Hi all, I've been reading up on raw feeding for our cats, especially my sweet Lily who has always LOVED egg yolks, dairy, and meat of any kind.
Lily has always been somewhat overweight although I've monitored how much she eats - quality wet and low-grain kibble - and it's not much at all, the same or less than our others. But she BEGS for meat and I've always cooked bits to give her but have recently started adding some fresh raw meats in addition to regular food.
Lily is in HEAVEN and she no longer begs for food at the dinner table! She LOVES raw! The other two are not so keen on it... yet...
My concern is that we almost lost Lily 2.5 years ago, she ended up in the hospital with emergency exploratory surgery. They found that part of her intestine was disintegrating, and they patched it up. They tested for everything they could think of and the tests were negative, so they guessed she might have had salmonella. It was very horrible for all involved, and expensive, and none of us want to risk going through that again!
Other than the weight problem she's been fine since then but I am worried about her intestines/salmonella risk eating raw. Anybody have assurances for me that it's okay? My husband is no help and thinks I should not be feeding her raw at all. Thanks in advance!
Lily has always been somewhat overweight although I've monitored how much she eats - quality wet and low-grain kibble - and it's not much at all, the same or less than our others. But she BEGS for meat and I've always cooked bits to give her but have recently started adding some fresh raw meats in addition to regular food.
Lily is in HEAVEN and she no longer begs for food at the dinner table! She LOVES raw! The other two are not so keen on it... yet...
My concern is that we almost lost Lily 2.5 years ago, she ended up in the hospital with emergency exploratory surgery. They found that part of her intestine was disintegrating, and they patched it up. They tested for everything they could think of and the tests were negative, so they guessed she might have had salmonella. It was very horrible for all involved, and expensive, and none of us want to risk going through that again!
Other than the weight problem she's been fine since then but I am worried about her intestines/salmonella risk eating raw. Anybody have assurances for me that it's okay? My husband is no help and thinks I should not be feeding her raw at all. Thanks in advance!
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