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Feeding your feline raw food may be one of the best things that you can do for its health and energy. Cats that are fed a carefully balanced diet of raw food tend to live longer, more active lives and don't seem to have the same illnesses that are plaguing many cats today as a consequence of cooked-food diets.
Cooked commercial cat food is sometimes made from animals that died of illness or reject animal parts of animals that were fed steroids. This commercial food has sometimes been found to be contaminated with chemicals and lethal bacteria that could potentially harm your cat.
So, selecting a raw food diet for your pet is a sensible call. The drawback though is that going raw can be a massive commitment on the part of the pet owner, particularly if the animal has been primarily raised on commercial food. The transition to raw can be tricky, and preparing certain home-made recipes can be laborious. However, the health advantages of feeding your feline friend a well-balanced raw food diet completely outweigh the sacrifices, and the price savings for food and hospital care over the life of your cat are definitely worth it.
Raw organic cat food is generally available, but it can be costly, so most raw food enthusiasts choose to make their own by following recipes. As an alternative, there are supplements available that may be added to fresh ground beef or cut beef chunks and water that provide all the balanced nourishment your cat needs to flourish. These 'all-in-one' sort of products are highly convenient, but may not be thought about as pure and fresh as making it yourself following a recipe in your own kitchen. The supplements work fine for many raw foodists, but others like to prepare everything fresh themselves from the start, giving them control of all the ingredients and the production. And there are others who do not wish to use animal products at all.
Cooked commercial cat food is sometimes made from animals that died of illness or reject animal parts of animals that were fed steroids. This commercial food has sometimes been found to be contaminated with chemicals and lethal bacteria that could potentially harm your cat.
So, selecting a raw food diet for your pet is a sensible call. The drawback though is that going raw can be a massive commitment on the part of the pet owner, particularly if the animal has been primarily raised on commercial food. The transition to raw can be tricky, and preparing certain home-made recipes can be laborious. However, the health advantages of feeding your feline friend a well-balanced raw food diet completely outweigh the sacrifices, and the price savings for food and hospital care over the life of your cat are definitely worth it.
Raw organic cat food is generally available, but it can be costly, so most raw food enthusiasts choose to make their own by following recipes. As an alternative, there are supplements available that may be added to fresh ground beef or cut beef chunks and water that provide all the balanced nourishment your cat needs to flourish. These 'all-in-one' sort of products are highly convenient, but may not be thought about as pure and fresh as making it yourself following a recipe in your own kitchen. The supplements work fine for many raw foodists, but others like to prepare everything fresh themselves from the start, giving them control of all the ingredients and the production. And there are others who do not wish to use animal products at all.
