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Thank you for responding. I checked with mypetcarnivore. They eviscerate the animal before grinding. The cornish hen I purchase doesn't include any innards. I am really stumped.

My two cats have been raw-fed since for almost the entire time I have had them. One of them is probably two years old. She showed up at our door 1.5 years ago and was spayed, vaccinated, and dewormed before she entered our house. She has see the vet for boosters and was given a clean bill of...

I would leave it whole then, because that way they can tackle it at their own pace and there won’t be a risk of them choking on a large piece. Choking is the only danger I can imagine.

I feed only the wingtips. I cut it into three or four pieces for our fussier cat, but leave it whole for the cat who inhales her food. I don’t do anything other than thawing beforehand.

Is there a pattern to the scratching? Our cat was scratching incessantly. We tried every type of scratching post and surface we could find - cardboard, sisal, carpet, etc. Double-sided tape didn't deter her. Neither did one of those pads that beeps if the cat touches it. We finally figured out...

My understanding is that the more water, the better. I would gradually increase the amount to avoid a sudden change in consistency. I add enough water to make my cats' food like a thick soup.

My cat is severely allergic to chicken. He is fine with turkey and cornish hen, so you may want to try a little bit of one of those at some point. I don't know of freeze-dried rabbit treats. I buy Merrick freeze-dried lamb lung, and it does not cause a reaction.

Yes. The scent of another cat might be scaring her.

Thanks.

I believe she was spayed on Wednesday and taken home on Thursday.

Right away, or can it wait until tomorrow? The vet is not available today. The ASPCA seems to advise that no elimination for up to 72 hours after surgery is normal. https://www.aspca.org/sites/default/files/upload/images/caring-for-your-cat-or-dog-after-surgery-1.pdf

As I understand it, no.

When should a cat in her circumstances be expected to urinate and/or defecate? To phrase it differently, how long before the lack of elimination becomes a serious concern?

Four years of raw feeding for me, much of it with bones. No dental damage of which I am aware. Our vet compliments our cat's teeth every time. I had to wrestle him to brush his teeth, but there is so little tartar that I got lazy and stopped long ago.

Out cat has a chicken allergy. He scratched the fur off his ears. We eliminated all chicken, which was the bulk of his diet, and reintroduced it very gradually. He was fine for a while, then developed chin acne for the first time. Our vet thought it was caused by the chicken allergy again. We...

My cat started out raw kibble. I transitioned him to canned commercial food within days of bringing him home. We had no trouble. Then I transitioned him over a couple of weeks to homemade raw. Again, no trouble. After the full transition, I occasionally tried to feed a meal of commercial canned...

Hair value are not normal. My experience is that an appropriate diet of wet food completely prevents them. My first cat was a Persian who coughed up hairballs at least once a day. Everyone told me it is normal. I fed him dry food, because I didn't know any better. It was vet-recommended...

Ditto. I feed homemade raw and use only human-grade fish oil, vitamin E, B-complex, manganese, and taurine. The only cat-specific supplement is a seaweed for plaque control. That can be replaced with lite salt, which is not cat-specific.

I agree and would never judge anyone for deciding for or against euthanasia. I am second-guessing my own decision against it. Hindsight is always 20/20.

I hope I didn't imply anything to the contrary, because I absolutely agree that euthanasia is a very personal decision that needs to be made on a case-by-case basis. I can't imagine judging anyone for deciding for or against it. I don't even know if I can stick to my current decision of not...