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BARF feeding cats
I didn't even know this was a thing.
Now I've gone and ordered a box of hugs raw stuff for ours to try.
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I didn't even know this was a thing.
We tried and failed to get Fabric to eat the more convenient raw food diets. If we ever get another kitten, it will be raw from day 1 if we can afford it.
Owning a raw fed dog and has been a bit of an eye opener in terms of differences in health before and after we switched him. One would assume the difference would be even bigger in cats.
Stonehedge
The fact is that kibble and tins and pouches of wet food are not biologically appropriate for cats. Even the "good" ones that don't have recalls.
Sure, good wet food might be nutritionally adequate but cats didnt evolve to eat cooked meat. Cat food in shops is there for human convenience not the wellbeing of your pet.
I appreciate that BARF feeding cats introduces different safety risks and its messy, expensive and inconvenient but I also think its important to say it how it is. Our love for pet cats leads us to seek convenient solutions to feeding them which are not good for long term health.
Dry food is shit for their kidneys. Wet food is basically like a human living off microwave meals. Most dry and wet food contains grains and vegetables that sound nice to humans but are unsuitable for obligate carnivores. Most cats have dental problems in later life due to these diets. I'm not sure what the solution is but the more I researched foods for Fabric, the more I realised that we've been sold a whole lot of bollocks by the pet food industry.