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I am transitioning Hobo from a grain free all dry diet to an all wet diet.
I am transitioning Hobo from a grain free all dry diet to an all wet diet.
Complete and utter nonsense. Cats of all ages are commonly switched to raw. Mine were youngish but not kittens. The 4 of them were between 2 and 4 years old. I know of cats over 10 years old that were switched to raw with no problem.Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but our vet told us that the 'raw diet' would have to start from the beginning of a kitten's life...and that we should not try and do it after when a cat is older. He explained that it could build up toxins in the body that the body is not prepared to deal with.
My youngest cat is either 5 or 6 (no consensus on whether he was 3 or 4 when we rescued him); my oldest are going to be 10 this year. We are switching to raw - began in January this year. :nod: My holistic vet encouraged it, the other two conventional vets we work with are supportive. The one thing they all agreed on? The cats need to be on probiotics to ensure healthy gut flora. It is also suggested to use digestive enzymes, because with all those years of canned and kibble, their systems need some help with properly digesting the new diet.Complete and utter nonsense. Cats of all ages are commonly switched to raw. Mine were youngish but not kittens. The 4 of them were between 2 and 4 years old. I know of cats over 10 years old that were switched to raw with no problem.
I've heard about vets coming up with all kinds of nonsensical reasons to object to a raw diet but this is a new one! :lol3:
4Health isn't grain free. . .I think it's a fine food but it does have grains. . .just saying. What affordable canned food did you find with real meat as the first ingredient?For the Ferals: Something with REAL meat as the first ingredient (wet) and "4Health" Grain Free dry ($20. / 15 lbs at Tractor Supply.)