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Hello again everyone! My 5 years old cats mainly ate canned food mixed with cooked ground chicken until i started learning more about cat nutrition and realized how unhealthy commercial food is and how unbalanced their meals are.
so after many days spent researching i decided to switch to raw food BUT the importance of preparing a balanced meal scared the heck out of me,i do not wish to harm my cats while trying to do the opposite
(Commercial raw food isn’t an option where i live so i have to make it myself tho)
I found many recipes all including muscle liver,hearts,bone,supplements and sometimes eggs.
my concern is mostly with the supplements and eggs...i know raw egg yolks are good for them but are they 100% safe? are they a substitut for supplements or are both necessary in the diet?
Also : raw meat,organs and bones seem to have all the vitamins and minerals cats need (especially when its not ground meat like i intend to use) except for vitamin E that is found in EGGS so why add supplements?
I can add taurine and vitamin B because cats can’t overdose on them but im a bit anxious when it comes to the other stuff...
Lastly,what else do i need to add to the mixture? And should i lightly roast the chicken chunks to eliminate any bacteria on the surfaces? And ANY tips on how to balance ratio’s and measurements are welcome and much needed! Should i use online calculators?
so after many days spent researching i decided to switch to raw food BUT the importance of preparing a balanced meal scared the heck out of me,i do not wish to harm my cats while trying to do the opposite
(Commercial raw food isn’t an option where i live so i have to make it myself tho)
I found many recipes all including muscle liver,hearts,bone,supplements and sometimes eggs.
my concern is mostly with the supplements and eggs...i know raw egg yolks are good for them but are they 100% safe? are they a substitut for supplements or are both necessary in the diet?
Also : raw meat,organs and bones seem to have all the vitamins and minerals cats need (especially when its not ground meat like i intend to use) except for vitamin E that is found in EGGS so why add supplements?
I can add taurine and vitamin B because cats can’t overdose on them but im a bit anxious when it comes to the other stuff...
Lastly,what else do i need to add to the mixture? And should i lightly roast the chicken chunks to eliminate any bacteria on the surfaces? And ANY tips on how to balance ratio’s and measurements are welcome and much needed! Should i use online calculators?
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