John Popp
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Just a quick introduction to the forums. My wife and I picked up our F3 boy a few months ago and have been totally ecstatic over how sweet he is and at the same time be such a terror. He is now 5 months old, becoming sweeter every day, never is stand offish with strangers, although the other two felines in our household wish he'd give them a tail length worth of space.
Thus far he has been on primarily a raw diet with some Royal Canin Kitten 36 for on demand food. The breeder had recommended some canned Evo kitten food to transition him into which resulted in digestive issues even at a 1/8th transition. Never getting over that hump and the breeder provided raw food approaching depletion we purchased a grinder, became Dr Google Nutritionists and settled on Dr Lisa Pierson's Raw Diet. Chongo is now weighing in at 9.5 lbs (again, 5 months), has a silky smooth coat, seems healthy and active.
I do still have concerns about something the raw diet might be missing, and our vets primary concern was that our kitten was getting enough Taurine. We have had a pretty easy time getting the extra chicken livers the recipe requires, although chicken hearts have been a lot tougher. We have been using powdered Taurine as the recipe suggests, and recently started using some beef heart to supplement the recipe while still using a reduced amount of Taurine powder.
Anyway, I'm sure there is much to learn and read here on the subject but any quick suggestions would be appreciated. We want to make sure we are providing proper nutrition to our not so little guy as well as our other cats who now have all been transitioned to a raw diet.
Thanks in advance for your response(s) and we look forward to being active in the forum.
John & Trish
Thus far he has been on primarily a raw diet with some Royal Canin Kitten 36 for on demand food. The breeder had recommended some canned Evo kitten food to transition him into which resulted in digestive issues even at a 1/8th transition. Never getting over that hump and the breeder provided raw food approaching depletion we purchased a grinder, became Dr Google Nutritionists and settled on Dr Lisa Pierson's Raw Diet. Chongo is now weighing in at 9.5 lbs (again, 5 months), has a silky smooth coat, seems healthy and active.
I do still have concerns about something the raw diet might be missing, and our vets primary concern was that our kitten was getting enough Taurine. We have had a pretty easy time getting the extra chicken livers the recipe requires, although chicken hearts have been a lot tougher. We have been using powdered Taurine as the recipe suggests, and recently started using some beef heart to supplement the recipe while still using a reduced amount of Taurine powder.
Anyway, I'm sure there is much to learn and read here on the subject but any quick suggestions would be appreciated. We want to make sure we are providing proper nutrition to our not so little guy as well as our other cats who now have all been transitioned to a raw diet.
Thanks in advance for your response(s) and we look forward to being active in the forum.
John & Trish