Raw Cats!

I don't usually post til nighttime, but I'm SO EXCITED b/c my cats are going raw! I have had that little nagging voice in the back of my mind for nearly half a year now telling me that I had to suck it up and get them on a diet of raw meat, and I've been doing research and even going into the meat section of the grocery store and then "chickening out" (lol) and leaving empty-handed...But not today. Today, armed with a ton of research and after asking my mom a million questions about meat handling and preservation, I bought them some Wild Kitty raw cat food (http://www.wildkittycatfood.com/index.htm) and a supplement called Missing Link (http://www.sojos.com/missinglink.html) that will provide them with even more EFAs, ground bone, organ meats (eeeeeew) and other vitamins and nutrients. I don't plan on using Wild Kitty food for long- I just need to order a raw food dry "base" that I can mix with my own raw meat- but I wanted them to get started on a raw diet ASAP so that I can introduce it to them and moniter them while I'm off from work this week and hopefully they will be used to it and transitioned to as much raw as I can afford in 3-4 weeks! I plan on feeding them mainly chicken/turkey (all organic, hormone-free and free-range) and supplementing with wild salmon & tuna when I can. Meat is much more expensive than my old cooked vegan staples, especially when I want to get the healthiest, safest, and "least cruel" kind. But this is important for my babies.

This is all incredibly overwhelming and I've got a million questions, but I felt the same when I started on my own raw foods diet. Of course, I don't mind experimenting on myself, but with my furbabies it's a different story. But I really feel like this is right for them (and my vet even suggested it last week when I brought Shima in!). I think this is what's been missing for a long time. My youngest, Gracie (2 years & 2 mos. old) has had a lot of health problems. She had tapeworms and a very bad case of Upper Respiratory Disease as a kitten and was pumped full of antibiotics before I adopted her. She is overweight and has what may even be seasonal asthma. I am especially excited to see how she takes to the raw diet and how it changes her health. My other two cats, Noelle (2 years 3 mos. old) and Shima (3 years 5 mos. old) are in excellent health, but I still feel like something is lacking. I HATE giving them processed canned & dry food. I never knew there was another option.