I'd like to give my cats some raw food now and then. I can't go all raw (at least not yet ), but maybe 2-3 meals a week. I don't know what brands are available locally (the feed store has a freezer but I've never investigated what's in it). I found some lovely prices for frozen raw online, but that went out the window when I saw what they were charging for shipping! What about the freeze-dried raw foods? How are those fed? Do you reconstitute them or what? Are they just as good as frozen raw? How many servings are in a 2.9-oz bag of NV dehydrated raw? Because $10 for 2.9 ounces seems high :lol3:. But I do know that freeze-dried foods weigh almost nothing.
"Recipes" for regular raw food would work, too. Since it would only be a few meals a week, it doesn't have to be balanced. I tried chicken wings, but I could only find "enhanced" wings and the housecats wouldn't eat them (the ferals did though). I don't know where to find unsalted wings. I give the dogs raw chicken quarters (not enhanced) and the cats showed interest so I gave them one, but I think that was too much work because they only nibbled at it. I tried stew beef cubes, and there were a few takers but most of it went uneaten. I think I may have tried chicken livers but I don't remember what they thought. I haven't tried cut-up chicken breasts. . .it occurs to me that's probably a good place to start, LOL. Something that's yummy and generally well-accepted would be best.
I guess the questions for users of commercial raw:
What brand(s) do you use? What flavor(s)?
How much do you pay?
Where do you get it?
How is it prepared?
What about "not balanced" stuff like Bravo?
I'm sure I'll think of more questions later :tongue2:.
"Recipes" for regular raw food would work, too. Since it would only be a few meals a week, it doesn't have to be balanced. I tried chicken wings, but I could only find "enhanced" wings and the housecats wouldn't eat them (the ferals did though). I don't know where to find unsalted wings. I give the dogs raw chicken quarters (not enhanced) and the cats showed interest so I gave them one, but I think that was too much work because they only nibbled at it. I tried stew beef cubes, and there were a few takers but most of it went uneaten. I think I may have tried chicken livers but I don't remember what they thought. I haven't tried cut-up chicken breasts. . .it occurs to me that's probably a good place to start, LOL. Something that's yummy and generally well-accepted would be best.
I guess the questions for users of commercial raw:
What brand(s) do you use? What flavor(s)?
How much do you pay?
Where do you get it?
How is it prepared?
What about "not balanced" stuff like Bravo?
I'm sure I'll think of more questions later :tongue2:.