Recently I decided to make the transition from wet canned food to raw for my 3 cats. I read that you should do it slowly to avoid digestion issues.
My two youngest (they are both almost 2 years old now) love the raw food! I've just been giving them some roughly chopped chicken breast and a few chicken hearts for one meal and then their usual pouch of wet food for their second meal. When I cut out the commercial food, I will also add bones and vitamins to the raw. Basically I'm in the experimentation stage and it looks like it will end very well for my youngest cats.
My oldest cat (14.5 years) on the other hand wants nothing to do with the raw food. He will hardly sniff at it, never mind eat it. I'd really like to get him switched because according to his blood test results he does have slight kidney issues, which will probably progress to renal failure. He has always eaten dry kibble, up until about 6 months ago when I slowly got him on wet food for the added moisture. He has always had digestion issues since he was a kitten. I'm thinking irritable bowel syndrome or a possible allergy to the wheat in the cat food itself.
He has no objections to eating cooked chicken. He loves it very much. My question is should I just feed him my own homemade cooked cat food since he is older and I don't want to stress him out by forcing him to eat raw? I'm thinking that a cooked homemade diet is still going to be healthier than any commercial cat food.
What would you do?
Thanks!
My two youngest (they are both almost 2 years old now) love the raw food! I've just been giving them some roughly chopped chicken breast and a few chicken hearts for one meal and then their usual pouch of wet food for their second meal. When I cut out the commercial food, I will also add bones and vitamins to the raw. Basically I'm in the experimentation stage and it looks like it will end very well for my youngest cats.
My oldest cat (14.5 years) on the other hand wants nothing to do with the raw food. He will hardly sniff at it, never mind eat it. I'd really like to get him switched because according to his blood test results he does have slight kidney issues, which will probably progress to renal failure. He has always eaten dry kibble, up until about 6 months ago when I slowly got him on wet food for the added moisture. He has always had digestion issues since he was a kitten. I'm thinking irritable bowel syndrome or a possible allergy to the wheat in the cat food itself.
He has no objections to eating cooked chicken. He loves it very much. My question is should I just feed him my own homemade cooked cat food since he is older and I don't want to stress him out by forcing him to eat raw? I'm thinking that a cooked homemade diet is still going to be healthier than any commercial cat food.
What would you do?
Thanks!