| Do cats need raw meat in their meal? Quite a few | | | | food. However, when pet owners are careful in |
| times I caught my pet cat stealing a piece of raw | | | | handling raw food, healthy dogs and cats are able to |
| chicken meat from the kitchen. I had let the meat | | | | deal with germs and parasites. |
| stand in a plate to answer a phone call. It seems the | | | | I found out that currently thousands of cats and |
| cat enjoys this stolen sweetness. Could it be its body | | | | dogs around the world are fed raw food. Vets have |
| is craving for raw food? I decided to find out more. | | | | yet heard of one case of salmonella as a result. Yet |
| Eating processed food is a modern habit of the last | | | | the small risk in consuming raw food is nothing |
| few decades. Additives such as preservatives, | | | | compared to the long term risk of chronic diseases |
| colourings and flavours are present in processed food. | | | | process food can cause. |
| Other addictives are synthetic or inorganic vitamin | | | | Here is a quick recipe for No Cook Homemade Cat |
| and mineral additives of questionable biological value. | | | | Food: |
| If processed food is bad for human beings, then why | | | | · I pound raw ground chicken meat or any |
| are we feeding our pet dogs and cats dried pellets | | | | meat your cat loves (no pork). |
| and canned food? | | | | · Combination of small amount of cauliflower, |
| Domesticated dogs and cats have been around for | | | | broccoli, leafy greens, cabbage, zucchini, beets. (No |
| thousands of years. They certainly did not live on | | | | onion, tomato, eggplant, potato or spinach.) |
| processed food in all that time. | | | | · Ground the breakfast eggshells into fine |
| By nature, dogs and cats eat other animals such as | | | | powder for calcium. |
| birds, rabbits and squirrels. This means their natural | | | | Mix raw ground meat with one cup water. Add |
| diet consists primarily of animal tissues. This means | | | | 4Tbsp of eggshell powder. Chop the vegetables |
| raw meat, glands, bones and organs such as liver, | | | | finely. Mix the meat and vegetables in an |
| kidneys, brains etc. They also eat small amounts of | | | | approximate ratio of two to one. Add hot water until |
| vegetables, seeds. Almost no complex carbohydrates | | | | it is stew like. Cool it before giving to the cat. Include |
| are found in this diet. Enzymes found in raw food | | | | vitamins last if your cat takes them. Make enough for |
| helps in digestion and absorption of nutrients. | | | | one day. Refrigerate the extra portion till the next |
| There is a small risk to feeding our family pet raw | | | | meal. Serve at room temperature. |