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Beef? yay or nay?

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Bagheera 1053363     Purred: Fri Nov 6, '09 8:08pm PST  I gave my kitties some raw, ground beef and they absolutely loved it!! They actually fought over it! Haha, 2 questions: Is this ok to give often as a treat (we're always makin' Hamburger Helper) ?? 2nd, if I wanted to make a balanced meal out of it, what would I add to it?? I don't really think a cat would naturally eat a cow in the wild though... unless the cat happened to be a tiger or a lion. That's why I'm wondering if the beef is ok. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Alaska I ordered snow,- where is it?!?!?     Purred: Fri Nov 6, '09 8:48pm PST  Mine eat all raw and get beef at least 1 day a week (they are fed once per day, its that or they aren't fed at all so...). Ground beef though has a higher risk of salmonella and also had many of the nutrients destroyed when ground. A balanced raw meal would be 80-85% muscle meat (heart counts for that as well, 5-10% small edible bones, 5% liver, 5% other secreting organ (I use kidney). If you could go all raw that would be great for your little carnivores my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]