--- In cats-uk@yahoogroups.com, "Cathrin" <tanis@f...> wrote:
>
We went to raw for one of our cats due to
> allergies, (it worked wonders) and 2 of the others took it up a the
> preferred diet.

*** Hi Tanis,

That's really encouraging to hear. I really hope that raw works as well
for Daisy as it has for your allergy cat. She's been on and off steroids
the whole of her life and she's coming up 9 years old now. Raw is her
last chance really, because the longer she's on steroids the shorter her
life is likely to be.

All we did was put down raw, with nothing else but
> drinking water. no munchies nothing

*** Daisy is actually quite good. I'm only giving her a little bit every
day (about 4 mouthfulls) to get her system used to it, but she's very
willing and upto now we've tried chicken, poussin, pork shoulder, rabbit,
and rabbit kidney. She's eaten all without any hesitation, so it looks as
though she'll be an easy switch (thank goodness). Bone is a problem
for her though - no jaw strength, but we'll work up to that.
As for my other cat Chloe, she's definitely going to be more difficult.
She won't entertain any of it. Maybe I need to get tough and try your
approach : - )

>(I understand ferrets are not quite so fussy lol)
>
*** I wish someone would tell my lot that. Lol. Far more difficult than
cats', I think. I've been feeding them raw evening meals for about two
years now, and still have some that won't eat anything else other than
poultry. I want to switch them completely too, but can't until I have
them all eating several verieties of meat. I've only been pushing meat
other than poultry for the last 4 months with them though, and they are
gradually accepting it, so we're getting there.

> When you buy a whole chicken why not quarter it and freeze the extra
> portions,

*** Yes, I do that already when it's a fresh chicken, but have to buy it
pre frozen if I want the giblets. I'd have to cut it while it was still frozen
to keep it in the freezer, and I don't think my kitchen knife will do the
job somehow.

> The only meats and offal I don't recommend is pork and beef, the
meat and offal of both is very heavy on a cats digestion.
>
*** I know of a few people (on the internet, not personally) that do
feed pork and don't seem to have had a problem with it. I guess it
depends on the cat really. I'll see how Daisy goes with it, but will
obviously keep what you've said in mind, and leave pork off the list if
there seems to be a problem.

> Hope this helps

*** It certainly does. Thanks for taking the time to share : )

Carol