My cats on a raw food diet?
My cat (about six months old) is on a raw food diet called "The Ultimate Diet" from a book I read titled such.
Anyway, it’s going well except my cat won’t eat the raw chicken bone after eating all the meat off of it. He simple thinks it’s just there to hold the meat. Ive tried to get softer bones such as the chicken necks but I can’t buy them anywhere. Because of this, I’ve been feeding him his dry food along with the raw diet so I can be sure he’s also getting the calcium he needs.
How can I get him to eat the bone, or what other bones can I get him that he may be more likely to eat?
Also, I know I can grind up the bone and add it to the meal, but I haven no way of grinding it…no butchers are in my area…
Thanks! :)
They are supposed to eat RAW bones, cooked bones are bad because they are splintery and could make them choke, but raw bones are necessary for calcium.
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I have to commend you for using the raw diet, also known as the BARF diet. I have two dogs on this plan and they have the most beautiful coats.
The brand of raw food I use is Oma’s Pride. It comes in several flavors for cats and dogs. You could go on the internet and look up their website to find a local distributor. Their food already has the bone ground up in the meat and vegetable. Comes in tubes.
Sounds like you have done some reading on the subject of raw diets. Give it a chance. I find it really is better than the food on the market that is loaded with preservatives. Good Luck!!
They aren’t suppose to eat the bones it will make them sick or even choke.
Animals are not supposed to eat chicken bones. The bones splinter and can puncture the gut.
In the wild cats prey on rodents, birds & rabbits. They can have raw bones but not cooked bones. In the wild they don’t drink lots of water, they get most of their water from their prey. You can use this http://catnet.stanford.edu/articles/careguide.html to help you figure out what is the best food.
Yeah, all this stuff you are saying is for cats that live out in the wild. Domestic house cats dont need all of that. And what they do need is supplied in any decent cat food. Try Science Diet if you’re gonna be all particular, but I wouldnt try to introduce food like that to a house cat.