Background -
Our Himalayan cat has pretty much made the transition to Stella & Chewy's raw beef. I give one in AM and one in PM and will slowly split another patty over the two meals. I think that should be enough-right now he seems satisfied with the one at each meal. He's about 12 pounds, when he was eating canned food, he would sometimes eat 6+ oz each meal but lately before raw he was eating much less - maybe due to winter and not needing as much or eating elsewhere since he likes going out for most of the day - has a lot of fur and enjoys being outside. He is smart enough to stay in when it is too cold or raining, and through the night if it's too cold (we have two cat houses with heat pads for him in protected areas). Or thought he was bored even though had a variety that he loved. That's when I decided to try the raw and he devoured it! (He was an abandoned cat that found his way into our lives).
I defrost the patties in the fridge, but how long can it stay in the fridge after it has defrosted? And for his weight, is the two or three patties enough.
Do you know of other brand that have a mixed variety sample pack? I'd like to see if he'd enjoy a variety but it's rather costly to experiment.
I had also bought freeze dried, which he isn't interested in.
And I want to say thank you to all of you that have been around this site, you have helped me very much. I use the search bar to find answers to issues, and it is because of coming here that I found out about lysine powder. Our other adoptee has feline herpes - wasn't eating well or willing to digest the gel the vet prescribed. Now he is eating wonderfully with the powder and I use my mini krupps grinder to smooth out his canned food so it is easy for him to eat. I also put his dish on a stand raising it so he doesn't have to tilt his head down alleviating the congestion and snot from tilting his head to the dish on the floor. I've also ordered forti flora just in case he still wouldn't eat.
Our Himalayan cat has pretty much made the transition to Stella & Chewy's raw beef. I give one in AM and one in PM and will slowly split another patty over the two meals. I think that should be enough-right now he seems satisfied with the one at each meal. He's about 12 pounds, when he was eating canned food, he would sometimes eat 6+ oz each meal but lately before raw he was eating much less - maybe due to winter and not needing as much or eating elsewhere since he likes going out for most of the day - has a lot of fur and enjoys being outside. He is smart enough to stay in when it is too cold or raining, and through the night if it's too cold (we have two cat houses with heat pads for him in protected areas). Or thought he was bored even though had a variety that he loved. That's when I decided to try the raw and he devoured it! (He was an abandoned cat that found his way into our lives).
I defrost the patties in the fridge, but how long can it stay in the fridge after it has defrosted? And for his weight, is the two or three patties enough.
Do you know of other brand that have a mixed variety sample pack? I'd like to see if he'd enjoy a variety but it's rather costly to experiment.
I had also bought freeze dried, which he isn't interested in.
And I want to say thank you to all of you that have been around this site, you have helped me very much. I use the search bar to find answers to issues, and it is because of coming here that I found out about lysine powder. Our other adoptee has feline herpes - wasn't eating well or willing to digest the gel the vet prescribed. Now he is eating wonderfully with the powder and I use my mini krupps grinder to smooth out his canned food so it is easy for him to eat. I also put his dish on a stand raising it so he doesn't have to tilt his head down alleviating the congestion and snot from tilting his head to the dish on the floor. I've also ordered forti flora just in case he still wouldn't eat.
