Thread: My raw feeding experiment

Hi, sorry for the long absence… had a h*ll of a week but I saw the raw feeding thread has been revived so I feel I must chip in.

First of all, to Louisa/howlinbob. How absolutely marvelous to hear your lads are doing so well! Even old Barney got the spring in his step back… love it!
You really made me chuckle when you mentioned 'meat-flavoured cereal'. On a Dutch forum someone described kibble as chicken feed.

To Ncarver: you say “the pro-raw food sites claim that cats digestive systems allow them to eat bacteria with no problems--except they cannot cite a single bit of science to back up that supposed "fact."
That is true. But neither do I know of any scientific backup for the opposite claim: “Raw fed cats get salmonella and e coli infections more often than cats fed on commercial food.” I have searched and searched but couldn’t find anything.

To everyone who feels uneasy about raw feeding:
If you think feeding raw meat is risky for your cats, yourself or your family, don’t do it. Stick to the kibble & cans by all means.

I know of parents who refuse to let their kids participate in school projects where they get to grow their own veggies. They think it is unhygienic and hazardous to let their kids dig into the soil and nibble the raw carrots they harvest. Because the soil and the raw veg are full of bacteria which can make them seriously ill.
As someone who grew up in a much less germ-aware age I raise my eyebrows at that. But so be it. To each their own.

I can only speak from my own experience. Ever since I started to feed our Coonies raw meat all their health issues have disappeared. I talked to our vet about this and he is overjoyed and thinks I am absolutely on the right track.

As for the worms… you can easily tackle that by de-worming your kitties on a regular base.

However interesting I think this thread is getting, I am not going to write any more today… after the sh*tty week I've had I am pouring myself a big fat Cuba Libre and logging off. Back soon xxx Anna