Thread: I just started doing th is yesterday.

Agree with everything Howlinbob has said, she has also posted some really good links re raw feeding. I've just finished typing up Buddy's weekly menu's and will post them in a separate thread over the weekend so you can see the kind of diet a fully raw fed cat has - mine may not be perfect and I'm always willing to discuss how to improve it.

Re the salmon - leave the skin on next time; but do be careful with raw fish. Personally I would say not to offer a full chicken wing straight away, your cat needs time to adjust to eating raw meat and their jaw needs to get used to working for food. I started with just chicken breast, beef, duck breast in mince form, then cubed, then in strips .... now as it comes. Try some organ meat as well - kidney, liver etc which are softer for your cat to eat (sorry don't know his / her name); then you could try chicken necks, turkey giblets etc. Heart is also a great food for cats. My Buddy loves mice. I buy them from exotic pet food supplier (I have snakes as well); he has "pinks" day old baby mice as a daily treat and full large mice / baby rats as a meal once or twice a week - whole including fur and he loves them. I'd fully advise trying a couple of pinks as a starting point, they only cost about £1.00 for 8 / 10 depending on size and you just keep them in freezer and defrost to room temperature in about an hour.

Please be aware that some people may be put off by your decision to try to feed this natural diet to your cat, don't be put off, people who make these kind of comments normally haven't looked into the benefits etc. Personally I will never feed a commercial food again, but appreciate that this is not for everyone. Even if you only give raw meat a couple of times a week your cats teeth and health will benefit.

Have a look at this website for loads of info on raw / part raw feeding Feline Nutrition