Dixie is eating the Primal raw diet and seems to love it. All the pet food
recalls made me really rethink her diet. The Primal is frozen in cubes and you
thaw what you need. I mix hers with veggies and water just to increase the
volume. It is so concentrated. She gets the calories but not the volume she
needs to satisfy her. It appears pretty balanced too. I would hate to try to
fully balance a cat's diet on my own. I have a bunch of home-cooked frozen
meals for her to supplement the Primal. In the wild or in the barn/alley
whatever she would have some variety and I think it is good for her to as a
person owning cat.
Good luck with your cats.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: C & J
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 3:51 PM
Subject: Anyone feed a raw diet to their FeLV+ cats?
And how has it worked for you?
I started feeding a raw diet from here
http://www.catnutrition.org/recipes.html a few weeks ago.
The problem is, i've been having crisis after crisis in my house with my 5
cats, and am wondering if the raw diet has anything to do with it.
After Tomi got sick with anemia and he and Kisa tested positive for FeLV, I
started out trying the raw diet, hoping to improve everyone's health.
Well last weekend, my 15 year old cat Koda died due to her liver and kidneys
shutting down. The vet had no idea what caused it.
Then early last week, my 9 year old cat Link seemed a bit under the weather,
but pulled out of it just fine.
Now, Kisa (my other FeLV) is sick. She's never been sick, and she's almost 3
yrs old. Yesterday morning she vomited after I put her morning food in front
of her (without eating anything). She continues to vomit anytime she smells
food. I've tried all her favorite treats and she won't touch any of it. She's
been over 36 hours now since she's eaten anything. Due to today being a
holiday, I can't take her to the vet until tomorrow. Hopefully she'll be safe
from fatty liver though, since she is a normal weight.
I'm really hoping that my change to raw food isn't causing this. My cats
seem to really enjoy the food, and I was hoping that my older overweight ones
would reduce to a normal weight on a natural diet, and everyone would be
healthier.
If anyone has had experiences with raw food, any input would be appreciated.
Cassandra
