Helpful "tools of the trade"
EZComplete by Food Fur Life - EZComplete is what we all eat (Besides Bruce, the woofie)..... Naturally, as this is mom's Company..... But this is GOOD stuff!
EZComplete is designed to make it as easy as possible to feed your cat a complete and balanced diet based on the prey model. With no fillers, no additives, no thickeners, no flow agents, no preservatives, and GMO-free, EZcomplete fur Cats is designed to nourish your pet the way nature intended.
Buy boneless meat, add water and EZcomplete. That's it, you're done! ...Unless you want to cook the meat first. EZcomplete fur Cats can be used with raw OR cooked meat, both will be balanced and complete for All Life Stages.
Produced in the U.S.A., EZcomplete is made with only human grade quality ingredients. Food Fur Life’s manufacturer specializes in human nutritional food supplements; is a member of the Natural Products Association, and is a next generation cGMP and NSF certified manufacturing facility. EZcomplete is manufactured in an FDA registered and inspected facility, following the same standards you expect from high quality supplements you purchase for yourself.
EZComplete is designed to make it as easy as possible to feed your cat a complete and balanced diet based on the prey model. With no fillers, no additives, no thickeners, no flow agents, no preservatives, and GMO-free, EZcomplete fur Cats is designed to nourish your pet the way nature intended.
Buy boneless meat, add water and EZcomplete. That's it, you're done! ...Unless you want to cook the meat first. EZcomplete fur Cats can be used with raw OR cooked meat, both will be balanced and complete for All Life Stages.
Produced in the U.S.A., EZcomplete is made with only human grade quality ingredients. Food Fur Life’s manufacturer specializes in human nutritional food supplements; is a member of the Natural Products Association, and is a next generation cGMP and NSF certified manufacturing facility. EZcomplete is manufactured in an FDA registered and inspected facility, following the same standards you expect from high quality supplements you purchase for yourself.
Norpro 3080 Mini Measuring Spoons, 5 Piece Set - I use these tiny spoons every meal - would be nothing without them. I use them to measure my Calcium (I balance my meals with eggshell Calcium), Taurine, Digestive Enzymes, and to scoop up the egg lecithin from the capsules. They are awesome!
TAD = 1/4 tsp
DASH = 1/12 tsp
PINCH = 1/16 tsp
SMIDGEN = 1/32 tsp
DROP = 1/64 tsp
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TAD = 1/4 tsp
DASH = 1/12 tsp
PINCH = 1/16 tsp
SMIDGEN = 1/32 tsp
DROP = 1/64 tsp
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EatSmart Precision Elite Digital Kitchen Scale - 15 lb - Out of all the scales I used, this is the best yet. It is easy to clean, sturdy, the battery is long lasting, the numbers nice and easily visible, and the plate is big enough for a small plate or a large bag. A scale is essential for raw feeding, especially for home made diets, where balancing is vital for the health of the pet.
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Kershaw 1120M TaskMaster Kitchen Shears - If you feed a PMR diet, kitchen shears will make your life a ton easier! I love these - they not only do the job, but they are also easy to clean, since they come apart easily and don't harbor bacteria at the joint.
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Whole Life Freeze Dried Chicken Breast - These are a powerful tool in a transition to raw. Kitties have been eating kibbles for so long, as weird as it sounds, a lot of them don't recognize meat as food. Crumble these into a powder and sprinkle it on the top of the food - they make a great topper for finicky kitties. As a treat, it is also great to settle tummy troubles, served as a meal. Great to have on hands, anytime. 100% Chicken breast, nothing added.
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Purina Fortiflora Feline Nutritional Supplement Box, 30gm - Nope, this is NOT here as a probiotic. Nope, I do not like the ingredients - in fact I think they are nasty. So nasty kitties go gaga for them..... and that's where Fortiflora comes in handy! It has a "magical" ingredient - Animal Digest - the same ingredient Kibbles are coated with it..... Lightly dust the raw meat with it and you will be tricking your kitty into becoming a carnivore!
ATTENTION - Lightly dust only - highly addictive.
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ATTENTION - Lightly dust only - highly addictive.
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Alnutrin with EggShell Calcium (for diets without bones)
Alnutrin with EggShell Calcium combines ultra-pure calcium carbonate with inherent transport proteins for enhanced bioavailability and maximum absorption. Its eggshell calcium is made in USA by non-chemical, eco-friendly manufacturing process in an FDA regulated GMP facility.
Ingredients: Egg yolk powder, calcium carbonate, taurine, iodized salt, vitamin E, iron amino acid chelate, copper citrate, manganese amino acid chelate, zinc oxide, vitamin D3, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin B1.
Alnutrin is a great supplement, and mom fed it for a long time before EZComplete - it's a great and easy way to make a meal balanced and complete - here is a recipe example:
Recipe for boneless chicken diet
Add together:
1 bag (or 40 g) of Alnutrin with Calcium (Pre-packed)
2 3/4 cups (or 655 g) of water. This amount can be adjusted to achieve desired consistency.
Mix lightly, then add
6 lb (or 2765 g) of ground raw chicken meat (boneless, skinless)
8 oz (or 218 g) of ground raw chicken liver
Mix well. Divide into storage containers and freeze unused portion.
Alnutrin with EggShell Calcium combines ultra-pure calcium carbonate with inherent transport proteins for enhanced bioavailability and maximum absorption. Its eggshell calcium is made in USA by non-chemical, eco-friendly manufacturing process in an FDA regulated GMP facility.
Ingredients: Egg yolk powder, calcium carbonate, taurine, iodized salt, vitamin E, iron amino acid chelate, copper citrate, manganese amino acid chelate, zinc oxide, vitamin D3, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin B1.
Alnutrin is a great supplement, and mom fed it for a long time before EZComplete - it's a great and easy way to make a meal balanced and complete - here is a recipe example:
Recipe for boneless chicken diet
Add together:
1 bag (or 40 g) of Alnutrin with Calcium (Pre-packed)
2 3/4 cups (or 655 g) of water. This amount can be adjusted to achieve desired consistency.
Mix lightly, then add
6 lb (or 2765 g) of ground raw chicken meat (boneless, skinless)
8 oz (or 218 g) of ground raw chicken liver
Mix well. Divide into storage containers and freeze unused portion.
Eggshell Calcium - This is the Calcium I have used to balance my meals - it is all the way on the bottom of the page.
Both Alnutrin with Calcium, Alnutrin for Meat and Bone (you still need to add liver), and Eggshell Calcium can be purchased at Knowwhatyoufeed.com - they also have recipes available, and calculators (for balancing meals)
Please click on the links or images to get yours!
Please click on the links or images to get yours!
Stewart Freeze Dried Treats 11.5oz Chicken Liver - Many kitties can't digest organs well when first starting on a raw diet, but liver is an essential part of making a raw diet balanced and complete. A great solution for those kitties is using freeze dried liver instead of Fresh - for some odd reason, most cats will have no problems digesting it, and to top it off, they LOVE the flavor, making it an excellent topper during a transition.
This is how is used to balance my meals along with Alnutrin (for the cats - and all my cats go GAGA for this liver they absolutely LOVE IT!!!
Ingredients
100% pure chicken liver (raw)
Below is a document/guide as how to use Freeze dried liver as oppose of raw to balance a raw diet - Courtesy of Laurie Goldestein/ Raw Feeding for IBD Cats
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This is how is used to balance my meals along with Alnutrin (for the cats - and all my cats go GAGA for this liver they absolutely LOVE IT!!!
Ingredients
100% pure chicken liver (raw)
Below is a document/guide as how to use Freeze dried liver as oppose of raw to balance a raw diet - Courtesy of Laurie Goldestein/ Raw Feeding for IBD Cats
Please click on the links or images to get yours!
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Now Foods 100% Pure Taurine Powder - There are controversies if it is necessary to supplement Taurine or not when feeding a Prey Model Diet (not Ground). My personal feeling is, given the importance of Taurine for felines, and not knowing exactly the meat source (i.e. how many times it was defrosted and re-frozen for example) I prefer to err on the side of safety. Taurine is water soluble and the excess is expelled in the urine. On the flipside a Taurine deficiency can be devastating - it will affect from vision to muscles - including the heart. It is not something to be taken lightly. NOW foods Taurine is 100% pure and the kitties have no problem with it.
ATTENTION: If you feed ground and make your own recipe, or if you mix the Taurine into the food before freezing, make sure to mix back into the meal all the meat "juices" once you defrost your meat as Taurine is water soluble.
ATTENTION: If you feed ground and make your own recipe, or if you mix the Taurine into the food before freezing, make sure to mix back into the meal all the meat "juices" once you defrost your meat as Taurine is water soluble.
natural Factors Acidophilus & Bifidus Probiotic - Great probiotic right here. 10 Billion CFU of LIVE cultures. This is very important - most pet probiotics are made of fermentation products, therefore not very effective. This is one of my favorites for sure, and the Bruce love the taste - this is his probiotic. I give him 1 capsule a twice day in the morning meal and evening meals.
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Nexabiotic Probiotic 21-strain Multi-probiotic - This is the probiotic all the kitties take here at mom's house. It's terrific! The dosage we take is 1/2 capsule in the morning, and 1/2 at night.
Nexabiotic has 21 Bacteria strains, and includes S Boulardii - which momma is a real fan of.
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Nexabiotic has 21 Bacteria strains, and includes S Boulardii - which momma is a real fan of.
- Nexabiotic Probiotic contains 21 different probiotic strains including Lactobacillus rhamnosus & Bifidobacterium longum (formerly B. infantis)
- 30.0 billion CFUs per serving
- 60 capsules, a 30-day supply for those taking 2/day or a 60-day supply for those taking 1/day
- Features delayed release vegetarian capsules to protect the probiotics inside from stomach acid
- Made in the USA. Results guaranteed or your money back
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Now Foods NKO Krill Oil - This is the Omega3 source I give the kitties every day. Because of the way meat Is farmed in the US, the O6:O3 ratio is out of balance, O6 being too high. To have a diet that is balanced and more closely matched to that of a prey, it is my opinion to be advantageous to add O3 back into their diets. Some raw feeders feed sardine a few times a week, some fish oil, I feed Krill.
Krill has shown to have some powerful anti-inflammatory properties, and it is much more palatable for our cats than Fish oil.
A note: Because Fish oil/krill oil oxidizes with air, rather than mixing into the recipe, I would recommend puncturing the gel cap at the time of feeding.
Usually Krill oil have very hard gel caps, but NOW Foods' are soft and easy to puncture/serve.
I feed one gel cap per day per cat.
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Krill has shown to have some powerful anti-inflammatory properties, and it is much more palatable for our cats than Fish oil.
A note: Because Fish oil/krill oil oxidizes with air, rather than mixing into the recipe, I would recommend puncturing the gel cap at the time of feeding.
Usually Krill oil have very hard gel caps, but NOW Foods' are soft and easy to puncture/serve.
I feed one gel cap per day per cat.
*Disclaimer - The product link on this Review is an Amazon affiliate
link.
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor or a Veterinarian, and no part of this web site is intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat any disease. Any information shared here is for means of simply share experiences, and it is of solo responsibility of the reader to do their own research and discuss with their own physicians before using any supplements or methods described here.
