- Joined
- Jun 14, 2012
- Messages
- 3,242
- Points
- 248
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
I don't raw feed anymore because the coccidium (parasites) that are in raw poultry can give cats coccidia--which makes for stinky diarreah. Cats with a fairly good immune system can fight it off all by themselves without meds....but I am a breeder and I have tiny kits that can easily catch coccidia from mama going potty and carrying the germs back into the nest on her feet. While it's no big deal for more grown kitties, new babies can easily die from a single bout of diarreah. While I was raw feeding, I sold two litters of kittens and one of the people emailed me back and said the vet told him the kitten had coccidia....and I know if one has it they most likely all had it. So I contacted everybody and paid for the treatment for the entire two litters. And some of them went to really pricey vets! I took stool samples to my vet and he just about had a hissy fit about the raw--told me they got the coccidium from the chicken I was feeding them from a raw pet food distributor. I had to treat my entire cattery....not because the adults were sick--but because I have new babies periodically and I just can't take the chance on losing them. I was livid about having to contact all my buyers and tell them that they needed to check their kits due to a coccidia contaminated shipment of food from my distributor and I told the distributor that. They were really kind about it and refunded me the cost of every pound of chicken I had purchased from them since we didn't know which batch had given them the coccidia. I would never knowingly sell a sick kitty--and the kits weren't sick, but they had the coccidium in their stool, so I felt responsible for paying for it since people have the right to expect my kits are leaving my house in a healthy state. That being said, if I only had 3 month old and above cats, I would go back to raw in a heartbeat. I think it's the best food for them.
I found a gourmet and organic pet food store. I bought some stuff for Izzy as a treat.
View attachment 16239
They had some raw food. Does anyone have anything to say about this brand? Is it any good?
View attachment 16240
I found a gourmet and organic pet food store. I bought some stuff for Izzy as a treat.
View attachment 16239
They had some raw food. Does anyone have anything to say about this brand? Is it any good?
View attachment 16240
Hello all,
I'm a new sphynx owner.
Would love to put Bella on a raw diet using a powder supplement. I'm uncomfortable and bit confused by the amounts needed to add.. Are there any premade powders that contain all or majority of supplements needed? I'd prefer not to grind bone etc. Which all inclusive supplement would you suggest?
So, my guy Dobby is just about 7 months, and recently neutered. a couple days after the neuter - he had issues vomiting, the vet gave him some anti - vomit meds, and he seemed ok. Immediately after that, he's started to have issues with his stools! He'll have maybe one mostly solid one per day, but more often than not I can hear him gurgle and squirt in the litter box. 90% of the time he's still running around and has normal behavior, but sometimes he will act noticeably different. Slightly lethargic, very cuddly, meowing, and stomach gurgling..
I thought (and it may have exacerbated things) that it was due to licking a pan clean of bacon grease. Now, I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it at all. He's been eating Natural Balance Green Pea and Chicken formula for Dry food, and mostly Natural Balance Chicken and Liver mixed in for wet... He eats all of what I put out 2 -3 times a day, occasionally leaving a small portion unfinished.
I feel bad, but I don't know the answer.. I'm willing to change his diet, but changing a diet can also result in loose stools for a while , right? how will I be able to tell its making a difference?