Recent Content by tia2

Thank you Will do!

Yes he can. Its encouraged to still provide the best diet. Yet iodine is in everything! I didn't like using the iodized salt and egg yolks for instance but if I stray from the recipe I think it would become unbalanced. So I don't feed him fish, etc and try to avoid where I can. The meds are...

Yes he is on medication. I would never feed him the y/d diet. Its not advised by many nutritionist including Dr.Pierson. If I reduced his diet for low iodine, he would be eating a completely innapropriate diet for health. Its a crappy disease. His thyroid level is stable at the moment. Wish I...

The kibble junkie is a tough sell but she tried it! I like the idea of deboning and then grinding. I really want to keep the calcium from the bone. I remember reading a thread a couple years back that LDG would not feed raw to her fiv cat and was advised not to. I'm curious what changed. In the...

Ok thanks. I only cooked it lightly and it was raw on the inside. Maybe ill try full raw sometime. What is used for calcium in cooked without bones. Eggshells?

I'm following Dr. Piersons recipe and ligtly cooking the thighs. Adding in all the supplements after it is ground. I did a double grind. Didn't feel any bones while mixing. I'm not entirely confident that raw is safe for my FIV cat?

So I did it and everybody loves it so ground cooked bones it is! Will keep an eye on them for any issues.

I have 7 cats to feed. 5 in the house and 2 in my barn. One is FIV+ so I'm opting to cook. If I've calculated correctly, at 3oz per day per cat I need at least ~21 oz per day.  So for rounding ease, that's 2lbs per day?  that seems like a lot. Am I correct?   Am going to trial with about 9lbs...

If I minimally cook the chicken in the oven. Say, 30 minutes. Will it be adequate for an FIV kitty? Thanks, Terri

I think your boyfriend is right! Work on feeding her downstairs (per my pm). With her meals not her treats. Good luck!! Terri

You're doing awesome with her. My husband was very good with him. At every feeding time, (small meals many times a day) he would lay down on the ground and talk to him while he ate, and like you are doing, was able to get in the little head scritches without him darting for cover. Trooper would...

Just sharing an issue I had with Trooper and using the litter box. I dont know about your girl, but mine would have clay stuck to the bottom of his leg all the time until I went to chicken crumbles. (or a corn or wheat based litter) It solved the problem. Just Fyi. Take care, Terri

Yes I am having trouble finding them so I will make a couple using the totes and Styrofoam with mylar. Thanks for your reply!

Same situation as me. Brought in a feral after his leg needed amputated. As my husband would say...."now he's just a $600 meal for the coyotes if you put him back out". Mine has been in the house since March and is doing wonderfully. He's so much more relaxed now that struggling to survive has...

Hi all, I don't get on here much or post much but wanted to touch base with my latest ferel story and some new plans I had for this winter. In December of last year a black cat (ferel) would show up in my barn just begging for food. Well, my one barn cat Hobbs didnt receive him well and...