Hi there, new here and relatively new to raw feeding. My husband and I have been raw feeding our cats chicken for a few months but we still have a few questions. I searched around on this board and couldn't quite find the answers I was looking for, so I thought I would ask.
I know we should be feeding them more than chicken and hadn't been able to find anything around here that wasn't ridiculously expensive, however after reading some of these threads I have some links and will be ordering meats very soon. In terms of what to try next, what would you recommend attempting to feed them after chicken? We gave them small fresh fish for about a week but then our grocery store stopped carrying them. Our female cat, Lola, was really not interested in the fish at first but by the end of the week, she was trying them. We were eating shrimp the other night and she went nuts for the tiny piece I gave her, so who knows? The other cat, Ampersand, refuses to eat chicken skin and prefers to crunch on the bones, while Lola loves the skin and avoids the bones.
We've also had some issues with them throwing up afterwards. It isn't a constant thing, maybe once or twice a week, but since their diet right now is all pretty much the same I'm not sure if it's because they just eat too fast or what. Lola had a huge problem with this at first and by the time she stopped, Ampersand started. I think we're going to just have to start feeding him by hand for a while but if you have any other suggestions I'd be happy to hear them.
My last questions was about taurine. For those of you who use taurine supplements, where do you get them from? I've found capsules on diet/exercise websites (for humans, obviously) but I'm not sure if those are any good or even the same. We feed in chunks, not ground, so I'm not even sure about how to supplement taurine with that. Are there any other supplements we should be using as well? We also make all the meals at once and then freeze them, re-thawing as needed, if that makes a difference.
I really like the raw feeding (minus the throwing-up) and the cats just go crazy for it and are so much softer and active since we started doing it. I'd appreciate any help or advice you could give me. Thank you very much!
I know we should be feeding them more than chicken and hadn't been able to find anything around here that wasn't ridiculously expensive, however after reading some of these threads I have some links and will be ordering meats very soon. In terms of what to try next, what would you recommend attempting to feed them after chicken? We gave them small fresh fish for about a week but then our grocery store stopped carrying them. Our female cat, Lola, was really not interested in the fish at first but by the end of the week, she was trying them. We were eating shrimp the other night and she went nuts for the tiny piece I gave her, so who knows? The other cat, Ampersand, refuses to eat chicken skin and prefers to crunch on the bones, while Lola loves the skin and avoids the bones.
We've also had some issues with them throwing up afterwards. It isn't a constant thing, maybe once or twice a week, but since their diet right now is all pretty much the same I'm not sure if it's because they just eat too fast or what. Lola had a huge problem with this at first and by the time she stopped, Ampersand started. I think we're going to just have to start feeding him by hand for a while but if you have any other suggestions I'd be happy to hear them.
My last questions was about taurine. For those of you who use taurine supplements, where do you get them from? I've found capsules on diet/exercise websites (for humans, obviously) but I'm not sure if those are any good or even the same. We feed in chunks, not ground, so I'm not even sure about how to supplement taurine with that. Are there any other supplements we should be using as well? We also make all the meals at once and then freeze them, re-thawing as needed, if that makes a difference.
I really like the raw feeding (minus the throwing-up) and the cats just go crazy for it and are so much softer and active since we started doing it. I'd appreciate any help or advice you could give me. Thank you very much!