Raw food~ litterbox and water

[Angie LeBon]

My cats have been on a 100% raw food diet for about 3 days now. They were on a transition to raw until Friday then made the switch completely. I have a couple questions.

I know the litterbox waste will be less and a different texture. How long do they normally go between pooping? I know every cat will be different but whats your experience on raw? Is there a point where i should be worried they have not gone poop yet?

My other question was water. With the homemade raw they are getting more moisture then they did even on wet food i believe. They will be drinking less water right? They have been peeing fine so i assume they are getting the moisture they need but they are not drinking as much.

I am just a worry wart and want to make sure my homemade raw is really good for them because of all the bad things i have heard about unbalanced raw diets. I am using the recipe on cat nutrition.org with the 20% bone removed before grind (for thighs), chunks of meat and 2 cups of water as well as the meat, organs and supplemnts. I am waiting for some rabbit and turkey meat to come in to make them as well but so far i have only made it with chicken thighs.

Thanks

 

[Emily0404]

Sounds like a good mix

 

[zoinks]

My cats have been on a 100% raw food diet for about 3 days now. They were on a transition to raw until Friday then made the switch completely. I have a couple questions.

I know the litterbox waste will be less and a different texture. How long do they normally go between pooping? I know every cat will be different but whats your experience on raw? Is there a point where i should be worried they have not gone poop yet?

My other question was water. With the homemade raw they are getting more moisture then they did even on wet food i believe. They will be drinking less water right? They have been peeing fine so i assume they are getting the moisture they need but they are not drinking as much.

I am just a worry wart and want to make sure my homemade raw is really good for them because of all the bad things i have heard about unbalanced raw diets. I am using the recipe on cat nutrition.org with the 20% bone removed before grind (for thighs), chunks of meat and 2 cups of water as well as the meat, organs and supplemnts. I am waiting for some rabbit and turkey meat to come in to make them as well but so far i have only made it with chicken thighs.

Thanks

Regarding pooping, I think my two poop once a day. It could also be normal for every other day, or every 2-3 days. They pee A LOT.

The poop will be harder to notice as it does not smell and is in smaller 'nuggets' It should be firm and odorless a mixture of light/dark brown.

I never see my cats drink any more, but I still have a fountain there in case they want to. If they ever vomit they use the water fountain after to get the moisture back.

Sounds like your mixture is good. You should start seeing the benefits of a raw diet soon!

 

[MollysMom]

Mine are both on raw, and poop once a day. They drink about a cup of water between the 2 of them every day as well.

 

[Angie LeBon]

Thanks everyone. Mine hasn't gone poop yet so I'm thinking i might need to add something to help that for a bit. They were on raw but it was a store brand using eggshell. The real bone might be messing them up.

 

[Ollie]

Oliver tends to poop twice a day. Beats the 4x a day from the past. Truly it does not smell even a fraction as bad as it used to! It is firm and as someone else said smaller little " nuggets". I'm thinking he is utilizing more of the raw food so less waste. He does not noticeably drink much, but definitely still pees a good volume. I do add water to his raw food. I don't make my own but buy frozen, thaw and add a tiny bit of warm water to it, just to make sure he gets enough. Can't believe what a difference in how is energy and digestion!