Anyone here feeding their cats RAW diet??

I do not mean fresh mice ok

I mean the RAW diet as advocated by some pet nutritionists. Just wondering if anyone tried it, if there's interest, I can try finding out more info. Involved fresh beef if I'm not wrong. There are of cos many owners who are for and against it, as well as pet nutritionists in opposing camps.

i think its good. i know of some people who do feed raw. and their cats do well on it. i've just read " the holistic animal handbook" by kate solisti-mattelon and patrice mattelon. it has an indepth explanation of what is actually in pet foods and the benefits of feeding raw. its a really good book

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I am one of the owner that feed barf diet to my cats. I feed clean raw beef to my cats and raw chicks too...So, far my cats are doing good...But of course I dun really rely on raw meats for their diets, I also do feed them can food and dry food. ...I will post an article (which i will get from web) about barf diet..soon...hehehehhehe

just started raw beef for ariel, and she;s slowly getting into it... hoped to increase the feeding portion more slowly. But of course canned wet and dry food is still her main staple food..

Since we are on the topic BARF, is it possible to mix the raw meat together with the kibbles for them as one of the meals? I also do understand that if we start our pets on BARF there is a detox session during the first few weeks where they will have diarrhoea and that is solely because of the cleansing of the impurities within the body before the animal actually starts getting used to it? Is that true? Does anyone care to clarify?

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when i feed ariel raw beef 1 meal per alternate days, she dun have diarrhoea ot any problem.. probably cos wet and dry food is still her main diet...

how abt changing them totally to barf. Has anyone tried that? I know that its good for dogs but how abt cats?

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barf basically its good. but u must know how to keep the food fresh. cant leave out for hours. once a few mins nvr touch must remove. also meat alone is nt balanced. u must mix with vitamins n veg n some grain n other stuff. u can get recipes off the net now. i got some.. nx time i post. now no mood. ask emma y.

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