I bought raw food, and they wouldn't touch it.|||Yeah, it's rarely that easy. If you bought commercial raw food, I know it's expensive so don't give up just yet. Here are some tips: You can try putting a smear of food on his nose or mouth. That'll cause him to lick it. If he likes it, he may try more. Bribes. Crush some kibble and sprinkle it over the top. Try fish or liver flakes, parmesan cheese, a drop of soy sauce, meaty baby food (with no added onion or garlic), whatever it takes. If there's a canned food your cat ADORES, try mixing the raw with it or just smearing some canned over the raw. That's what I'm doing right now to get my second cat to eat raw. You can run the food (in a container of course) under hot or warm water or even nuke it for a few seconds to bring it to "mouse body temperature." This may also release the scent and that may draw the cat in. Don't try starving the cat into submission. That could ultimately be fatal. You may want to cut back a bit on the regular food so that hunger may encourage him to eat, but don't force the issue. As he starts eating more canned, you will decrease the amount of kibble he's getting. But just be sure that he gets enough to eat every day. If you've got a kibble junky on your hands, it might be easier to first convert him or her to canned food, and then try the raw. This has been a tried and true method for many including myself. Once the cats are happily eating canned food, start slipping a bit of meat into it. Just a speck to start with. Gradually increase that amount. If the cat balks, back down a bit but keep at it. |||mix it with their regular food, if possible.|||What do you mean raw food? If it's like chicken try cutting it up a little!|||It should be cut in small pieces and mixed with some veggies www.pet-grub.com If they still don't like it, introduce it slowly mixed into their regular food.|||I really suggest you cook. Cooking it would avoid your cat getting sick ( it will kill any bacteria in it).|||some pet stores sell it frozen with other nutrients inside of it for cats. She might like that better. Otherwise, if it is like liver, try frying it very lightly as the texture is gross when raw.|||That's the problem in a nutshell. When cats are weaned their mothers teach them what is safe to eat and what is not. So cats who have eaten canned or dry food most of their lives can be very difficult to change to food in another form. When I started eight years ago that was the only food that was offered. The first day no one ate, the second day three cats ate the food. They had been used to eating canned food so the consistency was similar to the raw ground meat preparation. Two never would (they had never had anything except dry food in their lives). When one cat developed bladder cancer at age eleven I just insisted that he eat it and it took a week or so before he would eat more than a very small amount in a day. Now at 13 he eats a normal amount as do the other cats. He gets some dry food a few times a week in "treat" quantities. You can go to the site: http://www.felineinstincts.com and contact Felice who makes the supplement powder I use. She is vastly experienced in cats making the transition to raw and will gladly offer you some suggestions. I also belong to the Yahoo group WholeCatHealth where the members are feeding raw or in the process of making the transition. You can get a lot of support from the members and tips on how to do it. I was talking a few weeks ago to Gail Pope who is the director of the Brighthaven Sanctuary in Sonoma, CA. Her cats have a raw meat diet. She said that cats LOVE colostrum which is a product you can get in capsule form from a health foods store. She uses it with her ailing cats. When you use it therapeutically it is NOT given with food. And Gail said that the cats ADORE it. So maybe sprinking some of that on the food would get them to eat it even though they wouldn't be getting the benefits from the colostrum as such. When given with food it is just digested along with the food and doesn't have the health benefit if given between meals.|||We alway's cook any fish we give them... that we buy are are on their sell by date but we won't eat it or somthing... just under the grill for 15 minutes or so and put it in their bowels|||Raw feeding is the practice of feeding domestic cats a diet primarily of uncooked meat, edible bones, and organs. Supporters of raw feeding believe that the natural diet an animal in the wild has evolved to consume is what it is most adapted to.They try to mimic a similar diet for their domestic companion with the belief that a balanced raw diet has the benefits of giving the animal a healthier coat, cleaner teeth and breath, reduced stool volume and odor, and better overall health. While the scientific community contend that no studies have been done to support the numerous beneficial claims of a raw diet, raw feeders feel that the burden of proof to show that commercial diets are superior and safer than raw diets rest on pet food manufacturers and veterinarians. However there are some best raw Cat- foods such as >>>> http://www.agritura.com/index.php/cat/c3鈥?/a>|||You have to build your cat up into eating raw because your cat doesn't understand that it's food. I'm assuming you have always fed manufacted foods, so that's all your cat knows is safe. Go slow and work at it with your cat. You can also find some great tips here. http://www.catinfo.org/#Transitioning_Dr鈥?/a> Though they address transitions dry food addicts to canned, they also apply to raw. I also recommend you go ahead and read that whole site because it is a fantastic source of information!

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