OK so for a little while now I have been humming and hawing about weather I should try raw for my kittens. I am not afraid to try new things, but I am a little confused by the options and best feeding guides etc. Just yesterday I had to take little Simon back into see the vet for what looks like the start of yet another granuloma.
He was only off his Pred for 11 days for it to return. He is on them again now, and from what I understand is the next step is a diet trial.
I refuse to feed my kitten the vet food. IMO it is garbage. About the same quality as a supermarket brand food and way over priced. Simon currently eats Friskies wet, sometimes Fancy Feast wet and some Freshpet. I know that the Friskies is a big NO but he likes it, then again he likes to eat romaine too and is not a very picky eater.
I have gone over my budget and have really thought over what I can reasonably afford to feed my 2 kittens. Can't just feed one cat the good stuff and not the other. I have narrowed it down to the Natures Variety and the Primal raw and Freeze Dried Raw. I have heard that both food is good but I am concerned about the bone ratio in both. I really don't want any issues while feeding raw and apparently the NV brand might be too high in bone for some kitties. Is the Primal the same as far as that is concerned?
I would like to possibly start with the Primal since it is the cheaper one right now, and I am not sure my cats will take to it right away or not. Also, would it be okay if they still ate some grain free canned food of some kind while on the raw, I ask because I don't want to worry about occasions when I can't be there to dish out raw, or if we run out or something like that. I was hoping to keep some canned in their diet just in case.
Advice please.
I refuse to feed my kitten the vet food. IMO it is garbage. About the same quality as a supermarket brand food and way over priced. Simon currently eats Friskies wet, sometimes Fancy Feast wet and some Freshpet. I know that the Friskies is a big NO but he likes it, then again he likes to eat romaine too and is not a very picky eater.
I have gone over my budget and have really thought over what I can reasonably afford to feed my 2 kittens. Can't just feed one cat the good stuff and not the other. I have narrowed it down to the Natures Variety and the Primal raw and Freeze Dried Raw. I have heard that both food is good but I am concerned about the bone ratio in both. I really don't want any issues while feeding raw and apparently the NV brand might be too high in bone for some kitties. Is the Primal the same as far as that is concerned?
I would like to possibly start with the Primal since it is the cheaper one right now, and I am not sure my cats will take to it right away or not. Also, would it be okay if they still ate some grain free canned food of some kind while on the raw, I ask because I don't want to worry about occasions when I can't be there to dish out raw, or if we run out or something like that. I was hoping to keep some canned in their diet just in case.
Advice please.