Ive been making my own catfood for 5 years now. Its definitely cheaper! I will never feed my cats anything but raw! I learned the hard way when my 18mo baby Chester developed crystals in his urinary tract and couldnt pee, he had 2 have 2 expensive emergency surgeries and i still lost him.
My research on cause lead me to the kibble but myvet at that time said he would have to be on a prescription diet the rest if his life and gave me kibble????
Needless to say i went vet shopping after my loss and vowed NEVER to feed commercial petfood script or not ever again!
It wasnt easy finding a vet who didnt treat u like u were an aweful parent for feeding raw but in the end i found the best vet in my area that supports the raw diet.
At my cats 1st wellness check the vet said to me that i have one of the healthiest cats he has seen in his career and he is closing in on retirement. That said a lot to me! 😊
You can feed whole prey, like mice, to cats. You need to consider what diet the mice are on because thay will help determine the nutritional content, Also make sure they are healthy and not treated with chemical pesticides, etc.
Here is a good article on whole prey feeding that discusses some of the things to take into consideration. Barn cats I have known living on whole prey diets also need routine deworming, again, depending upon the health and wellness of the mice. https://perfectlyrawsome.com/raw-feeding-knowledgebase/whole-prey/
Ive been making my own catfood for 5 years now. Its definitely cheaper! I will never feed my cats anything but raw! I learned the hard way when my 18mo baby Chester developed crystals in his urinary tract and couldnt pee, he had 2 have 2 expensive emergency surgeries and i still lost him.
My research on cause lead me to the kibble but myvet at that time said he would have to be on a prescription diet the rest if his life and gave me kibble????
Needless to say i went vet shopping after my loss and vowed NEVER to feed commercial petfood script or not ever again!
It wasnt easy finding a vet who didnt treat u like u were an aweful parent for feeding raw but in the end i found the best vet in my area that supports the raw diet.
At my cats 1st wellness check the vet said to me that i have one of the healthiest cats he has seen in his career and he is closing in on retirement. That said a lot to me! 😊
Serious question: could I feed my cat raw mice from the pet store? (Those sold to feed snakes etc?)
You can feed whole prey, like mice, to cats. You need to consider what diet the mice are on because thay will help determine the nutritional content, Also make sure they are healthy and not treated with chemical pesticides, etc.
Here is a good article on whole prey feeding that discusses some of the things to take into consideration. Barn cats I have known living on whole prey diets also need routine deworming, again, depending upon the health and wellness of the mice. https://perfectlyrawsome.com/raw-feeding-knowledgebase/whole-prey/