Yes it's very scary isn't it. If they say that the products are safe for animals and not people, that kind of suggests that the premise on which animal testing is built, that by proving something is safe for animals it must be safe for humans too, is totally wrong so animal testing should thus be ended. (It should anyway).
Or if they are saying that these products are poisonous for people and the same rules apply for animals and people, then they must be poisonous for animals too and so they shouldn't be being sold.

Nice work on the chihuahua  I've got a Jack Russel x Fox Terrier, gorgeous kitty cat (shelter rescue) and rat who are all raw foodies.

Hey MG,
Yep, Ruhsa the cat eats fish for breakfast and then 5 chicken necks throughout the day. She is still growing (11 months old) so when that stops she might eat a little less, I'm not sure. Mostly I just let her choose - I know that I'm hungrier some days than others, and I assume she's the same! 
I hate buying her fish because you can't get organic and I know the world's oceans are in a terrible state due to over fishing, however, it is very important that cats get fish because they have exceptionally high protein and fat requirements.
I absolutely love cats, if you are going to get one I strongly suggest you go to a shelter... there are some cats with horrendous life stories. I only just got Ruhsa when my very old cat had to be put down, although she is only 11 months old she was already pregnant when she was taken to the shelter as a stray... she was incredibly timid and nervous, but now she is a bundle of fun and energy!
If you have any more questions about feeding animals raw, please pm me! I'm happy to help!
Freedom 

Thanks FB,

I do really want a Sphynx cat, but ive been thinking it would be better to save a cat from a shelter - there are so many without homes.

I will also have to get used to handling meat again.at the moment the thought of having to feed it to my pet is what turns me off wanting one!

 

MG it is entirely your decision but I very strongly believe that when so many cats are alone in shelters, longing for someone to love them, it is a bit unfair to them to buy a purebred or even one from a pet shop. If you really want a sphynx you can try ringing a number of shelters (there are more out there than you think) and asking if they have any. People do take purebreds to shelters as well.
In terms of handling meat, I agree it is gross. I wear gloves and just try not to think about it too much - every week after shopping i split the meat into portions to freeze so it is mostly all over at once and I don't have to deal with it too much throughout the week. The other thing I simply try to remember is how happy and healthy the food makes my beautiful animal friends.

I'm afraid I don't have quite the medical knowledge just yet to get in depth about heart worm! I have never treated any of my animals for that either. I may just have been lucky I suppose. Give me a couple of years and I can tell you a bit more about heart worm, lol! 

Personally I think the medication of animals is in line with the human drug marketing... and has people giving their pets so many medications just in case, and loads on the guilt that ALL owners must otherwise your animal could be the source of disease for others (sounds sort of like vaccination doesn't it?). They show these horrible photos of heart worm, and ask if you want to protect your dog from this. Of course you do... and I would choose to do so with a healthy diet, exercise and love!

Dogs die from Heart Worm Shot (2004)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5908836/

Here's a site I just found on "natural cures" for pets... I recommend people with animals sign up for his newsletter and check out the site. It looks really detailed. The article on what's in pet food is fabulous.
http://www.healthyhappydogs.com/MedicineChest

Adopting from shelters... I saw Earthlings this week, and I think they quoted that up to 30% of the animals in shelters were purebred, many brought in by their owners. They also went into the reality of puppy mills with people having caged animals, and literally breding them until they are dead to sell the babies to pet stores (the animals live in little cages, with no human attention or love, like factory farms). I would never ever ever buy from a pet store. If buy first hand I would buy from a loving family that breds at home, but Piers and I have decided to adopt from a shelter (we're planning on a dog soon). Pet store animals often have psychological problems due to being separated from their mom so early too which gets them off mothers milk earlier too (because they are cuter young and sell faster in shops).

Photos of a spynx cat (wow): http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/profiles/sphynx.html



Piers father has one (maybe two), and also another really interesting bred thats more squat with no external ear (I may be remembering the last one wrong... as I don't really know cats). The Spynx cats go for walks with them and sound really interesting.