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Advantages of a Grain-Free Raw Diet For Your Cat
I was sick for most of my life. I had Crohn’s Disease and all the crap that goes along with bleeding, inflamed guts…anemia, arthritis, kidney stones…the list goes on and on. Today, I am fairly healthy, minus a few feet of intestines here and there. Along the journey, I learned that a good diet of whole unprocessed foods is one of the many pieces of the puzzle of good health. This applies to our pets as well, and as I learned about the utter garbage that goes into pet food, I changed my cats’ food to the best organic food I could find. 
They were healthy for sure, but it wasn’t until I eliminated the grains and cooked food that I noticed some really amazing changes. The two most surprising ones are: Mango used to barf once or twice a day, now he barfs maybe once a month and I really think that’s just for fun. And my friends who are allergic to cats don’t seem to be allergic to mine!!
This is amazing considering there are three cats in this little house.
A few other observations that may be relevant: they simply don’t get sick at all, Taco’s pudge pouch has diminished dramatically, (Sumari is rail-thin and Mango never had pudge), They have tons of energy and play a lot, even old Mango. They have no discernable odor, no flaky skin, and the litter box has almost no odor at all. They shed very little, except Mango still leaves behind some of his mass of orange fluff wherever he goes. It’s decreased though. Their furs are incredibly soft and silky, they seem happier, they don’t have fleas (but I do sprinkle a bit of Diatomaceous Earth on them when I remember), and they recover from injuries quickly and without intervention on my part. In case you’re wondering what injuries, Taco and Sumari got stung by yellowjackets, Sumari enjoys jumping from roofs and other high places and recently hurt her shoulder, and Taco has been known to get into a fight or two. 
I’ve been feeding them Real Pet Food from Slanker’s Grass-Fed, and the following from Only Natural Pet Store
Only Natural Pet Chicken & Veggies Patties 6 oz. Freeze-Dried Dog & Cat Food
Grasslands Cat Food Grain-Free Dry 15.4 lb. for Felines
Pacifica Grain-Free Dry Cat Food 5.5 lb. for Felines
ZiwiPeak Daily Cat Dry Cuisine Pouches Venison 14 oz. Bag
ZiwiPeak Daily Cat Cuisine Canned Food Fish & Venison 6.5 oz. Can - Case of 12
Primal Pet Foods Raw Cat Food Beef & Salmon Nuggets 4 lbs.
Honest Kitchen Dehydrated Cat Food Prowl 4 lb. Bag
This stuff is all incredibly convenient, the Prowl cat food is a powder that you add water to and it looks like canned food. Slanker’s is frozen, you need to thaw it a little (it’s very bloody so don’t thaw it much) then cut it into slices, then re-freeze. My cats all love everything they’ve tried. It’s less expensive to make your own raw food, but I don’t have the time or freezer space.
