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Pre-purchase checklist for transitioning to PMR diet
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Right after I posted, you mentioned that you caught it. It's all good. And welcome!
I swear that nursing school has actually reduced my ability to think...
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I'll let someone else weight in on the probiotic. I don't use them except when antibiotics are administered and then I use a prebiotic/probiotic/digestive enzyme supplement.
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While it looks like an excellent probiotic, especially for the price, I personally avoid probiotics with a growth medium (the fructooligosaccharides: "FOS"). I give probiotics because my feelings are cats would naturally get a dose of probiotics with every meal if hunting in the wild - and FOS wouldn't be a part of that (to my knowledge). While I don't know which strains are "best" for cats, there is research on L. acidophilus and its safety and benefit to cats; and analysis of the bacteria in cats' GI systems indicate that lactobacillus and bifidobacterium are found in the guts of healthy cats.
I use this one:
I give my adult cats 1/2 a capsule 2x a day. A dose for kittens would be half that.
I use this one:
I give my adult cats 1/2 a capsule 2x a day. A dose for kittens would be half that.
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Noted. Thank you!
l had a hard time finding anything called "lite" salt here. l chose Half-Salt by Windsor, then was horrified that one of my cats tested low in Potassium. Turns out the salt l use is exactly the same as lite salt, but l thought l'd stress to check for sodium, potassium, and iodine in proper ratio if you can't find the "lite".
Your scale looks good to me, it's similar to mine. l like that it measures in grams. Mine only goes to 10lbs, but if l tare to 9.9lbs, it'll obviously measure to 19.9lbs, so it won't hold you back, even if you decide to do extra-large batches.
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I'm aiming for 10 pound batches. My freezer space is so tiny, I can't really be any more ambitious with it! But thank you for stressing that. I'll double-check that the salt I use has the right ratio.
I never saw an update on that issue, I assume everything is OK?
l had a hard time finding anything called "lite" salt here. l chose Half-Salt by Windsor, then was horrified that one of my cats tested low in Potassium. Turns out the salt l use is exactly the same as lite salt, but l thought l'd stress to check for sodium, potassium, and iodine in proper ratio if you can't find the "lite".
Your scale looks good to me, it's similar to mine. l like that it measures in grams. Mine only goes to 10lbs, but if l tare to 9.9lbs, it'll obviously measure to 19.9lbs, so it won't hold you back, even if you decide to do extra-large batches.
And yes, misunderstandings happen! Often!
Yes, thanks for asking.
l took him back 2 weeks later and he tested within range, but at the low end. l don't have the sheet here but l think it was 3.8
All is well, thanksSo... all's good?Sounds like it!Will there be any further follow-up?
Dr L talked about supplementation, and another blood test. Poor Rhys apparently has super-tiny veins so Dr L has a hard time even collecting enough to test (one of the advantages of the i-Stat analyzer taking only 2 drops of blood to test
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It took four hours to prep, grind, mix, portion, and clean up. Longer than I expected, but I was working by myself.
I realized halfway in that I forgot the gelatin. I live in the country, and my fridge wasn't going to hold all that prepped meat while I drove to town. So I went on without it. Maybe a mistake. Oliver doesn't seem to like the texture. It's quite liquidy. :/ Not much I can do about it now. Maybe he'll warm to it.
I ended up with 35 bags filled with ~ 6.5 ounces each, plus about 9 more ounces that I put in the fridge for the next day or two. I didn't do the math on paper, but rough estimates in my head, it came out to close the same prices as Fancy Feast.
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Yea, Dr. P's recipe for no-bones calls for unflavored gelatin. For the amount I made, I needed six tablespoons.
Gotcha. I have not been adding it to the boneless meats...I should start! Thankfully they only get a few meals a week of the pork (boneless but I add eggshell powder) but somehow I totally missed that about gelatin. They get gizzards in all of their meals as well, so they get some fibrous stuff.
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Yea, I added gizzards as well. First time I ever handled them. When I saw that yellow fibrous looking inside... *cringe*
Gross.
I had bought the package mostly for the hearts. In the entire package, there were only six hearts. Lame.
Oh, and I also had thigh meat, which was just loaded with skin. So I cracked the bones and dug out some marrow. Figured it was worth the effort, but that definitely added to the time. He did eat a little bone (or cartilage, maybe) from the thigh joint. That pleased me!
Gross.
I had bought the package mostly for the hearts. In the entire package, there were only six hearts. Lame.
Oh, and I also had thigh meat, which was just loaded with skin. So I cracked the bones and dug out some marrow. Figured it was worth the effort, but that definitely added to the time. He did eat a little bone (or cartilage, maybe) from the thigh joint. That pleased me!
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Grrr...I can't find it on her page! How much per 3 lbs?
