hahahahah! thats brilliant!

Mine love prawns

but theyre partial to the odd spider, butterfly or daddy long legs too!

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“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” Martin Luther King Jr

“Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.” Gandhi

I find reading some post's about feeding raw etc very worrying at times.
I think if someone is concidering feeding raw they should really go on a raw diet/recipe link & do some homework, before feeding.
There seem's to be too much guessing going on.
Also, some think mixing a couple of bit's of raw meat together makes a complete raw diet. It also needs minerals/vitamins/oils etc.
Then they read ..it needs this & that...they don't look into amounts...then find out...too much of this to lil of that, so it turns into guess work.
I wish they would go onto a raw diet site, Feline instinct's Tc, or others available out there, follow that recipe. (even if you don't want to buy the product, the info is there).
They also give guide lines on raw feeding, without you buying the mix they sell. They give info on why & what is necessary.
Feeding raw meat, then adding a of pouch of food, may not give the ballanced nutrients needed in the diet. Just because the feeder is not sure what is needed.
Do some homework don't guess, someone saying this is good for cat's to eat or good for them on a post is not enough. Find out why, what amount, etc. Don't just take as read from bit's here & there.

Or buy from Food4cats where someone else has done all the homework for you! Lazy but safe

Or join BritBarf and Rawcats Yahoogroups, as I have done. There have been plenty of links to raw sites given here over the last few weeks.

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I've been described as a lighthouse in a bog - brilliant, but useless.

Baloo...I hear what you're saying. This is why I AM researching and reading as much as I can. Also, asking for opinions/experiences from people who ARE feeding raw. I'm trying to be as informed as I can. Although, as I mentioned before, the site mentioned states that cats can have urinary problems due to too much PROSPEROUS in the diet.

What is that all about?

Anyhow, cats have all had venison today and loved it. Since I've been feeding mainly raw, my kitten who has had diarrhea every day for 5 weeks.....has firm poo! Woohoooo.....

I will continue reading etc.

Thanks for all replies.

and.....my OP was about basic rules. I was really looking for do's and don'ts as reading so much information can be very confusing.
~x~

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Ah! I see there is more than one site. The feline instincts one I originally looked at is seems to be not very good....I have just discovered the feline instincts tc site which seems to be much better. Am reading now.

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BritBarf The can answer any questions you have.

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That was me - heart is an excellent source of taurine, my cats have it often and its never caused problems with diarrhea. I guess, all cats are different and meats that suit some won't suit others - the same as with commercial cat foods.

Prosperous? - love it! wonder if it was the spell checker thinking 'um phosphorus? never heard of it - lets try prosperous instead' LOL!

AGREED!

Raw feeding isnt a guessing game. IF you get it wrong it can be fatal. Shocking but true

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“Remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall -- think of it, ALWAYS.” Gandhi

Thats why she's asking other feeders for advice Thats how I first started 5 years ago, best to speak to people who are already doing it

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