Guest guest Posted August 1, 2002 Report Share Posted August 1, 2002 Does anyone have a good online source for cat feeding guidelines (like BARF)? I am beginning to feel guilty about giving them store bought food and they don't seem to like it very much anyway. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2002 Report Share Posted August 1, 2002 Years ago I had a cat who was dying of chronic FUS. After I began making her food, she was much better. She died two years ago at the age of 21! Back then, Pat McKay was just beginning as a pet nutritionist. Pet nutrition has come a long way since them. At http://www.patmckay.com you can get a free downloadable copy of Pat's book on feeding raw foods. The only thing I do different is I ferment the food in kefir whey. I know all the pet nutritionists say that pets have a higher stomach pH and can handle meats that would make us sick, but it makes me feel better, it adds more nutrition, and all the animals love it! Hope this helps! Kat ----- Original Message ----- From: Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 3:15 PM Subject: OT: Cat Food Does anyone have a good online source for cat feeding guidelines (like BARF)? I am beginning to feel guilty about giving them store bought food and they don't seem to like it very much anyway. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 > Does anyone have a good online source for cat feeding guidelines (like BARF)? I am beginning to feel guilty about giving them store bought food and they don't seem to like it very much anyway. > > TIA > > Amen! I know just how you feel, especially when the cat always wants to jump in my lap when I eat, and lick the plate if he gets a chance. I found this site with msn search - a supplement product to simplify feeding dogs a BARF diet. Don't know why there is no reference to cat, but their supplement has lots of goodies in it, including grains, which are not recommended by the sites below. http://www.rawbasics.com/ Here's another site: http://www.auntjeni.com/barf.htm with links to other sites, such as http://www.barfers.com/ Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2002 Report Share Posted August 2, 2002 In a message dated 08/01/2002 6:18:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jc137@... writes: > Does anyone have a good online source for cat feeding guidelines (like > BARF)? I feed my cats raw using the recipe at: http://www.blakkatz.com/mydiet.html#organmeat It's a modified version of the feline future diet. There is also an online support group on , felinefuturediet, which includes discussions on natural cat care. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 I think it's because dry cat foods tend to dehydrate cats for one thing. I lost a much loved cat in 2001 that was on dry food. His UTI acted up and his bladder blocked and later ruptured and they had to put him down. Charlie was an awesome orange & white neutered male cat. http://catnutrition.org For raw feeding : http://rawfedcats.org Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2010 Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 Cats are not vegetarian. They are real prone to health problems from grains and other veggies. My cat got renal stones. The dry food is " flavored " with grease which has been " preserved " with a ton of nasty chemicals. His holistic vet switched him over to frozen raw meat patties. His renal stones went away. His terrible flea problems went away. He acted far younger, had more bounce and wanted to play more. And his fat chubby self turned muscular and lean. And, when presented with his previous favorite canned cat food, he turned his nose up and would not eat it. Canned cat food has less grain, but is grossly overcooked meat from animals which were not fit for human consumption. Cats are carnivores. If you, as a vegetarian can't handle a carnivore pet, you might want to get a guinea pig instead of a cat. Alobar On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 7:51 AM, Hosbrough <snicketmom@...> wrote: > wrote: " By the way, as to expense...feeding raw can be quite a bit less > expensive than feeding premium cat foods. In the meantime, until you > switch your cats to raw, or if you don't switch them, please know that > even the very cheapest canned cat food is better for your cats than even > the most expensive, " premium " dry, kibble foods, and whatever you do, > don't feed that semi-moist stuff. It's horrible, quite damaging to the > health. " > > , would you mind explaining why this is? I want to feed my cats healthy food and have always bought premium dry food, not knowing any better I guess. I could not feed them raw because I am vegetarian and squeamish about meat. But if canned food is really better than dry, I could at least make that switch. Thanks, (lurker) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 When Cubby adopted me last May, he had bad diarrhea when he came here, due to the stress of a new home. Dry or canned food made no difference, but when I put him on all raw meats : turkey, chicken, pork, salmon, eggs, Cornish Hen, and CNOil, his digestion gradually got normal. Bacteria has never been a issue with my cats. Cats have a short digestive tract compared to humans, and bad bacteria doesn't get a chance to colonize as it can in humans. Plus, cats have strong stomach acids that neutralize such things. I often buy meats that are on sale and almost outdated, and while I do rinse the meats off, I then feed it raw to my cats, and they thrive on it. This is Luke : http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/Photogear_2007/cats/Lukey17-85PSE7a.jpg Cubby : http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p118/Photogear_2007/cats/CubbyHealthy.jpg Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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