Rad Cat NUM NUM - smells good enough to eat. :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

I had to feed dinner a little early because the :princess: was begging for food :dk:. I had to take the opportunity to feed right then and there. I was pretty nervous - put a lot of pressue on myself over this meat :nervous: and I thought it was going to filter out to the cat's. :slant: .... SO Walden and Wendall go in the foster room. Then I prepare the meals. I put them away because they are such piggies I would never get the meals fixed with them hovering. I dethawed about four ounces of Rad Cat Lamb :hyper: I gave Wilbur a teeny taste - he devoured it. That was my first good sign. I find that if he doesn't like a certain meat neither do the cat's. Wilbur has been eating cat food for so many months now - he has turned into a cat :bicolor:

Walden and Wendall had about .75 ounce of Rad Cat Lamb and about .25 ounce of Wellness beef/chicken. OMG they didn't even hesitate. Even Wendall, who has been backing off of Lamb - dove right in. He ate just as fast as Walden did. I left them alone in the room to deal with the other's downstairs :paranoid: :nervous:

Pipsqueak totally refused the meat. BUT that is alright. He takes some time to try something new and I was SO worried about :nausea: :barf: :sick: because red, juicy meat will do that to him. I have to take it really slow with him. I let him smell a pea sized amount and tried to mix it in. Nope - he left. :lol3: He had two ounces of NVO chicken upstairs later. :D :clap:

OK - for the real test. I let each cat smell the meat first on a plate. No taker's :nervous: BUT BUT they all smelled the meat with great interest. No licking though. SO I prepared their bowls. Each had about .30 ounce of Rad Cat Lamb mixed with about .70 ounce of Fussy Cat Tuna/Chicken. I HAD to offer the meat with something they just LOVE and knew Fussy Cat was a favorite.

Perkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :high5: Dove right in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:
Presley........... needed sprinkling's of Fortiflora to get started but once he did :dance: HE CLEANED HIS PLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The :princess: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Needed a little Fortiflora too :rolleyes: BUT CLEANED HER PLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :jive: :jump:

NOW - these four kitties have NEVER eaten raw frozen Lamb - NOPE - flat out refused it NO matter how hard I tried to get them to eat it. No matter how hard I tried to cover up the smell. Nothing ever worked. They will ONLY eat the FD S&C Lamb rehydrated, go figure :dk:. SO Walden and Wendall had to eat all the Lamb I had in the house :lol3: Wilbur even hated Lamb before this. SO I can honestly say - this Rad Cat IS something really special. :woo: :hobbes:

I also hope I am not singing the praises too soon :anon: :paranoid:
....... but really, the fact that those three even ATE the RC Lamb mixed in with the Fussie Cat - tells me something pretty amazing. Let's just hope for round two to be just as good :cross: :cross: :cross: :cross:

OH - I was worried about Presley and possible :barf: He was on the floor in that crouched position :paranoid: looking a bit blue. BUT it was just a few burps. :sweat: THANK GOD :flail: I think he was just knocked out at how good he felt. He fell asleep right then and there :lol2: I will take it slow with this meat as it is so rich. BUT no puke in Walden or Wendall's room either. IS THIS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE :lol3: :happy3: :bigwink:

MY GOODNESS - as I type this - not a peep in this house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are all crashed :flail:

THANK YOU CAROLINA, :rock: You are a Rad Cat Pusher and I am glad that you ARE!! You have always sung the praises of RC and I always wanted to try the RC. Thanks to you, it might be a slam dunk BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
 
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RC PARTY, BABY!

Of course. Of course they love it! It's expensive, and you can't get it! :flail: :flail: :flail: GOTTA LOVE THOSE BABIES! :lol3:
 
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I guess I may have to drive over to that place here in Phx that sells it afterall.  I've been putting it off hoping my furbabies would come around and save me some money, but if it works that well, I might just have to bite the bullet.  At least maybe I can pick up some of those little sample packets
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I'm SO GLAD your kids are liking it!
 

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OMG Lauren :lol3: and let me put this one too :sweat:
I was quite nervous about 1- the meat getting there frozen on this heat wave :shocker: and 2- The PIA's liking it :thud:
IMHO, nothing, no commercial meat will EVER come close to Rad Cat - that meat is absolutely fantastic. My reaction when I defrosted my first tub, after feeding NV, was much like yours - It's alive! :lol3: THAT is meat!
Lucky doesn't like lamb - but Lucky is an Alien, a mutant,she is a lunatic of a cat - her "opinion" doesn't count :lol3:
Bugsy and Hope, on the other hand...... Will eat that until the cows come home, as you would say :clap::clap::clap:

They LOVE LOVE The Turkey as well!
Hope and Bugsy could care less for the chicken, while the nutty Lucky, loves the chicken :rolleyes: Telling you - she just likes to be on the other end of things :crackup:

All three are excellent meats - you will see the same quality across the board.

You are doing the right thing in starting slow on them - don't want :barf: or !!!

Your post made my day! :hugs:
You can count on me to ship you RC whenever I have boxes here - I will always be ordering from Hare Today, and Pet Supplies Plus is right there - I need to go by to buy litter and such anyways..... I also have an account with FeDex, and they can just come to pick up the box here - will make sure to write down the correct service this time :doh3:
Not a bother at all hun..... whenever you need :hugs:

And Laurie..... you just crack me up! :crackup:
 
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Of course. Of course they love it! It's expensive, and you can't get it! :flail: :flail: :flail: GOTTA LOVE THOSE BABIES! :lol3:
I JUST had to quote this one BECAUSE it is SO FUNNY :thanks: AND AGAIN this morning it was a HUGE HUGE HIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :banana1: :banana2: :dance: :jump: :jump: :jump: I will be jumping for JOY all day long over here :flail: :jump:
 
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On the Rad Cat party!  I'm so glad they love it.
THANK YOU THANK YOU :thanks: I am just thrilled about this too. The fussies (except Pipsqueak) are all eating the RC Lamb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess I may have to drive over to that place here in Phx that sells it afterall.  I've been putting it off hoping my furbabies would come around and save me some money, but if it works that well, I might just have to bite the bullet.  At least maybe I can pick up some of those little sample packets :) .

I'm SO GLAD your kids are liking it! :clap:
Sally - I honestly DO think you should try the RC. Especially if you can get it near you. I was blown away by the look of the meat, the texture and the smell. I thought IF they don't at least TRY this meat - there is going to be HEL& to pay :wife: :bat: :stomp: :yelling: :frusty: .......................... :flail: Can you tell I am HAPPY :D :happy3: :bigthumb:
 
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OMG Lauren :lol3: and let me put this one too :sweat:
I was quite nervous about 1- the meat getting there frozen on this heat wave :shocker: and 2- The PIA's liking it :thud:
IMHO, nothing, no commercial meat will EVER come close to Rad Cat - that meat is absolutely fantastic. My reaction when I defrosted my first tub, after feeding NV, was much like yours - It's alive! :lol3: THAT is meat!
Lucky doesn't like lamb - but Lucky is an Alien, a mutant,she is a lunatic of a cat - her "opinion" doesn't count :lol3:
Bugsy and Hope, on the other hand...... Will eat that until the cows come home, as you would say :clap::clap::clap:
They LOVE LOVE The Turkey as well!
Hope and Bugsy could care less for the chicken, while the nutty Lucky, loves the chicken :rolleyes: Telling you - she just likes to be on the other end of things :crackup:
All three are excellent meats - you will see the same quality across the board.
You are doing the right thing in starting slow on them - don't want :barf: or !!!
Your post made my day! :hugs:
You can count on me to ship you RC whenever I have boxes here - I will always be ordering from Hare Today, and Pet Supplies Plus is right there - I need to go by to buy litter and such anyways..... I also have an account with FeDex, and they can just come to pick up the box here - will make sure to write down the correct service this time :doh3:
Not a bother at all hun..... whenever you need :hugs:
And Laurie..... you just crack me up! :crackup:
AW Carolina - I KNOW you were just as nervous about that package as I was. BUT I didn't want to say anything - I think we both were :sweat: :sweat: the last couple of days. I want you to know HOW grateful I am that you are willing to ship me some more of the RC down the road. :hugs::hugs::hugs: I will take my time and introduce these proteins very, very slowly - will not rush this and push them. BUT so far the Lamb appears to be a hit. Not for Pipsqueak - YET :cross: He will smell it for about a week or two before he takes a lick. :lol3:
 
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Sorry about all the quoting above :flail: BUT as you can see I am seriously over-the-moon with RC. I still am feeling cautiously optimistic and just hope this is not a fluke :paranoid: They have been known to call my bluff a time or two. :nothappy:

BUT :wow: :wow: :wow: ALL THREE FUSSIES ate 1/2 ounce of RC Lamb mixed in with 1/2 ounce of BFF this morning for breakfast. - DOWNSTAIRS again. :woohoo: Perla and Presley needed a teeny sprinkle of Fortiflora to get started. They licked their plates clean. AND were looking for more shortly there after. :thud: AND NO VOMITING :woohoo: The REAL test will be when I push it to 75% :paranoid: :nervous: That seems to be where we run into trouble. Stay tuned for that probably Saturday. I am going to move real SSSLLLLOOOOWWW with them. Don't want them backing off :nono: :slant: I am still trying to get over the richness of that meat and all of the "red" juice :eek: I got the heebie jeebies again this morning over it :crackup: I can't believe this........ Pipsqueak was the only one after breakfast waiting for raw on china upstairs. The other's were no where to be found!!!! I guess they were full :jump: Pipsqueak had one ounce of NVO chicken and one ounce of NM Chicken. :bigthumb: Pipsqueak will take his sweet time getting used to the RC Lamb. He will sniff it for about a week or two before he decides to take a lick. That is just him. He might really love the RC Chicken. :cross: Seem's chicken is his pleasure!!!! :clap::clap::clap:

I will have to get started on the Fegnion Rabbit soon only because it expires in May. I am thinking that IF the fussies don't want it - Walden and Wendall will. Those boys honestly will eat anything. Just too good to be true throughout this whole rawsome journey. :rub: :heart3:

WELL that's all for now, I guess :happy3: :jump: :D :bigwink: :heart3: :wavey:
 
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