A few weeks ago I asked about what to feed my cat. I came across an answer leading me to http://www.catinfo.org/ . Skeptic about it I still read and have gradually changed my cats diet. I was feeding them dry food and cheap canned food. I thought that if I saw a sale at the pet store it would be ok…a lot less expensive i thought.
Anyways, Its been two weeks since I have not fed any dry food(I still serve them a bit on a bowl just in case they don’t like their new diet but they don’t even touch it any more).
Since day one they liked raw chicken. I served them a bit at a time along with canned food. I have read the labels on every can at the store and got the best I can afford guiding myself with catinfo.org and a few people that advised me on what to look for.
I am not kidding. Their fur is shiny and very silky. Their poop is not smelly any more, or at least not as much and they seem very very energetic.
Finally, for my question: Im ready to change to an all raw meat diet and will finally try the recipe given on catinfo.org. The question is: How much should I feed my cats(how many oz a day). They are both around 9lbs and are a year old now.
I am very proud of myself for finding this new diet. I can tell by how they act with me and how happy they look playing with each other.

also, i’m not comfortable with handing them a bone to chew on, any alternatives to that?
do they need to be on a supplement? or multi-vitamin?
or is raw chicken, beef, fish, ect and sweet potatoes, carrots, ect. really all they need?

any recipe suggestions?

My cat is overweight and is eating the minimum amount of dry food, so I plan on putting him on a raw diet. The Problem? Every recipe is different and some even conflict each other.

I don’t want to kill my cat by using the wrong supplement or too much/little of something.

Is it really that techinal or can you feed them raw chicken with any food supplement mixed in? Then the bones thing, I don’t want to use bone, so must I find a supplement with a ton of calcium? How about Salmon oil… can I do without?

As you see, lots of questions, looking for anyone with experience.

I’m in the process of changing my dog’s diet to include 1 meal per day that has raw meat. For example, tonight she had raw steak mixed with small portions of shredded raw spinich, carrot, broccoli, a few cooked green peas, some cottage cheese, and a few diced peaches. I vary the veggies and fruit depending on what we’re having, but the meat so far has always been steak. I plan to introduce raw salmon next week. She’s a chihuahua so cost isn’t a factor. So far, her allergies seem to have disappeared and she LOVES her evening meal with us. Her other meal is Orijen, a super premium dry food.

My question: I see so many comments from raw feeders who use primarily chicken. I worry about bacteria in raw chicken and pork. Do you feed chicken primarily because it costs less, or is there some fundamental reason dogs need it? There’s chicken (cooked) in her dry food, shouldn’t that be enough?

Thanks in advance, and don’t tell me that wolves eat dead rats, I don’t own a wolf. (lol)

Hi. I got a Raw Cat Food Diet Reciepe off the net and was running it thru here to see for sure if it gets cat owners ok.
Didn’t want to feed my cat things that may harm her.

(Raw Bone Diet.)
The Recipe Ingredients are as follows:
Raw chicken. Meat and bones Grinded up.
raw Chicken Liver 7 oz.
raw Chicken Hearts
raw egg yolks
Raw Glandular supplement
salmon oil
Vitamin B complex
Kelp
Dulse
Psyllium
Tarium

Does this sound like a safe, good healthy raw bone diet for Cats. Thank you for your most important help. God bless.
Proabbly only those feeding raw bone diet to there cats would know, so this is who this question is directed to more so.
:)
My recipe is for 4 lbs. of meat (chicken)

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.

Does anyone know a good way to transition into this? I also am a bit worried about serving him raw chicken due to salmonella. Can dogs get it? Any recipes that you suggest would be great too. Thank you in advance.

I would like to start my 5 month old pitt-bull mix on a raw food diet. Does anyone have a recipe or know of a web-site that they know is good? I googled and came up with tons of sites but I hate using just any recipe, I’d rather use something that others have tried! also most raw food diets are a basic recipe, is there any changes that need to be made because Max is a puppy?
I would like to do an all raw diet, I found one for my cats that I will be starting in the next few weeks: www.catinfo.org that is raw chicken legs ground up with some added supplements. would this recipe work for dogs too? thanks for your help!

Hi. I just posted the Raw Bone Diet Recipe for cats.
If I need direct help, I guess I should have put ALL necessary info. Please forgive me. Ok, Here it is again in detail.
People who commented- will you please comment again…

Raw Bone Diet for Cats.

4.4 lbs. Raw Muscle meat w/bones (chicken)
14 oz.Raw Chicken Hearts
7 oz. Raw Liver
4 Raw egg Yokes
4 capsules of Glandular Capsules
4000 mg. salmon oil
800 iu Vitamin E
200 mg. Vitamin B Complex
1/4 t. Kelp
1/4 t. dulse
4 t. psyllium husk powder
400 mg. of additional Taurine to make up for what gets lost during storage.

Does this sound ok, Top Contributer (cat lady) I believe your name was.?????????
Would you please be willing to share your Raw reciepe with me also???? If not, that is Ok. Thanks, God bless.

Iv’e been in the process of switching my dogs to a raw diet. I still have some kibble left, so I have been slowly introducing them to some raw food to get thier stomachs used to it. It seems there are a million and one different ways to go with this raw diet! I would like to buy the foods myself and prepare them myself. I always buy 1/4 cows and have a storage freezer to fit the extra meat for dogs. I have been giving them some raw chicken thighs, some steak and hamburger. Now I know this probably is not all there is to it. Iv’e googled up raw recipies and seem to get companies selling thier products more than actual do it youself recipies. What are some good recipies I can give my dogs. I’m not really to worried about the veggies as much as I am the supplements I need to add to make the meal complete and healthy so they do not lack any vitamins or essential supplements needed. What are some of your recipies? I am looking for the complete meal with absolutely everything they need.

i keep hearing all these people saying that you should feed your dog raw food, like raw chicken, lamb, hamburger, eggs or ham. but im pretty sure that would do more harm to a dog than good. i have a 1 year old German shepherd & he LOVES meat to put it simply, and i was considering putting him on this diet if it was actually healthy for him.

so is it healthy? or will it kill him?