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Old 06-06-2008, 01:02 PM
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You can feed pretty much any raw meat to cats, cats are even better equiped to deal with raw meat than dogs. Salmonella is a risk but a small risk and cats are well equiped to deal with that risk. I feed mine, beef, lamb and chicken.
Took ya long enough AJ, thought you'd have replied long before this about the raw feeding Seriously though, why are cats better equipped to deal with raw meat than dogs?
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Hi Selk - where do u buy it from?

Also what meat do u feed raw? I assume not chicken due to salmonella???
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Yes, raw chicken wings ect. Raw minced beef & raw rabbit. The cats all love it. The kittens are weaned onto it from 3 weeks.
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Seriously though, why are cats better equipped to deal with raw meat than dogs?
Bacteria like Salmonella survives and reproduces best in alkaline conditions. Cats have short acidic digestive systems which means the food passes through their systems quicker than humans and even dogs. Food, especially raw meat, doesn't sit around in the cats system long, so combined with acidity level, bacteria doesn't have time to reproduce.

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Bacteria like Salmonella survives and reproduces best in alkaline conditions. Cats have short acidic digestive systems which means the food passes through their systems quicker than humans and even dogs. Food, especially raw meat, doesn't sit around in the cats system long, so combined with acidity level, bacteria doesn't have time to reproduce.

Here's a couple of links with some good info on raw feeding cats:

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Feline Future Nutrition Reference - understanding cat food
Nice of you drop in and reply Just kidding thanks heaps for explaining that. I had no idea but it makes sense. I am considering trying raw with our (hopefully) forthcoming litter for the first time ever. Am currently on phone atm but have saved both lines to my Favs. so I can look at them properly tomorrow.
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Nice of you drop in and reply Just kidding thanks heaps for explaining that. I had no idea but it makes sense. I am considering trying raw with our (hopefully) forthcoming litter for the first time ever. Am currently on phone atm but have saved both lines to my Favs. so I can look at them properly tomorrow.
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Excuses, excuses Anyone would think you had a life lol. Will send you a pm tomorrow actually about raw feeding on the off chance you could shed some light on something for me which I find very worrying.
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Excuses, excuses Anyone would think you had a life lol. Will send you a pm tomorrow actually about raw feeding on the off chance you could shed some light on something for me which I find very worrying.
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Long story, still on phone, will pm shortly.
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Just got off the phone and have sent you a pm, albeit a long one sorry but wanted to explain the whole story.
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Raw meat is good for cats and even young kittens. Start kittens off with minced meat, as long as its fresh there is no problem.

A kitten will take to feeding raw easier than an older cat introduced to it later on. My advice would be to choose raw meat with a good amount of fat in it, not lean. Muscle meat such as heart is the preferred raw meat diet.
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