How To Raw Feed Your Cat (Ultimate Beginner's Guide)
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i have two cats myself that i just started feeding raw. I was spending 80$ plus on canned food alone not to mention the toppers i would get them to boost the nutrients. After some research and finding your youtube i made the switch. I never realized how cheap raw feeding could be compared to higher quality food and toppers. Also gives me something to learn about!
how are you spending on their food now if i may ask? because i have two cats as well
I'd like to transition my cat to a raw diet. He's only eating kibble and wet food; sardines, tuna and salmon when I can afford it.
I definitely wanna visit the Asian market and get some organ meats .
Thank you, much less than dry food
Perfect. Exactly what I need! Thank you, Mariah ❤️
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for this valuable info! Much love to you and your fur babies. 🙏💜
I've watched this video so many times in the past week. Thank you for all that you do.
Exceptional video, well done as always! Sending this one to my mom 🤣
This was great. Thank you, guys!
Omg thank you for this information! We're starting our cats and dogs on their journey to healthier foods and have been overwhelmed with information. Thank you for spreading your knowledge!!
that entire rabbit head caught me off guard
Cant beleive im 23 hours late !! Thaaanks for the vid !!! Your efforts are always appreciated
Thanks for watching!
hi Mariah thank you so much for this convenient way of breaking down in these videos , from nutrient to types of meats everything . just wanted to ask you that you raw feed your pets so how often your pets get sick or how often do you visit vet.
I think I should add some of this to MY diet...
hi! thank you so much for a wonderful easy to understand explanation!
i heard that it’s recommended to not only have a variety of different animals/meats in your cats diet but especially red meat. the recommendation being at least 1/2 of the diet is red meat but preferably 2/3s. what do you think ?
I love this! Can all these ingredients be blended together with a mincer?
I started raw feeding to my cat with it all minced up, buying it like that. Of course if she gets bored with it after even the day's 3 meals, it makes sense to me to feed different 6:27 parts at in her daily meals.
Theres loads of videos showing ingredients to mince up together, as well as adding egg
My Soul-Cat just died quite abruptly last month. We went to the shelter to see if volunteering would help, but instead, I fell in love with another cat. I always said I'd feed my my next kitty a raw diet but had to wade through packaged, frozen foods.
Now I'm about to adopt a 3-y-o FeLV+ kitty from the shelter...ths is right on point! I was wondering if you ever put any vegetable or fruit material in (such as birds or mice mice might eat)?
Thank you for this video! Very helpful as I'm trying to offer more variety in proteins/organs to to Zoey! Wishing for a video that's more senior friendly with lower phosphorus tho🙈
I'll keep it in mind :)
@@PawsofPrey thank you!🥰❤️
Can you please make one of these for ferrets, it will really help me and my four rescue ferrets out. Also love your channel! ❤
Has she ferrets?
@@vutomi9874 yes she does
Thank you 🙂 I actually use a precision scale to measure some of the supplements. 🙂
Perfect!
Where could I source some of the organ based portions of raw meals? I think it’s what been keeping me from going all out (along with being nervous of not having a balanced diet) this video was so helpful!
Local butcher should have these, I also find the Asian supermarkets always do, if there's a butcher in the back of your local grocery store you can even ask them too, sometimes they'll package and price them out for you (some of these places toss some of it)
Tangy's blep in the thumbnail is just too much ❤❤
Thank u😍😍
Hi there. Could you please, at some point, do a video about larger breeds of cats? Thanks.
I love this video
Such an awesome video! Thanks so much. I'm just wondering when a cat eats a full day's meal for raw, do they still need to free feed with kibble?
Nope! That would be way too much calories. I do suggest splitting the raw meal into little meals throughout the day though.
Be good to have a list vs having to go back thru the video
Great content by the way thank you
Where do wild cats normally supplement there vitamine e from?
Just ordered the now bone meal powder. How much of that should I put into my kitten’s food per day? And I’m assuming this amount changes once they become an adult?
Great video! Thanks so much!
Just wondered if I can ask a question here:
I bought a ground complete mix for my cat in an online raw pet food shop. I thought the bones will be finely ground but after inspecting the product, i realised there are tiny bone pieces. I tried to remove as much bone as I can from one packet but it was taking me forever to do it, now I'm not sure what to do with the remaining packs. Will it be safe for my 5 month old cats if I just feed the ground mix to them?
ground bone in a cat grind is fine for your cats to eat, no need to pick it out. If you remove the bone pieces from the grind, it will decrease the amount of bone in it, which will make the food unbalanced.
What type of meats would you use if you were using EZcomplete? I’m trying to switch and this is the best option for me, but I don’t know which meats to get.
Thank you! I have three cats and one being a senior with digestive track issues. How much do you typically spend per month on all the meats and supplements?
Can you make a video like this but for kittens? I have a four month old kitten named Pepper that I would love to switch to a raw diet as soon as possible
Mariah can you make a video on the all the nutrients cats need?
I have a video about that! This is for both cats and dogs. th-cam.com/video/xf8Y6E-qOmM/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=PawsofPrey
My cats favorite food is chicken lunge too!!
@pawsofprey how much bone meal does a cat need daily?
Just wondering how one prepares the serving on the day of, as these stay in the freezer. Do you let it thaw out in the fridge and thats it? My cats hate cold foods but I know leaving out to room temp can be risky.
I'm always so grateful for your helpful information!
A quick question, if i'm feeding my kitten 4-6 times a day, is that 4-6 small meals of that same whole meal that i've prepped? or would I prep a few whole meals to split throughout the day? I hope my question makes sense! it's something i've been a little confused about.
No worries, this is a very common question! Ideally you should make a full day's worth of food, then split that into small feedings. That way your kitten will achieve nutritional balance by the end of each day.
@@PawsofPrey Thank you!! That's super helpful! (:
@@celestialsista2064 kittens eat a lot when they are under 9 months of age, they should be allowed to eat as much as they want during their meal times. This is why it is hard to gauge how much to portion for a day with young kittens, but after a few days of them eating, you will be able to estimate how much to portion. Kittens can eat up to 2.5x what an adult cat will eat, in one day.
Would you recommend cod liver (with its oil) for a cat ?
if the ratio doesnt matter, so when it is off, does it not affect the "balance?"
Do you use reusable containers that you dish wash?? Or plastic containers that you throw away? I’m worried about sanitation issues
Hi. What part of whole prey is the source of iodine?
Can beef kidney be substituted with pork kidney. My local international store doesn't have beef kidney.
What about ground chicken frame as a raw meaty bones? Will ground chicken frame cause any bad effects in long term?
so how much is considered a serving? your plate is a lot for older cats. please respond. also how many times a day do I serve them?
OH I JUST GOT TO THE SECTION ABOUT SERVINGS. lol thanks
My cat loves kefir. I get goat kefir. She licks the plate clean
What about vitamin B complex? I got a recipe from hare today that is all chicken and i have to add vitamin B complex, vitamin E, Taurine, yolks, and kelp
question! Can I just give my cat a multivitamin like four paws? They contain almost all the vitamins?
My maincoon kitten just turned 5.5 months, should i be feeding more still ? And is it different for main coons because they go through so much more growing ?
Im worried about serving raw chicken (because i dont want it contaminating my house)
Im thinking of sticking to more rabbit...any thoughts ?
Hi, I had a quick question for you. Here it is, so i am currently feeding my cat the VCA dry food, but after watching your videos I am going to try to convince my parents to let me feed him a raw food diet. Would it be ok if I feed him some dry food wet food and a little bit of raw such as chicken heart, chicken necks and chicken toes beef liver and chicken brain and turkey grounds?
I’m no expert but I think that should be fine. I started off my sphynx small I offered ground beef and salmon to see if she would like it before eventually switch to raw full time. Just keep in mind it may or may not cause diarrhea. Cats are picky start off offering a small amount of raw food to see if your cat even like it
hi! yes! raw additions are great! you can give up to 10% of their diet with these raw additions; which would be (approx) the weight of your cat multiplied by 0.003 (for the weight of raw additions that you can offer)
as dry food is not species appropriate for cats, i would suggest you at least persuade your parents to transition to a wet diet. you can join the feline nutrition group on Facebook for more transition help🙈
Totally fine to do! But I wouldn't feed liver just because of how high in vitamin A it is (remember, the dry and wet food have all the essential nutrients fortified in it already, so you don't want to supply TOO much) muscle meats are great meal boosters though, as well as egg yolk and kefir. Meaty bones are fine to feed a few times a week for the teeth cleaning benefits.
@@PawsofPrey this comment couldn’t have come at a better time. How do I substitute some of my cats food with muscle meat, meaty bones, and egg? Is it ok to feed wet in the morning and raw in the evening? Is egg white ok?
@@PawsofPrey Thank you so much, this really helps me.
I'm a little confused.... you said that the diy raw is missing/low on zinc but then said muscle meat covers the zinc?
What about colostrum I've heard it helps cats with allergies. Can you make a video on the benefits?
Love the video BTW
It's great for general gut health an a boost of some nutrients but I'm not certain it helps with allergies. Some people say it works, some say it doesn't! Totally fine to try out yourself though
Kefir must be from goat milk ? Or regular kefir from grocery is fine?
Please answer. Thank you
Im beginner💐
Any plain kefir is fine! Most of the lactose is destroyed during the fermentation process, so the type of milk doesn't matter too much.
@@PawsofPrey thank you 💐💐💐
I'm always afraid of feeding bones, will a cat's choke on them? how do u go about starting feeding bone?
If fresh (not cooked) it's ok - chicken neck, wing tips, chicken feet. Test out a chicken neck with your cat, they'll prob love it!
My cat is done well somewhat it’s been about three weeks , he won’t eat any meaty bones And last two days he’s thrown up 3 times right after meal. I notice meat whole still I been cutting in small pieces . Can anyone tell me how they prepare? Should I leave pieces big so he has to chew more ? Thanks
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Are chicken feet okay? I know you said paw but I wasn’t sure if that meant feet of the chicken or like some other animal paw. Furthermore, are the nails okay to keep on the feet? Should I cut the feet at a certain point?
The whole chicken feet is ok. She meant paw of a chicken, haha!
May I know the brand of ur probiotic?
Hi, If I follow the
55% muscle meat
25% muscular organ
8% secreting organ
4% liver
8% raw meaty bone
If I were to substitute the bone for bone powder what would I increase to fill the missing 8%? The muscle meat? Any suggestions? I can’t find chicken neck in any butchers even Asian makerts I’m looking online but I have to buy minimum of 5kg and I don’t have the freezer space as one now so would it be ok to use raw bone powder instead?
Have you tried wing parts, even grinded up would be nice too or chicken feet. Not sure if you have a farmer market where you are, but they tend to have those.
Hello, is this plate prepared daily or for a single meal?
It's indicated in the vid that this is daily, and you can split up the portions if you want to feed throughout the day.
I don’t think the bone meal meets the magnesium requirements. Can you address that?
With the meat and organs included in the meal, the bone meal does supply enough magnesium - at least the ones I often recommend (NOW and KAL)
Hey, I have a question about raw meaty bones like a chicken neck. Is a cat supposed to it all? I mean, swallow the bones? And another one. When you give your cat fish like mackerel do you remove bones?
For chicken it's ok if it's raw - like she says, wing tips, chicken neck, chicken feet probably safest. If canned mackrel, no prob. For fresh mackrel unground, I don't know. No cooked bones (unless canned fish where they get so soft even we can eat them). But for best calcium absorption you want raw.
@@r.v.k.6932 Thank you.
Can FIV cats eat raw food?
So how can I fix this for my senior diabetic cat with most of his teeth missing? He is on a wet food diet now but I want to add raw where I can
You'll have to start small, by testing each ingredient 1 by 1, grinded up. Then when you are sure they are not allergic to any of the food or get any bacteria (grocery store meats tend to have bacteria because they expect us to cook it, you can but make sure no bones and even grind it up to be safer). Oh and don't forget to make it a bit liquidy, just a bit if water or broth for easier eating.
Don't you feed any Veggies? I noticed if i don't put powdered pea in there, my cats start to get bowl-problems.
At first i used carrots but the powedered peas are more easy to handle at a daily routine
Cat is carnivore so I don’t think veggies is a must. I don’t feed my cat veggies too but I put kelp powder to improve their digestive system
@@Hazelntuffy_ Mouse stomache still contains veggies. Dogs are carnivore too and they also eat veggies since you mimic the things their prey ate as well
Vegetables are not essential for cats. I'd figure out what's causing the bowel problems in the first place. If your kitty needs a bulkier stool, psyllium husk helps.
@@PawsofPrey thank you so much :)
Psyllium Husk needs to soak overnight (at least i was told so) so i switched to pea fiber powder (Had to look up what the english word is lol).
I can really recommend it
@@SwissStrawberry Yes, mouse stomach still contains veg. However, notice that the stomach has already broken down the vegetables for carnivores to easily digest. The stomach of a herbivore also has enzymes that assists the carnivore in breaking down vegetables. Cats usually do not have this enzyme. I would not recommend feeding raw vegetables or vegetable powder.
I find this so hard to understand, I’m in so many fb raw feeding groups and I still don’t get it I need a dumbed down version 😭
The vitamin E should be a spectrum of E. It should consist of tocotrienols and tocopherols. Very important.
Yep yep!
@blazn13ri, Which vitamin E complex do you give to your pets?
@@onlyinparadise4613 it’s hard to find the full complex from a good brand. But I use “natural vitamin e mixed tocopherols” by ortho molecular. I give them a quarter capsule per day with meals. The natural e is not dangerous to give generously, unlike vitamin a or d. You can also use Jarro to add some tocotrienols.
@@blazn13ri Thanks for your reply. I’m using Sunn-E vitamin E oil for dogs. It has 4 tocopherols, no tocotrienols.
New Roots, Kala and Dr. Mercola have the full 8 Vitamin E complex, fyi. Haven’t tried them yet.
do constantly feeding chicken neck have bad long term effects?
Yes it has been seen to affect the thyroid levels in some pets that were fed necks for a long period of time, so I would always rotate between different raw meaty bones!
Is there a good one for dogs?
Yep! th-cam.com/video/iux2QpivRYA/w-d-xo.html
I googled where to buy lungs locally and results where that it's illegal/banned since 70s in USA? How do you source them? Where? Am I misunderstanding?😹
can plain yogurt with no additives substitute for kefir?
kefir has a higher concentration + more diverse amount of probiotics so it's probably the better choice if you can find it. I do give my kitty a small plain, no additive greek yogurt "treat" maybe once a week bc he comes sprinting to me whenever I'm eating my greek yogurt lol
It's not comparative to kefir, but it's still fine to feed!
Should i just hunt animals for my cats? Lol
Is it okay to feed necks as raw meaty bone daily to cats?
yes
Feeling very overwhelmed.....
Why does my cat get diarrhea on raw meat?
But how about Taurine, isnt that essential for cats?
Found in heart tissue, highest in beef but chicken hearts seem to be sufficient
where is the video of counting the meat in the bones?
Does wild Alaskan sockeye salmon have thiaminase? Thanks 🙏
Salmon does not contain thiaminase!
@@PawsofPrey thanks 🙏
@@PawsofPreyWHY is that?
Do you know of any vet schools that promote raw feeding I’m only 13 but I was just wondering
Unfortunately not. Vet schools have different curriculums each and depends on the country. On top of that, Vets don't know much about raw feeding because it will take another few decades for the research to be done. PLUS most vets are not certified for Nutriention, so they will just tell clients and the pets to buy a certain brand/s of pet food cause it's what's balanced and convenient. Not saying that kibble doesn't have it's value, as medicated kibble does wonders for sick pets, but normal pets just get obese or even suffer from lack of water, zinc and so on, making their skin dry, allergies act up and more, just from their diet. If you want more information, I recommend Girl with the Dogs Podcast on Yt featuring Dr Wolfe a Pet Nutritionist.
hi!! don't you include egg?
You can, depends on your cat and what benefits the egg will give that day cause it has to be a part of their nutritional value.
are the percentages by weight?
Yep, you can get her free pdf to help with kittens and adult cats, I have it for dogs.
be careful with feeding too much liver, it can cause vitamin A overdose. my cat seemed to get dried blood stuck in her nose, possibly vitamin A toxicity. I reduced the amount of liver i gave her by half and her nose issue cleared away.
comments like this make me feel like it's just too risky, normal people just wont know stuff like this
meat is very high in zinc and iron..
Are chicken heads too big, or unsafe for adult cats?
My male cat dos not like row or coocked meat at all, except canned tuna or salmon. He i, unfortunately addicted to dry food
My cat won't eat chicken heart or liver :(
it's haaaaarrd to find ingredientss 😣
Are cooked fish bones not a danger to pets?
Don't feed cooked fish bones.
@@jddr555 does that mean I need to remove bones from canned fish
Yes cooked fish bones still can pose a danger, so I would remove them!
I thought raw pork had parasites. Is it OK to give pets raw pork?
Raw diet for cats is very important for their long time health and I love that. I want that for my cats. Idk call me simple. I would love to do this for my fur babes but I feel like I don't have the brain capacity to do this on my own. I could but it would the time consuming learning...How and what and etc. I have a hard enough time learning and teaching myself about my own nutrition and health. 😅 Is there something simpler? Like a dry food that closely mimics of a raw diet suggestions?
Good until 5min. 40 sec, there you then decided to "Describe" what you are doing instead of instructing i.e. put this that and the-other in the prep to freeze and then at feeding add those and them -things instead of "the balance"
AHA--- A section on CATS,,,,,Great.
Aren't cats lactose intolerant
Depends on a cat.
my cat loves raw chicken meat,BUT every time he eats it he gets diarrhea.
Please put the option to translate into Arabic😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
i feel like this channel is some cult shit because every video has RAW in the title its so weird man
Considering I talk about raw diets for pets, I don't see how it's that weird, man
her whole channel is focused around raw diets for all kinds of pets, so you shouldn't expect content related to cooked and processed food