The Raw Food Diet
Cats are carnivores, plain and simple. In the wild a cat will catch her prey and eat it, flesh, bones and organs (including the vegetable content of the stomach), fresh and raw. The pet food industry has convinced 3 generations of people that kibble and canned food is a healthy balanced diet for our cats, when, it is the most unhealthy diet we could give them. Commercial food may be the main reason so many are dying at ten or twelve rather than twenty-two or so…
Commercial cat foods contain grains (wheat, soy, corn, peanut hulls), meals (rendered animal parts including pets killed in shelters), rancid oils and grease, sweeteners, fish by-products, animal by-products, sometimes “4D” animals (dead, dying, diseased, disabled), chemicals including preservatives, food coloring, BHA, BHT, and ethoxyquin, which are potentially cancer causing, and this is just the short list. It’s no wonder that there has been an explosion of chronic degenerative disease occurring in today’s domesticated cat population!
Indeed cats are actually obligate carnivores, which essentially means that the nutrition they require must come from the meat, organs and bones of the bodies of other animals, and because of the cat’s particular anatomical and physiological design, the most ideal and natural way for them to consume that flesh and bone is in its raw state. A cat who is well nourished and free of toxins and undue stress is a cat whose internal terrain is well-balanced. This kind of equilibrium automatically gives rise to an immune system that’s healthy and strong and able to function at peak performance to protect the body from succumbing to chronic illness.
Commercial cat foods contain grains (wheat, soy, corn, peanut hulls), meals (rendered animal parts including pets killed in shelters), rancid oils and grease, sweeteners, fish by-products, animal by-products, sometimes “4D” animals (dead, dying, diseased, disabled), chemicals including preservatives, food coloring, BHA, BHT, and ethoxyquin, which are potentially cancer causing, and this is just the short list. It’s no wonder that there has been an explosion of chronic degenerative disease occurring in today’s domesticated cat population!
Indeed cats are actually obligate carnivores, which essentially means that the nutrition they require must come from the meat, organs and bones of the bodies of other animals, and because of the cat’s particular anatomical and physiological design, the most ideal and natural way for them to consume that flesh and bone is in its raw state. A cat who is well nourished and free of toxins and undue stress is a cat whose internal terrain is well-balanced. This kind of equilibrium automatically gives rise to an immune system that’s healthy and strong and able to function at peak performance to protect the body from succumbing to chronic illness.
Home Made Raw Cat Food
Georgina loves her raw food meals
Making your own food is safer, less expensive, and more convenient than having a sick cat! In emergencies, there are frozen raw organic foods available.
I usually use 90- 95% chicken (or other meat) including liver, gizzard, and heart (cats must have the organs, as they do not manufacture the needed taurine these organs contain). If you don’t get a whole chicken with organs, buy liver and heart!) and 5-10% veggies or fruits, any I have on hand, plus various supplements. Supplements I’m using now are Anitra Frazier’s Vita-mineral mix, (see the “resources” page for her book), Solid Gold Seameal supplement: vitamins/minerals, Earth Animal internal flea powder, and diatomaceous earth for parasites (not constantly). Cats love dried fish (tho salty) and fish flakes.
I grind necks and backs (backs contain some organs), and put in meat and supplements. My husband bones two chickens a day, so that they have raw meaty bones to chew on: they love it, and it’s good for the teeth. I put the leftover bits back through the grinder. My grinder of choice is the Tasin-108 purchased from One-Stop Jerky Shop on-line for $150.00 It rocks!! I lput the veggies through the grinder too .It’s VERY easy! and serve with warm chicken broth over it. Cats love mackerel, tho it has too much mercury in it for frequent use. Small fish are inexpensive..sardines in water, or smelt. They are lower on the food chain, so contain fewer toxins. I often sprinkle yeast over the food, or a dried treat. I give raw bones morning and evening. Keeps the teeth and gums healthy. Contrary to myth , cooked bones are okay too.
RawFedKitty, Feline Nutrition Education Society is a great resource...lots of "how-tos" and Frequently-Asked Questions, etc., etc! chech them out at
www.felinenutrition.org.
Why Genetically Modified Food (ie, anything not labeled organic) is bad
http://www.naturalnews.com/033043_GMOs_crop_failures.html#ixzz1SfwuzETn
FLASH: I just determined that World's Best Litter contains GMS corn...(DUH!) Yesterday's News, Feline Pine, and Sweat Scoop (which I don't like) are said to be GMO-free and non-toxic.
Here’s a good link to why commercial dog and cat foods are dangerous…
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/shocking-truth-about-dog-food/comment-page-1/#comment-27597
I usually use 90- 95% chicken (or other meat) including liver, gizzard, and heart (cats must have the organs, as they do not manufacture the needed taurine these organs contain). If you don’t get a whole chicken with organs, buy liver and heart!) and 5-10% veggies or fruits, any I have on hand, plus various supplements. Supplements I’m using now are Anitra Frazier’s Vita-mineral mix, (see the “resources” page for her book), Solid Gold Seameal supplement: vitamins/minerals, Earth Animal internal flea powder, and diatomaceous earth for parasites (not constantly). Cats love dried fish (tho salty) and fish flakes.
I grind necks and backs (backs contain some organs), and put in meat and supplements. My husband bones two chickens a day, so that they have raw meaty bones to chew on: they love it, and it’s good for the teeth. I put the leftover bits back through the grinder. My grinder of choice is the Tasin-108 purchased from One-Stop Jerky Shop on-line for $150.00 It rocks!! I lput the veggies through the grinder too .It’s VERY easy! and serve with warm chicken broth over it. Cats love mackerel, tho it has too much mercury in it for frequent use. Small fish are inexpensive..sardines in water, or smelt. They are lower on the food chain, so contain fewer toxins. I often sprinkle yeast over the food, or a dried treat. I give raw bones morning and evening. Keeps the teeth and gums healthy. Contrary to myth , cooked bones are okay too.
RawFedKitty, Feline Nutrition Education Society is a great resource...lots of "how-tos" and Frequently-Asked Questions, etc., etc! chech them out at
www.felinenutrition.org.
Why Genetically Modified Food (ie, anything not labeled organic) is bad
http://www.naturalnews.com/033043_GMOs_crop_failures.html#ixzz1SfwuzETn
FLASH: I just determined that World's Best Litter contains GMS corn...(DUH!) Yesterday's News, Feline Pine, and Sweat Scoop (which I don't like) are said to be GMO-free and non-toxic.
Here’s a good link to why commercial dog and cat foods are dangerous…
http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-industry-exposed/shocking-truth-about-dog-food/comment-page-1/#comment-27597
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