How I Make Homemade Raw Cat Food (6 Easy Steps) | The Cat Butler

[@julieaskingforafriend]

Our government thinks it's perfectly healthy to feed people pop and sugar-coated cereal and Twinkies, but raw milk and eggs from a backyard farmer are now considered hazardous. 🙄 Feed your cat real meat, raw meat, and it'll be fine. Feeding it processed cat food is one of the worst things you can do.

[@Starjumper2000four]

Girl, I saw someone asking 34$ for a gallon raw milk. Like what in the actual faq?

[@Livskittle]

… milk has been pasteurized for centuries for a reason.

[@Shria9]

My cats were raised on kibble and canned food and I found the only way I was able to get them to eat raw food was to grind it. That's working but I'd like to start moving them to chopped. I think I'll start offering them pieces of the food as I prepare it. Whatever they like, I'll leave in chunks with the rest ground. Hopefully I can gradually move them to all chunks. I like the idea of adding bone broth, too. You've given me some great ideas on how I can change things up and make sure my cats are getting the best they can. Thanks! Also, I switched to wood pellets instead of cat litter a while ago. You should do a video about what led you to choose them and how you use them. I know I tried a lot of different kinds of litter before settling on them.

[@TheCatButler]

Glad the video gave you some ideas!

[@JohannaSarmiento-g7j]

Up on the wood pellet litter video. I am using wood pellet right now due to cost efficiency but I am still seeing videos that it is not good with their paws

[@catsatdusk6710]

Raw bones don't chip cats teeth. They won't get chipped unless you give them super hard bones like turkey legs or turkey wings, aka inappropriate bones for cats. Also, they're missing out on crunching though the bone which helps keep their teeth clean, and gives them the extra mental stimulation.

[@spidermonkey2362]

What bones are the best then, please?

[@catsatdusk6710]

@@spidermonkey2362 all duck bones (except leg and thigh bones), all chicken bones (cornish hen included), all rabbit bones, quail, turkey neck (they'd have to build up jaw muscles first though) and the wingtips. Make sure you include the skin and meat as well (just making sure to mention as there are people who think you have to remove it). I forget if there's more but that's all I can think of atm.

[@meeway99]

Awesome Video, thank you! We need more videos like this to spread the word that this is the most healthy and natural way for our cats to eat. I have 4 Ragdoll Cats, the first was suffering from diarrhea every day and vomited every few days - non stop. We were lost: No vet here in Switzerland (!) could help (they tried all they could -in their way...) but after one year he was getting sicker and sicker, so them I stumbled on a youtube video that talked about this and I thought why not try (I know that it was healthy for dogs so why not for cats?) I made an online course to prepare. And we changed to Raw Food, literally the next day (really) the diarrhea and vomiting stopped. He was getting very healthy again! He is now 9 years old and his blood test and health is amazing, they say, not one little thing, nothing. One of the others also had diarrhea when we got him as kitten (but not as bad), so we immediately change to Raw Food and voilà it also stopped a few days later. ...Those saying this is dangerous are just not informed enough and I hope videos like yours are helping. So thank you :) Cheers from Switzerland

[@TheCatButler]

Hey thank you for sharing your story! I am so happy your cats were able to get better with raw food. At least in America a lot of the hate on raw food is coming from vets. And the reason for that is the big pet food companies have been buying all of the vet clinics. So when you go to the vet they discourage it.

[@meeway99]

@@TheCatButler Thank you :) Exactly.... It's sad but it's true. In Switzerland, some vets we know have come around and most of the other vets at least are very tolerant when I say I raw feed them.. I really hope it will change soon, for the animals sake.

[@faithcrisis2138]

I loved giving my boy beef tongue or heart for his taurine needs, he was my baby and he was treated like the prince he was.

[@grumpledum]

Thank you so much for your guide (: may I ask what temperature your cats eat the thawed meat at? I imagine that some planning is required on what time to take them from the freezer into the fridge to thaw, and also when to take it out of fridge to warm up. Can you just microwave it slightly to warm it up? As I imagine warm food imitates fresh meat better!

[@TheCatButler]

Glad the video is helpful! Usually the temperature is room temperature after I take it out from my fridge. The cats wait a bit for it to warm a bit. I do time it. Sometimes it’s frozen or a little cold and I do microwave it and the cats do eat it. So microwaving is an option! Hope that helps

[@KikisDogInSF]

I thought cats like fish more than meat… that’s a wonderful and well explained video!

[@TheCatButler]

Thank you!

[@RashadWill]

​​@@TheCatButlerThank you so much for this! Did you name the brand that you use?? Edit: By brand, I mean like the meat brand, white powder thing, and the green powder thing Sorry I'm terrible at names 😢

[@TheCatButler]

Oh I tagged it in the product section and linked the powder in the description. Meat I’m not sure if you’re close. Meat is very regional. But Whole Foods sell good meat. I buy most of my organ from a local farm

[@RashadWill]

@@TheCatButler Thanks 😊 🙏🏾

[@eternalhellfortyrants8561]

Think what cats eat in the 'wild.' Mice, birds, etc. Not fish. A diet of fish can cause vitamin deficiencies and allergies.

[@ktloz2246]

The water i drain off after boiling pasta or potatoes seems to be great for cats. My cats seem to love it.

[@skelazon]

That doesn’t sound good. Cats don’t need carb water

[@ktloz2246]

@@skelazon It's not like i eat pasta and potatoes every day. So it's no big deal. I keep my kitties happy. Sometimes i'll feed them a cooked potatoe and they love that as well. I clean the skin off the potatoes in the yard and they don't like the skins of the potato.

[@mkenobi19]

My cat loves a little potato too once in a while ! ​@@ktloz2246

[@pilarq7886]

you should learn to listen when given advice especially when it comes to your pets health. don't care how much your cats love it, hate to see you open the door to kidney failure or diabetes with any amount car water. maybe give it diluted pumpkin water. the lot of us know what we're talking about, my cat aced her senior bloodwork panel at 19 years bcuz she ate a balanced raw diet aka species appropriate diet. ck out DR BECKER diet videos

[@ktloz2246]

@@pilarq7886 Where is ur proof the amount i give them does that? hmm.

[@deathsalomon795]

I will use up my leftover wet food (it's a good brand apparently, more than 70% meat in the can) but I think it might be better to raw feed again. My previous cat really like it ☺️

[@Laserdum]

I would recommend supplementing with iron, if you're not feeding iron rich meat like spleen, lung or tripe

[@TheCatButler]

Good point!

[@faithcrisis2138]

I was so lucky my cat loved beef and lamb, helped boost his iron level

[@catsatdusk6710]

Red meats, beef liver and beef kidney have plenty of iron stores. No need for supplementation, too much is also not good.

[@SUPREMEEDITZ-4477]

Hi, I’m getting 2 kittens this week. Any tips

[@gyomen]

GL xD

[@eternalhellfortyrants8561]

Get them on a fresh, clean raw meat diet IMMEDIATELY! No kibble. No vaxxes - do titers. No chemical flea garbage, etc. Your fur babies will be stay healthy and vibrant.

[@thelostivy]

Please can anyone give advice, lost for what to do 😢 I've got a 12yr old cat that I've had for 11 years. 6 months ago I adopted a second 11yr old cat. We started by slowly introducing them, getting them to eat next to each other etc. They're at a point where they're fine in large spaces, and recognise each other, will eat together and occasionally sleep on same bed if I'm sleeping there (but the 12yr old will hiss a bit). However, whenever they're sat waiting for food (they both are food obsessive), the 12yr cat growls and sometimes hits her. The 11yr old is respectful of her space and keeps her distance. What can we do to stop this happening and it escalating?

[@messagegoeshere741]

Feed them in different rooms.

[@pilarq7886]

what's the vitamin E for

[@DrElsarrag]

thx for the info i have learnt soo much i might also get a ragdoll cat so i am learning from you ❤😊😊😊

[@Esme-ge2ld]

what do you think about vivaraw?

[@TheCatButler]

They recently had a recall where a pet died. So I don’t recommend

[@amandajackson668]

⁠the dog did not die from their food according to U.C Davis the dog had a underlying condition. They also recalled their food to test it all and found nothing it, the owners food was the only food contaminated and that could of happened in any number of ways.

[@TheCatButler]

@@amandajackson668 Can you share the source from UC Davis? Because from what I am seeing the FDA confirmed that lot was indeed contaminated. FDA Annoucement - www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/viva-raw-issues-voluntary-recall-dog-and-cat-food-including-select-viva-turkey-recipes-lot-21244-due

[@amandajackson668]

@@TheCatButler it says potential listeria they had them recall just to be safe. I'll try to find it but I'm not sure I can I'll ask in the raw feeding groups I'm apart of if anyone saved it.

[@amandajackson668]

@@TheCatButler if I'm remembering correctly the turkey was the second recall and the duck was the one that people thought lead to a death but it didn't. The turkey was a actual recall that they have now added probiotics to kill bacteria to prevent any further recalls.

[@Gabriela-j6t8e]

is this recipe ok to give to a kitten

[@ArtTasticCreations]

What about taurine? Cats need taurine in their diets to stay healthy.

[@TheCatButler]

Good question! Heart has a lot of taurine. And all the meat has taurine as well.

[@ArtTasticCreations]

@TheCatButler Ah okay, that makes sense. Do you have a place where you've written this recipe down with measurements and such? I've found some cat food recipes online but a lot include eggs which I'm not sure are the best for cats. Your recipe seems like one of the better ones I've seen.

[@snackie1359]

​@@ArtTasticCreationssurely cats are eating eggs in the wild

[@TheCatButler]

@@ArtTasticCreations Hey sorry for the late reply I just saw this! I didn't write it down, but you can use this to calculate: perfectlyrawsome.com/pmr-barf-dog-cat-raw-feeding-calculators/ Eggs are okay if you remove the outside layer and keep the yolk. But its ok not having egg. I usually don't feed my cats egg often.

[@OceanView420]

I don't understand feeding cats beef since that's not what they would eat on their own. I feed my cats chicken, quail, and rabbit.

[@catsatdusk6710]

Beef helps in giving them certain nutrients that isn't in higher quantities in other meats like poultry. Beef provides them with b-vitamins, zinc, copper, iron, etc.

[@llrx4858]

My sister is a true believer in the raw food diet. Her 2 cats are around 13 years old, but now they're diagnosed with stomach cancer. Is the cancer related to this particular diet? 🤔

[@TheCatButler]

Do you know if her meat was sourced from a particular farm or area!

[@messagegoeshere741]

Their water could also be a problem

[@bieglas]

Human often get stomic cancer from H.pylori, a gut bacteria. Is there a bacteria that causes cat stomic cancer ?

[@llrx4858]

@TheCatButler I believe she orders the meat from somewhere in Virginia. And she only gives her cats bottled water.

[@ShareBearChelle]

Will this give my kitty worms??

[@psychedianic]

If you are buying the same quality meat you eat, no one is getting worms.

[@ShareBearChelle]

@@psychedianic Ok. Thx.

[@mkmclachlan6349]

Do you worry about salmonella and raw chicken?

[@elenamitropoulou3213]

That's what I am worried about too. For cats it may not me dangerous but for humans it is. You cannot sanitize properly everything that touches raw meet and even if you do salmonella and other species can be transmitted to you by touching your cat's face. Not to mention that many people kiss their cats.

[@meeway99]

Salmonella is dangerous for us humans, but cats are actually very resistant to them (I didn't know either in the beginning). Most studies and experts agree that cats are relatively immune to Salmonella. There are only rare cases of Salmonella infections in cats, especially if they are severely immunosuppressed. Here in Switzerland, Germany and Austria we have some well-known vets who say Raw Food is the best way to get and keep them healthy and that the biggest health problem for cats is actually the processed junk food. BUT of course it is very important to research thoroughly first (as it is with all things) and to know how much of what to put in the food so that everything is covered... ✌

[@TheCatButler]

Meeway couldn’t have said it better!

[@Shria9]

@mkmclachlan6349 I don't really worry about it with my cats but I do sanitize everything with bleach before and after making a batch of raw food for my cats. That's the humans in my household don't get sick. I also have a knife and cutting board that's used exclusively for making cat food.

[@elenamitropoulou3213]

@@Shria9 do you sanitize the bowls they eat from too?

[@maxineb9598]

Everyone is banging on about dry cat food being bad for cats. Every cat I've owned was brought up on it. And none of those cats had health issues and all lived long and happy lives.

[@amandajackson668]

Living is not the same as thriving.

[@skelazon]

Doesn’t matter. Doesn’t mean kibble is best choice for them. That’s like saying my grandmother smoked her entire life and never got lung cancer. Does not make the act of smoking goof for you.