Feeding minced beef, especially a lot initially can lead to runny poo. Whilst there are scare stories around re. larger surface area for bacteria actually the risk is minimal the hygine standards that human food has to go through are quite high otherwise we'd all be suffering from bacterial infestions. For pet food manufacturers the standards are even higher under EU regulations than for food for human consumption.
As a treat any meats (cooked or raw) are ok but only in small amounts as long as they have not been processed i.e. salt added or "enhanced"
If you are planning on introducing a raw diet, chicken wings or rabbit is a good start.
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Originally Posted by Coraline
Whichever meat you can get, really. I use a lot of rabbit, as it's the cheapest meat I can find (£3.50 or so for a kilo) but chicken is great, and beef, and lamb if the cats like it - mine hates lamb  I feed pork too, but I know some people advise against it because of a disease that can be in pork meat.
I'm sure they'll be fine with the mince, it's just a bit more risky than regular meat  I give mine mince too, when I have some spare from my own dinner, but I wouldn't go out and specifically buy it for them.
I found this raw feeding thing to be quite scary when I first started reading about it, but it's quite simple really. Just think of what a prey would contain, and then try to replicate it. So, mostly just meat, and then a little bone and a little liver or other organ meat. That's it really! Then give some raw fish once a week and you're all set. |