Raw food & cats

[ChrisH]

Will it be okay to give Ebby a raw chicken drumstick?

[Danegirl2208]

yes it is fine :)
http://www.rawfedcats.org/

[kb2yjx]

I have to disagree. I have read in many places NEVER to give a cat a bone, because it can splinter and injure the cat. Raw food, to me as a RN, is dicey, especially with the e.coli and salamonella out there....

[Danegirl2208]

I have to disagree. I have read in many places NEVER to give a cat a bone, because it can splinter and injure the cat. Raw food, to me as a RN, is dicey, especially with the e.coli and salamonella out there....


cooked chicken bones ARE dangerous and splinter, raw bones do not.

[.sarah]

I have to disagree. I have read in many places NEVER to give a cat a bone, because it can splinter and injure the cat. Raw food, to me as a RN, is dicey, especially with the e.coli and salamonella out there....
Cats are obligate carnivores. They are not made to digest kibble, but rather fresh, raw prey animals.

I feed raw to my dogs every day, plus am feeding it to my 3.5 week old foster puppies and fed it to my foster kittens last month. All have done better on raw than on kibble.

[Danegirl2208]

Cats are obligate carnivores. They are not made to digest kibble, but rather fresh, raw prey animals.

I feed raw to my dogs every day, plus am feeding it to my 3.5 week old foster puppies and fed it to my foster kittens last month. All have done better on raw than on kibble.

i was wonderig when you were going show up Sarah! :)

i fed Raven (my cat) a raw diet for a couple of weeks about a month ago. she absolutly loved it, especially her chicken drumsticks and fish! Shes been back on kibble for a while, but we are hoping to switch back sometime soon.

[catmandu]

Certainly raw food that is fresh is fine.
After all Cats for generations had mouse tartar before we domesticated them.
Cats are atavistic and love raw food.
I give the Found Cats bits of raw steak and they love it.

[emily_the_spoiled]

I have switched most of my gang over to a raw diet (with supplements) and they LOVE it. I have to admit that I am a little leary about the bones so I usually debone the meat. But everything I have read indicated that raw bones are fine, it is only when they are cooked that they cause problems.

[kimlovescats]

NEVER NEVER EVER chicken bones!!! They splinter and can easily get caught in their throats!!!! If you want to pull the meat off, be positive there are no bones. I personally don't do the raw diet ... especially chicken because of Salmonella, E-coli, etc ... but some swear by raw diets.

[.sarah]

Cooked chicken bones are bad. Raw chicken bones are soft and pliable and perfectly safe to feed.

[ChrisH]

Thanks all, Ebby really enjoyed it. :)

[CathyBogart]

Cooked chicken bones are bad. Raw chicken bones are soft and pliable and perfectly safe to feed.

Ditto! When we were trying to put some weight on Cupcake we started feeding her drumsticks and wings ontop of her regular diet and she loved 'em! We still give them occasionally....she's getting on in years and needs her pampering!

[Freedom]

I seem to recall hearing that cats, especially kittens, need taurine for their eyes, which is why they can't develop properly and survive on dog food. Taurine is added to cat foods, not to dog foods. So if you fed the cats just a raw diet, then I suppose you need a few supplements. May be something to look into if you go all raw all the time.

[emily_the_spoiled]

You can purchase the supplements off the web and just add the raw meat along with veggies. I use a food processor to mix everything and it looks just like regular wet cat food (except that once in awhile it is green depending on what veggie I was using :rolleyes: )

[lvpets2002]

NEVER NEVER EVER chicken bones!!! They splinter and can easily get caught in their throats!!!! If you want to pull the meat off, be positive there are no bones. I personally don't do the raw diet ... especially chicken because of Salmonella, E-coli, etc ... but some swear by raw diets.
:) I will have to agree also..

[jenluckenbach]

As has been stated, RAW bones are safe. COOKED bones are very dangerous.

RAW bones are actually very good for cats. Calcium, teeth cleaners, jaw exercisers.

I am glad that Ebby enjoyed her treat. :D