For those of you who have been feeding raw for awhile. Are your cats still doing well on it?
I think most if not all of us divide the food into meal size portions for storage. It's the " half hour mixing 5 lbs of meat with supplements and portion them out into cans" part that makes it less convenient than store bought cans.My raw feeding is actually quite similar to dumping out a can. Actually it IS literally dumping out a can. I spend about a half hour mixing 5 lbs of meat with supplements and portion them out into cans. Then I just feed him out of the can like I would any canned food. Almost as easy, and 100x healthier and about 2x cheaper.
I think most if not all of us divide the food into meal size portions for storage. It's the " half hour mixing 5 lbs of meat with supplements and portion them out into cans" part that makes it less convenient than store bought cans.
The danger with raw feeding is that you have to do it right, or don't do it at all. It's better to feed canned than to feed raw the wrong way - i.e without the important minerals.It seems there are a lot of vitinums and minerals they miss out on when fed this. So I was wondering if people ever regret feeding it.
The vitamins and minerals are accounted for in a balanced recipe regardless how it is fed (homemade, commercial, canned, or dry). Maybe you were reading about the dangers of feeding an unbalanced recipe?It doesn't seem to be the easiest wat to feed your cats. I read up on it anyway. It seems there are a lot of vitinums and minerals they miss out on when fed this. So I was wondering if people ever regret feeding it.
Side question, How do you feed organs? Seems these have nutrients they need.
Mine don't eat this raw or cooked food and won't, but I do want to.
It definitely is not the easiest way to feed a cat. Those who feed it believe the benefits out weight the inconvenience.It doesn't seem to be the easiest wat to feed your cats. I read up on it anyway.
It is possible to create a nutritionally deficient home-made diet. It also isn't that hard to ensure a home-made diet is nutritionally complete. Actually one of the things I like about a home-made food is that done right it is likely a *more* complete diet than any commercial processed food could ever be. Using a variety of fresh animal based ingredients ensures nutrients are included that may not even be known to science and so don't appear in any pet food industry standards.It seems there are a lot of vitinums and minerals they miss out on when fed this. So I was wondering if people ever regret feeding it.
I include as many organs as I can get my hands on which is usually quite a bit. They are loaded with nutrients and IMO important to include in a homemade diet. One of the advantages of a ground diet is that the organs are mixed in are hard to eat around. Even when organs aren't available I think a diet of just muscle meat with appropriate supplements is healthier than commercial processed.Side question, How do you feed organs? Seems these have nutrients they need.
As with any food they aren't familiar with they may or may not take to it right away. Many people have found they have to slowly transition their cats to a home-made diet.Mine don't eat this raw or cooked food and won't, but I do want to.
Yup! I started Pia on raw about 4 or 5 months ago.For those of you who have been feeding raw for awhile. Are your cats still doing well on it?
No, that's not true at all. There are lots of homemade and commercial raw diets that are nutritionally complete. The commercial raw diets I feed are AAFCO approved as complete for cats. She's not missing anything, and her condition is a testament to that.It doesn't seem to be the easiest wat to feed your cats. I read up on it anyway. It seems there are a lot of vitinums and minerals they miss out on when fed this. So I was wondering if people ever regret feeding it.
Side question, How do you feed organs? Seems these have nutrients they need.
Mine don't eat this raw or cooked food and won't, but I do want to.
So odd! I like the mixing and packaging part. It's therapeutic, I kinda go into a trance and just hum songs to myself. I guess that's how some people feel when they cook or wash dishes haha.
The grinding is nothing compared to the mixing and packaging. I'll gladly do all your grinding if you'll do my mixing and packaging!
You probably wouldn't like grinding then. It doesn't take long enough to be therapeutic!So odd! I like the mixing and packaging part. It's therapeutic, I kinda go into a trance and just hum songs to myself. I guess that's how some people feel when they cook or wash dishes haha.
The grinding is nothing compared to the mixing and packaging. I'll gladly do all your grinding if you'll do my mixing and packaging!