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Chris Dutton - 01 Mar 2005 02:33 GMT

I've let my cats try a raw diet food that I got from our local pet food
store a few times and they seem to really like it. And in the case of
raw food, a little goes a long way. Half a packet each and they were gorged.

Anyhow, my 3 year-old calico (the same toe biter as my last post), is on
Hill's C/D, as less than a year ago she had struvite crystals.
Name: Fiesta.com (Dotty for short)

And my 4 year-old tuxedo cat (both female cats), is a little bit
overweight and is on Royal Canin Light.
Name: Mouflon set la Rout III (my mother named her then gave her to me
*sigh*; Mouffy for short)

Would switching to a raw diet be bad for Dots or Mouf, with the
conditions I outlined above?

Cari

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Alison - 01 Mar 2005 16:12 GMT

> I've let my cats try a raw diet food that I got from our local pet food
> store a few times and they seem to really like it. And in the case of
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> Cari

Hi Cari ,
What does your vet think and what exactly does the raw diet include?
A cat with FLUTD can do well on a wet diet even if it is not a
specialised diet for crystals.
Alison

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Chris Dutton - 01 Mar 2005 17:52 GMT

> Hi Cari ,

> What does your vet think and what exactly does the raw diet include?
> A cat with FLUTD can do well on a wet diet even if it is not a
> specialised diet for crystals.
> Alison

Haven't asked the vet yet, but the ingredients are: Maple Hill
free-range, non-medicated chicken (meat, bones, liver and heart),
carrots, parsnips, squash, yams, organic egg yolks, rganic
multi-glandular supplement, salmon oil, Flack's ultrakelp
Made by Amore: www.amorepetfoods.com

It's all ground up into this orangish little package of food.

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Alison - 02 Mar 2005 14:00 GMT

> Haven't asked the vet yet, but the ingredients are: Maple Hill
> free-range, non-medicated chicken (meat, bones, liver and heart),
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> It's all ground up into this orangish little package of food>>>.

It sounds healthy. I'm assuming it's one especially for cats. My cat
and dog don't like raw meat so I've never really gone into the Barf
diet . I'm hoping you'll get a more expert answer than mine. I don't
see why your cats shouldn't be ok on this diet if it's introduced over
a period of time but obviously your vet will guide you.
Alison

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