01/19/2022
Raw Food for Cats, What About Eating Bones?
A question from someone new to feeding raw to their cat: "I am new to feeding raw cat food and I still feel a little uneasy giving my kitty meat with bones. Some of the food I feed her is ground, so the bones are in the mix. But, I have been told it is good for a cat's dental health to eat meat pieces with bones in them. What should I feed her? What's safe to give her? Also, why do you recommend feeding bones over just using a calcium supplement?"
Answer! As I have mentioned in the past, Cats are obligate carnivores. Cats living in the wild chase and kill small prey such as rodents, mice, squirrels, rabbits, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects and small fish. Feeding raw food for cats is our way of getting as close as is practical to a diet that they evolved to eat. If we were able to see a cat eating their prey in the wild, we would see that the kitty eats the whole thing from head to toe. That means hair, feathers, flesh, bones, blood, entrails, organs, glands, digested and undigested food in the stomach and intestines, head, feet and tail. The only parts they do not digest and utilize are teeth and nails. This way, Mother Nature makes sure cats get all of the nutrients they need to thrive and live a healthy life. The bones presented in the prey contain nutrients, such as calcium, in a perfect, balanced way.