25 Responses for "Making Cat Food with Mousabilities"

1. TBOBINA41 December 1st, 2008 at 1:46 am 1

   Hi Lynette thanks for posting this video, this is one of the best ways to feed our carnivores. Wish more people would do this.

2. millyw1 January 3rd, 2009 at 4:28 pm 2

   Thanks Lynette, I am thinking about switching to raw and had no idea how to start. This was sent to me by a friend and is so informative!
   Milly

3. haizahaiza January 12th, 2009 at 12:32 am 3

   Ultimately, it is best for all pets to eat hard, crunchy food. A kitten or puppy may need a combination of canned food and dry food for a month or more as their digestive system matures but do not mix milk in with your pet’s food, and do not soak any dry food in water. These are common mistakes that can really upset your new pet’s digestion. Again, ultimately, it is best for all pets to eat hard, crunchy food.

4. eldrama1 January 26th, 2009 at 4:22 am 4

   i like the concept but hare today is way too expensive. cheaper to buy meats at the grocery store as they come on sale.

5. lynetteack January 26th, 2009 at 2:38 pm 5

   Absolutely! I used to grind my own meat/bone/organ, but I got lazy.

6. lynetteack January 26th, 2009 at 2:40 pm 6

   There is no scientific evidence to support your claim. If dry food was good for cats’ dental health, how come over 2/3 of cats have dental disease by age 3?
   Dry food is linked to CRF, diabetes, obesity, FLUTD, heart disease, arthritis, and other ailments.

7. haizahaiza January 26th, 2009 at 4:24 pm 7

   I am not a scientist and therefore cannot deliver scientific evidences but I have empirical evidence. My cats are healthy with the cheapest dry food for 89 cent per kilo. I am sure all your cats are sick as you do not know what you are doing by feeding them the stuff you show us here on video. It is animal abuse the feeding experiments you are doing. Stop it, please.

8. lynetteack January 26th, 2009 at 5:32 pm 8

   I’m not a scientist, either, but I can deliver scientific evidence - lots of it… and I my own cats are all over age 10 and healthy. Two needed insulin when on dry food, but don’t on a wet diet. Two had IBD on dry food, but don’t on a wet diet. They were sick before, but are not now.

   Even if you’re not a scientist you can still do research. Check out the Winn’s study on IBD and raw food. Cornell Veterinary school, Dr. Zoran, Dr. Hodgkins, Dr. Pierson… all recommend wet food only.

9. MisanthropicDreams March 17th, 2009 at 10:44 am 9

   What body weight to food ratio do you use.

10. lynetteack March 17th, 2009 at 5:46 pm 10

    An average-sized adult cat will eat 4 to 8 ozs of prepared food daily. A pound of meat/bone/organ makes more than a pound of food, assuming you add some water. A typical adult cat will eat 7.5 to 10 pounds of Hare Today a month.
    Kittens will need more.

11. flamingowen March 27th, 2009 at 11:09 am 11

    Hi, thakns for the great video. I have a cat with diabetes. I’ve been giving her insulin for 5 years. I’ve wanted to try this but I’m scared. : ) I don’t know, I just have this ingrained thinking that raw food is dangerous from years of vets not really promoting and promoting what they sell at their clinics. I do believe this raw food thing is best for cats but how do you overcome that initial fear of change. And is salmonella any risk? And are the bone pieces a risk in any way. thanks!!

12. lynetteack March 27th, 2009 at 7:37 pm 12

    flamingowen - please learn to home test your cat’s blood sugar levels and feed him/her an all-wet diet (no dry food of any kind). Salmonella is not a risk for cats. I don’t feel small ground RAW bone bits are a risk. For more info, see my site and the Feline Outreach site.

13. flamingowen March 27th, 2009 at 8:18 pm 13

    Thanks! I do hometest before every shot and at her nadir, etc. I’m working on getting her diet to the all wet/low carb type. Why are raw bones safer than cooked? I’ll check out your site. Thanks again!

14. lynetteack March 27th, 2009 at 10:02 pm 14

    Cooked bones are very brittle and sharp - very dangerous. I do not recommend ever giving animals cooked bones.

15. flamingowen May 21st, 2009 at 9:44 pm 15

    i read on the usda web site that it wasn’t safe to defrost in warm water, only in cold but that leaves the raw food too cold for my cat and takes much longer. I notice on the video that you say you soak the finished small bags of raw in warm water before feeding. have you done that a long time? have you had any problems with it? maybe it’s ok for cats and not people? i’d really like to do this because it’s convenient but i want to be reassured that it is safe. thanks you so much!

16. lynetteack May 21st, 2009 at 10:35 pm 16

    I’ve been feeding my cats raw food since 2005, and warming in warm water prior to feeding that entire time. I’ve never had a problem.

17. TheDislimb November 29th, 2009 at 3:52 am 17

    fucking cat lady…

18. Faztlan December 22nd, 2009 at 6:54 am 18

    33lb half cougar half cat, ground bison bone, and 100% veal ribeye cooked medium rare.

19. snoflaked December 26th, 2009 at 1:08 pm 19

    wow that was great - very informational

20. neverendingcycle May 26th, 2010 at 6:30 am 20

    wouldn’t it be better for your cats to eat meat chunks and bone instead of ground up nonsense? and i hate to say this, but all that supplements is unneccessary, you only need the salmon oil. the rest is redundant.

21. lynetteack May 26th, 2010 at 7:52 am 21

    @neverendingcycle - at a minimum you MUST supplement with taurine! There have been documented studies that taurine deficiency will result (in death) from an unsupplemented raw diet. Taurine oxidizes very quickly - a diet of raw rabbit resulted in death for one cat and taurine deficiency in all others in the study.

22. neverendingcycle May 26th, 2010 at 7:56 am 22

    @lynetteack i don’t feel the need to supplement with taurine. the taurine in ground meat is oxidized much faster, so i can understand why you supplement taurine. but i don’t feel there’s a need to supplement in my case when i’m feeding whole chunks which i find better for dental health and more stimulating for the cat, instead of a whole pre-chewed mush.

    and why can’t you just put the entire egg in? my cats get an egg each once every two days.

23. lynetteack May 26th, 2010 at 9:58 am 23

    @neverendingcycle I choose not to include raw egg white as raw egg white is known to create biotine deficiency. Egg yolks are very high in biotin content, so it’s probably not a problem - but I choose to err on the side of caution.

24. neverendingcycle May 26th, 2010 at 10:03 am 24

    @lynetteack but the egg yolk will balance out the that effect from egg white. besides it’ll only cause a deficiency in biotine if fed in excessive amounts without the yolks. deficiencies generally take 6 months to surface, as balance is something over time. so i guess it shouldn’t be a cause for concern.

25. lynetteack May 26th, 2010 at 1:55 pm 25

    @neverendingcycle I agree. As I said, yolks are high in biotin, so it’s probably not a concern. I also agree on the chunks - I add chicken hearts and other chunks to my cats’ diet for dental health.
    For more information, see Michelle Bernard’s book (Raising Cats Naturally) or Anne’s site ,or Dr Lisa’s site… this recipe is not MY creation - it’s a recipe used by MANY people for MANY years - and generations of cats…