Of all the 15 cats (and now, 16, including Kelly) that we are feeding, Creamy is the ONLY one who wants nothing but raw food and refuses to touch canned food, cooked food or kibble.
So if ever a pandemic of bird flu strikes (the H5N1 can cross over to other animals as well), he’s the only one I’d have a problem with. But then again, Creamy has a home (I hope he still has because his owners have not replaced his collar) so I’m not so worried that he would starve. I’m sure his owners feed him.
Amongst our cats, Robin is also stubbornly demanding for only raw food, but at least Robin is willing to eat kibble.
With raw food having the possibility of carrying pathogens (this is a real issue because Juno was afflicted with a very serious coccidia infection acquired from raw food) and the integrity of the cold chain logistics, and kibble being ultra-processed and having additives (and a host of other issues like some brands using ingredients of inferior quality), which is the lesser of the two evils? I really don’t know. Some commercial food has also been recalled due to contamination.
Home-cooked would be the safest as we are in total control of what we put in it and how we store it. And it’s cooked, so the pathogens are destroyed.
This evening, I gave everyone at Ginger’s Catio canned and home-cooked food (yes, the one I cooked myself with the pressure cooker, so it’s definitely cooked with all pathogens destroyed at high heat). Everyone ate the cooked food except Robin.
Creamy came and only wanted raw food and nothing else. I’ve put canned food into his bowl. He eats around it, taking only the raw bits. Well, as long as there is no outbreak of the bird flu or any diseases, I can still give Creamy what he wants.
The Monsters finished all the cooked and canned food today. I didn’t give them raw this evening, so that I know if I need to, they are able to eat cooked and canned food.
That’s Robin talking to Lynx. He’s the one I need to “convert”. He’s been so, so fussy ever since he had the FLUTD.
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