Does anyone feed their cats raw food?
I actually did some reading on this the other day – seems the raw food diet is becoming popular with all the cat food recalls. From what I read, I decided not to go with it though , because it seems to be a similar sort of thing as human “fad diets”, and in some cases if you cat has sensitive kidneys (you may not always realize it right away), the higher protein content could cause problems. Not to mention the risks of disease or parasites to both humans and the pets if using true raw food… I really think I’m going to stick to my regular brand- “Natural Balance”. Their ultra premium formulas weren’t part of the recalls (some of their other formulas were, but not their main), but I get mine from Superpets and they’re fairly quick with pulling recalls off the shelves. Be careful – sometimes newer cat foods or food fads can cause more damage than good!
I have fed my cats a raw meat diet for seven years and believe me they don’t have parasites, infections or poor health because of it. Cats have been eating raw meat for millions of years and there wouldn’t be cats around if it weren’t the appropriate diet for them. It can hardly be labeled a “fad”. It is more appropriate to apply that to commercal cat food which has only been available for about fifty years! I believe it is not advisable for a ten-week old kitten and two to three months is a good time to start on raw food. I have sent you a personal email about it and suggested a Yahoo group for you to join where the members are preparing their own raw diets for their cats.
