Category: Ways to Feed Raw
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PMR Food Pyramid: Liver and secreting organs
Now I am going to move up the pyramid to the secreting organs. Organs are classified as either muscular, which I wrote about here, or secreting. Secreting organs are just that—organs that secrete substances in the body. These organs include the liver, kidney, pancreas, spleen, ovaries, testes, brain, and thymus. Most secreting organs are incredibly…
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PMR Food Pyramid: Bones and Bone Substitutes
It’s time to move to the second tier of the PMR Feline Food Pyramid and talk about bones and bone substitutes. Bones are an important source of the essential minerals-calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. They also provide marrow and connective tissue. Including bones or appropriate substitutes in your cat’s diet is not optional, but required. …
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PMR Food Pyramid: Meat and muscular organs
I am going to talk about the base of the PMR Food Pyramid for Felines: meat and muscular organs. There’s lots to cover, so let’s get right to it. The ratio of meat used for cats is 84% when using bone in the diet and 90% when using ground eggshell. The ratio looks like this:…
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PMR Food Pyramid for Felines
Making homemade food for your cat can seem really overwhelming at first. It is a big step in taking control of your cat’s diet and health. There can be a lot of pressure to not make your cat’s food. This pressure can come from pet food manufacturers, your veterinarian, even from your well meaning family…
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Whole prey feeding: controversial or just right for carnivores?
Let’s talk about whole prey feeding. This may be one of the most controversial ways to feed raw for people. (To note—this is not controversial for cats since this is what they would naturally eat.) But it can be difficult for many people to see the mouse or chick intact. When I was a new…
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PMR: Make your cat’s food from scratch
If using a meat completer is like using a box of cake mix, then feeding prey model raw (PMR) is like making the cake from scratch. It can be very fun and rewarding for those who like making food. Prey model raw, referred to as PMR, means feeding different parts of animals in ratios to…
