I buy meat from Food4cats and I've been very pleased with it - or should I say, my cats have LOL!

So do I and so am I

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I tend to feed the kittens and dog all 3... dry wet and raw, just not at the same meal, and usually not on the same day (this is practical for me as we don't currently have a freezer so raw food has to be used as soon as it's defrosted or if fresh on the day of purchase). I've always done this with my pets... Any opinions on this practice? Would anybody know if I should supplement the kittens raw diet with taurine seeing as they have complete wet and dry (varied) as approx 65% of their diet?

The great thing about buying from your local butcher or fishmonger is that it's one of the most ethical ways you can feed your animals - firstly you're supporting your local traders (rather than getting produce shipped from Thailand or some other distant country) and secondly you're NOT supporting huge corporations who continue to test on animals (Many popular pet foods are listed on the list to boycott here Uncaged Campaigns: Pet food and animal testing .. unfortunately including some old faves of mine namely chappie, technical, iams & James NotSoWellbeloved)

I must say, I've found this post really helpful. At the moment I'm feeding our cats about 70% raw meat (rabbit, heart, Tongue, kidney and a bit of liver) but I'm also giving them a high meat content commercial food. I'm carrying on with the commercial food as I'm worried I can't give them everything they need in the raw diet. Mainly it's because they won't eat minced or ground meat and they won't eat bones. I've tried with bones but when I give them chicken wings they throw them round, growl at them and then drag them under the bed and leave them there! As they won't eat minced meat, I don't feel I can mush good things together, including suppliments if needed and feed them that. I'd like to move on to a 95% raw diet with the odd meal of cat food so they will eat it if we run out of raw or go away.

Is there anyway to give then everything they need if they won't eat minced food or bone?

Thanks for you help.

I would be interested to hear any problems as i have just switched my 2 kittens to a raw diet based on Instincts TC

Could you elaborate on the long-term feeding issues with pre-mix ?

I currently feed 2 raw meals a day of the food4cats stuff so including bones and offal. However I *do* leave biscuits down during the day because I work full time and, commuting included, am gone 10.5 hours at once every work day. With Lily still being a kitten I think leaving her with no food at all for that long... well. not comfortable with it. And leaving raw down all day is a bad plan because it spoils. So she raw raw breakfast, raw dinner, and high quality high meat (orijen, 75% meat) biscuits to 'graze' on. Is having biscuits down really the wrong way to go? She doesn't seem constipated. She only poos once a day but cats on high meat diets 'go' less anyway I read and they're dark and firm and she doesn't seem to have any problems.

Hi all

I'm new today!! I'm really interested in this thread. I have had moggies before (had them from kittens until they sadly passed away a few years ago aged 17 and 18) - now have a Maine Coone Cross (male 13yrs), a Pixie Bob kitten (male 5 months) and 2 x Wegies (both male 13 weeks). It's a while since I had kittens and I've been wondering about correct nutrition and which of the commercial foods is best etc. I know the Pixie in particular would LOVE some raw meat as he becomes a wild beast if there is raw chicken etc around. The wegies have only been with us since Saturday and the Pixie has been with us for a month. They all (apart from adult) have Applaws kitten - dry & wet. Pixie has had diarrhea ever since we got him. He is perfectly well apart from this, nicely hydrated, energetic, good appetite, been wormed, been checked by vet for parasites etc. No explanation really. I'm wondering if feeding him some raw might help? He doesn't appear to have lost weight - although I will have him checked again this week.

I was looking at food4cats and thought I might order the sample pack. Good place to start?

Thanks in advance for any help. (Just thought - should I have started my own thread?)

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Possibly but yes Food4Cats best place to start and lots of reading of the links on this thread.

Received my 'raw taster pack' from food4cats today. Unfortunately the DHL delivery service was a bit of a nightmare because the courier neglected to read the MASSIVE note attached which told him that I live in the basement flat. I called four different numbers before I got hold of the right person, and if I hadn't done that then they would've attempted re-delivery the following day which could've been disastrous for the frozen meat!

Anyway, a big thumbs up for food4cats. Meat was supplied in a secure, polystyrene box taped up around the sides and edges, minimal leakage, and clearly labelled. Good value as well, for a tenner I got 7 types of mince (chicken, lamb, rabbit, wild rabbit, beef, beef & kidney, pork) plus wild rabbit chunks. If my kitten's interest in the packaging is anything to go by then I reckon it's going to be a hit! I'll post again when they've given their verdict

excellent news

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