So, I've begun the process of switching the cats to the raw food. We've been working on getting onto timed feedings for the past couple of weeks, and that has been going well. I recieved an order from Hare Today last wednesday, and decided to see if they would eat the the homemade version I'm planning on feeding them in the future. I have 5 cats, 2 of whom already enjoy raw snacks now and then. The other 3 I wasn't sure of. On thursday I started offering them all some raw along side their canned. It was hit and miss. On any given day at least half of them would chow the raw, but it wasn't the same cats each day. Go figure. At least they were all eating it.
On saturday I decided to try them all on just the raw. Happily, they all ate it, no problems. Unfortunately, 2 of them threw it up again within the hour. So, I decided to go back to the slow road. I am now mixing a small quantity of raw into their canned, and increasing that each day. If everything goes well, we should be entirely on raw within 2 weeks. This has been a bit of a problem, since it means I'm not feeding an entire can of the canned food, and some of my cats don't like the canned food once it has been refrigerated. One of my boys refused to eat last night, but he was eager this morning. I also have some fortiflora (sp?) to use in emergencies.
On saturday I decided to try them all on just the raw. Happily, they all ate it, no problems. Unfortunately, 2 of them threw it up again within the hour. So, I decided to go back to the slow road. I am now mixing a small quantity of raw into their canned, and increasing that each day. If everything goes well, we should be entirely on raw within 2 weeks. This has been a bit of a problem, since it means I'm not feeding an entire can of the canned food, and some of my cats don't like the canned food once it has been refrigerated. One of my boys refused to eat last night, but he was eager this morning. I also have some fortiflora (sp?) to use in emergencies.