No, I’m not parading around nude or anything, haha.
But for many reasons, not the least of which is getting very good advice from bloggers (thank you, Dezi, for in-depth info!) and vet sites about kitties doing better with raw meat (their diet in the wild) instead of commercial cat food, mama has begun to put a little raw whatever it is into my Purina effilees wet food and I seem to like it very, very much. Not sure where all of this going, but mama is wondering, too, about sometimes giving me kibble and its benefits or troubles it might cause. Maybe just a little bit isn’t bad. I have a urinary care Purina that is NOT for infections but for maintenance.
I do eat a lot of grass and maybe I’ll cut back on that if my tummy is processing the natural foods that kitties normally eat in the wild, and so on.
Not being a hunter, I don’t seek out whatever this guy is munching on, and so have little experience of eating raw meats in the garden! We’ll see how this develops over time. I seem to be taking to it to like a…well…a kitty to meat, rather than a fish to water.
And as for fish, raw doesn’t seem to be on the list. Too many bacteria and such, advisors say. Mama goes over to our lovely fish store and there is a sleek black kitty outside all the time meowing and asking for food, and mama gave him some of her just-bought cod once and he turned up his nose and walked away, so the myth of kitties wanting fish is maybe just that. Fabrication, whatever that is. Still, I love shrimp and scallops!
But what about those kitties in goldfish bowls and fish ponds and batting at fish in cartoons? Where do these stories begin?
But mama is not about to make catfood in her kitchen even though she knows she can, because it seems a bit much when there are good meats out there and a little kibble to round out the menu. What do your kitties eat?
Mama will gladly cut up raw beef or innards and such but she’s not big on adding vitamins and egg (which I do not like) and all those things that so many homemade cat foods have in them. Isn’t there an easier way? What about these freeze-dried raw foods? And mama got some really good homemade treat recipes once from Dezi, but I’m just not sure she’s going to get into this too deeply. I don’t really get treats or snacks…I get tartar control nibbles when I come in at night, or a few good-for-you treats, but I don’t get lots of treats, ever. And I don’t miss them because I like having an appetite for my daily food. I guess I eat sort of like mama and papa, and snacks don’t figure into it.
Any suggestions? Do freeze-dried foods need lots of freezer room? And we can’t travel for two days with a freezer! Just curious…
Thanks for your input.
What I really love is licking salt off of hands, haha…
The only way my kitties get to eat raw is if they catch it – which they do, occasionally (though I try to rescue anything I can). As long as you enjoy and are thriving that is all that matters !
Well, we’ll have to discuss this, Mary. Mama tried to rescue a birdie once that I caught butI dropped it LIVE at her feet and off it went. I think I need lessons.
We had a dog who, as he walked through the kitchen, without breaking stride, he’d take an apple from the box, or a bunch of grapes from the box, and head for the backyard to crunch them all down ..
I also had a great holistic chiropractor on Sunset and PCH who brought his kitten up as a vegan ..
I think if your animals are allowed to roam free, they will not get fat – and I think they need a rounded diet of everything to be healthy ..
That’s my two cents, LouLou
Oh, love that dog!! Loulou would never steal anything. Maybe she’s too good and needs to branch out a bit! She is NOT a vegan…PHEW!!! Mama has enough trouble with dinner guests who inform her as they arrive that they don’t eat anything with a face on it…So she found a cheese with a lovely face on the front…uh, oh.
I have heard good things about raw feeding, but I am too lazy to prepare it for 13 cats so I don’t know much about it. The Conscious Cat website has a lot of information on it though.
NO WAY, JOSE, would mama fix food for 13 kitties!!!! NO WAY. We’re just trying out things, but I have to tell you that I sort of miss my regular wet food twice a day and just a little kibble for “cereal” for breakfast (and wet food).
OMC We wrote a big lond answer and included a foto and it disappeared. We’re glad you like da raw food. There are companies dat sell premade raw food with all da added viamins and stuffs. But, it would require freezer space. Freeze Dried Raw, like we eat, doesn’t require any refrigeraion and is easy to feed and travel with. It comes fully balanced with all needed supplements included and all your mommy would have to do is add water or broth befur serving it to you. We eat Primal freeze dried raw and they have several different proteins. You can get them at amazon and many other retailers. The more you eat raw, the less kibble you will want, and thus you can’t rely on that fur your needed supplements. We don’t recommend kibble fur da reasons we stated in our emails to you. As fur fish, that and chicken became primary ingredients used during the depression due to a shortage of money and other proteins. We kitties purrfur hooved animals in general. When was da last time you saw any kitty fishin’? They chase mice and other rodents and the big cats go fur deer, buffalo and da like. Anyways, ifin we can help ya’ further, let us know. Big hugs
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
We have LOVED your advice and the long emails you sent and they helped enormously. I’m thinking maybe mama will try the freeze dried if it’s that easy. We have Amazon.fr and I’ll bet they have it here. Can’t wait to try that one. MERCI, DEZI.
We can’t wait to hear what you think ’bout it LouLou. We luv ours. We’re even gonna be reviewin’ another brand this month for Chewy. Big hugs to all.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
Can’t find that food in France. Am searching for freeze-dried in France and will let you know. THANKS for all.
Lou Lou, Great minds think alike! I must be a little old lady in France… XOXO Aunt Melissa
More like a young hot patootie in France who OBSERVES the old ladies and their pooches. They are charming, I have to say, and the “old” ladies mama knows here are VERY youthful at 80 and beyond! Good diets, exercise and RED WINE…YAY!