Hi Cat Site Members,
I thought I'd introduce myself because I'm going to be asking a lot of repetitive and dumb questions! I'm Jen, 32 and live in NZ. I have 3 cats -- Benjamin (tabby, almost 9), Tiggy, (tabby, 9 months) and Charlie (half -Maine Coon, 6 months).
Charlie has been a very poorly kitten and you can read our story here (http://www.thecatsite.com/t/264439/6-month-old-raw-diet-mouth-ulcers-worried-mama) and is very feeding resistant.
I am an experienced cat owner and fosterer (I bottlefeed) but I've never had a cat like this.
Tiggy is gluten intolerant (even of particular gluten free things, like some thickeners), Benjamin is fine with all (and a hearty eater) and has been an extremely healthy cat.
This is my first experience with feeding Raw and while I've been reading as much as I can, it's hard to know where to start and what to do when you have no one to advise. We are meeting a lot of resistance with the vet fraternity. Even suggested a cat could be gluten free gets some of them quite annoyed.
So I'm here to learn and absorb as much as I can and quickly at that!
I thought I'd introduce myself because I'm going to be asking a lot of repetitive and dumb questions! I'm Jen, 32 and live in NZ. I have 3 cats -- Benjamin (tabby, almost 9), Tiggy, (tabby, 9 months) and Charlie (half -Maine Coon, 6 months).
Charlie has been a very poorly kitten and you can read our story here (http://www.thecatsite.com/t/264439/6-month-old-raw-diet-mouth-ulcers-worried-mama) and is very feeding resistant.
I am an experienced cat owner and fosterer (I bottlefeed) but I've never had a cat like this.
Tiggy is gluten intolerant (even of particular gluten free things, like some thickeners), Benjamin is fine with all (and a hearty eater) and has been an extremely healthy cat.
This is my first experience with feeding Raw and while I've been reading as much as I can, it's hard to know where to start and what to do when you have no one to advise. We are meeting a lot of resistance with the vet fraternity. Even suggested a cat could be gluten free gets some of them quite annoyed.
So I'm here to learn and absorb as much as I can and quickly at that!