Partially raw

[Catmom1234567890]

I want to transition my IBD kitty from canned RX junk food to homemade. I’m not too keen on total raw but want to surface cook to kill off surface bacteria.
How do you surface cook. For organs, I’m planning to cook thoroughly.
I used to raw but want to be more careful with bacteria and virus in meat.

 

[Cat McCannon]

My research into feeding raw, revealed that freezing the meat for at least (if I recall) 72 hrs will kill bacteria harmful to cats.

 

[Catmom1234567890]

I think only high heat kills bacteria and virus. freezing the meat for 3 weeks kills off toxoplasmosis. Commercial raw food is notorious for Salmonella. Commercial raw is shipped to stores frozen. So, I don't think cold temp kills off bacteria

 

[Heart For Cats]

Let me get this straight: You have to freeze the meat to kill toxoplasmosis, but have to cook it to kill bacteria? It looks like a case of you have to pick your poisons unless I am missing something.

 

[Catmom1234567890]

For pork, freezing kills off parasites. Cat info, fr pierson does surface bake to kill off bacteria.

 

[Anchoress]

Thought critters can more than cope with elements in raw meat that we cannot? As they would in the wild. I feed raw chicken almost every day and as it is. Never a problem.

 

[Beholder]

Thought critters can more than cope with elements in raw meat that we cannot? As they would in the wild. I feed raw chicken almost every day and as it is. Never a problem.

This is true, but IBD cats can have problems with bacteria if they're still experiencing severe symptoms. Think of it like someone being immune-compromised, they cannot afford to be exposed to the same pathogens that a completely healthy person may not even get ill from.

 

[Anchoress]

Ah thanks. I am blessed with healthy cats and none of us eat red meat. And they share my chicken but raw. Chicken and tinned food. No great access to shops etc and living simply. Of course it is all different if your cats are not well..