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Marybeth Baldwin 2004-02-08 10:19:35 (Forum Archives)
It can be very confusing and overwhelming when you first get started. "Whole" prey is ideal, but most people and
many cats are simply not able to do this.
Chunks of meat, small meaty-bones (chicken necks, wing tips, etc.) are all good for chewing, but this must be
done under supervision and some older cats just never really take to this.
It's important to realize that just like the commercial foods, there is no single right way to feed raw.
I do think it's important to feed a balanced diet, and I believe this includes some veggie matter... even
if it is just to add some fiber and mimic stomach contents of prey.
A ground diet is kind of a compromise of convenience and health. By grinding the bone, organ meat, and any
supplments/veggies you want to incorporate, everything is done at once and you can just dish up the meal.
This can be supplmented with larger chunks of meat for other meals during the day/week.
As I was told when I had finally just lost it, keep it simple. Think what your cat would be eating if it were
in the wild. This is a small feline... it would be living on small rodents, insects, lizards, maybe experienced
hunters would catch the occasional rabbit. All of these are complete little meals. They are unlikly to run down
and devour anything much larger than a full grown rabbit, certainly not a cow or deer or sheep, so when we feed
these larger meats, we have to 'condense' them into small packages that contain organs, calcium, stomach contents, etc.
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