For financial reasons (and because raw is awesome), I'm thinking of switching to raw feeding. Jed eats anything I put down for him, and currently am feeding him Feline's Pride raw, which he seems to like. I am nervous as I don't have much knowledge about food in general; I don't even cook for myself. College budget ftw.
I've been reading as much as I can about raw, and I -think- I have the general idea. My research shows that I can cut my feeding costs by about 50% (probably more since I think they eat less raw than they do commercial canned). That's quite a bit of savings. I am probably going to order from Hare-Today.
I don't know how much freezer space I need though. For it to be economical for me, I need to order at least 30 lbs of meat (51 lbs would be super cheap if I can swing it). I'm going the ground meat/bones/organs + non-calcium supplement route to start, maybe add some chunks of boneless meat a couple of meals a week for my cat to chew. Right now I rent an apartment, so a grinder is out of the question. The fridge in our apartment that I share with my roommate obviously won't be big enough for anything more than 10 lbs.
Is my plan sound? What size freezer should I look for? Is this good enough?:
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If your cat eats anything, do you buy one type of meat or do you vary it? How much? Am I ready for raw?
I've been reading as much as I can about raw, and I -think- I have the general idea. My research shows that I can cut my feeding costs by about 50% (probably more since I think they eat less raw than they do commercial canned). That's quite a bit of savings. I am probably going to order from Hare-Today.
I don't know how much freezer space I need though. For it to be economical for me, I need to order at least 30 lbs of meat (51 lbs would be super cheap if I can swing it). I'm going the ground meat/bones/organs + non-calcium supplement route to start, maybe add some chunks of boneless meat a couple of meals a week for my cat to chew. Right now I rent an apartment, so a grinder is out of the question. The fridge in our apartment that I share with my roommate obviously won't be big enough for anything more than 10 lbs.
Is my plan sound? What size freezer should I look for? Is this good enough?:
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If your cat eats anything, do you buy one type of meat or do you vary it? How much? Am I ready for raw?