| Posted on August 28, 2010 at 5:36 AM |
Download your free CATegorical Care guide.
This free guide to cat health and welfare for all cat owners is written by Steve Dale and Amy Shojai, and approved by WINN Feline Foundation and several feline welfare organizations.
The Guide is written in a clear easy to undertand style. With the exception of the information on diet/feeding, this guide provides a useful overview to caring for your Siberian kitten or cat!
DIETARY NOTES:
We strongly recommend avoiding Vet "pushed" diets by manufacturers such as Hill's or Science Diet.
For the health of your cat, take the time to learn the background about "feeding trials" and other myths promulgated by profit oriented, commerical dry food companies.
Here is a link to a document pointing out inconsistencies about commerical diets:
http://www.rawpetdiet.com/images/stories/PDF/The%20Truth%20About%20Raw%20Foods.pdf
Here is a link describing what is actually in that Purina/Hills/Iams type commercial pet food: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/facts.php?more=1&p=359
We suggest feeding your ForestWind Siberian kitten a variety of top brand kibbles, such as Orien, Wellness, and Blue Buffalo, balanced with a carefully prepared - or purchased - raw diet.
Here is the link to the raw recipe we often use:
http://www.sweetsiberians.com/rawfeeding.htm
We find that our Siberians do best the more raw they eat. We do feel it is important that they eat kibble as it does not spoil at room temp over a day, and if we travel bringing raw with us is too hard, and we also do not want to worry that a caregiver at home has to worry about raw feeding while we are gone.
Categories: Feeding, Siberian cats