right that makes sence my 2 are always trying to steal stuff theyre not supposed to so will have a go at giving them some raw chicken and see what happens thanks

I never thought Timmy would eat raw, but I was cutting some raw fillets the other day for fajitas and he wouldn't meowing so I chucked some on the floor as i thought he would sniff it and walk away, but oh no, he scoffed the lot and kept on for more, I gave him a little bit but not too much as he's not used to it and when he scoffs food he just throws it back up again cos he doesn't chew it properly

I might try the tying it to a string thing as he doesn't play much or get much exercise but does love paying with my hair when I wear it down or he likes to attack strips of cardboard, so he might enjoy chicken on a string

Hi I have posted a few times on the dog forum but not on the cat forum.

I have been feeding my dog on raw for the past 6 yrs or so with no problems.

Last year I got a kitten and straight away started him on a raw diet, of Chicken wings, heart, a small bit of liver and rabbit, he happily took to this diet. However as he started going out of the house I noticed his tastes changing and he started to refuse any other raw meat apart from the raw chicken wings still, I can only assume he got a taste of cooked o rtinned food from another cats dinner! so now he will only eat the odd tin , raw chicken wings, fish and occasionally prawns. He is a happy healthy cat so I am also happy!!! my dilemma is this...two months after getting my older kitten I acquired another little kitten who was also put on a raw diet, the problem is he has never taken to raw chicken wings . He loves heart and minced lamb meat, prawns and sometimes fish. While he was growing up I was concerned that he may be lacking in calcium as he would not eat bones and gave him kitten milk daily. However he is now a year old and although healthy and fit I am still concerned that he is not getting enough calcium in his diet etc. He refuses to drink cat milk anymore . I have tried him on Crushed egg shells sprinkled on chopped heart but he hates it and picks at the bits not coated in shell!!!!

He will have a chew at rabbit bones with meat ( I get this from my butchers) but I don't think its enough for him?

I noticed someone on here mentioned chicken drumsticks instead of wings? would this be a good way to encourage my fussy eater to try bone ? also I never considered drumsticks as thought the leg bone may be too big for a cat to digest? I am in the process of having some chicken necks delivered so am hoping he may try these?

If anyone knows of another way of getting calcium into my cat I would be grateful for any help.

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I have read on raw feeding forums that bashing up the chicken wing with a hammer to break up the bones, then giving it a good ole Psycho shower-scene slashing with a knife can tempt them!

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can i ask a really thick question? obvsiouly we cant eat chicken raw so how come it doesnt affect our animals the same way

i thought it would be full of bacteria?

Can I ask how old your cats need to be to be fed the raw chicken wings. Ollie and STan are 23 weeks 5 months. Are they too oyung yet?? Just thought it would be good for them to get used to it and keep their teeth clean etc.
Allison

fron what i've read they're not too young, we're going to start giving candy and cookie a chicken wing each on a saturday night and they are now 12 weeks old

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Wonder if there's any danger of causing slivers that could be hazardous like little needles if you get too carried away with the hammer attack (quite aside from the damage you might do to your worktop)?

I wean my kittens onto raw - you can start whenever you want.

Cats stomachs also have extra strong juices in them (stronger than humans) that are albe to kill the bacteria that would be harmful in a human.

Drumsticks have a bigger bone in them so would be harder to eat than a wing but not impossible.

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