Do you have a kitten or planning to get one? In this video I show you how to start them on the raw diet the right way: th-cam.com/video/QYfFsIeqNnU/w-d-xo.html
I was expecting my 1 year old cat to take some convincing when I came home from the store with chicken feet, liver, kidneys, pork loin, and necks. He devoured his whole meal in no time! He was so happy. Definitely take care to cut up the food. Most cats are bad chewers and mine needed small starburst-sized chunks
Imagine not even being able to follow the philosophy of veganism to the point the cat gets starved and nutritionally deficient. Totally vegan right there
I feel so bad for those cats. Glad they're getting the right diet now! OMG. I wish That Vegan Teacher read this, as she is killing her dog by feeding her a vegan diet. Not joking. Check her YT page out. It's terrifying what she is doing to her poor dog Bella. I will be starting a petition for her to get her dog removed and to a better home. I also hear rumors; she will be adopting out her dog... Not sure. Just wishing Bella is saved from this monster. I have been constantly reporting her for animal abuse.
@@SpringoStar as a vegan who is currently switching my new cat from kibble to raw, unlike cats, dogs are omnivores and with proper supplements and a nutritionally balanced diet, dogs can be vegan. cats are obligate carnivores though.
My 10 month old boys transitioned really easily :) One of them never ate his wet food, only kibble and (strangely) he transitioned the easiest! It was almost like he was thinking “Finally!! Good food!” They may surprise you 💙
This morning I took chicken gizzards and hearts, a tin of sardines, three eggs, and some tilapia filets, put them in a blender and fed my three cats. I don't feed them the same every day but this is a treat for them. A big spoonful each.
I wasn't even looking into a raw diet but all the sudden my baby is going to be eating like a queen .thank you! Very easy to understand tips and guide !!
I live with my parents and have gradually warmed them up to better and better foods for our kitten. First a grain free kibble... then grain free wet food... then a premade cooked food... so close to getting the go ahead on raw food! Hopefully the "supporting local farms" spin will work on them, haha.
It took a week for my cat to adapt to raw food. She would skip most meals until she's really hungry. She now prefers quails and chickens to mice. She goes crazy on beef organs too, but those are occasional treat.
I have an older cat (13Y, NM) he was diabetic as of this January [2022] and he was on Royal Canin HP soy for his IBD. His levels were as high as 500. Thanks to the message board of Feline Diabetes that's been active since the early 2000's, I was able to quickly understand the condition and start at home testing and then eventually doing a Free Style Libre to constantly monitor his glucose levels. I also switched his food to wet Purina DM. He is officially in remission right now, the last day he had insulin being February 2nd, and his daily glucose levels range between 50-150 throughout the day. However he had an IBD flair up, and so that means I need to try a different diet...I'm trying really hard to give my best friend a healthier life. So thank you for posting this. I'm trying to find formulas and figure out what he needs to keep his IBD more under control.
Those prescription diets are going to keep you spinning in circles. The ingredients are trash and I'm appalled that vets recommend them. They tried to put my cat on one of them and she almost blew up and gained weight which would have created further complications. That was the last straw and I switched to raw. I hope this work out for you. The corporate-sponsored vets make the poor cats live as perpetual patients instead of actually healing and drains our wallets.
I switched my kitty from canned to ground raw a few months ago (pre-made since I don't have the time nor skill to do all the balancing and prepping myself). She was a little hesitant to try the raw at first since it was still cold from the fridge, but I coaxed her into taking a bite by sticking a few of her favorite treats on top. Once she took that first bite, it was like a lightswitch went off in her brain that was like hey! This is food! And she hasn't had a problem since haha. She inhales her meals like a vacuum cleaner the moment I put her bowl down! She does have some mild tartar buildup on her teeth, so I am planning to add some non-ground raw meaty bones to her diet soon. Guess we'll have to wait and see how she reacts to those!
One of my cats, an older Tom wouldn’t eat raw meat, but he loved whole prey! He would played with his meal for a few minutes then find a nice spot to start chewing, he’d lick the blood off the floor, my dog is kinda scared of whole prey...he barks at even chunks of fur.
This is super helpful! We have been trying to get my cat to get to a healthy weight by reducing her food portions and make her exercise more, but she never loses the weight BECAUSE of the dry kibble 🤦♀️ I didn’t know what else to do. We get a really good brand of dry food, so I never made the correlation that it is because of dry food that she’s retaining all this weight.
Dry food contains plant based starches, sugars, additives, fillers no matter how healthy they say it is. Their bodies cannot metabolize this plant stuff because they're carnivores and it messes up their metabolism and organs. No matter how domestic, we cannot change a cat's DNA and dietary needs. Definitely keep learning all you can about raw and even prey diet. It's the best and ends up being cheaper depending on meat costs in your area, you won't regret it.
Thank you so much! We have many cats at home (8 right now) and I want to give them a better life. Your recipe is not only easy to follow and clear, it is affordable. I can’t afford a grinder and this was almost making me give up on the raw feeding, but you showed me it is possible otherwise. Thank you! The kitties thank you too 😊
Raw food is good and I used to feed for sometime but finally I backed out of it. Now I feed cooked food because of the environment we live. I will only feed raw if I have a chicken or rabit farm where I can trust and get good meat. I don't want to feed raw from store bought protien. We never know how old and the raw chicken or turkey sitting on the shelf. We can only see sell by date. And now an then recall notice is really scary. I will never recommend anyone feeding raw from store bought meat.
Love watching your videos! They're always so informative and make raw feeding feel more approachable. Fantastic job breaking down the calculations as well. I feel more and more comfortable feeding raw after watching your channel. Keep up the great work!
I've watched these videos over and over for the last month or more; our entire household is switching pets to raw! my question is: when should we stop feeding kittens 10% of their body weight? we're preparing for a new addition coming in at 16weeks (:
My cat is such a pain tonight with food. She has kittens, and the one I'm keeping is weening onto a raw diet, and of course I'll have her go raw soon too. So I've been letting her finish whatever the kitten doesn't finish every night. Tonight I decided to make her own bowl suited just for her weight, and she only ate a little bit before she got bored of it and then wanted to see if I had anything better, waiting to give her more meat from the counter!!! And then she went and ate the other kittens kibble when I went to feed them right after. And then I gave some more raw to the kitten and she wanted to eat THAT food. She does this with water too. I can pour her fresh water, and then get myself a glass of water, and suddenly her water isn't good enough!! Or act like she hasn't had water ALL DAY, when there is still water in her dish....so annoying lol. I usually end up saying "here you go your majesty!" As I serve her...
Yeeeaaah You all are extremely blessed My cat will not eat wet except for in the morning first thing and barely I have to keep offering it to her, putting it on my finger for her to lick off then comes back to her feeding area throughout the day expecting her kibble but it’s still the wet and she doesn’t want it This has been going on for months!
@4:00 - I would also like to add to try different *textures* because cats can be picky about textures too so some like Paté, some I'm like ground, some like chunks.. you have to try different things. I've tried raw food for my cats and they just did not like it so I will continue to try in the future but for now I give them Weruva canned food and it's probably the best canned food I could find. They look amazing, they are healthy, their coats look great and they have a lot of energy. My oldest cat will be 18 years old next month and she still plays like a kitten❣️ 🐈 🐾 💞
My GF needed this video BAD!! I feed my dog's all 100% Raw and have been trying to convince her for year's to just let me swap the cat's to full RAW as well.. I'm just glad theres video's out these day's that actually talk about WHY kibble is bad instead of just why you should feed RAW.. I think she just had to hear all the same info from someone that wasn't "ME" LOL
Thanks for the awesome video! ♥ I started feeding our Cats with Raw meat a while ago, but my old cat's (18 y old) really show no interest at all in that kind of food xD but my younger ones (2 + 4 y old) are already liking it alot. I hope my old cat's will get to like it someday too :') i mean i only want them to be healthy :< And I'm also really disapointed about the kibble's that are sold here, mostly it's just 70% of some plant carbs and the rest is some kind of "meat". Plus the price is really high >.
Excellent video!! Thank you for this!! I work for a high quality pet food supply company and I cringe when I hear what people feed their cats, even those who have good intentions and talk about feeding a raw diet are not supplementing it and they are giving things like lean chicken breast 🤦♀️ No nutritional value at ALL
My 7 year old cat is over 22lbs! We strictly ration his portions, but he is food obsessed and won't touch anything but the kibble. I am hoping to break his addiction and get him healthier.
Not that I am aware of. If anything I've been finding they just need more. Pecents vary per age of kitten too im finding (i am not highly educated in this at all this is just what I've come across with the same questions)
Your guides are amazing. Thank you for making them! I was wondering if you had any suggested online shops to get the meat or any premade raw food portions. Thank you again for the great guide.
One guy disappeared from rented room leaving his cat with my father. The cat was not fed for at least a week. Then raw chicken wings were eaten by Very Hungry Cat and nobody was allowed to come even close by warning roaring of the mini tiger. So the transition took just a week or so...
A good basic foundation to start with is maybe a piece of chicken thigh, chicken foot, and a tiny piece of liver. And between the two meals you can give them a heart or two for a snack. (Not too much liver, they can get liver poisoning if they eat too much, no bigger than a thumb tip).
She has a video showing that, your local farmers market is a great place to start looking. If you're in the U.S another awesome resource she talks about is the website raw feeding Miami , it's a great alternative if you have exhausted all local options. To find her full video just search "primal pack source raw food"
Can you go just a little slower? The speed of your talking is making me anxious and I want to do this (transitioning to raw food for my cat) correctly.
It's better in the long run. They may seem fine but their body can start to break down as they get older and live shorter lifespans because of all the preservatives, additives, rendered meat waste, etc. Same principle as a kid may be fine eating McDonald's every day for a few years but effects will start to show when they are older.
I’m slowly introducing adult cat to raw . Started with chicken added some sardines . He’s ok so far but he still wants kibble as well. The big problem is he’s a grazer and at night he’s only eating a few bites each time of raw , how’s he going to be balanced ? I throw out at end of day I really don’t know what to do at this point I put in fridge but then it’s cold uh Cricket
I have a question that I cannot seem to find in your other videos. So I already understand that you need to feed kittens at least 4 - 6 times a day. But how about Adult Cats?
My cat has a blood issue. I can't feed her raw yet(or maybe never) feeding her Tiki cat pate'. 95% meat. Within 2 weeks I saw a change in energy, playfulness, and less sleeping. We are still struggling with her red blood cell count but she is stable. I think dry cat food is horrible for cats. I watched my first cat die from kidney crystals. Horrible. I now know why. I wish in the 1980's there would have been better information. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, we try to get as much canned food as possible from the brand Applaws, it has a pretty high containt of meat, they are on the more expensive side but maybe its something for u to look into.
Do the best you can is all I can say! Tiki Cat is a pretty good brand, and I'm so glad you're able to see a difference. Hope your kitty feels better soon!
Where I live in a third-world country, I have unknowingly fed cats dry food. Now does not eat raw meat at all, no matter how hard I try. Meat is relatively three times more expensive. And vets are the ones selling dry food. Never advise switching. No matter how many suggestions I want
I'm really apprehensive about the bones getting stuck in their oesophagus/ digestive tract, even my vets are suggesting that I should feed them kibbles atleast once a day and keep them on home cooked boiled- deboned food. Can anyone suggest me with this?
Your videos are amazing. I am so glad I found your channel. My cat is struggling with Inflammatory Bowel disease and unfortunately, the only food that he will eat and helps with his diarrhea is Hill's z/d wet food. But I want to transition him to raw and am trying to educate myself about all this.
If you haven't read the felinenutrition.org article, "Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nature and Treatment" I highly recommend it. It led to a game changer/life saver solution for her (our! 🙂) 9 year old Mikey when she wasn't willing to have him suffer like that for much longer. She also took him to a "cats only" veterinary clinic in our city (KC) who were much more willing to work with her diet-wise for Mikey than the more traditional one he went to previously. Mikey is fourteen years old now, happy and healthy. Wishing you and your furbaby the best!
What of my cat just refuses to eat if i add raw to his canned food? If i leave it there, he eats around it. If i mix it in, he doesnt touch it. Its been 2 days.... i am worried he is nkt eating at all.....anyone had this situation? His britger is just eatinv raw pretty much straight away
I'm considering switching to raw but the information on the Internet is so confusing. On the one hand, there are Nutrition Experts who say kibbles are evil and raw food is a must. I'm inclined to believe that since pretty much everything commercial is evil. On the other hand, I've read about raw chicken and other Nutrition Experts claim that cats are not immune to getting sick from salmonella - and contaminating the entire family as well to the point where you can't even touch their fur anymore. This vid recommends bones but then article warn of their danger. What to believe?
My cat has been suffering from a chronic rhinitis infection and I’m so tired of taking him to the vet for antibiotics and steroids. I don’t eat meat(I’m cringing😬😂) but if this is the solution for his problems then I’ll have to do it. He does like canned food and I tried to give him rabbit meat but he hated it and he didn’t do well on chicken meat. I guess I’ll try to go to the butcher shop for other options. Thanks for this educational video!
I would recommend giving him a good quality L-Lysine treat daily also.. (if you do end up switching to a raw diet you could just mix a Lysine powder supplement in his food each day) usually 500 mg each day is recommended.
Btw, when he has a flare up, you could increase the dose to 500 mg twice a day.. but I find that the L-Lysine and a good quality food, can actually help keep those flare-ups away or make them few and far between. If your cats refuse raw food like mine, I would recommend a high quality cat food like Weruva.. it makes a huge difference in their overall health.
@@merncat3384 I have given him Virilys L-Lysine before for a long time and that didn’t do anything for him:-/ the only thing that worked well for a while was CBD oil and now that doesn’t do anything for him. I think he has something more serious that I have to look at. It sucks cause they have done X-rays, have seen specialists too and it’s sooo expensive and they tell me he doesn’t have anything serious.
My cat has also just been diagnosed with chronic rhinitis, I feel so bad for him that I can’t seem to help him. I’ve researched, changed our mattress and encased it so that dust-mites can’t thrive, I use unscented detergents, no candles or oils, vacuum daily, and use a fragrance-free 99% dust free clumping liter.. to no avail. He has a good response to prednisone but he can’t stay on that forever though. Zyrtec and Flonase didn’t help. His symptoms are pretty consistent year round, so it’s not a seasonal thing. Have you come across anything that has helped you? I hope you see this message, I realize it’s been years since this was posted.
My cat was extremely naughty nd vocal for the first month without kibble but we now are back to our normal, he ate the raw meat straight away but he constantly moaned for his bowl of biscuits
Help me out here, I have 3 cats and Vet told me to avoid Raw meat, but still I gave them chicken liver, heart and chest piece but only after cooking it. so do i need to change it to raw or what??? am confused
My cat is picky about his food rather stop eating for days if he dosen't like the food, but he also used to be a grat hunter, singleclawdly extermiated mice in our house six years ago, he getting older and I'm worried dry food is not good enought to keep him healtly in his golden years. Would a raw diet be a good-notsoexpensive option?
My two cats (female, 8 year old) and (male, 6 year old) both eat wet food two times a day and also free eat kibble. I want to cut the Kibble, but my cats both go outside and are very active, especially the male one. When he gets home, he always seems hungry and is therefore eating Kibble between his meals. How should I cut the Kibble without underfeeding him? Should I start giving him wet food more often?
Probably and if you gradually change over to raw, it'll end up being cheaper for you (depending on meat prices in your area). The same $6 I spend of just 2 cans of wet food, I can buy a big pack chicken thighs that can feed a cat for almost a month. Pack of hearts is around $4 and tub of livers $2-3. Supplements you only have to buy once in a blue moon. You can grind your own egg shells for their calcium when they're not having bones.
Do you have a kitten or planning to get one? In this video I show you how to start them on the raw diet the right way: th-cam.com/video/QYfFsIeqNnU/w-d-xo.html
Why do you think it’s ok for you cat to eat meat and not you?
@@deanabrooks8537 I do eat meat lol
I was expecting my 1 year old cat to take some convincing when I came home from the store with chicken feet, liver, kidneys, pork loin, and necks. He devoured his whole meal in no time! He was so happy. Definitely take care to cut up the food. Most cats are bad chewers and mine needed small starburst-sized chunks
Can just chicken breast work instead of feet and everything else?
@@rose-kp5si
No...it's not nutritionally complete.
(If fed exclusively.)
are the chicken feet and chicken neck safe for them? I just wanna make sure😅
Yasmin Grace yes the bone is very important. Otherwise their bones will deteriorate.
What if your picky cat won't eat egg yolk or oysters or sardines?
My cats went straight to raw as though they had never eaten a meal in their life. They came from a vegan home.
Horrible, I hope the owners were charged with animal abuse!
Omg I wish that would work for me!
Imagine not even being able to follow the philosophy of veganism to the point the cat gets starved and nutritionally deficient. Totally vegan right there
I feel so bad for those cats. Glad they're getting the right diet now! OMG. I wish That Vegan Teacher read this, as she is killing her dog by feeding her a vegan diet. Not joking. Check her YT page out. It's terrifying what she is doing to her poor dog Bella. I will be starting a petition for her to get her dog removed and to a better home. I also hear rumors; she will be adopting out her dog... Not sure. Just wishing Bella is saved from this monster. I have been constantly reporting her for animal abuse.
@@SpringoStar as a vegan who is currently switching my new cat from kibble to raw, unlike cats, dogs are omnivores and with proper supplements and a nutritionally balanced diet, dogs can be vegan. cats are obligate carnivores though.
I switched to a raw diet a month ago. My kitty is doing so well now. His fur is very shiny and he is VERY HAPPY!
2021 shortage of cat food has me here should’ve been here because of how much better it is for them
The best video to educate anyone who’s interested in raw diet for cats. Thank you!
I appreciate it!
@@PawsofPrey thank u
My 10 month old boys transitioned really easily :) One of them never ate his wet food, only kibble and (strangely) he transitioned the easiest! It was almost like he was thinking “Finally!! Good food!” They may surprise you 💙
This morning I took chicken gizzards and hearts, a tin of sardines, three eggs, and some tilapia filets, put them in a blender and fed my three cats. I don't feed them the same every day but this is a treat for them. A big spoonful each.
I wasn't even looking into a raw diet but all the sudden my baby is going to be eating like a queen .thank you! Very easy to understand tips and guide !!
I live with my parents and have gradually warmed them up to better and better foods for our kitten. First a grain free kibble... then grain free wet food... then a premade cooked food... so close to getting the go ahead on raw food! Hopefully the "supporting local farms" spin will work on them, haha.
The quality of this video is just out of this world. Thank you so much!!
Thank you!
It took a week for my cat to adapt to raw food. She would skip most meals until she's really hungry. She now prefers quails and chickens to mice. She goes crazy on beef organs too, but those are occasional treat.
May I ask where you found the quail? Thank you.
I have an older cat (13Y, NM) he was diabetic as of this January [2022] and he was on Royal Canin HP soy for his IBD. His levels were as high as 500.
Thanks to the message board of Feline Diabetes that's been active since the early 2000's, I was able to quickly understand the condition and start at home testing and then eventually doing a Free Style Libre to constantly monitor his glucose levels. I also switched his food to wet Purina DM. He is officially in remission right now, the last day he had insulin being February 2nd, and his daily glucose levels range between 50-150 throughout the day.
However he had an IBD flair up, and so that means I need to try a different diet...I'm trying really hard to give my best friend a healthier life. So thank you for posting this.
I'm trying to find formulas and figure out what he needs to keep his IBD more under control.
Those prescription diets are going to keep you spinning in circles. The ingredients are trash and I'm appalled that vets recommend them. They tried to put my cat on one of them and she almost blew up and gained weight which would have created further complications. That was the last straw and I switched to raw. I hope this work out for you. The corporate-sponsored vets make the poor cats live as perpetual patients instead of actually healing and drains our wallets.
Cats are not supposed to eat soy are you insane? Cats are carnivores they need meat!
I switched my kitty from canned to ground raw a few months ago (pre-made since I don't have the time nor skill to do all the balancing and prepping myself). She was a little hesitant to try the raw at first since it was still cold from the fridge, but I coaxed her into taking a bite by sticking a few of her favorite treats on top. Once she took that first bite, it was like a lightswitch went off in her brain that was like hey! This is food! And she hasn't had a problem since haha. She inhales her meals like a vacuum cleaner the moment I put her bowl down!
She does have some mild tartar buildup on her teeth, so I am planning to add some non-ground raw meaty bones to her diet soon. Guess we'll have to wait and see how she reacts to those!
May I ask, where do you get the pre-made raw meat? Is it from a company?🙏🏻
It needs to be prey temperature…
I get a cat to think it’s the easiest to take care of, cat becomes my family and now I’m trying to make it healthier then myself
So much advice. I have to see this video several time. This is so new to me. Love all the new cat feeding advice. Swtiching to raw food ASAP.
I hope it goes well!
One of my cats, an older Tom wouldn’t eat raw meat, but he loved whole prey! He would played with his meal for a few minutes then find a nice spot to start chewing, he’d lick the blood off the floor, my dog is kinda scared of whole prey...he barks at even chunks of fur.
This is super helpful! We have been trying to get my cat to get to a healthy weight by reducing her food portions and make her exercise more, but she never loses the weight BECAUSE of the dry kibble 🤦♀️ I didn’t know what else to do. We get a really good brand of dry food, so I never made the correlation that it is because of dry food that she’s retaining all this weight.
Dry food contains plant based starches, sugars, additives, fillers no matter how healthy they say it is. Their bodies cannot metabolize this plant stuff because they're carnivores and it messes up their metabolism and organs. No matter how domestic, we cannot change a cat's DNA and dietary needs. Definitely keep learning all you can about raw and even prey diet. It's the best and ends up being cheaper depending on meat costs in your area, you won't regret it.
Thank you so much! We have many cats at home (8 right now) and I want to give them a better life. Your recipe is not only easy to follow and clear, it is affordable. I can’t afford a grinder and this was almost making me give up on the raw feeding, but you showed me it is possible otherwise. Thank you! The kitties thank you too 😊
This is the best one yet!!
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Raw food is good and I used to feed for sometime but finally I backed out of it. Now I feed cooked food because of the environment we live. I will only feed raw if I have a chicken or rabit farm where I can trust and get good meat. I don't want to feed raw from store bought protien. We never know how old and the raw chicken or turkey sitting on the shelf. We can only see sell by date. And now an then recall notice is really scary. I will never recommend anyone feeding raw from store bought meat.
This was such a helpful video! We appreciate all of the tips and tricks, especially for picky kitties!
Aww Tiny is so cute.
Love watching your videos! They're always so informative and make raw feeding feel more approachable. Fantastic job breaking down the calculations as well. I feel more and more comfortable feeding raw after watching your channel. Keep up the great work!
This is exactly what I was hoping to achieve! I am so glad they're helpful
All my cats were constipated when I was making my own raw catfood. I was using a recipe calculator
All my cats were constipated when I was making my own raw catfood. I was using a recipe calculator
@@nathanrayne it may be too much bone for them, or not enough organ. Cats require less bone than dogs.
I've watched these videos over and over for the last month or more; our entire household is switching pets to raw! my question is: when should we stop feeding kittens 10% of their body weight? we're preparing for a new addition coming in at 16weeks (:
The amount of effort you put into making this video is just *chefs kiss* thank you so much!
By far, THIS is the best dietary advice for Cats on TH-cam!
My cat is such a pain tonight with food. She has kittens, and the one I'm keeping is weening onto a raw diet, and of course I'll have her go raw soon too. So I've been letting her finish whatever the kitten doesn't finish every night. Tonight I decided to make her own bowl suited just for her weight, and she only ate a little bit before she got bored of it and then wanted to see if I had anything better, waiting to give her more meat from the counter!!! And then she went and ate the other kittens kibble when I went to feed them right after. And then I gave some more raw to the kitten and she wanted to eat THAT food. She does this with water too. I can pour her fresh water, and then get myself a glass of water, and suddenly her water isn't good enough!! Or act like she hasn't had water ALL DAY, when there is still water in her dish....so annoying lol. I usually end up saying "here you go your majesty!" As I serve her...
Yeeeaaah
You all are extremely blessed
My cat will not eat wet except for in the morning first thing and barely
I have to keep offering it to her, putting it on my finger for her to lick off then comes back to her feeding area throughout the day expecting her kibble but it’s still the wet and she doesn’t want it
This has been going on for months!
@4:00 - I would also like to add to try different *textures* because cats can be picky about textures too so some like Paté, some I'm like ground, some like chunks.. you have to try different things.
I've tried raw food for my cats and they just did not like it so I will continue to try in the future but for now I give them Weruva canned food and it's probably the best canned food I could find.
They look amazing, they are healthy, their coats look great and they have a lot of energy.
My oldest cat will be 18 years old next month and she still plays like a kitten❣️
🐈 🐾 💞
My GF needed this video BAD!! I feed my dog's all 100% Raw and have been trying to convince her for year's to just let me swap the cat's to full RAW as well.. I'm just glad theres video's out these day's that actually talk about WHY kibble is bad instead of just why you should feed RAW.. I think she just had to hear all the same info from someone that wasn't "ME" LOL
I'm thinking about swapping my dog over to raw! What do you suggest for meats?
This is very informative and educational! Thank you!
Thanks for the awesome video! ♥
I started feeding our Cats with Raw meat a while ago, but my old cat's (18 y old) really show no interest at all in that kind of food xD but my younger ones (2 + 4 y old) are already liking it alot. I hope my old cat's will get to like it someday too :') i mean i only want them to be healthy :<
And I'm also really disapointed about the kibble's that are sold here, mostly it's just 70% of some plant carbs and the rest is some kind of "meat". Plus the price is really high >.
I'm glad your kitties like it! It's tough with seniors but it can be done!
Excellent video!!
Thank you for this!!
I work for a high quality pet food supply company and I cringe when I hear what people feed their cats, even those who have good intentions and talk about feeding a raw diet are not supplementing it and they are giving things like lean chicken breast 🤦♀️
No nutritional value at ALL
this is underrated. my rescue cat is getting fat from eating kibbles. i will change to raw meat pretty soon.
This is a great video, i love your pets! pls keep uploading!!
1:56 that's actually good to hear actually I say that because I can actually use that to my advantage when training my cat to do tricks and that's all
Cats 10-11lbs (around 288 calories): [muscle meat] ground beef 90/10 37g & pork loin 37g [muscular organ] chicken heart 37g [raw meaty bones] chicken neck 25g [secreting organ meat] liver 3g & kidney 11g; sardines 11g; mussels 8.5g; seaweed 1/16 tsp; vitamin e 1 or 2 drops
My 7 year old cat is over 22lbs! We strictly ration his portions, but he is food obsessed and won't touch anything but the kibble. I am hoping to break his addiction and get him healthier.
This was so helpful thank you for this. My cat loves wet-food so I think she'll be okay with trying ground meat.
I hope so! :)
Thank you for the video. The math during the balanced type description is incorrect. 7% is not 0.7 but 0.07. Same with the other %
Omg i love this information. Very professional
Does boiling affect the nutrition? I dont think i want to feed my kitten raw 🤔
Do you have a video of the best and healthiest wet food options?
Are there restrictions on kittens vs. adults we should know?!
Not that I am aware of. If anything I've been finding they just need more. Pecents vary per age of kitten too im finding (i am not highly educated in this at all this is just what I've come across with the same questions)
kibble is addictive and i wish i could document the behaviour changes by giving them kibble vs wet vs raw
FYI: Tilapia fish is EXTREMELY HIGH in Taurine!!! Plus it has lots of healthy oils and omegas!!!!
Your guides are amazing. Thank you for making them! I was wondering if you had any suggested online shops to get the meat or any premade raw food portions. Thank you again for the great guide.
One guy disappeared from rented room leaving his cat with my father. The cat was not fed for at least a week. Then raw chicken wings were eaten by Very Hungry Cat and nobody was allowed to come even close by warning roaring of the mini tiger. So the transition took just a week or so...
I am debating switching my cats to raw, trying it again, but man this is so overwhelming haha 😅
A good basic foundation to start with is maybe a piece of chicken thigh, chicken foot, and a tiny piece of liver. And between the two meals you can give them a heart or two for a snack. (Not too much liver, they can get liver poisoning if they eat too much, no bigger than a thumb tip).
Do you have a video on where you get your meats from because I don’t know where I’d go to buy all of this and I love how you explain things thank you
She has a video showing that, your local farmers market is a great place to start looking. If you're in the U.S another awesome resource she talks about is the website raw feeding Miami , it's a great alternative if you have exhausted all local options. To find her full video just search "primal pack source raw food"
Cats eating better than me
I’ve been thinking about feeding my cat raw, thanks for the help.
I blended everything with lots of water. It was pretty watery but my cats ate it all thankfully
Can you go just a little slower? The speed of your talking is making me anxious and I want to do this (transitioning to raw food for my cat) correctly.
You can slow the speed by clicking the three dots...😊
My cats got no problem with the dry food and wet food, but I feel like giving them a raw diet would be a really good idea
It's better in the long run. They may seem fine but their body can start to break down as they get older and live shorter lifespans because of all the preservatives, additives, rendered meat waste, etc. Same principle as a kid may be fine eating McDonald's every day for a few years but effects will start to show when they are older.
I’m slowly introducing adult cat to raw . Started with chicken added some sardines . He’s ok so far but he still wants kibble as well. The big problem is he’s a grazer and at night he’s only eating a few bites each time of raw , how’s he going to be balanced ? I throw out at end of day I really don’t know what to do at this point I put in fridge but then it’s cold uh
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I have a question that I cannot seem to find in your other videos. So I already understand that you need to feed kittens at least 4 - 6 times a day. But how about Adult Cats?
You can split their daily allowance in however many feedings you want. Adult cats usually do best on it split between 2-3 feedings.
Excellent video. Thank you.
Such a detailed vdo. Thank you 🙏
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Darn Mom.. it's on my face, not on my nose!! 😸
I am trying this for 6 years now :( Now one of my cat has struvite problems. Even tho I fed kibbels with really high animal proteins next to can food
I love this. thank you so much
Awesome video ! and thank you for linking our website :)
Yay I'm glad you liked it! Your blog was super helpful :3
My cat has a blood issue. I can't feed her raw yet(or maybe never) feeding her Tiki cat pate'. 95% meat. Within 2 weeks I saw a change in energy, playfulness, and less sleeping. We are still struggling with her red blood cell count but she is stable. I think dry cat food is horrible for cats. I watched my first cat die from kidney crystals. Horrible. I now know why. I wish in the 1980's there would have been better information. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, we try to get as much canned food as possible from the brand Applaws, it has a pretty high containt of meat, they are on the more expensive side but maybe its something for u to look into.
Do the best you can is all I can say! Tiki Cat is a pretty good brand, and I'm so glad you're able to see a difference. Hope your kitty feels better soon!
Make sure the eggs are organic!!! Also it's good for humans to add egg shell powder to your food as well!
Where I live in a third-world country, I have unknowingly fed cats dry food. Now does not eat raw meat at all, no matter how hard I try. Meat is relatively three times more expensive. And vets are the ones selling dry food. Never advise switching. No matter how many suggestions I want
Under rated video
Thanks!
meanwhile my cat doesnt want kibble anymore after i give her raw chicken. Its stressful when she kept asking for raw chicken
Cats here have small rodents, young rabbits, occasional insects. They still eat kibble and canned but really like the whole raw food.
Amazing. Thank you so much.
Regarding the Omega-3, our cat hates fish for whatever reason 🤔 does anyone have suggestions for an alternative way to get Omega-3?
Thank you friend very informative
I'm really apprehensive about the bones getting stuck in their oesophagus/ digestive tract, even my vets are suggesting that I should feed them kibbles atleast once a day and keep them on home cooked boiled- deboned food. Can anyone suggest me with this?
Your videos are amazing. I am so glad I found your channel. My cat is struggling with Inflammatory Bowel disease and unfortunately, the only food that he will eat and helps with his diarrhea is Hill's z/d wet food. But I want to transition him to raw and am trying to educate myself about all this.
If you haven't read the felinenutrition.org article, "Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nature and Treatment" I highly recommend it. It led to a game changer/life saver solution for her (our! 🙂) 9 year old Mikey when she wasn't willing to have him suffer like that for much longer. She also took him to a "cats only" veterinary clinic in our city (KC) who were much more willing to work with her diet-wise for Mikey than the more traditional one he went to previously. Mikey is fourteen years old now, happy and healthy. Wishing you and your furbaby the best!
@@Charlestonthecool41 thank you so much! the link you sent me doesn't work though.
My cat has the same illness, he loves raw food but I didn't want to feed to him because of this. I'm going to give it a try
My cats didn’t want the raw food at all idk if it was cold or smelled weird to them :(
this video is so beautiful, youre amazing!!! thank you!!
This is amazing tyvm
Please write a book
What of my cat just refuses to eat if i add raw to his canned food? If i leave it there, he eats around it. If i mix it in, he doesnt touch it. Its been 2 days.... i am worried he is nkt eating at all.....anyone had this situation?
His britger is just eatinv raw pretty much straight away
Is this how much they should eat each meal, or per day?
I'm considering switching to raw but the information on the Internet is so confusing. On the one hand, there are Nutrition Experts who say kibbles are evil and raw food is a must. I'm inclined to believe that since pretty much everything commercial is evil. On the other hand, I've read about raw chicken and other Nutrition Experts claim that cats are not immune to getting sick from salmonella - and contaminating the entire family as well to the point where you can't even touch their fur anymore. This vid recommends bones but then article warn of their danger. What to believe?
1:26 if cats urine is already concentrated how can a dehydrated food source like kibble REDUCE their chance for kidney stones??
My cat has been suffering from a chronic rhinitis infection and I’m so tired of taking him to the vet for antibiotics and steroids. I don’t eat meat(I’m cringing😬😂) but if this is the solution for his problems then I’ll have to do it. He does like canned food and I tried to give him rabbit meat but he hated it and he didn’t do well on chicken meat. I guess I’ll try to go to the butcher shop for other options. Thanks for this educational video!
I would recommend giving him a good quality L-Lysine treat daily also.. (if you do end up switching to a raw diet you could just mix a Lysine powder supplement in his food each day) usually 500 mg each day is recommended.
Btw, when he has a flare up, you could increase the dose to 500 mg twice a day.. but I find that the L-Lysine and a good quality food, can actually help keep those flare-ups away or make them few and far between.
If your cats refuse raw food like mine, I would recommend a high quality cat food like Weruva..
it makes a huge difference in their overall health.
@@merncat3384 I have given him Virilys L-Lysine before for a long time and that didn’t do anything for him:-/ the only thing that worked well for a while was CBD oil and now that doesn’t do anything for him. I think he has something more serious that I have to look at. It sucks cause they have done X-rays, have seen specialists too and it’s sooo expensive and they tell me he doesn’t have anything serious.
You can't suddenly introduce meat. It's gotta be little-by-little in the existing food.
My cat has also just been diagnosed with chronic rhinitis, I feel so bad for him that I can’t seem to help him. I’ve researched, changed our mattress and encased it so that dust-mites can’t thrive, I use unscented detergents, no candles or oils, vacuum daily, and use a fragrance-free 99% dust free clumping liter.. to no avail. He has a good response to prednisone but he can’t stay on that forever though. Zyrtec and Flonase didn’t help. His symptoms are pretty consistent year round, so it’s not a seasonal thing. Have you come across anything that has helped you? I hope you see this message, I realize it’s been years since this was posted.
the way i gasped when the dead rat flashed before my eyes 😭😂
How long can you leave the raw food out in their bowl before you throw it away? Thanks
20 minutes
My cat was extremely naughty nd vocal for the first month without kibble but we now are back to our normal, he ate the raw meat straight away but he constantly moaned for his bowl of biscuits
Mine only eats fancy feast and blue wilderness and needs both. Help 😭
this is the best video ! thank you !
Aw you're welcome!
4 to 6 feedings a day? 🤯
That's a lot! What are you supposed to do if you're at work most of the day?
Help me out here, I have 3 cats and Vet told me to avoid Raw meat, but still I gave them chicken liver, heart and chest piece but only after cooking it. so do i need to change it to raw or what??? am confused
I don't think most vets support raw at all
My cat currently eats tiki cat pate as he has bad teeth, and will need them removed, if I were to feed him raw would blending it cause an issue ?
Ground raw should not be a problem.
would it be beneficial to give my cat a frozen mouse or rat? Thawed, of course, but just so they get whole prey?
That is the ideal. Their natural prey contains every thing they need, just make sure they eat a variety of prey.
I'm about to bust out my bullet blender and hit the market for the poultry necks, feet, and organs 🔥 I'm kinda stoked to try this
The information is great but the video goes so fast, I can’t get it all down. Please put the instructions in your comments section.
Sorry about that
I have to make all these calculations in kilograms to make sense of it 🤣 .. talk about math 🤣 ill probably post them when i do tho
That’s what “pausing” is for.
I was enjoying the video until the math part came 😅 thanks for this informative video!
My brain automatically shuts down whenever I see a number lol
I bought ground meat and cooked it with broth. They wouldn’t touch it. They are one and a half.
If I don’t want to give raw heart so how I cook it without losing the taurine in it please ?
My cat is picky about his food rather stop eating for days if he dosen't like the food, but he also used to be a grat hunter, singleclawdly extermiated mice in our house six years ago, he getting older and I'm worried dry food is not good enought to keep him healtly in his golden years. Would a raw diet be a good-notsoexpensive option?
Maybe try starting with freeze dried raw rehydrated.
My two cats (female, 8 year old) and (male, 6 year old) both eat wet food two times a day and also free eat kibble. I want to cut the Kibble, but my cats both go outside and are very active, especially the male one. When he gets home, he always seems hungry and is therefore eating Kibble between his meals. How should I cut the Kibble without underfeeding him? Should I start giving him wet food more often?
Probably and if you gradually change over to raw, it'll end up being cheaper for you (depending on meat prices in your area). The same $6 I spend of just 2 cans of wet food, I can buy a big pack chicken thighs that can feed a cat for almost a month. Pack of hearts is around $4 and tub of livers $2-3. Supplements you only have to buy once in a blue moon. You can grind your own egg shells for their calcium when they're not having bones.