As you may have seen/heard before, my family and I have recently taken in one of our barncats to live with us. Thor, the kitten, is now 3 months old.
He has always been a tiny cat, which is why we adopted him. From the beginning, he's been very picky with his food (compared to the other barncats who scarf things down like lions). He hates fish and greatly prefers chicken and duck. This is fine.
Today, however, we gave him a few plain, lightly cooked bits of chicken. He really enjoyed it, and ever since he's been sitting by his food bowl waiting for more. He ADORES it.
*I inference that his fondness for the plain chicken comes from what he ate as a younger kitten. The barncats are always catching birds and squirrels and other treats.*
We do not have the time/resources for putting him on a full, balanced raw diet, but would we be able to mix some meat cuts (with no seasoning/oil or anything) to his normal food?
I have a feeling he might scorn his normal food now, though...
(Pictured below: the tiny predator)
He has always been a tiny cat, which is why we adopted him. From the beginning, he's been very picky with his food (compared to the other barncats who scarf things down like lions). He hates fish and greatly prefers chicken and duck. This is fine.
Today, however, we gave him a few plain, lightly cooked bits of chicken. He really enjoyed it, and ever since he's been sitting by his food bowl waiting for more. He ADORES it.
*I inference that his fondness for the plain chicken comes from what he ate as a younger kitten. The barncats are always catching birds and squirrels and other treats.*
We do not have the time/resources for putting him on a full, balanced raw diet, but would we be able to mix some meat cuts (with no seasoning/oil or anything) to his normal food?
I have a feeling he might scorn his normal food now, though...
(Pictured below: the tiny predator)
