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Raw Food Diet- for a cat
The market has become very commercialized in line with the profitable nature of the pet market generally. This is due to the inexorable rise in the number of pets kept by people (a testament to the benefits they bring to humans). In the past, a lot of the time we used to give kitchen scraps etc. to our cat. A raw food diet for a cat was more commonly encountered. I've actually given partially cooked kidneys to a pregnant cat who visited a lot when I was living in Notting Hill Gate (when I was rich:). She adored kidneys. So accustomed have we become to giving a canned or a bagged diet of processed wet or dry food to our cat, we are not sure if giving raw food to our cats is a bad thing. There are some potential issues with providing a wholly raw diet, which I have discussed on this page of the site. However, giving raw meat designed for humans to our cat will not lead to food poisoning (quite obviously) as your cat's wild ancestors ate raw meat. The same hunting and feeding needs remain with the domestic cat. Common sense dictates though that the meat must not contain bacteria due to being to old. Some thought is required. Helmi Flick made a good point in her comment to the article I wrote. You can see her brief comment here.
I have no affiliation with this company. They support the view that modern "cat food" (i.e. canned and bagged processed food) is too far removed from a cat's true diet for it to be healthy. They believe in a raw food diet for a cat plus added supplements. Forgetting for a minute their products, this view has a ring of truth about it. The trouble is it is inconvenient for humans and this world loves convenience. It takes time to prepare cat food the more natural way. The way they recommend is to add water to their powdered supplement and then add raw meat and liver to that, thereby making up your own natural cat food. Or, you can lightly cook the raw meat and add the supplements of your choice after cooking. You make your mind up. It takes more time and is no doubt more expensive but I suspect better for your cat. A lot of ill health can originate in unsuitable cat food. Perhaps keeping a cat has become too convenient and too easy and that may be one reason why the domestic cat population has increased so much. Maybe it should be more demanding for the benefit of all cats. Sources:
From Raw Food Diet for a Cat to Cat Facts
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