How to Transition Your Cats to a Different Diet

[@emmarosestrong]

For anyone else who is bad at mornings: I’ve started keeping a wand toy (with a long collapsible wand) in my night stand so they can get their pre-breakfast “hunt” in without me having to get out of bed yet lol

[@SKinSKorea]

My cats bring toys to bed, even wand toys sometimes.

[@emmarosestrong]

@@SKinSKorea see mine just bite me until I get the toy 😂

[@VicRodriguez2]

Genius

[@Sarah-or2zo]

That's such a good idea

[@crystalklinker8956]

I did this once! And now I wake up to a handful of toys, including wand toys, in my bed. I'm glad he's entertaining himself while I'm asleep...

[@junechamberlin5184]

Thank you for not insisting that we break the bank with expensive wet foods. The thought that we can buy affordable wet foods, which are still better than kibble, is encouraging to me (and my 7 cats)!

[@keturah113]

Agree, there's balance between cat health and my budget. Some 5⭐️ cat meals sold in pet stores are $4 (Australian) per meal per cat. 80% of my meals don't cost that much!

[@bambinaforever1402]

@@keturah113 do not have money to feed cats do not get so many cats

[@KitKat-pb6bx]

@@bambinaforever1402 they clearly have enough money to feed their cats

[@juanitapinson1402]

With 7 cats how can you possibly “schedule “meals? I had a number of cats for a while, and we eventually got down to four. But even then how do you know your cats are hungry if you don’t leave food out for them all the time. I always be worrying that somebody wasn’t getting enough food.

[@Luckystarotaku]

@@juanitapinson1402 Just feed each one the appropriate amount of food each meal and monitor their weight over time

[@shikha5246]

I adopted my cat two days ago - he was used to dry food. I gave him wet food the first day and he was so happy and loves me more now.

[@VidyutSaraswat-rb9ih]

I also adopted my cat

[@kathyanderson9775]

I started playing with my two cats before feeding them & I'm AMAZED at the changes they're exhibiting. The super shy kitty is so much more confident & the big bully is so much more calm. All three of us look forward to our twice daily Hunt times!! ❤️ 🙏 ❤️

[@sashlee1]

What times are you feeding them?

[@muppelmuh1445]

My vet said that she learned it back in uni but she didn't want to kid me and pretend she was good at it, it was too long ago and she doesn't deal with nutrition every day. I respected her more when she said it, I appreciate it when people dare to say "not my field of competence". It's better than chiming out simplified or general advise or outright wrong advise. She referred me to a vet who specializes in nutrition.

[@tesshines5505]

Thank you so much for defying the myth about feeding kitties the same thing all the time! When I first adopted my senior, people criticized me for giving her a bunch of different wet food options to find what she liked, and then rotated between her favorites. I made a game of it, would put several flavors out for her, and she would pick the one she wanted for that meal. People said it was dangerous for me to give her different foods! I made sure to OK my approach with the vet, so was not being negligent. Who wants to eat the same thing all the time? Not me or my kitties!

[@denisehardin7005]

I have had cats most of my life , and I still learn or am reminded of things about my cats. I appreciate your information.Thankyou Jackson !. The cat I have now is 19 YEARS OLD and ehe is still Very HEALTHY and very PLAYFUL too !!

[@kasselmom]

No kidney issues? Mine is 18 but has the begging of kidney issues

[@denisehardin7005]

@@kasselmom At her last checkup they said that she is very healthy,, especially for a cat her age. She has a strong heartbeat and she still has soft , silky fur that is not fry or tanglled like many older cats.

[@nikkis7375]

That’s amazing ❤️❤️I have my first cats, 3 siblings I rescued born at the end of may 2020 so I’m very excited for this long life journey with them!!

[@queenvic83]

@@denisehardin7005 what do you do wellness wise, to have him like that? Like food, litter, toys, etc all 360°? Any supplements? I have a 13 yrs old who I adore and had her as a kitten so I want to give her the best life possible :)

[@denisehardin7005]

My cat "BABY IS 19 AND EXCEPT FOR A TOUCH OF GREY ON HER CHIN ( ONLY A. FEE HAIRS) YOU CAN'T TELL SHE IS AN OLDER CAT.

[@jemmamackie]

I bought your cat toys for my 11 year old cat and she’s so obsessed. Playing like a little kitten again 😊

[@littlemouse9900]

Same before my 16 year old passed i got the feather wand/fishing pole and he was racing around the house!

[@denisehardin7005]

My cat "Baby" is about 19 YEARS OLD and when I give her new toys, ehe gets Soo Excited ! She tossed her you rat in the air and attack them when they land. She also will fetch , & usually will bring the toy back to my hand.

[@denisehardin7005]

@@littlemouse9900 that is great that he had some fun & playful time with you while he was with you.

[@dcgirl8765]

Which toys did you buy? I’m looking for something for my 7-yr old shorthair. I’m a new cat mom. We have had her 2 months so I need everything.

[@denisehardin7005]

@@dcgirl8765 toys that have "Silvervine" & "Catnip" are even Stronger scene than just catnip alone . But goya with just catnip are very enjoyable for most cats anyway. Enjoy your new cat !!

[@Patchouliprince]

I started watching your videos this summer and switched my cats to a wet food diet this fall. I’ve also implemented playtime before every meal and thank GOD stopped free feeding. I’ve never seen my boys happier or healthier! Their fur is so soft and shiny and they’re a lot more energetic than they used to be

[@stephiejane]

The transition to wet food is going well. They are still begging me for the dry kibble, but I have not given in. They are eating 3 meals a day, and actually eating! We have "play time" before the evening meal as always and they so look forward to it (as do I). Thank you so much for the information which helped me to make the decision to pull that bowl of free feeding kibble. It was easier for me as my cats always ate both dry and wet foods.

[@shannonknapp5792]

Good job! And so great you're not giving in. I am so challenged with how much my babies are crying when I don't give them the kibble. It's pretty bad. Sigh..

[@monicacordelia9545]

Thus week I started transitioning my cat to raw food, at first he didn’t want much of it (I’ve been adding raw food the past six months), I started giving him less and less kibble and stopped free feeding. He’s eating more and more of the raw now 🐾🐾🤗

[@AppyDancer]

Thanks for this! My daughter keeps asking how I am learning so much about my cat (new cat in Mar 2020) and when I told her that I've sort of adopted this channel as a jumping off place, she sat down and binged a dozen videos. She doesn't even have a cat (she has a dog at present and a small apartment). So, once again, thanks for doing all the legwork for us!

[@TalliannaVanamee]

I totally agree with the importance of giving your get a lot of different food types. In the shelter I worked we often had cats who only got one brand, one flavour and they refused to eat anything else because they were so stressed out and frightened. With my own cat I adopted I had similar problems. She was fed one dry food in one flavour since she was a kitten. Now she is five and I needed four months to convince her that wet food and different tastes are nice. She still wants her dry food and begs like she starves to death, but I keep it at as a jackpot treat because she won't eat any other treats, and I tried even human stuff XD. One quick sentiment over talking nutrion to you VET: Our deceased family cat was heavily diabetic and the VET recommended a really expensive DRY FOOD WITH ADDED SUGAR ... I'm getting so angry even now ... So honestly I don't trust VETs too much on nutrition.

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Very good observation! Some vets are imbeciles or terribly ignorant. I came across a couple of them over the years

[@mfcabrini]

I recommend going to a younger vet. I'm an old lady and respect experience, but in medical fields, often younger doctors, human and veterinary, are more up on the research. If you think you are getting bad advice, don't hesitate to change vets!

[@dubus371]

She doesn't want to change because she was getting everything she needed in her dry food. She's a pretty smart kitty for knowing this. Wet food is not good and should be given in very small amounts as a treat once a week.

[@byulharangforlife]

​@@dubus371dumbest take ever

[@Hiccebelle13]

So I've tried all the tricks in the book to get my 4 yr old cat to switch to a new heathier wet food. She is very very picky and nothing worked. Until I tried switching to a plate instead of a bowl... now she's actually eating the mix of old and new I give her. It's amazing, so thank you for that tip!

[@drakenbyte]

I would love it if you would address this with multiple cats, like 3+ and tips and tricks about feeding multiple cats.

[@christinarizzuto6842]

Yes!!!

[@Decasper85]

Yes !!!

[@ruthutech1187]

yes, I have a lean "dumpster kitty" who scarfs up everything in sight and her fat brother who wants kibble constantly

[@michellemcgill9328]

@@ruthutech1187 I have two who compete with one another so now they’re both fat. When I first met my Husband’s Cat she would eat a couple times a day a reasonable amount. Same for my Cat. When we moved in together they both became super competitive and both eat so much more.

[@roxannecoyne2744]

You are the BEST. Thank you for this series of videos, Jackson. I've got outdoor three ferals I brought from LA to Texas (with much help from the good folks at FixNation) and I have 3 other rescue kitties inside. I'm having to train my family about the cat food before I even start on the cats, but we are making progress. I really appreciate your channel. Thank you so much for helping me understand and care for my sweet kitties.

[@jesslikescoffee24]

I transitioned my kitten nearly as soon as I got her from the shelter from the dry kibble that they give to a high quality wet food. Then a couple months later transitioned her to raw. She’s the healthiest two year old cat I’ve ever seen.

[@mariyamsaeed8279]

Hello, I've been thinking of transitioning my one year old male to raw, any tips you can give ?

[@TheMarianitaperez]

Petting them while trying to introduce them to new foods seems to work great too! Our cat now eats raw food and loves it. We also used a combination of these techniques to get him to transition. Great advice!

[@abigailelizabeth4655]

Thank you so much for sharing all this information with us! I love my cats so much and I just want the best for them. Because of your videos me and my mom have decided to switch our cats from dry to wet food. I had no idea how bad dry food was for them, but I’m excited to make this change that’ll be better for their health in the long run.

[@chrism2301]

I have a new kitten and during a vaccination appointment I brought up transitioning the cat to a raw diet when he was a bit older. They were not at all in favour of this saying that commercial wet food contained all the nutrients they needed. It’s all a bit confusing to me, but I have not allowed him any dry food. Will endeavour to mix it up for Maximilian with combination of wet food and raw. I lost my last cat to kidney disease and don’t wish to repeat this heartache again.

[@dagmarbelesova4284]

You do need to be careful with a raw diet - it seems supplements to be a balanced/complete food. I buy commercial raw and it already comes with them added, but of it days supplementary food or if you're making your own you need to add these things.

[@chrism2301]

@@dagmarbelesova4284 I’ve already sourced a company that makes raw pet food.

[@pammcnary]

I switched my cats OFF kibble when I also lost my 10 yr old siamese to kidney disease too!! It was awful, and wouldn’t wish it on anyone…Never dry food, ever again!

[@elle6600]

Vets are often skeptical of raw food because human error is easy with raw food and many people have messed it up (and caused harm to their cats). Certified nutritionists, however, often preach that raw food is the best for your cat. If you’re looking for guidance on a raw food diet, try to find a certified pet nutritionist who can help you out and make sure your cat is getting the nutrition they need

[@bambinaforever1402]

U give wet food and raw food

[@DianaHerberg]

While I appreciate that removal of grazing may ease transition from one type of food to another, I think it's also important to gradually transition from grazing to meals only. Also (my personal opinion), once the cat has successfully transitioned food types, reintroducing a source of additional food for grazing should be done. (In my experience, a cat will eat the food it enjoys and ignore other food sources, **unless** for some reason the cat becomes extra hungry between meals. Also, having the security of knowing a food source is **always** available frees a cat - or a person, or any creature - to shift energy normally devoted to thinking about food toward some other, hopefully more beneficial, endeavor.)

[@WisconsinAdventures]

I was just thinking about changing my cat from a wet/dry food combo diet to a fully wet food. good timing.

[@brenlane9847]

@Robbie H, I had too, for several years but had so many questions about changing their diets. Jackson's entire series really helped me make the decision. Within, two weeks all five of mine went from dry to at least wet, but two went from dry to raw in nearly three days. Even cold! LOL

[@antoinekrauze8805]

@@brenlane9847 5??? How ? I have three, 2 10 months kittens and an 8 yold. The 8 yold won’t touch wet. One kitten has a strong preference for dry. And the other kitten eats mostly wet food. How did you manage with everybody’s preferences ?

[@rachaelb8187]

Me too!

[@315katty]

I need to get my kitty off dry food. I want to eventually get her to eat raw.

[@rachaelb8187]

@@315katty in Jackson's video about wet food he says the crappest wet food on the market is better for your cat than the most premium dry food, so get what you can afford :) With that advise, I am switching my 2 cats to friskies wet food once they run out of dry food (i don't want to waist it)

[@4lynneterry]

SO glad you mentioned this! I feed commercial canned and kibble once per month, in case something would happen to me.

[@JennHowland]

That is a really good idea...our kitties are on the pink bag of Iams right now, but him saying he saw kitties starve themselves because of not being familiar with the food scares me. BUT, our two kitties are strays that showed up out here in a VERY small country town and they were just HUNGRY. I think if something DID happen to all four of us they would possibly revert back to just eating whatever is available. I know it is SO different for a cat in a cage at the shelter vs. a cat out in the wild who is hungry all of the time and just looking for their next meal. With the poor babies who end up in shelters after someone has loved them as their own, and they are suddenly put into a shelter, I think maybe they are going through their own form of kitty sadness/depression, as well, which can cause a loss of appetite possibly :( Either way, I think our kitties will just eat whatever they can...we give wet food every few days as "yummies"...they know the word and hear the snap of the can. I look forward to switching over to raw in the near future...I think it will be easy to do it, but I am concerned about cost....I am going to look up recipes and see what all is involved

[@SeanBZA]

My one likes his wet food nice and warm, bit above blood temperature, and served on his own little side plate. Rotates between different flavours every meal, so he is not bored. Loves the dry cat treats, will come out generally, even if sleeping, if I rattle that tin.

[@brenlane9847]

@SeanBZA I never thought about a platter for the raw until Jackson mentioned, I'm trying that today.

[@hanamoreton6543]

Your boy sounds like mine. Every so often I even let him eat his meal at the table with us! He just loves having his own matching plate to ours, but his pet peeve is having the same flavour/brand on the same or next day 😹

[@jennyumm89]

I know this video is 2 years old, however I would like to add my little anecdotal advice if your cat is struggling to transition to eat wet food: get a kitten!! My Rory was the pickiest of the picky eaters. He would only lick the juice off the wet food but he wouldn't actually eat any of it, no matter how many different kinds of foods I would get him to try. That was until I got a kitten, named her Tsuki. Kittens are wonderful at learning new habits, so I have been giving her nothing but wet food and I've been changing up the kind of foods I do give her, so I'll give her a raw egg along with her wet food and she absolutely loves it. So when Rory saw me giving her wet food, he almost overnight decided he wanted to eat what she was eating. Fast forward to now and I have Rory eating wet food with a raw egg and now I want to try raw salmon, to see if I can get him to eat that too. 😊

[@meghangantt717]

LOVING this content! It's awesome to see raw food advocacy from a mainstream cat content creator. Travel tips for raw feeding would be awesome as well! (Both for when I bring my cat with me and when I go out of town and leave the kitty home).

[@moopmoop1040]

i love using freeze dried raw for travel if that's something you're interested in!

[@EmoPrincxss666]

This is great! My boy cat loves food and is willing to eat raw food but my girl cat is so sensitive and refuses anything besides kibble. She even refuses wet cat food. Great tips :)

[@pamcadd8658]

Hey Jackson, thanks for the good info (once again)! One of our cats was switched to a wet food diet recently because of diabetes (in fact, switching food reversed her diabetic symptoms). Your comment about cats eating warm fresh food in the wild was a light bulb moment for me. I started serving the wet food with a couple of tablespoons of hot tap water poured on top, and it was surprising to see how eagerly the cat lapped it up. It really increases the aroma (or stink, if you hate the smell of wet food), and I'm sure the extra moisture is good for her, too.

[@AE-lw1ug]

My cat was a hefty boi when he was in the shelter because they do free feeding there. I got him on 3x daily feedings and he is now a healthy 15 pounds

[@AlyssasAdventures]

Same story my shelter cat was pushing 20 pounds and now he is 11lbs and much more active.

[@xyhmo]

We've always done free feeding with no problem. My former cat was a small cat of less than seven pounds who lived a long and healthy life. Our current cat is about nine pounds (4.5 years old) and of perfect health. High quality food, no grain based dry food. This is what our vet recommends as well, except for a small portion of cats who can't handle it and overeat.

[@AE-lw1ug]

@@xyhmo how do you know its a small portion of cats that have problems with free feeding? Source?

[@KaitoLune]

I've had three cats and each are individuals when it comes free feeding. Had three cats over the course of my life and each reacted differently to free feeding, though my current one has the big problem of scarfing whatever is put in her bowl lol took me years to trim her down to the healthier 12 lbs from her 20.

[@horseshine6137]

I have always found that petting my cats and having them in the purr zone is a great way to get then to eat more, or something new. It's like when they were little kittens, nursing with mummy.

[@kaylirobles35]

One of my cats is an affection eater, and goes to eat as a first reaction after being pet. It's really super bonding between me and that cat.

[@kiikat]

Yay! I've always given my kitties a variety of food flavours & textures because I loove food myself, and I wanted them to have the same joy. Glad to hear you agree 😄

[@ShadowGirl-]

I use freeze dried raw, and add tap hot water to re-hydrate. Works great!

[@jelenazivkovic7229]

Hi! Which brand and where can I find it? Thanks

[@patsymalpica6010]

Where do you buy your raw meat ? I’m not sure if I should buy it at a grocery store or a meat place

[@MissLadyStardust]

Thank you Jackson! You’ve been such a huge help since I adopted my kitten in August, with no prior experience with cats. I started her on a half dry/half wet diet but she would throw up the wet food every morning, so I switched to a fancy shmancy organic dry food. I really want to switch her to wet food but each time I’ve introduced it, she’s picky and throws up. This really helped!!!

[@cd-rom.]

Talk about brushing their teeth and taking care of the oral hygiene plz

[@jasminbose]

Absolutely, one of my babies needs urgent care.

[@michikoxo]

I hope he sees this I need help on dental health. My cat is on a wet food diet and his vet says it can cause dental issues. How true is this... i was going by the belief that the highest quality dry food is still worse than the lowest quality wet food.

[@teffair]

PLEASE

[@melanopygus]

My cats breath stinks I need this

[@AnetaGierasimowicz]

Yes! I have to give my cat special dental spray everyday and she hates it, i have to hold her down and open her mouth. She then hides and runs away from me. I fear that she will start to be afraid of me and think i want to hurt her :(

[@elizabethmiller7138]

Have you or will you discuss the feeding of a dozen cats? what is the most economical yet healthy way? How cheaply can you keep a cat? Partly feral. Indoor outdoor cats.

[@1Tyrannosaurus]

When we moved last year we discovered a cat colony on the property. I've spent the last year feeding, befriending and trying to get them fixed or a forever home. We still have 15 of 26. I would love to know of a budget friendly way to feed 15. 😎

[@hisimagenme]

You can always wet down dry cat food with bone broth. If i had to feed my 6 cats on a tight budget, that's what I'd do. The bone broth would add back the nutrients they lose in heating dry food with the exception of getting the protein up the percentage raw food gives, plus blood and the brain parts... like he said. But it would be better than plain straight dry... and I'd get dry food that doesn't have grains. (Actually looking on the ingredient list, not the front side ads). It's the grains that cause the diseases in cats so badly. I was always told, even if cats have less to eat but good food, it's better than plenty of toxic food. Hard thing with indoor only cats is they will start eating things they shouldn't (plastic, paper etc) if they get hungry. Outdoor cats will find something... bugs... mice... rodents. Indoor cats will eat not good things when they are stressed and hungry. Lol... it's a tough thing to domesticate an animal. In really hard times... I'd have to let my cats try to hunt their own food to supplement. It's hard, especially knowing times are about to get really tough for everyone. It's expensive for humans to eat crappie food now. One day at a time... the best we can with what we know... that's all we can do.

[@lakiu9729]

When you prepare their raw food try to buy everything in bulk,which should last a couple weeks or months. That only can reduce cost enormously. Also I believe that dry food isn’t 100% bad for them,we know that some cats can live an active healthy life without any serious health issues with a full 100% dry diet ( but again that it’s not the case, we still want to avoid that) So you keep it at a reasonable amount, like 10-15% their portions. It’s equivalent to human fast food, if you enjoy some here and there, and most cats go crazy for it, you can consider adding some of those to minimise the cost of food if you feeding multiple felines at one !

[@jnh14]

@@hisimagenme there’s so much love and honesty in this comment. I appreciate this 🥺💞

[@AthenaisC]

My daughter has an overweight, constipated cat who refuses to eat anything but kibble. Great timing on this video, I've sent it to her.

[@sharkitty]

Mixing a bit of pumpkin puree with wet food will help them poo when they're constipated

[@dilapidatedcastillo500]

I agree with the pumpkin advice. Also is the cat drinking enough water? Not drinking enough water can cause pooping issues as well. Might even want to put water in the kibble and let it rehydrate the kibble. Mix the mushy w hard kibble in order for kitty to get more fluids into their system but they still have the hard kibble mouth feel.

[@Imnotamouse350]

Thank you so much for this video! My new kitty friend wouldn’t eat for me for four days when we first adopted him and now he only likes his crunchy dry food. We’ll keep working on the transition to wet! You’re a godsend and I grew up watching you. I wasn’t able to help my childhood cat who had the mojo of a block of wood but hopefully I can help cosmo live his best life

[@akik8253]

I was very lucky with new kitten, I placed his dry kitten and raw (Organic Paws) on the ground and he was vocal about raw and didn't touch dry. He's thriving and no more diarrhea. Always RAW never dry! Can't Thank You enough Jackson. Love, Health & Happiness to you always, from Melb Australia 🤗

[@sierrastorm1291]

I wish my cat could eat canned food. Even if he would eat it, he is stuck on a special diet due to sensitive tummy issues. My only saving grace for variety is that he can eat those tube snacks you mentioned. I always use the special dishes to avoid him experiencing whisker fatigue, as he had issues with that too. Considering where I rescued him from, it's a miracle he's alive and now healthy...even though I felt like we lived at the vet office for many months, lol.

[@SKinSKorea]

I adopted a street cat who had stomatitis. Our vet gave him some tubes of “cat crack” (Dr. Butler’s cat sticks). They are only available at the vet, but my guy would suck them down so fast he didn’t notice the meds inside! Eventually. (this summer) he had dental extractions. They were also great for his healing time.

[@briacarter2349]

Tonight was the first night i did play before feeding and OMG the difference 😺. He was so content after eating.I am going to get away from the dry food but have that fear of my cat not being able to eat if he's hungry. I love Jackson

[@sierraroby8141]

I am so so so excited for some of these tips like grinding the dry food up. My cat has been resistant to change to wet despite many, many attempts! Lots of good tips here I have not heard of or tried before!

[@johnkeating9178]

Just something I thought worth mentioning is many cats enjoy fish as well as land animals and nature serves fish chilled so temperature might be another place to way to add variation to their diet or experiment with preferences.

[@EnnameMori]

Kinda seriously impressed by your Bowie cover there.

[@Iamcat44]

💜💚💙❤💛🌟✨👍

[@MinoJokesKizZz]

Thanks so much for all your feeding tips & info. As a new cat-mama, today I started the transition from dry/wet food to raw/wet food. I'm happy to say that my picky lil girl, Kismet chowed down like a champ, and after dinner all 3 came up one by one to give me "head bonks" as if to say "thanks ma, that was great!" And as I'm laying here posting this comment, my boy, Joker is laying flat on his back and pushing up making biscuits on my neck & shoulder. I'm looking forward to seeing my other girl, Domino slim down a bit as we get away from kibble. I never knew that even the so called premium brands were so bad. 😳 Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and I'll definitely 👀 stay tuned for more 👀

[@scurvgirl]

Thank you so much for this! I've been wanting to transition my 12 year old kitty for awhile now and just...did not know where to begin. I talked to my vet but with covid restrictions, the conversation had to be short (limited contact required). This really helped give me a more rounded view on HOW to transition her.

[@maryhoge247]

thank you, Jackson, for educating us. I have an 11-yr-old neutered male who is morbidly obese, and I am now encouraged to move him from kibble to at least wet food, if not a raw diet. I also have a 6-month-old spayed female who is still on kitten food. The rescue I got her from uses kibble, and I want to change her to something more appropriate (wet or raw or home-made). Your information has been so very helpful. Since it's a Sunday, I'll be calling my vet tomorrow to get her thoughts and approval for both our furbabies. Again, thank you so much for all you do for the feline world.

[@stephdane]

Jackson, thanks to you I've transitioned all 3 of my cats from free fed dry food to now. Now they have a small serving of their same old dry food in the morning (to which they have 30-45 mins access). And then later in the evening they have about 2 oz each of wet canned food (varies daily between pate, chunks, gravy...) Eventually I'd like to get all 3 of them on raw but my worry is the cost. They're all very different: 6YO+over weight, and two 1YO kittens.

[@manifestinggodess9500]

I was worried about the same so now I feed wet and dry. Dry in the morning, one portion of whiskas portions mixed with dry and some water when I come back from work, and finally a whole can of fancy feast mixed again with some water for a nutrient rich, texturally varied food. He just loves it!!

[@ricknowak4582]

Stephanie raw food is much cheaper than wet or dry cat food! I've been feeding my cat chicken drumsticks and are less than a dollar each and I get 2 meals out of One. I pull back the skin and cut the meat with ... SIZZERS,,!,,,!!!! I also feed him .. human canned LIGHT tuna! I RINSE THE SALT off first. .79 CENTS per CAN !!! Good canned cat food cost.... $1.59 per can AT LEAST! !!

[@HealthyLivingCor]

I find raw is the cheapest if you are prepared to cut and chop yourself. Chicken giblets and hearts are cheap.

[@shannonknapp5792]

@@ricknowak4582 From my understanding, kitties need additional nutrients that aren't in raw meat alone. I use a pre mix frozen raw that has the added nutrients. You might look into it, I think it's pretty important if you're making your own raw kitty food.

[@ghaddar0292]

Hey Jackson, I can't thank you enough for your recent videos on nutrition! My kitten has been having unhealthy stool for almost 2 months now. I have tried almost everything after speaking to 3 vets. Mixing canned pumpkin in his diet, probiotics, switching to boiled chicken and rice temporarily, antibiotics, deworming, fecal test, different types of wet food, and a prescribed diet. Some changes slightly improved his stool but it was still inconsistent and eliminates more creamy like stool. After watching your videos I decided to give the raw diet a try (yes without consulting my vet) and his stool became super healthy almost instantly!! It's just been 2 days so far but his stool hasn't looked this healthy in over two months. It hasn't only been healthier for my cat he also loves it!! Thank you so so much! I'm sticking with raw diet and I'm looking forward to give some variety to my cat instead of a the same prescribed diet for 2 months :)

[@puttihattiimanni3324]

Hi mohamad how old is your kitten??

[@ghaddar0292]

@@puttihattiimanni3324 He started getting Diarrhea around 5 months old and around 7 months old I switched his diet to raw diet and his stool became healthy instantly. He is still on a raw diet since then and so is my newly adopted kitty from 6 months old :)

[@taylormaypassow8263]

I guess I’m just blessed, but my cats eat everything they’re given. I don’t think they even taste their food.

[@serabyne7536]

yes lol, i have 1 kitten that will eat everything, 1 kitten that is already picky at the age of 6 months and 1 older cat that doesn't like anything new, but i'm getting there. They already eat the tiny pieces of raw in their wetfood.

[@whateveruresolve2be]

Same 😸

[@zazabroom]

I wish my cat was like this. He’s 4 months and picky as ever

[@alanaharris9488]

Find my cat gets diarrhoea if I change food,so frustrating

[@wolfxdog6526]

I have 3 leg cat and siberian cat. One 12 and the other is 10. We just started to get them on a rew food. They love it.

[@imzadi83fanvids7]

There are also a lot of dehydrated raw foods on the market which you can use to help switch a cat from kibble to raw by tearing it up into small pieces or grinding it up and sprinkling it on. If you're switching from wet to raw you can moisten it and add it to the wet. I always kept a bag of dehydrated on hand (same brand as frozen raw) in case A: the power goes out and I lose the food in the fridge/freezer and B: if I forgot to defrost the next meal and my pet wants to eat now!. Another switching tip is present the food in a different way. Maybe the pet will turn their nose up if you serve it for a meal in the kitchen but will eat it when presented in a puzzle toy in the living room. Also I had a dog who refused to drink when away from home no matter how hot it was outside. Worried about dehydration I used to take a small amount of the dehydrated raw, mix with water and she'd gobble it down. She thought she was getting a extra meal and I knew I was getting water in her.

[@kimwentz442]

The kiffness , guy making music with cats. Ha hee on you tube. Your gonna love it. He has other compositions w cats, it's bliss. Love to you Sir.❤❤❤

[@aspensulphate]

I've seen his work, it's brilliant!

[@toccabrigitte2684]

I learned this the hard way. Changed my senior cat to a different prescription wet food, cold turkey. He started vomitting constantly and became severely constipated and dehydrated. It was night time so I brought him to the local 24 hr animal hospital. He stayed overnight. Bill came to $1700. 😿😭

[@melodeelucido1446]

Thankssomuch Jackson. I am in the process and the babies have been sad. This helps so much!!

[@amydbwinters]

Thanks for these food videos! It's perfect timing. Just lost one of my cats to diabetes and kidney failure. Now we're switching our other cats to a raw diet. :)

[@eshaneogy]

I think that because they're mammals like us and have the same organs we do, the diseases aren't specifically human ones.

[@amydbwinters]

Thank you, Chris. I tend to agree. It is unreasonable to give carbohydrates to an obligated carnivore. Wet food is still a better alternative to dry, if your kitty will eat that. Best of luck.

[@teribarr3773]

OMG! Just started yesterday trying to transition dry to wet food. Mixing a little bit of wet food into her regular kibble. Did that 3x yesterday. She eats only a little bit. She wasn’t happy at all last night. In my face every 2 hours. I got hardly any sleep. Crazy cat 🤣🤣

[@xtayx4320]

My favorite part of this video is when you mentioned that they need variety because a lot of people don't consider is absent mindedly.

[@anoushkaarmstrong7673]

my cat must be the exception to cold turkey change of food !!! ( pun not intended and left !) he LOVED his new menu raw food change right away! i actually had mixed the leftover of what i would feed him before the change, he left it in the plate !!!!! smart kitty !!! 😂😂😂😂

[@tintti6025]

I'm mostly feeding my cat raw food and he totally loves it. There's way more of that "raw cat" in him now, and it's great to see him so active and happy. My vet said you should give your cat a bit of good quality dry food too, just so he stays accustomed to it. If he later in life gets a kidney disease for example, it might mean he has to have a low-protein special diet which in some cases is dry food, and it's good that your cat is used to it. Jackson's kibble rant seems a bit biased to me, and I don't know if it's only about American kibble or every kibble ever created no matter where you're from. In my country not every dry food looks like carbage. Is kibble that bad if there's no grain in it and very little carbs? Is it that bad if there are no artificial colors or flavors added? Is it that bad if the brand says they use low temperatures in the making process? Is it that bad if the ingredients are clearly stated in the package and you know exactly which parts of an animal are used? Is it that bad if you serve it to your cat mixed with water, like cereal, and your kitty obviously likes it? Jackson makes it sound like giving dry food to your cat is a crime, but I really think it's ok if it's only a small part of your cats diet and you make an effort to give only the best dry food available. What ya think?

[@feonaarabellaparaiso1786]

When it comes to kibble if it is low / no grain in it, it usually has legumes which can cause kidney disease in your cats if fed over time. This is actually why my vet told me that when choosing between the two, the grain free kibble is usually worse for them because of that. Grain free wet or raw food is good for cats though. Granted, if you are willing to put in the time to look into the cat food ingredients on the bag and know the tricks they use to trick you into buying their kibble (for example, “made with beef” has less meat than “beef for cats” because of laws stating how much meat is required to use such phrases in the USA), I don’t think kibble would hurt your cats. It’s a hassle but hey, I don’t want to bring raw cat food with me when I go on vacation or road trips with my cats. I think it as a treat from their healthy raw diet. Hahaha.

[@bothooq]

You are right... I always see what I do to my cat and then return to your video .. I do the same. I am so happy looking at all ur videos to see if I'm right or wrong. Sometimes I do something wrong like the Don't Say NO video... OMG, that made a big difference because I was saying NO to my kitten. I thank you for that video here and there. I thank you for all ur amazing videos. Thanks a million. 😊

[@barbkrienke8400]

Thank you for posting this. I just bought my first frozen raw food today after watching your last video. Hearing this information before I start trying to switch them over was so helpful! My new cat is from a shelter and I’ve been unsuccessful in him eating more than a tiny bit of wet food in the past 3 weeks. I’m going to try grinding his dry food and sprinkling it on top of the wet!

[@jnh14]

How did it go? Just got my first cat and soaking up all the info I can 🐈‍⬛

[@barbkrienke8400]

@@jnh14 Unfortunately they did not like the raw food at all. One sniff and they walked away. We’re still on wet cat food.

[@justatitle]

@@barbkrienke8400 I don’t know alot about cats except what I’ve read. And I’ve read a lot. Varying opinions on cat diets. One thing since acquiring a few cats is food consistently. Warm, not chunky, and moist ( Gravy ) foods seems to go well.

[@miraclemaui]

I have come to the right page! Thank u so much.. its only been 2 days to change my cats diet and she doesnt like any of my cooking so far.. so i almost gave up! But then i come to your video and im really thankful

[@Vessenkestrel]

We transitioned Moose from kibble to wet food when we adopted him, and after that we were just giving him a few pieces if kibbles as treats. But then I caught him getting into the kibble box and pigging out 😝 He loves his junk food just like we love ours. And yes we've moved the box where he can't get into it now

[@meganc1539]

My son forgot to feed the cats on time when I got home late last week - our two clever 4-month kittens got to the bag of dry food and tore it right down the middle for a DIY buffet. Transfered it to a solid container with a screw top, but I guess I'm just grateful they can't open cans...

[@justdoit7303]

I love the blue lights, not just for Christmas. I gotta get some blue lights, so pretty!

[@jessicaholting2362]

Freeze dried raw is a good place to start. Start with one or two nuggets and mix it with the wet food. Start feeding it dry and then add water slowly.

[@aceventura9736]

We are always looking for new varieties of healthy wet food for our boy. When we find something new he likes "YAY", but we often have leftovers from what he won't eat or doesn't care for. We store that in the fridge and the next day take a harness/leash walk to the park where he shares with a community feral clowder. They are very happy when we visit.

[@hisimagenme]

Great tips! Also, as bone broth to dry food to transition it to "wet" I've never seen a cat turn down bone broth...ever! (Unless they were sick, in which case, they didn't want to eat period) but bone broth is an excellent enticer and even treat. Also, we have incorporated Dr. Marty's raw freeze dried into our raw food routine... there's lots of ways to make it different!

[@NdnUrbanCat]

Thank you!

[@hula62]

One time tried to change Rugby's food by mixing... he picked out the new food and only ate the old food! lol He is too smart for me! I have taken the food up. He actually tells me when he is hungry. I play first then feed him. Thanks Jackson.

[@savvycraftings]

i am so happy to be keeping up with these video's ! i finally have a cat of my own ( an assumed stray who chose me) and he has no problem packing on weight. i currently feed him 1/4 th cup of dry food that is supposed to manage weight but now that we are nearing the bottom of the bin i know i can do better by transitioning him to wet food. he is such a foodie that i don't see him having any problems with the transition

[@Brigada91RealBriggy]

man, am I glad, my boy is totally helping me out here by eating primarly wet food twice a day, same time everyday and some dry food, if he still want a snack. He doesn't get fat, we play, he moves, I love him, Was watching this video mainly because my mom's cat doesn't like wet food, raw food at times and mainly dry food, which isn't good, as we now know

[@aysegulkibarr]

I know you reccomend wet food over dry food but I need help. Someone with a similar experience please reply to this🙏🏻 My cat has liver issues and test results showed that she might even have a chronical liver failure. It was that bad. We did the treatment, use the meds and I fed her with a prescribed kibble for liver issues. One month later we do the tests again and she is way much better. Wet said after about 1,5-2 months liver is gonna be all better. Vet only gave us a light (couldnt find a better word) syrup to give to her once a Day and told us to keep feeding her with that kibble for at least 4 more months. The vet warned us about not giving wet food or other kibbles because it contains a lot of fat and proteins which is not the best for especially cats with liver issues. But on the internet the solution to everything is wet food or raw food. I only want the best for my baby but I'm having trouble choosing a diet. Too much information, don't know which one to trust. And at the end of the day it's my baby's health at stake.

[@verah619]

My rescued Henry - now 2yo - got "off" his dry food ~ 2wks ago...but still loved his wet food... So I started mixing more wet in his dry food and he ate that ok... Then slowly introduced another (vet) brand dry food (grain free) mixed with his normal dry food and started reducing his wet food (he put on 200g in ~2wks because of the increased wet food). He loves his new dry food...🤗

[@e.dalelevsen984]

I have a 3 mo. Kitten, had him since he was 4 wks., the vet recommended jams kibble. I've been giving mixed dry kibble with wet pate. Watching your videos has been an eye-opener! I'm going to slowly transition to wet...he likes it better anyway. Can't accord high priced stuff cause I'm a senior but still want the best I can for my new baby. Thanks for. Your help....keep it coming.

[@AzlianaLyana]

Excellent tips! Time to change up your menu, kitty 😁😉

[@janinejones5957]

Also they took the raw when I first fed them from my hand, the way I do with those creamy treats. Even cold (without the steamer technique) they would eat it. Perhaps my hand warmed it; or perhaps they recognized it as a treat because out of hand is the way I offer the creamy treats.

[@leoofficialcat]

Hello, Galaxy! I watch your programm with my mom every evening. I like cats . I m seven and I m from Ukraine. I d like to live to United States!!!!

[@DingoTheDemon]

I just love when he says "hah! Yeah... maybe." Cattitude.

[@Iamcat44]

💜💚💙❤💛🌟✨👍

[@kagagosimo]

you are a life saver. lol. newbie cat keeper here and it gets me frustrated, have spend lots.

[@tardisdance1236]

I tried most of these tips for 6 months when I first adopted my hoarder cat rescue. She still only eats kibble despite trying several wet food brands. She has a lot of food insecurity issues and would insist on only eating 1/3 to 1/2 of it (and I’d only serve a 1/2 of a 3 oz. can!) then “bury” her wet food for later and then it dries out. I put it in the fridge and she hates leftovers so there’s that (even after heating it up). I may try again at some point once she’s better recovered from her PTSD. I’ve been using a timed feeder for her dry but she still grazes on it all day and always saves some for later. If I take it away, she freaks out and paces around the house.

[@3Mysty3]

give her time. i rescued an aproximatelly 1 year old panther off the streets. she was probably raised indoors and "escaped". for the first months i couldnt even convince her to eat wet food. what helped is that my 2 older cats are used to eating wet and raw food mostly, are mostly schedule fed and they get suuuper exited when i do certain things that signal them that feeding hour is up so she also got into the excitement with them. was very dissapointed in the beginning when i put wet food in front of her. she DID NOT like it. i smudged some on her nose so she tastes it at least. she started eating little by little wet food. also, what i do with her wet food is that i add a bit of hot water and mix it, so that brings up the temperature of the food a bit and also makes the smell and taste more potent. even after a year she still doesnt eat raw food. she licks it, eats like a pea size and leaves the rest. but the same way she got used to wet food, i have hope she will grow into liking raw food as well. dont give up!

[@GinnyLifesBadly]

hey my cats will only eat pate food. the their fav way to eat it is when I use hot water to turn it into a soup. I get the most response on wet food from them when I make it that way! maybe when you take it out of the fridge add a bit of water and heat it up for a few seconds in the mic! Ive been trying to encourage more chunky foods for my cats and the way they best eat those is when I nuke em for like 10-20 seconds (it doesn't have to be HOT! just luke warm!) they dont eat all of the chunky that way but they eat more of it than they would normally! best of luck! maybe some calming treats would help kitty stabilize a bit? and once you get her into a routine I suspect that may help her also! I have a puppy who has similar food struggles! she GULPS it down and when we first got her a few months ago nothing in her reach was safe! she acted like she was going to starve to death! now I can leave her in the same room as the cats food and she will NORMALY ignore it! last night we allowed her to sleep out side of her kennel and she never once touched the kittys food! so give kitty some time! and like I said a regular feeding schedule seems to have helped puppy out a LOT! Also her calming treats help as well!

[@DianaHerberg]

Yeah, the change in the home alone is dramatic enough for her. She probably misses climbing on the clutter, funnily enough. Did you somehow transition her from that (e.g., giving her a cluttered room to hide in when she feels stressed)?

[@tardisdance1236]

I may try the lickable treats with her (Friskies Lil Soups look promising) as a start. That's the only thing I haven't tried that Jackson suggested. She's on a high protein/low carb food and always drinks out her fountain. It would be good if I can get her to eat some wet just for the variety and so that things are easier in her senior years (meds, tooth issues, etc.). I even tried Fancy Feast after buying premium brands and she wouldn't go for it . . . and I thought FF was like kitty crack. I've had her nearly a year and she's improved a ton. She was almost feral in the beginning and hid in cat caves all the time.

[@sherriross4785]

@@tardisdance1236 Good for you to rescue her 🙏🐱♥️ Sounds like you know what you're doing...patience 😻 I transitioned 3 former ferals and it was a lot of "1 step forward and then 3 steps back) and a lot of patience. Bless you 🙏

[@zyssica]

My cat is soo happy!! Uni loved the food!!! You have no idea, I didn't realize giving them dry food was bad. Growing up I always had dogs and we cooked for them all sorts of things, usually with meat in them, for some reason I thought that was bad for them and that I should've fed them dry food (because of the vitamins or something... idk). This is my first cat, we've had her for 4 years and I've noticed she's been sad lately, sleeping wayyy more than usual. So I went to you, I saw the three videos (dry, wet, raw food) and was amazed, went straight to buy my cuttie some wet food. Ohhh the look on her face, she was the happiest cat you ever saw! She didn't need no transition, she just wanted wet food (the old food was barely being touched for a while, I should've picked up on that). Mind you she's not the type of cat to cry for food, but she's been walking by me, rubbing up to see when I will give her again this glorious thing. Even the bitting is paused, I mean, I couldn't get the bitting to stop no matter how much I played, how clean the kitty pebbles were or anything. I hope this is just the thing needed and we can move to raw in a little while.

[@bebydiva13]

I've been giving my cat those Temptations treats and I swear her behavior has changed she begs and expects us to give her more and more. Which we don't and idk if it due to those treats

[@lucyk6396]

Yeah my cats do the same. They are obsessed with them.

[@noeinroad7294]

Cat crack! If I'm worried about whether somebody is feeling well or not, I break out the cat treats. If somebody is not interested, I'm taking them to the vet.

[@Neinteen91]

It's strange that my cat never really liked temptations, especially after I transitioned her to raw diet.

[@emmarosestrong]

I’ve been switching over to clicker training my cats so they have to work for treats. My older girl still doesn’t understand how it works but my little boy has gotten pretty good at high five!

[@nikkis7375]

I’m pretty sure I’ve heard Jackson say the temptations treats are like really bad junk food for people haha but they’re so affordable and I’m sure most cats like them! Mine wouldn’t eat those so they get greenies treats for rewards like when I clip their nails haha

[@toutounoulash]

Wow I’m learning so much. I have some hw on my hands even though I thought I was advocating for my kitties. My 4 yr old Boots has a GI sensitivity been tryin to help him get back his gut health buying grain free Blue Buffalo but he is not playing as much, I believe from feeding him half wet and half dry. The vets are not helpful at all to say the least, all they want is put him on a dry food diet. The other one (Oscar) 9yrs old is super heavy after I changed his dry food to a healthier one but still has gained a tremendous amount of weight. He is 19lbs I’m so worried about his health. He plays but only on his back for 5 mins 🥹 If Holistic vets were not so expensive I’d definitely go for one. Jackson thank you for your devotion in educating us about cats’ health.

[@carlamelton665]

Hi Jackson, I feed my cat raw meat these days and it reminds me of my mum, who always used to chop up gravy beef into a fine mince for our old Siamese cat who had no teeth. It was so dedicated of her to spend all the time prepping the food. But that cat lived to 21 years old. I'm sure the raw meat had a lot to do with her longevity.

[@cathyhere7015]

Carla-you melted my heart, speaking as someone who has loved a cat *that* much…

[@wilscott5955]

We are in the process of transitioning over to raw and as you stated here, started from kibble to wet canned food, then added in the raw food. They love it so much. Didn't have an issue with the transition with any of them. And as you stated, it can take some patience as we did the canned food for about 3ish weeks before adding the raw in. Again, no issue here. :) Love these videos! Thanks you so much :)

[@allie9855]

Jackson, so I work 12 hours shifts, 3 days in a row per week. Any tips on planning meal times for my cat with my work schedule?

[@sandrac.medina7557]

Buy an automatic feeder! It was life changing for me and my 2 cats

[@Decasper85]

@@sandrac.medina7557 ohh good tip

[@ric.e214]

@@sandrac.medina7557 for wet food?

[@ALEEN517]

I have a scared kitty who was rehomed to me. She has a complicated story, she hides from me while I am awake, only been here 3 weeks,... Her previous humans told me that wet food was not a good idea for her as she is a long hair cat. I took your advice and tried giving her a poultry based wet food, in addition to an optional separate portion of her dry food. She went to town on the wet food, and her digestive system handled it very well. I think my scared girl may just have a fish allergy. Tonight she gets chicken and gravy shreds. Last night she had turkey and gravy. I just want the best for my scared girl. She's a Queen, but she's too afraid to embrace it. Thank you for the videos. Your help an insight is invaluable to me. Onna thanks you too.

[@denisehardin7005]

MEEEEEEOW !! YOU have a Very Nice Singing Voice!!

[@AudreyLMcFarland]

Since my neighbors cats have moved in, I am learning a lot! The Hunt/Kill/Eat part, in the am.... uh, not going to happen :D, but I can do it for dinner!, and I always have warmed up my dogs food (I thought it gross getting frig cold food!, bleh) so I have been heating the cats food as well. Again - thank you for all you do for our furry friends!

[@_omega3_]

My cats actually don't care if the raw food is cold, and I mean ice cold right out of the fridge. Very happy for that.

[@heatherdawn3344]

Just be aware that that is a vomiting trigger for most cats, especially as they get older they're pancreas can't handle that- I discovered this after spending hundreds of dollars on vet bills and testing only to make the change to get the food room temperature and the vomiting stopped😸

[@jotunnhime]

@@heatherdawn3344 ohh thanks I didnt know this!! :O good to know 👌🏼👌🏼

[@moopmoop1040]

@@heatherdawn3344 omg i also learned this the hard way!! my cat was doing great on raw and all of a sudden started vomiting like yellow-ish bile. i was panicking and freaking out so i started doing research. removed the raw and she stopped. i was worried she couldn't do raw anymore and i resigned myself to just wet. but then i found out about the temperature thing. started her back on it but warmed up the food to room temperature. no bile! lol

[@serabyne7536]

I'm so happy you are finally making video's about this and i hope there will be more info on raw food from you! i'm just happy a lot more people will know about it now and that it really is the best thing you could do for a (healthy) cat.

[@bubblecatanimation8000]

Could you make a video on how to prepare raw food?

[@Neinteen91]

There's all kinds of recipe's and prey model all around internet but for beginner i recommend a channel called cat lady fitness, and for novice the primal pack :)

[@katiemcfadden2228]

I second Cat Lady Fitness :) She has an ENTIRE playlist of tons of videos on a raw food diet for cats :)

[@joannestark3023]

Also curious about this. And, is raw food cheaper than dry? Still in the process of transitioning my kitty from dry to wet food at the moment.

[@lozoftherings6976]

Thank you so much for all these videos!!! My cats have much better lives for me having found your KZbin channel

[@kaitlinannwright24]

Is there an issue with transitioning kittens to a raw food diet? I know they have different nutritional needs than adult cats, but it seems like transitioning them when they're younger would be easier?

[@Neinteen91]

I think the only difference is the amount of feed: I know that adult cat only need food of 2-3% of their healthy body weight while weaned kittens need 15% per day with higher calcium and taurine content. I'm not an expert but there has be videos and web pages that explains them in more detail, but i don't see any difference in ingredients of what they can and can't eat.

[@serabyne7536]

the only difference is that kittens need to be fed whenever they are hungry, and also that they need a 75/15/10 instead of 80/10/10 (this stands for musclemeat/bone/organ) but yes, transitioning a kitten to raw food is much more easy than an older cat, mostly because kittens will eat almost everything they are given, they like to explore with their mouths and they are not yet addicted to kibble (as most cats will be after eating it for a long time).

[@jesslikescoffee24]

Usually kittens just need a higher fat content because they’re growing

[@user-wk3sm8ek5q]

Well transitioning them when their younger is definitely easier cause they will get used to a raw diet but I think it’s fine when their older as well

[@peep3616]

I know this comment is old but in case anyone is browsing and wondering - kittens do have different nutritional needs than adults. As others have said, kittens need more calories per day than an adult cat. But they also need a higher percent of those calories to come from fat - particularly fat that contains DHA. I’m no vet, but I think you could probably achieve this with a raw diet by adding fish oil to the mix right before you feed them.

[@RandoZelda-f3p]

My cats always seem to be wanting their food at the same times, around 6AM, 1-4PM and 7 PM. They are mostly into wet food, but one really loves dry. I'm going to transition them off dry completely and use it for a treat or not leave it out for them to graze on. My cats actually sleep at night on the same schedule as me. Well, except during the day. They of course nap and such. Now getting them to try raw, I will mix with wet to see how they like it, small and gradual. Thank you for the tips, Jackson!

[@kasselmom]

Is there any diet you know of Jackson, that I could make to offer a variety for my elderly cat recently put on prescribed wet food for her aging kidneys?

[@jeandiehl5074]

I'm not sure if it's this video or the previous one I watched on feeding cats raw food, but you may have saved my life. The video mentions cats going a long time without eating getting fatty liver disease. Blood tests have shown my liver enzymes to be up for no apparent reason. After watching this, I researched and found out that the fact that I don't eat early in the day and eat all of my calories in the afternoon or later could be causing or contributing at least to my test results. Appointment with the doctor this week.

[@neapaulatan]

Hi Jackson! I got my senior cat, Vicious, last September. She was one of my friend's cats, but my friend had to move to Japan for work and couldn't bring any of her cats with her so I got Vicious. Vicious eats dry food, and she was prescribed the dry food version of Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EN: Gastroenteric because she vomits a lot (usually chunks of dry food that looks like she just inhaled it instead of chew). I tried getting her into wet food but she just licks it. Unfortunately I have been free feeding her because I'm usually at work for hours at a time, but I want to get her one a schedule. One day out of the week, I'm sometimes gone for twelve hours :( Do you have any advice about feeding times for my schedule ? Sorry for the ramble, but thanks in advance!

[@Pickles-ri3yq]

Get a timed feeder. Feed wet b4 leaving & put a small feeding of dry in timed feeder & set timer for 6 hrs later. When u come home, feed wet again. Pet safe timed feeder is inexpensive & is what I use when I have a long day. There r others out there too but I pd a whopping $12 for mine. I do use painters tape on battery compartment tho just to b safe in case he bats it around. Keeps door secure. Has 2 compartments for 2 different feedings if need b but u can use just 1 if u don't need both. Super easy to set. I also use doc & phoebes hunting feeder to get out the door without interruptions & i throw a little kibble in that & he has to bat it around to get pcs out. My cat is on a wet dry combo bur he gets more wet food than anything & a water fountain is great too. I use catit flower fountain cuz it doesn't get debris in it like bowl 1s do. I clean it wkly. Takes about 10 min.

[@robertaugustine5350]

Based on your other video(s) we transitioned our three cats to wet and raw only over a several week period. They are 1, 6 & 11 years old. What a difference in all of them. More energy, softer fur, playful, weight loss, and more consistent sleeping at night. Wish I had done this a few years ago.

[@louann479]

I'm curious: Do your cats still only eat raw? What kind of raw are you feeding? We quarter four cats and one feral outside cat. Thank you.

[@robertaugustine5350]

@@louann479 we buy the raw at a local pet food store. They (the cats) would eat that exclusively as they love it, but we mix some other wet and dry throughout the day to make the total food bill more manageable. The rabbit is $25/bag which is 12 patties, so we split 2/day in the morning for the 3 cats. The only food all 3 agree on…

[@PassionofDance212]

Jackson did you know most vets don’t get the specific education on feline nutrition?

[@simonederobert1612]

@ Eshita Shah I hate to tell you this, but - Human doctors don't get good education on human nutrition, either! Before I retired, and before I became a health-care provider, I was a nurse in a university hospital in the Labor and Delivery/Maternity unit. While I was there, I saw some pretty malnourished moms-to-be. I would try to talk to the docs and docs-in-training about human (especially pregnant women) nutrition, only to have them say they all advised their patients to follow a healthy diet, but were totally unable to tell me (and, by extension) or their patients just what a healthy diet is for women of child-bearing age.

[@PassionofDance212]

@@simonederobert1612 I know that, I don’t consult my doctor on nutrition either.

[@gabyv2708]

@@simonederobert1612 a doctor here, I should be hurt. But this true, we are only starting to dive into human nutrition which is sad

[@apoorvamodak7701]

One of the vets I visited asked me to change from all wet food meals to dry food meals. I never visited her again.

[@emmarosestrong]

I think the vet consultation is more so in case your kitty will have certain sensitivities. My younger cat gets tummy trouble so they recommended I add some pumpkin purée to his diet

[@Angela-ns8ux]

Cat wands are awesome the longer the better .. also the electronic rolling mouse .. we call it Mr mousy at my house ..