Postings by Midas

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Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Sun May 5, '13 11:23am PST  It seems like people that have them tend to have Bengals or other high energy cats. While Midas isn't any specifically known breed, he is definitely high energy. I have seen videos of older, regular domestic shorthair cats learning to use them, and they seem to enjoy being able to full out run. I guess I am looking to add variety to his life? I mean, he uses all of his current cat trees, so I am sure he would use another one, but I kind of want to try something new. I am just worried it is going to be a complete failure. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Sat May 4, '13 9:56pm PST  Midas has taken the transition from indoor/outdoor cat to indoor only cat fairly well. Once I move again in August to an actual house, I will be looking to make an outdoor enclosure/enclose the patio that still needs to be installed. Haha. Until that can be a reality, I am toying with the idea of making him a cat wheel. He will be 3 in June or so, so I am wondering if he is just too set in his ways and won't be able to learn how to use one, though he is pretty adaptable. I will be making one from scratch, but it still won't be a cheap endeavor. Has anyone successfully introduced an older* cat to a wheel? Or would I be better off just spending the money to make him another cat tree? He already has 5, 3 of which are sizable, and I am getting tired of finding spaces for them... But I want his indoor life to be fulfilling and I could definitely make one or two more kick-butt trees, especially one for the porch so he can drool at the local wildlife, or a wheel. *older meaning not a kitten, not by any means an old cat!!! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Five Months on Raw, Thank you Catster!

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Fri May 3, '13 6:13pm PST  Yes, the litterbox is SOOOOOOOOO easy to clean now. I can't even describe how much nicer it is. The first week produced some really smelly ones, but after that, I can't smell a thing. It used to be that when he pooped I would absolutely have to clean it right away or I couldn't stay in the same room, but now, when he poops 2 minutes before I get into bed (his normal time) I don't even notice and can leave it until the morning. As for the liver, it is always at least 1.2 lbs I would say... Definitely never less than 1 lb. I will make sure I grab the larger sizes though so I can bump that up a little. Thank you again for taking the time to look! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Five Months on Raw, Thank you Catster!

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Thu May 2, '13 11:17pm PST  I think it has been five months anyways... Midas loves his food, maintains a healthy visual weight (not sure his actual weight, but he feels good and doesn't ever search for food or act hungry after dinner is served), and has a great energy level. However, I want to post my recipe once again just to make sure things seem all good: 10 lbs chicken leg quarters with the drumstick bone removed (still bones from the thigh and back though!) ground. 3-4 lbs beef and/or pork chunks (not ground!). 1 lb or so of chicken liver. 15,000 mg of fish oil. 1200 IU of vitamin E. 150 mg of vitamin B. 9000 mg of Taurine (or more). Sometimes 1 1/2 tablespoon of Morton's Lite Salt. 4-6 eggs. Thank you for looking! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Bone %s for Raw Cat Food

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Wed Feb 13, '13 11:22am PST  Thanks for the response! I am currently using chicken leg quarters, not the thighs recommended on catinfo.org, so my bone percentage would be 30% if I didn't add more meat. I actually finally figured out my recipe and posted it over on Dogster but haven't received any replies yet. I will post it here for review: Assuming every chicken leg quarter (30% bone)is 1lb I will add: 1lb of boneless meat (beef, chicken, lamb, turkey, etc) 2oz of liver (beef or chicken) That would put my ratios at about 15% bone, 6% organ, and 79% meat. Not the ideal 10/10/80, however, not every chicken leg quarter will be that 1lb either. Most will probably be a little less, but I will assume they are that 1lb and still add an additional 1lb of boneless meat. Also, my dogs tend to get loose stool with less than a little extra bone. I will also be adding some sardine and eggs (no shells), but not in a large quantity. For every 20lbs of the above mixture I will add probably 6 eggs and one or two tins of sardines (no salt added). Additionally I will try to source another organ so I can boost that 6% number further while hopefully not causing squirts. Does green tripe count as an organ? For every three pounds of meat (bone/skin/etc) I will also add (mostly for the sake of the cat): 3000 mg fish oil 400 IU (268 mg) Vitamin E 50 mg Vitamin B-complex 2,000 mg taurine (the dogs will not have a problem excreting extra safely) 3/4 tsp Morton Lite salt with iodine It is very convenient for me to feed it ground. Easy to store, and I just scoop out and weigh each meal from the mason jars. They go through one jar a day between the three of them. It also helps me balance bone better and keeps their stool more consistent. Before, when doing prey model with just one of my dogs, I was feeding enough bone in one day for a week, but then her stool would go to squirts by the end of the week. I couldn't really break out the bone between multiple days though because smaller broken bones are a choking hazard. The problem with having really tiny dogs... While I could still figure it out, this is a much better fit for my busy college lifestyle at the moment. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Tue Feb 12, '13 9:45pm PST  Sorry for the inconsistency. I am still learning terms. For dogs, there is prey model and BARF. BARF has more greens, fruits, and such, whereas prey model is more akin to what I thought Frankenprey was, that is, an assortment of parts meant to approximate what a prey animal is made from (that 10/10/80 formula). So basically, I am using the proportions that would be used in Frankenprey or prey model, but I am grinding it. I hope that makes more sense. I will be using chicken as a staple and the bone, but will add beef stew meat or other inexpensive cuts of different proteins as well now and not just stick with chicken! I can't grind beef bones unfortunately, so I will definitely still have to use chicken for the bone. I will also add in some sardines in place of the fish oil at times as he loves the flavor of those as well. Thank you so much for your help! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Raw Food Diet > Bone %s for Raw Cat Food

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Tue Feb 12, '13 12:00am PST  I have been following the diet listed on Catinfo.org, and that recipe calls for some 15% bone if using thighs. I am currently doing a combo diet and trying to balance it the best I can for both the cat and the dogs. The dogs don't have any problems with the supplements that the recipe on catinfo calls for, so my only real concern is the following: Considering I would like to get the ratios closer to 10% bone, 10% organ and 80% meat, I need to know if 10% bone is going to be a problem for a cat. Honestly, it will probably end up being closer to 13% or so once I add in the organs since I haven't calculated that in and probably won't dilute much further, but I am curious about what a cat needs as far as bone compared to what dogs need. I am going to assume that since this is frankenprey/prey model raw that the numbers should come out fairly similar since we are trying to mimic the %s in a prey animal. Now that I think of it though, I was curious about using beef or lamb in addition to just chicken. I already know that Midas loves beef as it was one of his favorite flavors when he was on the Nature's Variety canned (and how often he has stolen a raw steak from me!). He isn't allergic. However, I have read people mentioning "hot meats". I don't have any clue as to what that means, so further info would be nice and very much appreciated. It is something the dogs do need in their diet, but since I am simply feeding stew meat I wouldn't have to grind it for them and could just add it to their bowl if it turns out to be a big no-no for cats. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Do you collar your indoor cat?

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Thu Dec 20, '12 8:37pm PST  So safety concerns seem to be a large factor in this decision! Anyone else want to weigh in? Thank you everyone who has shared! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Cat Health > Do you collar your indoor cat?

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Thu Dec 20, '12 10:28am PST  I know cats are vastly different from dogs, but if you had a dog would you collar them? I know for many years my family did not but now we do so for all of ours. Of course dogs don't get safety collars either, but choking was a huge worry for my mother when we first started using collars on the dogs. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

Midas 'cause his touch- is too much!     Purred: Wed Dec 19, '12 1:25pm PST  I have been debating if I should get a collar for my indoor cat, Midas, for a while now. He is already microchipped, but I like the idea of a collar for that little bit of extra protection in case he does get out and ends up in someone's trap. So if you have an indoor, or even an outdoor kitty, do you collar? Whether you do or don't, what is your rational for doing so? If you do use a collar, do you have an ID tag as well? I recently switched over to soft hemp collars for my dogs and would likely use the same material but with a breakaway safety clasp for the cat. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become friends [notify]

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