Comments on: Raw Feeders: A Couple Kitten Feeding Questions. (prey-model Diet Only Please)?

By: theshado

theshado — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:28:16 +0000

Good luck with feeding raw. You are correct. That is how felines evolved – eating live prey.
If you want to reproduce that diet, I would stick with small prey, like mice, rabbit and small birds. This is what they would eat in the wild. I would avoid meats like deer, pig or other large animal.
Kittens need a lot of food as they are growing rapidly. Feed them as much as they comfortably consume.
If you are going to cut up small pieces for kittens, don’t select only certain parts. Don’t forget, in the wild cats would eat most of the carcass, including flesh, bones, skin, organs, etc. Each body part contains certain nutrients and you must not omit any. For example, bones are an important source of calcium. About the only good thing that can be said for commercial foods is that they do add the necessary vitamins and minerals that cats require, even if they are sometimes artificial.

By: RuneAmok

RuneAmok — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:28:16 +0000

I wish I could help! But I didn’t learn about raw feeding until my kittens were two years old.
I think you might get better answers if you join some of the raw feeding groups – don’t know if you already know about them or not.

By: Jr. is angry

Jr. is angry — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:28:16 +0000

i wont say gross, but i do have to ask why?
my cats are indoor/outdoor. they kill all sorts of sweet ,innocent forest creatures.
but why would you feed a kitten bones and deer meat? are you raising a mountain lion?

By: Aprilmarie F

Aprilmarie F — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:28:16 +0000

go to your vet or walmart and get kitten formula and soft cat food no fish brand chicken or beef only give it two table spoon two times a day with a cup of formula