There is no one-size-fits-all answer. Often, cats first switched to raw will eat voraciously for a few weeks when they're first transitioned and then they level off. As a very rough guide, start with feeding about ½ cup to ¾ cup of food per cat per day, split among two or three meals. Bear in mind that the weather, your cat's activity level, and mood all affect appetite. I find that when the weather gets cold, for example, my little female can easily eat almost twice as much as my bigger cat.

A raw diet provides a range of benefits that commercial dog diets can never hope to even closely match. the time it takes for a dog to chew a raw meaty bones give their stomach adequate time to get the acids moving mirrors what a dog would be getting in the wild - and certainly even the modern day dog has a digestive tract exactly the same as a wolf puppies develop at a more appropriate rate - and quick growth spurts are avoided. A GOOD breeder will want to stop fast growth in any pup.

Neither is a vegan by nature -- dogs are omnivores, and cats are carnivores. While both dogs and cats belong to the class carnivora, this doesn't mean a lot, so does the panda bear and they are near vegan. By nature cats and dogs wouldn't eat anything like what is commonly found in a can of pet food either. Special diets must be provided for cats, as they require an amino acid called taurine -- found in the muscles of animals.

Absolutely, you can feed your pet a vegetarian diet. But the most important thing you will need to remember, since your pet won't be getting any meat, is to feed high quality protein with the meals, just as you do. The amino acids in meat are essential nutrients, and if you're not feeding meat, your pet will get all the necessary amino acids from tofu, grains and beans. As you learn more about feeding a raw diet, you'll likely bump into many people who are totally against feeding grains.

Absolutely – as long as you provide us with portioned meals and instructions for each day, we would be more than happy to provide your fur baby with their raw diet. If you feed raw but do not want to prepare it, we also have Healthy Paws or Pets 4 Life raw food that we can give your pup at an additional charge.

Kibble and raw food are digested differently, and should never be fed together, in the same meal. If you feed dry kibble at the same meal as the raw meat, you are increasing the amount of time the food is in the body, and increasing the possibility of illness from microbes. It can be confusing to your pet's body when trying to digest kibble which pulls moisture from the body to digest it. Moisture is supplied with a raw natural diet.

Yes, you can. When you travel, freeze the meals in separate portions, keep them in a cooler and take one meal out at a time. Try to use a separate cooler for RMBs and the ground meals so it isn't opened as much. If you don't have a lot of extra room for a cooler, some options are: 1. Shopping when you get to location (although this can be pricey and isn't always an option) 2. Canned mackerel/tuna/salmon 3. Cottage Cheese 4. Natural Applesauce 5.

Two cats from the same household died of Salmonella gastroenteritis and septicemia, infections that were contracted from raw-meat-based diets, according to a study published in the November/December issue of the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association.

No. Cats must eat meat, which provides them with the protein they need to remain healthy. Cats need at least twice as much protein as dogs for basic health maintenance. Proteins are made of amino acids such as taurine, which is vital for the prevention of blindness and some heart diseases. Cats get their necessary taurine from meat. Furthermore, the fat in meat provides cats with linoleic acid, which cats cannot produce on their own.

Both animals can be fed a vegetarian diet, although neither is a vegan by nature -- dogs are omnivores, and cats are carnivores. While both dogs and cats belong to the class carnivora, this doesn't mean a lot, so does the panda bear and their diet is basically vegan. By nature cats and dogs wouldn't eat anything like what is commonly found in a can of pet food either. Special diets must be provided for cats, as they require an amino acid called taurine -- found in the muscles of animals.

We all possess freedom of choice. In the past, traditional cultures honored the ways of nature and knew the importance of eating live and raw natural foods as a major component of their nutritional intake. I strongly recommend including as much raw, uncooked foods to your diet as possible. As mentioned before, these foods include vegetables and fruits, germinated and sprouted grains, nuts and seeds, alkalinizing juices, and some dehydrated and fermented foods.

It is a lifestyle that supports eating naturally grown wild or organically and sustainably raised fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, seaweeds and occasionally sprouted grains. Most significantly, during the preparation of raw food dishes nothing is cooked, at least in the traditional sense. Nothing is heated or cooked above 116 degrees F.

There are so many benefits, we can’t even list them all. But for starters: people feel more energetic, more awake and healthier on raw. Most people lose excess weight, look and feel younger and more vibrant. Digestive problems like ulcers and acid reflux decrease and disappear. Skin conditions like acne tend to clear up. Body odor decreases. People get far fewer illnesses.

That's extremely common. It's especially noticeable in cats that were previously eating dry food. Cats were designed by Mother Nature to get their moisture WITH their food. And that's exactly what happens when you feed a good, balanced raw diet. Since switching my cats to raw several years ago, I find it's a very rare thing to see either of my cats drink water. You should, of course, still have fresh drinking water available for your cat at all times.

Label instructions are general guidelines. Your individual cat may require more or less based on the above factors. Your veterinarian will be able to advise you on what your cat's ideal weight should be and how to make any necessary and safe adjustments to the current nutritional program.

All cats, diabetic and non-diabetic, should be fed only low carbohydrate, high protein foods. This effectively removes all dry foods from consideration, including dry foods that say they are “low carbohydrate” and all dry foods made for diabetic cats.