Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:34:36 -0500
From: "Marylyn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: raw diet
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Will MeMe eat raw if there is nothing else to eat? Or if you mix a
small amount of food with or put it on top of the raw? The addition
of high vitamin veggies to Dixie's diet has helped a lot. I know I am
repeating myself but she is eating Primal raw + spinach, carrots,
broccoli (and now--maybe--green beans) + Just Born/Fast Track/Transfer
Factor Feline Complete (not all in the same day but depending on the
circumstances and instincts). She gets some Wellness or Markwell
canned (when we are traveling/she needs a snack and I have nothing
thawed/as a special reward because she wants it). I know most BARF
experts don't recommend the veggies but Dixie loves them and my
alternative vet's cat loves greens (she hasn't tried the carrots yet).
Both cats like Barley Cat too. She had some pretty serious gum
issues when she first came to live with me. They no longer exist and
both the regular vet and the alternative vet are amazed.
My two cents.....a lot of which is repeat.
Hi Marylyn
Her appetite is so erratic. Somedays, she is not at all interested in
eating, period. Other days she seems
ravenous and will try a taste of chicken or turkey. She has the awful
Fancy Feast habit and basically licks
the gravy. My last two cats ate an organic raw diet, and they both
lived long (21 years and 19 years) happy
lives.
I am interested in learning about the supplements you are using. Lance
has written about Transfer Factor
(human grade). I have not heard about Just Born or Fast Track.
I am barely getting a packet of FortiFlora down with the Fancy Feast,
so I am reluctant to try new supplements.
I do know that her stomatitis is much improved using FortiFlora and
liquid Maitake DMG. We've just finished
5 days of Panacur, and I am not sure if her appetite is affected by the
constant powder in her food.
It is great to know that you were able to clear up Dixie's mouth (was
it Stomatitis?). If you had only one
supplement to use, which one would it be? I would pose that question to
all list members who are treating
FeLV cats.
It is awful to hear about Wallace's terrible weight loss. I wish I
could bottle my Scotties appetites for our
finicky kitties. They are so food driven and they watch in disbelief as
MeMe turns down chicken liver
and turkey and beef...'what's with the cat'?
Jane
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