Is it good to put a raw egg in with a cats dry food?
If you are going to use raw eggs with your cats you must be sure they are “free-range”, organic eggs. And the whites are not good to use raw. You can lightly boil or poach an egg till the whites are “done” and the yolk is still soft. Eggs are a good source of Vitamin A which cats cannot make in their bodies and it is added in powdered form to most commercial cat foods. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin and any excess will be stored in the cat’s liver which can cause problems. So I wouldn’t do it more than twice a week. You should read the references given on raw diets. At http://www.littlebigcat.com Dr. Jean Hovfe also has an article titled “Easy Homemade Recipes for Cats and Dogs”. After you have reviewed all that material you will have a better idea about how much egg to use. Raw chicken livers are also a good source of Vitamin A so your cats might eat those. There again, a serving of liver once a week should be enough. Raw ch
