Hello everyone! I've often found myself lurking here, you are a very knowledgeable bunch!
I'm interested in raw, and I know at least one of my cats is interested, too. Unfortunately feeding whole prey or going out to buy a grinder is not something I want to take on right now...
I've found a place that sells a chicken + bone mix for 55 dollars for 44 pounds or 1.69 lb, working out to about 30 cents a day if I buy bulk. It would need to be frozen almost exactly a year to get used up. Would this get freezer burned and if so does that make it useless? How often is it safe to keep chicken frozen? I believe these are sold in tubs if that makes a difference. The place that sells it is a fair drive so I really wouldn't want to do the per pound scenario which would cause me to go back frequently.
It's 92% chicken 8% bone and they mentioned less than 2% liver but I'm not sure where that fits in since the other two parts had already made up 100%.
I know raw should have a lot of variety but I plan to be feeding canned half the time. With that in mind do I need to add all the supplements that a pure raw diet would need or could I just allow the cat to get the vitamins and minerals in their diet from when I feed wet food?
What I would like to know is what I need to add to this mix. Just some taurine? Could I use a cow heart? Maybe some fresh liver? On both I am uncertain of how much I would need to feed per day assuming 4 oz daily is total. Is there any kind of all in one supplement I could try that's a reasonable price? I know of TCFeline but with shipping that would push the price up drastically.
My goal here is cheapest raw possible with as little prep time as I can get away with, while still keeping it a reasonably balanced part-time diet for a cat... I'm trying to keep it under 70 cents a day per cat, otherwise I feel I might as well just stick to canned with occasional premade raw.
Any feedback is welcomed!
I'm interested in raw, and I know at least one of my cats is interested, too. Unfortunately feeding whole prey or going out to buy a grinder is not something I want to take on right now...
I've found a place that sells a chicken + bone mix for 55 dollars for 44 pounds or 1.69 lb, working out to about 30 cents a day if I buy bulk. It would need to be frozen almost exactly a year to get used up. Would this get freezer burned and if so does that make it useless? How often is it safe to keep chicken frozen? I believe these are sold in tubs if that makes a difference. The place that sells it is a fair drive so I really wouldn't want to do the per pound scenario which would cause me to go back frequently.
It's 92% chicken 8% bone and they mentioned less than 2% liver but I'm not sure where that fits in since the other two parts had already made up 100%.
I know raw should have a lot of variety but I plan to be feeding canned half the time. With that in mind do I need to add all the supplements that a pure raw diet would need or could I just allow the cat to get the vitamins and minerals in their diet from when I feed wet food?
What I would like to know is what I need to add to this mix. Just some taurine? Could I use a cow heart? Maybe some fresh liver? On both I am uncertain of how much I would need to feed per day assuming 4 oz daily is total. Is there any kind of all in one supplement I could try that's a reasonable price? I know of TCFeline but with shipping that would push the price up drastically.
My goal here is cheapest raw possible with as little prep time as I can get away with, while still keeping it a reasonably balanced part-time diet for a cat... I'm trying to keep it under 70 cents a day per cat, otherwise I feel I might as well just stick to canned with occasional premade raw.
Any feedback is welcomed!