You might suggest to your vet that she try another variety of raw. There was no way Dixie was going to eat raw the first few times I tried. Finally I hit on the Primal and she loves it but it does need to be mixed with some water and/or veggies because it is so concentrated.
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: Marissa Johnson To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 8:29 PM Subject: Re: Anyone feed a raw diet to their FeLV+ cats? Hi everyone. I fed Slinky (+) raw, and am feeding Mouse (-) raw as well. I use Nature's Variety frozen raw, mostly chicken and turkey (though sometimes I mix it up with some lamb or venison) - www.naturesvariety.com. I've found the cats have all loved it once they got used to it. I, too, would be nervous about trying to balance it myself. Slinky died of his felv, but I'm sure it had nothing to do with the raw. I asked my vet the other day (remember? the amazing Dr. G who helped me look for Georgia)...an ALLOPATHIC vet...what she thinks about feeding raw. She said she thinks it's the best thing for them if you do it right (said she tried it with her cats but they didn't like it...she was disappointed and wished they had). She seemed to prefer the idea of buying pre-made since it can be tough to balance it. But she said if I decided to make my own I should just use a trusted recipe, follow it closely, and try to avoid the ones that are high in grains. My best friend asked her HOMEOPATHIC vet about feeding raw to cats and she said she feeds her cats Nature's Variety. That's what I know about feeding raw. There are several good books out there and lots of info online. Good luck...hope they start feeling better!!!! GLOW to you and the furkids. Marissa, Mouse, Georgia, Angel Slinky >^..^< p.s. Georgia has not been found yet and is still out there somewhere. Please keep sending glow to bring her home!!! Thanks!!!! C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 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 "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears, one destroys." --Chief Dan George "I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man.... The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.