Comments on: Making A Wild Food For Your Cat

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 10 Mar 2024 20:30:59 +0000

Please refer to good pet nutritionist for raw food diet or even just homemade.
Thanks.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 07:38:21 +0000

In reply to Veronica. Hi Veronica. The only diseases which a diet like this might improve are diabetes mellitus and some gastrointestinal diseases (especially food intolerances). For hyperthyroidism, there is in fact a specific iodine restricted diet which I highly recommend, though on its own it’s rarely enough to control the signs.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 06:00:35 +0000

Hi Andrew.
My 17 yr old girl Kiya has just been treated with hyperthyroidism. Her levels were double what is normal. I only took her to the vet as she has lost weight and some muscle mass over the last 1.5 years.
Would a raw diet be beneficial for her? She has recently had some chicken heart and giblets added to her food which I was going to give her once or twice a week. But is that meat too high in iodine for a hyperthyroid cat?
Any information would be helpful and greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Veronica

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 07:10:46 +0000

In reply to Kirsty. Hi Kirsty. Thanks for reading. I’m sorry that I won’t be able to do any consulting but I’m happy to answer questions or take suggestions for other useful pages. Regarding your question, I tend not to recommend specific manufacturers but try to empower people to be able to make good decisions. You seem to be doing very well.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 23:43:03 +0000

Hi Dr Andrew,

Firstly, THANK YOU. I have now been reading your website all morning and learnt so much… whilst also feeling guilty I have let my little ones down.
I have two Norweigian Forest Cat kittens (almost 12mths old) who have always been feed premium food – the best of the best, so I thought. It wasn’t until I looked at the ingredients and then carb level after reading your info. Colours and gelling agents – yuck!

It has been tricky with two – especially when my boy loves his food- and his sisters. I will be starting a feeding timetable today and will look into microchip bowls for their dry food.

Since digesting all of this information, I have been using your calculator to choose food. I have settled on Ziwi (wet food) due to the ingredients being natural – no sugars or grains and according to their website and your calculator, carbs are around 11.

Is Ziwi a brand you would recommend for cats?
My last girl was almost 20 yrs old and I want to try and keep these babies for as long as I can too!

Thank you for all your work… I am happy to pay for a consult RE food over the phone as I am not in SA.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:51:47 +0000

In reply to Mary-Ann. Hi Mary-Ann. Since you’re on this page the you already know you need to get calcium into that diet, and fast. The biggest threat to your cat will be pathological fractures caused by depletion of the bones to supply the body’s calcium needs. As chicken is in nearly all mainstream diets to some extent, to provide a tolerable diet containing this and the other necessary nutrients, I advise you use an elimination diet made for cats. You’ll find some listed at the link.

By: Mary-Ann

Mary-Ann — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:02:37 +0000

Hi Andrew,
I’ve been on your site for over 30mins so that’s saying something as it’s rare to find a website with so much detail and real life talk without the ‘fluff’. Thanks for the information and advice.
I’m interstate and can’t attend your practice and I hope you don’t mind that I have some questions about my ragdoll.
About 3 years ago a stray cat was hanging around my house for quite a few weeks. This stressed my cat which caused an infection of the bladder – he was unable to urinate, could not keep food down and diarrhea. This went on for months even with the advice of my local vet, buying very expensive wet, then dry, science diet food (which was also thrown back up) that all led to an operation. Things started to change when I started on raw kangaroo with sprinkles of tripe. I pick grass for him each morning and he eats grass on our afternoon walk.
Since his infection though, he seems to have an intolerance to anything chicken or fish. I feel he’s not getting what he needs but almost everything for cats seems to contain chicken and/or fish. Is there something I can add to his raw meat and what dry food would you recommend?
Thank you

By: Celia

Celia — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 04:37:27 +0000

I just want to thank you for all the information, data and advice in all your columns. It’s a real bonus for the pet’s housemates who strive to be good guardians. And it’s entertaining and fascinating. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Oh, not seeking a response, I just wanted to convey my gratitude. think I got that across 🙂

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:02:18 +0000

In reply to Justin. Hi Justin. It all depends on whether your cat's weight is going up or down, but that amount sounds close to the average daily requirement.

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 04:06:31 +0000

In reply to Robyn.

Hi Andrew,

I give my cat 1/8 cup of kibble and half a 85g tin of food twice a day, I have now added a chicken neck a day as well. Am I feeding him to much by adding the chicken neck?, should I remove the wet food or cut out some biscuits etc?.

Thanks in advance.