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My 10 year old Siberian cat started to exhibit some worrisome signs: loss of appetite/lack of interest in meals, not running around like usual, and not wanting to play. The vet couldn't find any problems on exam, so he took an X ray. This showed a small area of high signal in one of the...

I really liked their food, but they are off the table as a feeding option. At least for chicken....they have turkey and beef still. This from their most recent update on their website: "First and foremost, we want to apologize for the last few weeks. We kept hoping to have good news with...

I'm asking this mostly of the long-time posters, such as mschauer, who have done considerable research on nutrient composition of homemade raw and cooked diets. Both my cats have been raw fed their entire lives, so imagine my surprise when one of them developed idiopathic cystitis, with highly...

My two male 7 year old Siberian cats have been almost 100% on raw food for their entire lives - and never are fed dry food except as treats. They eat a combination of Natures Variety raw chicken medallions, and food from Hare Today (rabbit and turkey mostly). A couple weeks ago, I saw bloody...

My cat has an unusual scratching preference: he likes to scratch on the piping that runs around the edge of the seats of upholstered chairs. The position is that he's standing up with his front legs parallel to the floor, and he scratches sort of horizontally and down, on the edge of the seat...

Ground Chicken/Bones/Organs, Processing Date 01.30.2019 is now ground and blended to the 80/10/10 Ratio! Included in this blend (and Meat/Bone/Organ Ratios): ⇒ 32% Chicken Quarter Bone-In (70/30/0) ⇒ 48% Boneless Chicken Breast (100/0/0) ⇒ 1% Chicken Neck (61/39/0) ⇒ 5% Chicken Heart...

What's the smallest size freezer that can hold a 55 lb Hare Today order? I'm finally breaking down and will get one, but trying to decide between a 2.1 cubic foot model that will fit nicely into a corner in my kitchen, vs a 3.0 cubic foot model that costs only $10 more but will be awkward to...

I have two lovely and spoiled 5 year old Siberian cats, who have been fed since weaning on a rather unusual regimen: free-fed raw food out of a single chilled bowl - I use a Frosty Bowlz. The breeder fed them this way and highly recommended continuing that. It's been super convenient for both...

I travel frequently on business, with trips usually in the 3-7 day range. My cats crave human interaction, which twice daily cat sitter visits won't entirely satisfy. So I am thinking of getting one of those pet cameras with two way audio, treat dispensers and built in laser toy so I can...

I just ordered a case of food from My Pet Carnivore...sorry Hare Today, but I compared prices and MPC is cheaper for a 26 lb order. And they have decent variety right now, which isn't always the case plus I like their standup deli containers, coarse grinds, and mixes that simplify foodmaking...

Oma's Pride is located close to me, so I was thinking of giving their food a try. They have a only a couple of frozen raw products they are willing to ship, but the prices are great, e.g. $10 for a 2 lb package of complete chicken and turkey food with free shipping if you order $100 worth. The...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/well/family/are-pets-the-new-probiotic.html Intriguing! I would bet that raw-fed indoor cats have a richer microbiome than other indoor cats. And perhaps mine are even more so, given that I allow them to free-feed on raw food 24 hours a day. I'll still wash...

I wrote to Tracy asking about whether she would ever consider selling mixes with the correct 80/10/10 ratio. It turns out that she's been planning this for years, and is willing to step up her timeline if there's enough interest. Some excerpts from her email below. Please email her if you...

My cats are crazy about Whole Life treats, so when I noticed that there is a new line of freeze dried complete cat food "Lifebites", I bought a bag to try. My cats like it, but sweet potato and peas are prominent ingredients, and the food is 20% carbohydrates un-rehydrated. In comparison...

I have a clothes moth infestation that I've been battling for months, and I think my cats are contributing! It started with a blanket that was infested while in a storage facility.   I put the blanket in the freezer for 3 weeks but apparently some eggs survived.  Since then, I've trapped the...

I got a real Christmas tree this year, for the first time ever.  It was just a small "Charlie Brown" tree about 4 feet high. I got the tree on a weekend so I could watch to see if my cats would try to climb it.  They didn't for 3 days, so I confidently went to work.  About 2 hours later I got a...

My cats like to pull food out of the bowl and eat it on the floor, so there is always a bloody mess around the food bowl.  One of my cats even sometimes takes food to the adjacent room and eats on the wood floor, or the wool rug (yuck).  So I'm constantly having to clean the floor.  I keep paper...

Has anyone had luck toilet training while keeping the litter box as an option? I have just one litter box right now, and I know my cats would prefer to have more than one option. But, I really don't have a good place in my apartment to put a second box. Even if they just peed in the toilet...

I've been using Feline Pine for several months in a Tidy Cat Breeze box and have been very happy with the result.  UNTIL I bought the most recent bag.  The pellets aren't absorbing all the urine and the smell is intense.  It used to be that I couldn't detect any smell at all, even with a week's...

I got a 1 lb package of quail in my last order a few months back.  It's expensive but I thought it would be nice to add some whole ground animal type variety to my cats' diet.  And it seemed a safe bet since they'd eaten quail before.  I also tried pheasant, and in the previous order I'd tried...