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Dennis Carr - 17 Jan 2004 03:53 GMT

I have it on fairly good authority that I can feed my bengals raw ground
beef, and have done so to their delight with no ill effects - in fact,
I've heard it's encouraged in particular with bengals. (Orchid? A bit of
insight?)

But I got to thinking as I put some chicken in a plastic container tonight
- what of raw chicken? Is this a good thing or a bad thing to feed to cats?

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Orchid - 17 Jan 2004 04:30 GMT

>I have it on fairly good authority that I can feed my bengals raw ground
>beef, and have done so to their delight with no ill effects - in fact,
>I've heard it's encouraged in particular with bengals. (Orchid? A bit of
>insight?)

Yep. :) Though Bengals can live just fine on 'regular' cat
food, they really thrive and shine when given some raw as a supplement
(or, for the brave of heart, a homemade diet). Though I would suggest
switching over to raw solid beef, not ground. Pre-ground beef often
contains a *lot* of bacteria. If you give them the solid meat in
largish chunks, they'll have to chew them apart, which gives you the
bonus of a teeth cleaning too. :)

>But I got to thinking as I put some chicken in a plastic container tonight
>- what of raw chicken? Is this a good thing or a bad thing to feed to cats?

Human-grade, properly handled chicken is okay. My boys get
(and love) chicken and turkey necks. But you don't have to stop with
just chicken and beef. Cats (not just Bengals!) love different kinds
of meat. Mine have gotten lamb, rabbit, beef, chicken, turkey, bison,
sushi-grade raw tuna (only small amounts very occasionally), and
salmon.

Orchid
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Dennis Carr - 17 Jan 2004 06:23 GMT

> ...Though I would suggest
> switching over to raw solid beef, not ground. Pre-ground beef often
> contains a *lot* of bacteria. If you give them the solid meat in
> largish chunks, they'll have to chew them apart, which gives you the
> bonus of a teeth cleaning too. :)

The down side is the fact that solid beef is kinda pricey, but then they
have been known to steal^H^H^H^H^Henjoy bits of filet mignon from our
plates. Must keep this in mind. Sankyu. =^^=

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Laura R. - 17 Jan 2004 18:51 GMT

circa Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:23:31 -0800, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Dennis Carr (ke6isf@spamcop.net) said,

> The down side is the fact that solid beef is kinda pricey,

Stew meat. Cats don't need filet.

Laura

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Laura R. - 17 Jan 2004 18:50 GMT

circa Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:30:14 -0500, in rec.pets.cats.health+behav,
Orchid (neko@ascendancy.net) said,

> Though I would suggest
> switching over to raw solid beef, not ground. Pre-ground beef often
> contains a *lot* of bacteria. If you give them the solid meat in
> largish chunks, they'll have to chew them apart, which gives you the
> bonus of a teeth cleaning too. :)

Plus, you can rinse the meat before feeding it to the cat. This can
help reduce the amount of bacteria on the meat, as the vast majority
of bacteria on meat is transferred to it by virtue of the
manipulation involved in butchering (e.g., fecal matter being
transferred to the surface of the meat).

Laura

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PawsForThought - 17 Jan 2004 15:23 GMT

>From: Dennis Carr ke6isf@spamcop.net

>I have it on fairly good authority that I can feed my bengals raw ground
>beef, and have done so to their delight with no ill effects - in fact,
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>But I got to thinking as I put some chicken in a plastic container tonight
>- what of raw chicken? Is this a good thing or a bad thing to feed to cats?

Hi Dennis,
My cats have been on a raw diet for almost 4 years now with excellent results.
Make sure if you do feed them a raw diet that you do some research and make
sure it's properly balanced. I have a link in my sig for more information, or
you can email me. Also, feed only raw bones, not cooked bones.

Lauren
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