Feeding raw meat to
your maine coons
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your maine coons
Read more on catinfo.org
Cats are carnivores and need meat. Too many of the dry foods that are out
there nowadays, are full of fillers and ingredients that are dangerous to the
long term health of your cat. It is just like with people....if they do not eat right,
they may be okay, but they may not. And if you love your cat, why take a chance
on their future?
There are 2 ways to feed your cat a raw meat mix with everything they need to
reach their full potential in size and be in their best health. Below are the two
best ways to feed your cat this type of diet.
On the Natural Cat Website, we found a recipe for grinding your own flesh
meat, bone and organ and then mixing in various vitamins, oils and minerals.
This is the recipe we use, but we buy our meat from Taylor Pond Farms, in
Michigan, and they do the grinding of the flesh meats with bone and organ. You
can get it coarse ground (where our cats like the best) or fine ground. Another
place in Penn. called Hare Today, also does this and will ship where it needs to
go. It is best to mix a large amount at a time and then put in individual day
serving size containers and store in the freezer. Thaw one day at a time and
feed away!
We also recommend using a variety of meats. Some meats the cats may not like
as well but variety is the best for them. Try to buy a small amount of many types
of meat so you can see what your cat will eat and refuses to eat. Ours eat
mostly turkey, some chicken and some goat. They love deer and rabbit but
many times those are priced higher than we are willing to pay. Watch for
specials of these! Our cats HATE lamb (mutton) and we never feed pork or fish.
On occasion we will feed some beef, but not too much since its a fattier meat
and can cause vomiting.
For those who prefer to buy grocery store meats, there is a company who sells
a powder mix for that. Feline Instincts, in Texas, has a few varieties of powder
to fit your needs. They also sell a powdered liver (beef or chicken) and a large
squeeze bottle of salmon oil (saves pricking oil capsules for each meal). Our
cats do well on this but prefer the meatier meats to chew on. So when we use
this powder, we mix it with the coarse ground meats from Taylor Pond Farms
and then everyone is happy.
Once a week we recommend feeding ground chicken or turkey necks with
nothing added. It is mostly bone with very little flesh, so it is not for everyday
feeding. The cats enjoy it very much though so a little once in awhile is a good
thing. You can buy necks in the grocery store and cut them into smaller pieces
if you like, your cat will love it! They can make a mess dragging it around the
floor though.
there nowadays, are full of fillers and ingredients that are dangerous to the
long term health of your cat. It is just like with people....if they do not eat right,
they may be okay, but they may not. And if you love your cat, why take a chance
on their future?
There are 2 ways to feed your cat a raw meat mix with everything they need to
reach their full potential in size and be in their best health. Below are the two
best ways to feed your cat this type of diet.
On the Natural Cat Website, we found a recipe for grinding your own flesh
meat, bone and organ and then mixing in various vitamins, oils and minerals.
This is the recipe we use, but we buy our meat from Taylor Pond Farms, in
Michigan, and they do the grinding of the flesh meats with bone and organ. You
can get it coarse ground (where our cats like the best) or fine ground. Another
place in Penn. called Hare Today, also does this and will ship where it needs to
go. It is best to mix a large amount at a time and then put in individual day
serving size containers and store in the freezer. Thaw one day at a time and
feed away!
We also recommend using a variety of meats. Some meats the cats may not like
as well but variety is the best for them. Try to buy a small amount of many types
of meat so you can see what your cat will eat and refuses to eat. Ours eat
mostly turkey, some chicken and some goat. They love deer and rabbit but
many times those are priced higher than we are willing to pay. Watch for
specials of these! Our cats HATE lamb (mutton) and we never feed pork or fish.
On occasion we will feed some beef, but not too much since its a fattier meat
and can cause vomiting.
For those who prefer to buy grocery store meats, there is a company who sells
a powder mix for that. Feline Instincts, in Texas, has a few varieties of powder
to fit your needs. They also sell a powdered liver (beef or chicken) and a large
squeeze bottle of salmon oil (saves pricking oil capsules for each meal). Our
cats do well on this but prefer the meatier meats to chew on. So when we use
this powder, we mix it with the coarse ground meats from Taylor Pond Farms
and then everyone is happy.
Once a week we recommend feeding ground chicken or turkey necks with
nothing added. It is mostly bone with very little flesh, so it is not for everyday
feeding. The cats enjoy it very much though so a little once in awhile is a good
thing. You can buy necks in the grocery store and cut them into smaller pieces
if you like, your cat will love it! They can make a mess dragging it around the
floor though.
For 4 pounds of meat mix:
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4 raw egg yolks
4000 mg salmon oil (or 2 squeezes if you own the pump)
2000 mg powdered taurine (approx 1 t)
1/4 t. kelp
1/4 t. dulse (red seaweed)
200 mg vit B
800 mg vit E
4 glandular capsules (or ground pills)
4 t psyllium husk powder (unflavored)...we use this for new cats to start raw,
but eliminate it for ones who are used to it)
2 cups water
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Mix together well and then seperate into daily size containers and freeze.
**On occasion, we will purchase "Kelp Help" from Revival Animal products,
and use this in place of the kelp and vitamin amounts. We still add the taurine
(you cannot overdose this and its VERY important for your cat).
You can also purchase the powdered taurine at Revival. All the rest of the
vitamins can be gotten at Vitamin World , online.
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4 raw egg yolks
4000 mg salmon oil (or 2 squeezes if you own the pump)
2000 mg powdered taurine (approx 1 t)
1/4 t. kelp
1/4 t. dulse (red seaweed)
200 mg vit B
800 mg vit E
4 glandular capsules (or ground pills)
4 t psyllium husk powder (unflavored)...we use this for new cats to start raw,
but eliminate it for ones who are used to it)
2 cups water
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Mix together well and then seperate into daily size containers and freeze.
**On occasion, we will purchase "Kelp Help" from Revival Animal products,
and use this in place of the kelp and vitamin amounts. We still add the taurine
(you cannot overdose this and its VERY important for your cat).
You can also purchase the powdered taurine at Revival. All the rest of the
vitamins can be gotten at Vitamin World , online.
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