Raw Cat Food Diet

A raw cat food diet offers several benefits for your feline friend. It promotes healthier skin and a shinier coat due to the higher levels of essential fatty acids. Additionally, a raw diet can lead to improved digestion and better dental health, as the natural texture of raw food helps reduce plaque buildup. Enjoy less waste or smell in the litter box too! Finally, many cats show increased energy levels and vitality when fed a nutritionally balanced raw diet.

About Raw

To feed raw or not to feed raw? That is the question! Raw cat food is more accessible now than ever. From boutique pet stores in town, online order and delivery to homemade. It's fairly easy to obtain. But why would you want to? Is a raw diet it cost effective?

Cats are obligate carnivores. A raw diet is meant to mimic what they would eat naturally. This unprocessed nutrition often leads to better nutrient absorption and utilization compared to processed dry or canned foods.

Homemade raw food allows you to control the ingredients that goes into your cat’s food.

For a nutritionally complete diet you must go off of an approved recipe to get the proper proportions of nutrients of meat, bone, internal organs, minerals, supplements, and other ingredients.

When made correctly, we find that we are able to make our raw at a cost that is less than premium wet food. Of course we raise our own poultry and rabbits which does make a HUGE difference.

** Do your own research. Talk to your vet. Learn the pros and cons of this type of diet. How to handle the food appropriately and if this is something you feel your cat would benefit from.**

Basic Recipe

Ingredients

80% muscle meat (devoid of bones)
10% organ meat (including liver, kidney, etc.)
10% bone content (ground bone or bone meal)

IngredientAmount

4.5 lbs chicken thighs (with some bone removed)
7 oz raw chicken liver
14 oz raw chicken hearts (or 4000 mg taurine if unavailable)
8 oz water (preferably bottled)
4 raw egg yolks
2000 mg taurine (in addition to heart substitution)
4000 mg wild salmon or small fish oil
200 mg vitamin B complex
200 IU vitamin E
1 ½ tsp lite iodized salt
4 tsp psyllium husk powder (optional)

Instructions

Prepare the Meat: Remove half the skin from the muscle meat and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Save the chunked meat for later.
Grind the Organ Meats: Grind the bones, raw liver, heart, and any skin. Mix well and refrigerate.
Mix Supplements: In a bowl, whisk together the non-meat ingredients (salmon oil, vitamin E, salt, and psyllium if using).
Combine: Mix the ground organ meat with the supplement mixture.
Portion and Store: Divide the mixture into portions and freeze.