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Posting a new thread because there is very little about this topic in the forum. I have a 1 1/2 year old domestic long hair cat. I have been feeding him raw chicken recipe ever since he was a kitten, with some additional dry kitten kibble on the side. I read raw food diet is much better for cats because of the higher water contents and also because it is more natural for them. So I just wanted the best for my cat and started making it from scratch every 3 weeks or so. I would freeze the rest in small containers. I made sure to make the raw food exactly accordingly to the recipe.
Ever since I started feeding him the raw food he has been having problems with parasites. First he got tape worm and we successfully got rid of that. But almost a year later now I am finding out that he has giardia. I got him to the vet and they told me it is from the raw food and that a lot of people believe feeding raw is a great option when really, it isn't. The vet told me cats can get giardia from raw food and that I should transition him onto canned food. They also mentioned that the thawing process of the food makes it even more likely to have parasites and bacteria in it.
Another thing they told me is to stop feeding him grain-free kibble as that does not contain enough taurine and is problematic with absorbing it. Which also shocked me because I always read grain-free diet is better for cats?!
I'd love to hear your opinions and experience with this particular issue.
Can giardia really come from human grade raw chicken? Is it too risky to feed my cat raw chicken?
Is grain-free really problematic in terms of enough taurine?
Thanks a lot for any insight.
Ever since I started feeding him the raw food he has been having problems with parasites. First he got tape worm and we successfully got rid of that. But almost a year later now I am finding out that he has giardia. I got him to the vet and they told me it is from the raw food and that a lot of people believe feeding raw is a great option when really, it isn't. The vet told me cats can get giardia from raw food and that I should transition him onto canned food. They also mentioned that the thawing process of the food makes it even more likely to have parasites and bacteria in it.
Another thing they told me is to stop feeding him grain-free kibble as that does not contain enough taurine and is problematic with absorbing it. Which also shocked me because I always read grain-free diet is better for cats?!
I'd love to hear your opinions and experience with this particular issue.
Can giardia really come from human grade raw chicken? Is it too risky to feed my cat raw chicken?
Is grain-free really problematic in terms of enough taurine?
Thanks a lot for any insight.