anybody here feed their pets Evo or California Natural?

[smilingcat]

This month issue of Cat Fancy magazine had an article about raw meat for your cat and salmonella. FDA warned against it not because cats will get sick but rather people could get the salmonella indirectly from the cat.

According to the article, cat's saliva has the ability to kill most of the salmonella on contact and what survivies don't make it out alive. Cat seems to be very tolerant of salmonella and people are less tolerant, especially the young and the old. And since cats like to lick you and lick themsleves, it is possible for the surviving salmonella to end up on your cloth, on your skin and maybe even in your food. Hence the FDA warning.

Our cats get wellness. Dogs gets the California Natural (low calorie). One thing to watch out with California Natural and other high protein food is that it can go rancid in hot weather. It can also grow a toxic mold, which looks like a white flecks on the dry food. If you see it, take it back to the store and have them look at it or have a vet look at it. We've returned one bag of California Natural to the store. But this is one bag out of ???

smilingcat

[Brandi]

This month issue of Cat Fancy magazine had an article about raw meat for your cat and salmonella. FDA warned against it not because cats will get sick but rather people could get the salmonella indirectly from the cat.

According to the article, cat's saliva has the ability to kill most of the salmonella on contact and what survivies don't make it out alive. Cat seems to be very tolerant of salmonella and people are less tolerant, especially the young and the old. And since cats like to lick you and lick themsleves, it is possible for the surviving salmonella to end up on your cloth, on your skin and maybe even in your food. Hence the FDA warning.

Our cats get wellness. Dogs gets the California Natural (low calorie). One thing to watch out with California Natural and other high protein food is that it can go rancid in hot weather. It can also grow a toxic mold, which looks like a white flecks on the dry food. If you see it, take it back to the store and have them look at it or have a vet look at it. We've returned one bag of California Natural to the store. But this is one bag out of ???

smilingcat

Good advice on all this. I will be careful with the rancid part. It's funny it says to store it in the bag it comes in. Maybe there is something in the bag that helps keep it fresh. I am thinking I am going to have to buy smaller amounts. But it does not get very hot where I live so I am not to worried about that. I am going to start switching them over next week. You know start mixing with there old food. I got samples from the pet store and mixed a bit in with their food. They picked all the california natural pieces out of thier food!

[Nansel]

I feed my cat Evo canned, along with Felidae kibble. We started him on the Felidae because he kept stealing the dog's Canidae out of its bin. Canidae/Felidae another good holistic brand, and a bit cheaper than some others, although I've found it can be harder to get sometimes.

My cat loves his Evo canned. We might switch him to the EVO kibble, too. But he can be fussy and likes his Felidae all right.

[Kalidurga]

Ok, I now have a problem related to this. My 5-month old male kitten just spent a week at the vet with a mystery fever-- he's doing better now, so that's not the issue. His eating regimen is.

For the first two weeks I had him, I fed him a combination of Wellness canned and kibble on a twice daily schedule. While he was at the vet, they apparently fed him Purina pouch food multiple times a day. Now when I give him the Wellness canned food, he licks off all the juices and leaves the meat behind. He'll eat the kibble, but I would prefer he get some canned food as well.

My female of the same age would eat at least an entire can of wet food a day if I let her (she eats like a horse), so I'm also concerned about what'll happen as I begin trying to feed them in the same room.

Oy. Any suggestions?

[Brandi]

I need to ponder this?

[jesvetmed]

Have to enter my two cents here...
Multiple studies have shown that a majority of dogs and cats fed raw diets shed salmonella and even ecoli in their stools. They are not sick, but they can spread the bacteria around their environment. Especially at risk in these situations are people with less than average immune-systems (ie children and elderly, or anyone with illness or on immune-suppressant drugs).

I know that many clients SWEAR by the health of their pets since starting to add raw diets, but the risks are definitely there.

[jesvetmed]

Have to enter my two cents here...
Multiple studies have shown that a majority of dogs and cats fed raw diets shed salmonella and even ecoli in their stools. They are not sick, but they can spread the bacteria around their environment. Especially at risk in these situations are people with less than average immune-systems (ie children and elderly, or anyone with illness or on immune-suppressant drugs).

I know that many clients SWEAR by the health of their pets since starting to add raw diets, but the risks are definitely there.

OK.. I'm off the soap box!

[Brandi]

I would not worry about him not eating the wet food at this point. As long as he is eating the kibble and getting food and clean water the other will work itself out.
I have a cat who will only eat the juice as well. And the other cats finish the rest of he's food for him.
There is a lot of pro's and con's to wet food and everyone has thier opinions. My cats go outside during the day, but the cat door gets closed at night. In order to get them all inside I give them wet food. It works well and even though it is the wet version of thier dry food they still think it is a treat.