Recent Content by mschauer

That is one of the biggest reasons I kept with making my own, including my own supplement mix, even as more and more pre-made diets have become available. I wanted to be absolutely sure what I was feeding. To me it's more of a PITA to have to keep monitoring whether the manufacturer of a food...

It's doubtful that he was still with his mother at 4 months. When kittens are re-homed it is usually at about 2 months. Kittens grow very rapidly in their first year. There must be adequate calcium the diet to support bone growth.

Yes, stories like yours's are a primary reason this sub-forum exists. We try to ensure that anyone feeding a homemade diet knows how to do it properly and making sure a calcium source is included in the diet is a big thing to watch for.

I am very sorry to hear of Tricia's passing. I noticed she wasn't posting anymore and had hoped she had just retired. I will very much miss her level headed, intelligent posts. My heartfelt condolences go to her family and friends. The world is a lessor place without her.

The easiest way is to simply feed a nutritionally balanced diet at every meal.

Ah! I missed kelp in the ingredients. Still, that they don't say they adhere to AAFCO recommends likey means that they don't. Just be aware of that...

Looking at their web site Know Better is a new name for what used to be called U-Stew. Their ingredient list looks very sparse to me. They make no claim about adhering to AAFCO nutrient guidelines. One thing leaped out out me was the omission of iodine in the ingredients. Egg yolk contains some...

Using your recipe of 1 lb stewed chicken breast, 1.6 c water and 9.1 g of Alnutrin, I calculate you would need to add 200 mcg of a vitamin A supplement to meet the AAFCO recommended 5000 IU. I would add 400 mcg of supplemental vitamin A for a safe margin of error. There would be no danger of...

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Here's a TCS that has most if not all of my recipes plus those of others: raw recipes Most of the images got lost when the site switched hosts but you can still click on the links to get a pdf of my recipes. Hope they help! Edit: Just realized, the link used in the posts is to a directory...

It is possible to formulate a pre-mix so that it will nutritionally balance any of the proteins commonly used at home. It's just a matter of providing enough of a nutrient to satisfy the need of the protein with the lowest amount of the nutrient without exceedong any known maximum when used with...

Aw! I can help you out then. An analysis of the Feline Nutrition recipe shows it ALMOST meets the AAFCO recommendations for the nutrient content of cat food. If your vet objects to it then she must also object to every pet food on the US market. I say it almost meets the AAFCO recommendations...

That's a pretty extreme stance for even an anti-raw feeding vet to take. How old is your cat and exacting what are you feeding her?

Finding a vet you trust to provide good care to your cat can be difficult. If you like her other than her objection to a raw diet maybe do as @klunick suggests and just grin and bear it during her lectures against raw. If she hassles you so much that that is difficult to do maybe try telling...

With the rawcalc.org calculator the units actually don't matter since you are entering percentages. The units could be pounds, grams, or tons. If I added a drop down menu to select units, the results would be the same regardless of what was selected.