NAKEDKITTIES

At Nakedkitties we feed a totally raw diet to all our animals. Not one drop of commercial food is fed here ever. I know of too many pets who got sick and died from the last pet food recall. Google "elephant in pet food " and you will be horrified. They actually use the carcasses of euthanized pets to make this crap in cities with factories. Nakedkitties cats eat my own formula. I started out with this recipe at
http://www.catnutrition.org/recipes.php
  The Catnutrition recipe is fantastic. I highly recommend it for new raw feeders. But after more than 2 years of raw feeding I basically follow my own recipe. I have found what works and my Sphynx have that nice round belly. They do not have greasy skin or waxy ears. I believe this is from the raw feeding.
      I am not going to go on about all the great attributes to the feeding. Go check out the Catnutrition.org website. I change depending on what is available. But I always follow the 10% organ meat


Here is my basic recipe
40 lbs leg and thigh quarters
  5 pounds organ meat-
  I like to do livers, gizzards and hearts. However, sometimes I can not find gizzards and hearts, then I use just livers.
2-3 pounds beef-
depending on what is on sale. Vons occasionally has tri-tip for $1 per pound and I stock up
3 cups water
4 scoops Platinum Plus

and I times this by 3


With the grinder I now have the leg quarters go right through with no chopping. I make all my food once a month and freeze it. I then take out a fresh container every night and place in the refrigerator to thaw. I have a huge freezer and try to keep food at least 3 weeks out. I have read that freezing will kill anything in the raw meat after 2 weeks. However, I admit that sometimes I run out. And in an emergency feed ground turkey or chicken from the market. This is extremely rare and not good to feed without the bone ground in. But I feel if it is for one meal it is still better than commercial cat food.

I also give them a chicken raw chicken wing to chew on twice a week and a large beef cube daily. Additionally I give them a sardine once a week for the oils. This will keep you from having those expensive teeth cleanings done. I put them in the bathtub so they don't get raw chicken germs all over my house.
 
     The only problem I have had with this process is the grinder. I have purchased two of the cheaper models. Neither has been up to the pounding I give them. I bought the LEM ($269) first and it stinks. It will not even grind boneless chicken breasts. Stay away. I ordered it from Pleasant Mills Grain. They have do have great customer service and refunded my money. However, One Stop Jerky Shop and Northcoast Marine sell grinders specifically for grinding meat and bone for raw feeding. They will warrantee where others will not after grinding the bones.
Next, I bought a Tasin form onestopjerkyshop.com. It is a great grinder for the price. However, since I prefer to make 120 lbs or more at once I now use the
#32 on this page
http://www.northcoastmarines.com/barf_hardware.htm.
However, it is huge and the #22 is probably better.
 
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