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I have been reading up on the PMR diet and would like to emulate it for my 2 and 3 year old cats. They have been eating commercial wet food since they were kittens but enjoy 2-3 chicken wings per week. I am sure they will love a raw diet.
I have a few questions before I start the diet and wean them off commercial food.
1. I don't want to purchase a grinder. Is it possible to feed them chicken wings/necks and other meaty bones according to the correct ratios per cat weight/intake and fulfill the calcium/potassium requirement? Wouldn't that be better than bonemeal or eggshell powder?
2. Has anyone switched to a raw diet overnight without the slow introduction? Does that cause problems? I think my cats would enjoy it immediately but I plan on including a little muscle meat (chicken thigh meat) with their regular meals. However, I hope to wean them within a week. Is that too ambitious?
3. I cannot get lite Morton salt where I live. We use sea salt or rock salt for our own food. I have read countless articles about the need for salt in a cat's diet because of iodine. I plan on supplementing with kelp powder. Do I really need salt? If yes, then can I use sea salt?
I would appreciate any other tips. My head is hurting from doing so many calculations and Math was never my strong point.
Thank you so much.
I have a few questions before I start the diet and wean them off commercial food.
1. I don't want to purchase a grinder. Is it possible to feed them chicken wings/necks and other meaty bones according to the correct ratios per cat weight/intake and fulfill the calcium/potassium requirement? Wouldn't that be better than bonemeal or eggshell powder?
2. Has anyone switched to a raw diet overnight without the slow introduction? Does that cause problems? I think my cats would enjoy it immediately but I plan on including a little muscle meat (chicken thigh meat) with their regular meals. However, I hope to wean them within a week. Is that too ambitious?
3. I cannot get lite Morton salt where I live. We use sea salt or rock salt for our own food. I have read countless articles about the need for salt in a cat's diet because of iodine. I plan on supplementing with kelp powder. Do I really need salt? If yes, then can I use sea salt?
I would appreciate any other tips. My head is hurting from doing so many calculations and Math was never my strong point.
Thank you so much.