Judith,
         I feed my cats canned food and dried food because I reckon they're
junk food junkies! But a few times a week I''ll buy them raw pork liver or
lamb hearts and they rummage through the shoppping looking for them because
they can obviously smell them through all the packaging. But my vet told me
not to feed my cats just raw meat all the time as this wouldn't be good for
them! I believed him because he also told me never to give my cats cow's
milk because they can't digest the lactose.
         How do I get my cats off the canned food now? They're hooked!

         Regards,
         Gatsby

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Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 1:18 AM
Subject: [P-F] cats food


> I probably wouldn:t be on this list if it weren:t for my cats.  They
> convinced me of a raw fresh diet.
>
> Raw ground whole chicken, including bones, heart, liver, gizzard...that is
> the only way to go.  Makes my cats the most beautiful coat I:ve ever seen.
> And I know they feel healthy on the inside, too, they are so active and
> playful and soft with bright eyes.  They get complements all the time, as
> they clearly look different than even premium kibble fed cats--and they
are
> just X strays.
>
> Grains make them sick.  A little cooked mashed pumpkin mixed in they like.
> Raw grated carrot they tolerate. I have researched high and low about
this,
> and most pet specialists with no interest in proceeds from sales of pet
food
> manufactureres say never free feed--cats need acidity in their stomaches.
> Just the smell of food makes their stomach more alkaline.  Alkalinity is
> correlated with FUS.
>
> Dry food has no water content.  Cats must get their water from foood.  So,
> even canned would be better.  But they are evolved from the desert.  Even
> their tongues curl the wrong way for drinking water.  They are just not
> equipped.  Dry food is highly correlated with kidney disease and FUS.
>
> There is no evidence of any dry food helping cats teeth.  Only bones or a
> cleaning will do that.  It:s like saying if we eat crackers all day we
will
> have good teeth!
>
> There are tons of preservatives in manufactured foods.  Many of these are
> toxic for cats.  Even in small amounts, as they are kind of small you
know.
> Pet manufacturers use tons of preservatives to keep over-cooked and
> dehydrated meat that was diseased.
>
> I have an extremely sick cat who was told 3 years ago he would be dead
> (liver disease, kidney failure, and IBD) soon.  Only this diet has helped.
> He:s not even on meds.  He is really beautiful.  A raw diet will save you
> tons of money from vet bills in the long run.
>
> I subscribe to holisticat listserve.  I could talk about this stuff for
> hours, and have.  My cats are living proof of the benefits of a raw, fresh
> diet.  I am following in their footsteps.
>
> Judith
>