Thank you for all the raw food videos! My cat is on raw food diet thanks to your recipe, and this save me a lot of money! My cat had some health problems two years ago, so I switch my cat food from dry to high quality can food which is about $1.50 for 3 oz. I need to feed my cat 2 cans of it, it costed me $3.00 per day ($42.00 for two weeks). For a two-weeks raw meat diet, I can get 6 LB of meat for $9.00~$12.00 and organ for around $5.00. Even I maximized the cost to $20.00 (include all the vitamins and eggs), it is still cheaper than the can food~

I do like the weekly price, but the price for everything the first time you get it is really expensive 😢😳.

@pandasticv7637

5 жыл бұрын

Rae Higgins yeah I was thinking that too. It's ridiculously expensive when you first buy everything. Especially for me as I have very little money

@grapefruit7095

3 жыл бұрын

either way, if you’re switching the diet you should be slowly switching your cat. so slowly buy everything.

@GeorgiaDawgAthens

2 жыл бұрын

@ Rae Higgins What's more important to you, the health and well being of your cat(s) or the unnecessary things you can do without (beer, coffee, sodas, ...) for a short while? My cats are my children. Nothing's too good for them.

Really appreciate the hard work you put into your videos 😘

@CatLadyFitness

7 жыл бұрын

II Nida Hasnain II thank you 😻

I breed rabbits for a meat source and their feed costs me $10 per month. Same cost for the chickens that lay my eggs. I love rural living.

@krethule6282

2 жыл бұрын

You’ve got half the ingredients to make a batch right there

@GeorgiaDawgAthens

2 жыл бұрын

@ Will Dwyer I don't think I could kill a rabbit, chickens eh-h-h maybe not so much. I know. I'm a meat eater. But my meat comes on white, Styrofoam plates covered with clear plastic film or in whole-body plastic bags sans head, feathers, feet, & innards, from which I remove, chop and cook. I don't have to kill anything--that makes me a hypocrite. Perhaps it would be best for me to release a rabbit or chicken into a small, enclosed pen and release my cats into it and let nature take it's course. I catch and release bugs which enter my house, not to mention the squirrels, chipmunks, and birds my cats bring into the house. And here I am, a retired military man who would have killed a thousand 'hoomanz' with little thought about it just because some president wants to be remembered as a tough, war president. To me, animals and hoomanz are not on the same level and you know which ones I hold in higher respect.

@Cat Lady Fitness - I sincerely appreciate you sharing these tips.

You have such a great vibe and did an amazing job on this video!

Appreciate your work on these videos. Lucky Cats!!!!!!!!!!

I am trying to transition into this for all three of my kitties. It seems like it will cost me almost the same as the better cat foods I currently feed. My cats canned food is just under $2 a can. I find your videos so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make them.

Wow! I was looking into the prices because I have 2 cats and their wet food has been so expensive to me. I’m happy to see the raw food would actually be cheaper in comparison to the wet food I’m feeding them. The wet for has been about $4 a day for both of them. Would only be $2 a day with raw food. Thanks so much for this!! Your amazing!

Now I know, what exactly supplements I'm going to use & how they look. I started to give my 2 kittens a ground meat, & they love it ! Thanks for your time, for making the videos.

@CatLadyFitness

7 жыл бұрын

ROBERTO VAZQUEZ awesome!! 😺

We have been making raw cat food for a while, I think almost two years by now? And we spend around 25€ (so around $28) per month and cat. The only expensive thing we had to buy was a freezer to store the pet food. Our meat comes in boxes that we re-use to portion the daily food amount of the cats. The supplements are what's expensive, but if you divide it by the months it will last you and put that amount of money aside each month, it's very affordable too.

yes ! i fully agree with Gates ! it's a way better nutritional kind feeding habit for your cat.

Congrats!!!!

I love the idea of fresh homemade but it's not possible for me to make as I don't have a freezer however I'm changing from dry to wet food thank you for your great video.

@catlady8324

7 жыл бұрын

Buy a freezer, you can eat Iced Cream too!!!!! 😸

@tracycook5445

7 жыл бұрын

Karl Ruehs good call but having asked local butchers none willing to help me.

@catlady8324

7 жыл бұрын

Tracy Cook Yes, they will not because they think Raw Chicken is poison and it will permanently contaminate the grinder and kill half the city! I had to buy a grinder from Cabella's sporting goods store.

@poolahpot

6 жыл бұрын

Karl Ruehs Please recommend a good grinder. 😊

Thank you for breaking it all down for us! I had no idea it would only be 53 cents. I pay more for Fancy Feast! Do you alternate your meats? If so, what meats do you use?

@LeonardoReyes-ob7hv

4 жыл бұрын

I also use fancy feast and it’s very expensive.

Greetings from Singapore. love your videos. if you were to write a book on raw cat food diet, i would definitely buy it.

Awesome points! In addition to comparing the dry food to the raw food The dry food may be about .30-.50 cents cheaper a day, BUT like you said, it's the worst thing for your pet....AND a pet owner using dry food makes up for the difference in the cost by needing to purchase more cat litter b/c the litter would have to be changed more frequently due to smelly poop and pee, also more expensive and frequent vet visits, Your video has inspired me to transition my two cats Oliver and Lunchbox to a raw diet... theyve been eating half wet half dry, but my handsome boy Oliver has recently developed alopecia and extreme itching on his left thigh and the patch has become bigger....I've suspected that it's allergies, even though the vet took a look and said it's "hormonal" and recommended just brushing him and adding omega 3's... meh, if it's as simple as adding omega 3s then clearly it's something he's eating that's causing the itching and shedding, so, We've cut back on the dry food (we used to use instinct) and now only have wet food for now... but they don't even want that anymore... ugh they are both so picky, so we will see, but it seems like the perfect time to transition, and in a week or so I could introduce small pieces of different types of raw meat to see what they might like, then get the recipes together for them 😊 unlike your handsome man Puppy who likes his food more like a paté, Oliver and Lunchbox ONLY like their food chunky, but I refuse to hand chop the meat into little chunks, LOL, so we will see how we work it out, lol, (but I might just end up hand chopping chunks of meat though...LOL!!!) Sorry for such a long response, lol 🙈 Thank you so much for insight!

@CatLadyFitness

7 жыл бұрын

livelovelearnlaf first of all, Lunchbox is awesome name for a cat 😹 secondly, I'm so glad you find these videos helpful. There are a bunch more coming to continue sharing tips and recipes to support healthy, raw feeding. Definitely check out the How To Transition video too :) thanks for watching!

@bloodfairy8529

2 жыл бұрын

I just discovered her videos. I know your comment is several years old but I was curious as to the outcome for your cats as well your time, ease of transition, etc. I have one cat & one or two kittens I'm adopting so I'm looking into getting a better diet for them as well as me & my partner. I'm planning on raising my own meats as well as some chickens for eggs. My father & grandfather worked for USDA as a meat inspector as well as a vetanarian so I've been in many slaughter houses/meat production. I saw some horrible & disgusting things in some of these places making 'human' grade meats. I'm babbling...

Jasmine....Could you talk about serving size...? Perhaps I've missed that in a past video...thanks...and love your channel!

@CatLadyFitness

7 жыл бұрын

Annette Ploumis thank You! I mention this in my first Q&A I believe...but maybe ill make a single video to answer this question soon 😻

@stargazer1359

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Love ya! ...and Puppy.

Out of curiosity, where do you store all of your supplements? Do you recommend that they be stored in the fridge or in the pantry?

What are your thoughts on TC premix to begin raw food prep with? I have limited storage available.

Really depends on cats/portion. I have two active Bengal kittens and they eat 2 - 3 times the portion of an adult cat. That said, I make about 9 lbs raw each week. My cost is also a tad higher because I use a specialty chicken supplier to keep the meat fresh without contamination (I know the handling). At first there is an investment for the supplements but buying in bulk from Amazon is much cheaper over smaller packaged amounts locally. (Buy once a year.) I try to cycle the frozen food through no more than ten days/batch. The cost is about 87 cents/day/cat and that is because kittens eat so much. I compare that to Royal Canin Bengal dry food at $50/ bag which feeds one adult a month for $1.60/day. When the kittens slow down consumption the cost should drop to about 50 cents/day.

Got a recipe for cat gravy? My cat likes her raw food with some gravy but I want a homemade recipe.

I love your video I wanted to know what is the large package of meat is it Ground Beef or something else?

I'm new to cats and how to care for them. I aquired an adult male cat recently who is on a dry food diet. He occasionally hacks a hairball which totally grosses me out. Will a raw diet cure this? I was not a cat person before, but I love this little guy. I want to help him in every way possible.

@niccolealdrich4890

6 жыл бұрын

key h Cats are bound to get hairballs at some point. It comes from them grooming themselves. You can reduce the hairballs by keeping your cat well brushed with a deshedding brush. (I use a fine slicker brush) I can't say anything on the diet at this point as I have not tried it yet. I have several kitties so it will be and adventure to switch them and our dogs over to the raw food diet.

This is great to know. Especially since some of the better & expensive brands of canned, like Instinct/ blue wilderness, etc.. that are just under $2 a can. I will definitely be considering this when I'm ready for my next fur baby! Can you tell me about how much a serving quanitiy is? I don't remember if you said in the video of you making it. Just remember you putting some in the Tupperware containers. Was it about 1/2 C for a serving?

@stephanielarson731

4 жыл бұрын

She said its 50 cents a meal which is typically 3oz can. So a tiny bit over a $1/day for full day. Cats normally need a little under 6oz can a day unless you have a smaller or bigger than average cat.

When you consider the vet bills, feeding my cat raw is real savings. So many of my friends have either had really high vet bills from their cat getting kidney problems which is common in cats who eat dry food. Not to mention cancer and diabetes, which is becoming more snd more common, raw is very economical

So do you just freeze whatever livers you don't need and defrost when it's time to make the next batch?

Out of curiosity, why do you use a blender over a meat grinder? I used my food processor at the beginning when I used boneless meat and vitamin premix. I'm SO glad I invested in the grinder. Big batches only takes minutes! It takes me longer to mix up the vitamins than grinding the meat. Makes it a gazillion times easier and faster, just saying. :)

@caseyglenar7268

5 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking grinder. What brand do you use please?

Strange. Every cat I've ever had would voluntarily eat grass and greens, daily outdoors, along with mice, rats, squirrels bugs, birds etcetera. Had cats from when I was 8 years old to the present 63 years old and they all loved greens and raw live small creatures.

How long do you have to put the meat in the freezer?

Since all meat is processed do i meed to buy organic when all stores are closed?

Are all the supplements nessecary when I start adjusting my cat to this diet? It's quite a pricy investment cost and I was wondering if there's any way to ease into it. Is it bad to start off with only meat and the pilled ones and slowly start using the rest as I can buy them?

I make 60 lbs, 14 half gallons, per batch for my pride of 20-ish. Thank you, your video is great!!! 😸 Costco 40 lb case Leg Quarters, $20. Asian Market 6 lbs Chicken Heart $12 Asian Market 4 lbs Chicken Liver $8 On Sale 2 dozen Eggs $2 Supplements about $6-ish That's way cheaper than $.50 a can and I don't have to worry about Chinese made food recalls because they have poisons right next to pet food production!!!!!

@CatLadyFitness

7 жыл бұрын

Karl Ruehs oh wow, awesome!! 😺

@xxvertcerizexx

5 жыл бұрын

Wait, i'm not sure i got that. You have 20 cats, or your cat is 20 years old? Lol and how long does it last you?

I want to keep my fur baby health Thank you

I recently switched to raw, after eliminating dry food completely a long time ago and being only on wet. I am currently giving them "Primal Chicken & Salmon Formula Nuggets Grain-Free Freeze-Dried Cat Food By Primal" which is about $20 a week for my 2 cats.I am trying to see if it's really worth it going trough the hustle of making it myself, what do you think?

@hipstersrcool

6 жыл бұрын

YES, it is worth it to make yourself. I was also feeding my 2 cats Primal food and spending 20-23$ a week on it. I'm realizing that while it is a little more costly initially to feed raw with buying all the supplements, tupperware, possibly investing in a meat grinder, etc., 17-20$ every 2-3 weeks is obviously a huge decrease in spending and I believe the savings from making the food yourself will slowly pay for those initial investments :)

your link on the recipe is not working. Do you have it on your blog?

@CatLadyFitness

6 жыл бұрын

hi! Hmmm... you went to catladyfitness.com/my-diet ? Try going directly to catladyfitness.com and then clicking the My Diet tab. It should be working alright! Let me know if it still doesn't :) thanks for watching

Deployable link for the recipe doesn't work and I can't find the website.

@CatLadyFitness

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Kathryn! The website is CatLadyFitness.com (or ThePuppyShow.com will take you there, too) and it's the My Diet tab.... you tried www.catladyfitness.com/my-diet and it didn't work? Let me know if so because that would be no good and I'll have to look into it more! Thanks for watching :)

very econimical

So recipe? And do you freeze it and get it out the day before? Warm it up in the microwave? I doubt you let it sit out and come to room temperature, correct? And raw eggs are ok? Thank you!

@bajasa123

6 жыл бұрын

Deb Stein in the video where she makes it, she splits it up into like 8 tupperware containers, puts 1 in the fridge and the rest in the freezer. Before her cat finishes 1, she moves 1 from freezer to fridge to defrost

I appreciate the info. I will utilize some of this great info, but we should not compare humans to cats.

When you said the initial cost of the powders was high but you get 400 or so servings, I knew they'd be out of date! Does that not concern you at all? Are the powders still usable even when they're years out of date?

@keilynduartelemus6709

3 жыл бұрын

im researching this stuff before I get a cat, did you find any answers?

Here is what I discovered. Ingredients: 1. Chicken Thighs (with bone): High in protein and fat; bones provide calcium. 2. Beef Heart: Rich in taurine. 3. Chicken Liver: A good source of vitamins. 4. Salmon Oil: For omega-3 fatty acids. 5. Taurine Supplement: Essential for cats. 6. Egg Yolks: Optional, for additional nutrients. Daily Meal Plan: • 80% Muscle Meat (e.g., chicken thighs): 4 oz. • 10% Organ Meat (5% liver, 5% other organs like beef heart): 0.5 oz. • 10% Edible Bone (from chicken thighs): 0.5 oz. • A few drops of Salmon Oil. • Taurine Supplement: As per supplement instructions. • 1 Egg Yolk per week (optional). Weekly Shopping List (Based on a 10 lb Cat): • Chicken Thighs: 2 lbs • Beef Heart: 0.35 lbs • Chicken Liver: 0.35 lbs • Salmon Oil: Small bottle (lasts several weeks) • Taurine Supplement: Small container (lasts several months) • Eggs: 1 dozen (optional, lasts several weeks) Average Pricing (as of 2023): • Chicken Thighs: $1.50 per lb = $3.00 • Beef Heart: $2.50 per lb = $0.88 • Chicken Liver: $2.00 per lb = $0.70 • Salmon Oil: $10 for a bottle = $1.00 (weekly prorated cost) • Taurine Supplement: $15 for a container = $0.30 (weekly prorated cost) • Eggs (Optional): $3.00 per dozen = $0.25 (for one egg yolk) Total Weekly Cost: • Without Egg Yolk: Approximately $5.88 • With Egg Yolk: Approximately $6.13

Wait...24 cans of what size? 5.5 or 3 oz? Most of the good wet food (wellness) I've seen is 12 cans of 3 oz for $30.

The meats you use for your cats, are they certified organic meats? Do you add any raw greens(pea sprouts, grated zucchini etc,?

@CatLadyFitness

7 жыл бұрын

Kathryn S. No I don't use organic thighs, though I have before once or twice.. But it certainly bumps the cost up a bit if you choose to do so! and you can find the full recipe and ingredients at thepuppyshow.com/my-diet :) thanks for watching!

@kathryns.3019

7 жыл бұрын

so you don't add greens of any kind? My cat loves pea sprouts, catnip and grass but I only add the pea sprouts to the food. The rest, he eats out of my hand unless he misses and grabs a fingertip instead. Ouch! Love hurts sometimes. :)

@catlady8324

7 жыл бұрын

Cats are carnivores. No veggies in their natural habitat diet. That makes sense to me so I don't put veggies in my Kitty Chow. 😸

@emilyvasquez7939

3 жыл бұрын

@catlady don't wild cats get small amounts of greens from their preys gut? I thought it added a little something important.

Can 10 week old kittens go on this raw food diet?

@Emily-jo8hv

6 жыл бұрын

Ruth Wilson as long as their old enough to eat regular cat food and not milk definitely! it's actully better to start when they are kittens because you don't have to switch them from dry to wet to raw.

do you freeze it? how do you keep it for 2 weeks.

@Emily-jo8hv

6 жыл бұрын

Yamie Andre you freeze it until a day or two before u feed it

FYI: Science Diet wet cat food is $0.58 per pouch

What about for kittens? Would the recipe change for kittens?

@reptitan5498

5 жыл бұрын

No you would just feed them a lot more. Sorry I'm late

Is there ANY relatively healthy cat foods I can buy in a store? Not permanently but just for as long so I can get the money together to buy all those things because when you first buy everything it's ridiculously expensive and I am not able to buy all of that straight away. So does anyone know any relatively healthy wet or dry food I can buy that isn't too expensive?

@miasass4291

5 жыл бұрын

Before I seriously considered putting my cat on a home made wet food diet, I was going to switch them from the Nutro dry kibble they're on to Nulo dry food, which appears to be pretty healthy and are moderately priced at around $35-$40 for a 12oz bag. I've done research on multiple brands and their cost value, Nulo seems to be one of the better choices.

Why dont you use the lysine made for cats?

@Bipwxyz

4 жыл бұрын

Human grade is better quality & way cheaper.

what can we use if ur cat us allergic to chicken/turkey? :(

@sketchbo0k

5 жыл бұрын

I assume red meat.

@reptitan5498

5 жыл бұрын

Beef and rabbit are great. Elk, moose, deer are also good options. Stay away from pork and fish.

How do I get one of those shirts behind you?

@CatLadyFitness

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Connie! Everything (apparel and accessories) can be found at CatLadyFitness.com/shop 😻 books are on Amazon or you can just go to truehealthtrifecta.com/guides-books :) thanks for watching!!

@conniestary4499

6 жыл бұрын

Cat Lady Fitness Thank you

@lady_stog

6 жыл бұрын

Cat Lady Fitness Do you ship to Germany? :)

@CatLadyFitness

6 жыл бұрын

@Lady Stog yes! 😻

@lady_stog

6 жыл бұрын

Cat Lady Fitness Fantastic news! I'm a new cat owner and I absolutely love that shirt! 😻😻😻

Can you tell me your serving size?

@CatLadyFitness

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Feudo it depends on your cat's weight. I believe I cover this in the first Q&A video :)

Has anyone with a diabetic cat tried this out?

I'm a little confused. You add Lysine which is optional for puppy's eyes. Well, this is cat food. Do you feed the same exact food to you cat as you do to your dog? This is a recipe for cats, right? There was another reference in there to puppies too. ?? Oh wait! I think your cat's name is Puppy! Maybe that's it! lol.

Not inexpensive if you have 4 cats:(

@britt1891

5 жыл бұрын

I have 4. For me it's 54$ a month. Same as me buying 120 cans of friskies pate canned a month.

@xxvertcerizexx

5 жыл бұрын

54$ a month for four cats?! How do you manage that? What kind of stores do you go to?

That part about comparing wet cat food's price to the raw cat food's price was waaaaaaaaaaay off. A $0.53 can of wet food feeds a cat for the WHOLE DAY. A $0.53 meal of raw food feeds a cat for, well, a meal. So, no, raw food is actually twice as expensive as wet food lol. However, that is for the really cheap stuff. $0.53 a meal is actually cheaper than some popular brands like Blue Buffalo, Merrick, or Wellness. Nature's Variety is about $1 a meal, or $2 a day, and yet it's still really popular. In the end, while I still feel that raw food is very expensive, it's still cheaper than most good wet food, while also being better than said wet food.

@catlady8324

7 жыл бұрын

It's not waaaaay off at all! She said that is her specific case and making small batches. Mine comes to about $40 for 60 POUNDS! (50+ lbs not including water) So buying by the case, my food comes to about $.65 per POUND!!!! Not serving, by the POUND!!!! And it's super fresh chicken.

@breadcrumbs3530

7 жыл бұрын

That is impressive, I gotta say. Though I was more pointing out the error in HER calculations rather than just raw food in general (I worded my reply rather poorly...hehe). I still have no idea though how you are able to find that cheap of ingredients lol. Edit: Nvm, just read your comment down below haha.

@catlady8324

7 жыл бұрын

Allison Koester Just to be clear about my sources, That case of Leg Quarters comes from the Costco Business Center, or I actually get it from Restaurant Depot. There are only 10 CostCo Business Center stores in the US! Here is a great article about them and, yes, anybody with a Costco Card can go: costcoconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2015/08/have-you-been-to-costco-business-center.html?m=1 Restaurant depot, however, only retail store owners, restaurants, businesses, etc, can get a membership card.

@breadcrumbs3530

7 жыл бұрын

Karl Ruehs Bargain hunting at its finest, I guess! I'll probably feed my kitten a raw diet once I move out of the house (well, she won't be kitten at that point!). I'm a minor and I know that my parents wouldn't be so keen on having to buy a meat grinder, another freezer, and a bunch of plastic containers for MY kitten xD.

@catlady8324

7 жыл бұрын

Allison Koester To be fair and balanced to your point of is it really cheaper, I did buy a $450 Cabella's 1hp Grinder and another $100 on stock of supplements, containers, scale, $160 used freezer, $500 new freezer, etc! LOL!!!!! 😹 With the grinder I've also got into making & stuffing my own fantastic sausages; Hot Italian with Hatch Chile, Asian Chicken w Ginger & Soy Sauce, Brats, Lamb! And others!!!!!!

Oh man slow blinks. My 2 new kittens (brothers) don't blink for me. I'm constantly looking like a moron slow blinking at them lol. Of course they ended up loving my wife immediately (foster carer was a lady so that's my excuse). Yet the smaller guy doesn't like me touching him and the bigger guy likes being around me (well they tolerate my presence and will sleep on my bed). Big difference vs them crawling into my wife's jumper and letting her give them snuggles. When they came I had already read about giving them distance and how to pat them correctly and not doing it if they don't want it and allowing them to come to me for etc. I now think this advice is flawed as I caught my wife picking them up and patting and my scientific approach failed haha (I laugh to cover the hurt). Hopefully with time they will come around. Otherwise with this diet I might be stuck with them for decades ;). Maybe time to feed them Whiskas (jokes cat lovers)

Clearly a selling vid !!

@catlady8324

7 жыл бұрын

I don't think so. She's not selling the supplements, meats, eggs, etc. She has a 15 second plug after the video and a shirts brief note. Good for her!!!! 😸