Your kitty is what s/he eats. What Hippocrates said - "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" - is just as true for cats as it was/is for humans. A properly-fed cat is also a healthy happy cat who should be able to stay out of the vet's office other than for wellness checks.
As we have told (reluctant to feed raw) folks on my forum for years - spend money now on real food i.e. highest quality meat, or spend it later on vet visits especially if feeding poor quality commercial food.
All of a cat's needs should come from an almost 100% meat (including bones and organs in prey ratios) diet with no supplements. With the exception of accounting for the freeze-rethaw nutrient loss, any supplementation is purely for insurance as we have no knowledge of your particular meat sources or choices. If you can get freshly butchered/caught grass-fed meat, you do not need to add any minerals, vitamins, etc.
Buono Appetito!
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Boneless/No Grind Recipes |
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Written by Sandy/booeymom
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Since different meats and veggies have varying amounts of
calcium and phosphorus, it is imperative that you first determine how
much calcium and phosphorous there is in a given type of meat so that
you can then calculate how much calcium to add to a lb of meat to
attain the ideal Ca:Phos ratio which ranges from 1.2 - 1.4 Ca: 1 Phos
We have a calculator available to forum members that does this very
easily.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 09 August 2008 22:25 )
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Read more... [Boneless/No Grind Recipes]
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Written by Sandy/booeymom
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Because of our IBD-cat Pigpen who is allergic to poultry, we grind rabbits and deer. The other 3 cats eat cut-up cornish game hen (CGH) but at times prefer ground so we also grind CGH, guinea fowl (from local farms), and turkey (at Thanksgiving). However, I am going to discuss chicken here because it is more readily available for most people.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 09 August 2008 22:22 )
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Read more... [Ground Raw Meat Mix]
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Please don't let your cat be a "kibblehead" |
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Written by booeymom
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Although cats' nutritional needs are rather unique, they aren't particularly hard to satisfy if one sticks to meat. Because meat is an expensive ingredient, we get cheap harmful ingredients from far too many manufacturers, instead of what should be in commercial food: |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 April 2008 19:38 )
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Read more... [Please don't let your cat be a "kibblehead]
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Choosing a good commercial food for cats |
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Written by booeymom
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Thankfully, these days there are plenty of excellent choices when it comes to commercial canned food e.g. Nature's Variety Instinct, Wellness and Merrick grain-free, By Nature's Organics, etc. There is no excuse for feeding psychedelic or even monochromatic kibble to cats. It's wrong on so many levels. Please do not feed your cat dry food, period; here's why.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 04 July 2008 19:27 )
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Read more... [Choosing a good commercial food for cats]
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Written by booeymom
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If you're just not ready to feed raw, why not give cooking a try? Done properly, it's superior to a commercial diet.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 00:51 )
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Read more... [Cooked meat diets]
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