hare with fur?

[space1101]

Hare today sells ground hare with fur.  Does anyone know if hare fur is good for cats?   We should feed fur to cats?

 

[ldg]

Well, in the wild they eat it. There was a study done in cheetahs, where it appears bone/fur have benefits as insoluble fiber. But I think my cats ingest enough of their own hair to not worry about it. :lol3:

 

[space1101]

I almost forgot my cats eat enough their own fur.  

 

[tobytyler]

I almost forgot my cats eat enough their own fur.  

Mine as well!  But I will say there have been no hairballs recently! 

I am not seeing fur in my commercial food (Rad Cat), but I do see bones and cartilage.  I am almost picturing a lucky rabbit foot  in your food

 

[goingpostal]

It acts as fiber and pushes everything through is my understanding.  My cat eats whole mice and she'll now eat grouse that still has a bit of feathers on it. 
 

 

[whollycat]

Hare today sells ground hare with fur.  Does anyone know if hare fur is good for cats?   We should feed fur to cats?

It is supposed to help as a "fiber" source since kitties eat fur in the wild. My kids would not touch this stuff when I got a small chub to try it out. It has a LOT of fur in the mix and I got an "all paws down" rating from my little experts.

 

[Willowy]

I know cats eat mice whole, but the mighty hunter cat we had when I was a teenager didn't eat rabbit fur. Even baby rabbits, he'd always leave the skin and feet (kinda creepy! ). So I wouldn't get the rabbit with fur for cats. . .maybe occasionally for large dogs, though. I've seen them eat rabbits whole :lol3:.