I am hopeful to have 2 kittens sometime next year once I am moved to my new residence in Ohio and have been doing as much research so I can be well informed beforehand. Was wondering what any of you thought of this recipe I found online?

Raw Recipe:

(Freeze for minimum of 3 days to kill any possible parasites)

2/3 of the total mix should be chicken, bones and all (uncooked)

Of the 2/3 chicken, 1/3 of that should be organ meats such as chicken livers and chicken gizzards, hearts

1/3 of the mix should be beef, we use beef stew meat from Wal-Mart (actual amts/weight of each is up to you depending on how much you want to make, we use 10 whole chickens, and about 6lbs of the stew meat and that makes about 8-10 gallons of mix and feeds all our cats for about 3 months)

Grind all ingredients then add the following...

1 can of 100% pure pumpkin

Kitty Bloom – we add about ¼ tsp per serving

We figure we can get about 6-8 servings out of each bag of raw we make so depending on how much you make add that
much to total mix, or in each bag and mix up in there, or you can add to food daily

You also want to occasionally give them some cubes or strips of beef, or something like raw chicken wings, whole chicken hearts. This gives their teeth exercise and you won't have problems with gingivitis or tooth decay. This should be done a couple times a week. You can separate the pieces of chicken wing, then chop them in half - this keeps the cat from dragging it around off the plate while gnawing.

I want to feed 100% raw (no kibble grazing), so from what I understand... kittens should be fed up to 3 - 4 times daily and adults fed twice daily. Kittens should be allowed to eat as much as they want and adults should be given roughly 2% - 3% of the ideal body weight per day.

If you would like to start feedin raw my suggestion would be to find a breeder that feeds raw. The kittens will already be on a raw diet, so no transition, and you could use their recipe.

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