Since I started sharing my meat with my cat, she had stopped leaving dead animals on the back porch for me. I guess she finally thinks I am a good hunter

@btudrus

2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 We humans are so silly. We think we feed our cats while the cat catches a mouse and brings it to us to say: You are looking unhealthy. You should eat more meat !!!

@NiceLoki

2 ай бұрын

I can only hope the same goes for my 2. They are both prolific rodent hunters, lately huge rats! I started carnivore just over 2 weeks ago and give them the left over bits, my little tortie girl was struggling to keep weight on (they're turning 12 this year) and she's looking a bit healthier with the fat that I've been giving her.

@leproghead

2 ай бұрын

😃

@julienfroidevaux1143

2 ай бұрын

​@@btudrusCarnivorous animals are literally the stupidest animals in nature . The strongest most intelligent animals are herbivirious like the mighty elephant . Who cares what cats have to say ?

@beverlyaten1775

2 ай бұрын

😹😹😹

I adopted an obese 24 lb cat with a slew of health issues - rotting teeth, oily skin & ears, etc. He couldn’t stand up on both hind legs & could barely run. Put him on a wet carnivore diet, & he lost 1/2 his body weight, his skin & ear issues cleared up, he could stand up on his hind legs & run, & after sadly having to extract two of his teeth, his remaining gum issues resolved. Cats. Eat. Meat!

@caffeinewitch1

2 ай бұрын

Should have fed him like the obligate carnivore that he/she is and fed a raw diet, not chemical canned.

@jb6712

2 ай бұрын

I'm rather puzzled why you use hyperbole just to say the cat had two teeth extracted...."...after SADLY..." regarding the extraction. Obviously it was of a health benefit to the animal, and saved its life, so why is it "SAD"? Your misuse of one word makes it sound as if the animal went through torture in order to now be healthy, when in fact it did not, its torture was from its previous owner.

@jackielambert7980

2 ай бұрын

Good Job Jessica!

@AlastrionaS

2 ай бұрын

@@jb6712 It’s sad when an animal (or human) has to lose any teeth

There is a book called "The BARF Diet". It's about the biologically appropriate raw food diet for cats and dogs if anyone is interested in looking it up. Not sponsored. I'm a veterinary nurse and have been talking to people about raw food diets for pets for years. More dog owners are interested than cat owners though. Working in ER we saw a cat that the owner put on a vegan diet 😢. Poor thing almost died from malnurishment. Please feed cats a proper cat diet.

@btudrus

2 ай бұрын

"Working in ER we saw a cat that the owner put on a vegan diet" ANIMAL ABUSE!

@miklimecat9636

2 ай бұрын

I'm almost afraid to ask, did the vegan owner finally feed the cat what it needed, or did he just go home and vegan harder?

@Ichtopia

2 ай бұрын

@@miklimecat9636 the owner was informed that the cat was a carnivore and needed meat to survive. The cat's diet was changed but this isn't the first vegan or the last to try to make their pets vegan too. There is an influencer who calls herself The Vegan Teacher who has her dog on a vegan diet. Animals will eat the veggies because it's what's given to them, not because they particularly like it or it's good for them. Dogs can have some vegetables, but there are human foods that are toxic and even deadly to animals. Best to stick to a species appropriate diet.

@lollieb23able

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. I found it on Amazon

@lollieb23able

2 ай бұрын

Thanks. I found it on Amazon.

My cat: raw ground beef, striploin, freeze dried minnows, some tuna. She is one year old, has massive energy and curiosity. Kibbles -- never!

@euhdink4501

2 ай бұрын

Don't forget eggs. I mix the yolk and protein, otherwise they don' eat it.

Didn't realize years ago until my cat became diabetic. Vet offered science diet kibble for diabetics. Thankfully i found a great message board online and started feeding pates..no gravies or starches, just meat. He went to live to 15 before he had a stroke. Lived last 8 years of his life in remission and off insulin

@janicegriffith9810

2 ай бұрын

Amen. Same with my cat.

@Tedstriker73

Ай бұрын

Hi what was the message board?? Many thanks!

So funny, but... My husband and I just went carnivore... and we thought... why are we still feeding our cats kibble?!? It's mostly grain and things not good for our cats, so they are now carnivore, too... as well as the dog. :D Every member of our household is happy and healthy now. Fewer vet bills? Hope so!!! Thanks for all your great advice Dr. Berry!!! We love you!!! ♥

I began feeding my dog carnivore food for the past two weeks and she no longer has this disgusting dead fish smell in her breath. She’s not scratching her skin she’s not licking her paw. She’s not digging at her ears. She was miserable and I couldn’t see the signs. I am feeling much better on a carnivore regiment, and I plan on keeping both of us healthy for a very long time. Thanks, Doc.

@other9293

2 ай бұрын

Feed my dogs raw meat for decades. Changing diet my cause poop issues until they get used to new diet. There are some pumpkin supplements that will calm their stomach. No cooked bones. Raw chicken with bone and beef liver for snacks and vitamins/minerals. Mainly lean beef, but USDA pork that has been deep froze for at least a month, should be safe. As they get very old, you may want to cook and add supplements purely for better poops. Dogs have anal glands that require a firm poop to express. Runny poop for weeks can cause serious injury from ruptured glands.

@OnlyKaerius

2 ай бұрын

@@other9293 Careful about chicken with bone, it could poke a hole inside, those bones are sharp when snapped. And then there's the risk of salmonella, diarrhea everywhere. PS: Dogs can eat cooked food without issue, they've evolved during the relationship with humans, they're also partial omnivores and no longer fully obligate carnivores like their wolf ancestors.

@other9293

2 ай бұрын

@@OnlyKaerius only raw bones. Cooked bones can be dangerous. I have cooked meats for very old dog to help with digestion

This is HILARIOUS! Our cats catch and eat mice, moles, birds, etc ., ALL THE TIME! They are completely healthy. Cats ARE BIOLOGICAL CARNIVORES. They eat meat anyway they can get it.😂😂😂😂

@Ch215t1anxyz

2 ай бұрын

Maybe fresh meat is safer.

@jansmith3158

2 ай бұрын

make sure you de-worm your cat frequently because mice etc have worms including tape worms that can cause your cat lots of health issues and these worms can lay eggs and you can pick up the worms too. for info on parasite cleanse for humans see dr ken berry, dr berg, candida eric bakker naturopath, brenda road to perfect health, dr group, dr axe, earther academy (he is a doctor and was a sick vegan for 15 years switch to carnivore and healed he has good vds on parasite info). take care.

@terfalicious

2 ай бұрын

@@jansmith3158 Ivermectin is a great cat wormer - safe AT THE RIGHT DOSE

@1Hope4All

2 ай бұрын

MH Miller You may want to just feed your cat raw ground beef, raw chicken, raw salmon, etc. Rats and mice outside are filled with diseases and worms and who knows what else.

@kimdawcatgirl

2 ай бұрын

​​@Ch215t1anxyz No, human grade is second best. It's been handled and exposed to things not found in the wild. They eat the whole creature, stem to stern. Just worm them monthly, or they can eat grass to barf up worms if you're too proud or cheap to worm them. 😂

Switched out 10yr old cat a few months ago from dry food to raw beef, chicken and turkey mince with occasional sardines and the difference is amazing. Shes playing like a kitten again. It's wonderful.😻

@SaraNorman-lv6cu

2 ай бұрын

Thats good. My cat has always been picky and only likes her dry kibble. I have tried to give her fish and beef and she wont eat it. Today she ate some lamb though and a few days ago she finally ate some fish. I am so happy because now I can switch her over soon. She is getting more and more used to me giving her real food now. I just have to keep trying and getting her used to it.

@azzumi1215

2 ай бұрын

@@SaraNorman-lv6cu complete understand. We were very lucky our Wesley switched so easily. Go slow it'll be worth it. 😸

@DS-oi4wl

2 ай бұрын

@@SaraNorman-lv6cu I give our cat deli-sliced roast beef (thin) from Walmart. It is pretty rare and appears bloody inside the baggies after I separate it. When I am ready to cook my own ground beef or ribeye, I will give raw pieces as an in-between-meal treat.

@laurahudson8210

2 ай бұрын

My cat does not like beef, raw or cooked. She likes chicken, but prefers freeze dried to raw or cooked. She's meh about pork, I give her freeze dried. But, she LOVES freeze dried minnows! Turns her nose up at wet and fresh raw foods. Strange.

My old cat who is no longer alive only tolerated raw meat pet food (without plants). When she was a kitten I started feeding her canned wet food but, it gave her an upset stomach. Then I started buying organic dry food. Eventually that gave her watery diarrhea too. Every brand of dry food eventually caused the same reaction. Then someone suggested raw pet food. For awhile that got rid of the symptom but, then it started again. The last thing I tried was plant free raw beef and she never had bad digestion again. Initially she didn't tolerate other types of meat but, eventually her gut was healed enough that she could eat lamb, pork or chicken raw. She even healed enough tolerate a little bit of cooked meat which she thought was a treat. If we didn't watch our plates, she'd be tempted to grab a bite. Her absolute favourite thing was raw beef liver. The smell got her so excited. Another great side effect of putting her on a raw meat diet was that she became playful as a senior and she wasn't playful before. I think plant foods damaged her gut.

@w1975b

2 ай бұрын

I bet her poop didn't stink after she was only eating raw meat. Another plus.

My vet has our cat on a strict keto diet because we fed him with dry food loaded with carbs and now he’s a super chonk! It’s no good!!

@jansmith3158

2 ай бұрын

look up "How much sugar is in dog food?" and then "how much sugar is in cat food?" = SHOCKING amount its poison.

@user-sp1gw8gz3o

2 ай бұрын

I bought the wrong jerky treats for my puppies one time. It had corn syrup and pea powder. wtf. It’s so messed up

@jansmith3158

2 ай бұрын

@@user-sp1gw8gz3o its sicking that they are poisoning pets world wide. (& humans).

@user-sp1gw8gz3o

2 ай бұрын

@@jansmith3158 did you know that pet food is the most profitable of all food items. Our poor animals are living a third shorter lifespan

@kimdawcatgirl

2 ай бұрын

Type 2 diabetes is common in cats because of kibble. Only feed twice a day and make them fast 8 hours between meals and all night.

I've been feeding Raw for over 20 years. It's the best way to go for the animals that's for sure. Specially cats. None of my animals eat a processed diet.

I knew there was a gut reason why I love you two.....cat lovers!!🙏🐾❤️ Of course, the most obvious reason is because of the amazing knowledge you share with us but being a crazy cat lady, I knew there was something extra special about both of you! 😊 Thanks for all the videos!

There are two things you can't miss if you want to give your cat a raw diet: Calcium and Taurine The amount of calcium in muscle meat is insufficient for cats and they also don't produce Taurine like humans and dogs do, so you have to give them bones and heart, around 5%~10% of each in weight relative to the amount of muscle meat. Some cats will easily eat small chicken bones, but for most you will have to grind it into a paste with small pieces in a blender first. And NEVER cook your cat's food because it destroys essential nutrients that they can't live without.

My cat had fresh organic chicken thighs, ground up with heart & liver (all chicken), added calcium and some olive oil (the right kind of calcium, and you can also add taurine supplement, it's very inexpensive). Froze it in the 6 oz. mason jars, and one per day. She never used her water dish, because I would mix it with a bit of warm water before feeding. Cats don't drink a lot of water when they have fresh meat vs. kibble. Sprinkled some fish flakes on top to entice. The vet was truly astonished at her muscle tone and glossy, thick coat, after her annual checkup, age 2, when I put her on raw. Making the food took about an hour/month, including grinding up the chicken thighs by hand. Easy-peasy. And it cost me less than the junk food!

August 199something: I enter the kitchen and the fridge is open. I go to close it and find my cat lying IN the fridge, eating tuna from a can that had been opened at lunch time. Obviously he had jumped on the countertop next to the fridge and found that it hadn't been closed properly. There were other things in there and he chose tuna. Guess why??? The only times I've seen cats eating "greens" is when they are sick and need to throw up.

As I look at this video something I thought would never happen actually happened. The GMA show actually interviewed a man that dropped over 200 lbs on the carnivore diet. I never thought the news shows would cover this diet. This is progress.

I have a 24yo cat , for the last 3y it was very frail and it had no only difficulty climbing the sofa it stop doing it All together and just sleept near the food and water. I had seen the amount of water he was drinking close to a liter a day. I thought to myself this cat is diabetic. Só I stopped the cat food and started it is the proper cat's diet ( ground beef, sausages, egg - it eats one a day and clames for it -, chicken and sardines, . It was arrond a month ago, now it a new cat I'd say at list 4 years younger, he's jumping on tables seeking food - quite annoying - it came back laying besides me , it is sleeping in the sun again, and its fur has never been so softer. After that i put my others 4 cats in the same diet , amazing results they are even closer and cuddlier . The dog currently is eating Salmon's head that i get for almost nothing in the fish market before it was eating, chicken's neck, pig's feet , ear, and pigs organs. But the fish's head is way cheaper In both cases I'm spending less money than in kibble, and i wasn't buying the crazy expensive ones, like the best of the rest, but it should have been good. It's crazy how much they're triving in a species appropriate diet

@NiceLoki

2 ай бұрын

Please ensure you are giving the necessary nutrients, especially taurine for your cats.

@bernhardjordan9200

2 ай бұрын

@@NiceLoki they love chicken heart

I fed my cat medium rare to raw grass fed lamb today and she absolutely loved it! I said "good girl" because I have tried before and she wouldn't eat it. I think she is addicted to carbs in her dry kibble but she is showing signs of a sick diabetic cat or sick cat so I am trying to slowly get her adjusted to a better diet.

@MovingInMN

Ай бұрын

I think cats can get addicted to carbs just like we do. I also have a cat that I think is addicted to the carbs in the kibble she is used to eating. She is very overweight and shows some diabetes signs too. My other cat came in with a normal weight and he happily switched to the prey model raw diet (I get it pre-ground specifically for cats from a local small company, I get my dogs’ meals there too).

I just got a kitten and when I got her she was vomiting and diarrhea all the time. Pooping 8 to 12 times a day and zero energy. About a week into her meat only diet and she was running around and playing and more curious. No more vomiting or diarrhea and a much more healthy weight. Took her to the vet for her shots and they asked what she's eating and when I told them they told me to put her back on the approved pet diet knowing how bad it was for her. I said sure I will...not lol. She's eats what I eat

Looking forward to meeting you in San Antonio!! Yay!

Cats - Obligate hyper Carnivore. Meat with low fat. Dogs - Facultative hyper Carnivore. Meat and bone with a little fat.

@MelzCarnivoreJourney

Ай бұрын

Technically, a hyper carnivore is 70% meat (fat & protein) and 30% other foods (carbs/plants). Though cats can survive eating 30% carbs (as in it doesn't kill them instantly), they are more likely to get crystals in their urine and kidneys and die much younger than they are supposed to. Cats do better at 97% raw meat and only 3% anything else. Also, they do need fat because they need fat soluble vitamins like E, K, and D. Fat doesn't make cats (or dogs) fat. That's why my 3 cats and 3 dogs get the fat that comes in the skin/meat because they don't eat carbs, so they need energy to come from somewhere. Due to dogs following humans for a longer (evolutionary) period of time, they have developed slightly more of a tolerance to carbs, but 30% is still too much. I have a coydog, and she did horrible on Kibble she would eat enough to not die. Since she has been put on a carnivore diet, she's a normal weight and eats every day. Has more energy, etc. My regular dogs weight and health also optimized on carnivore. The term "obligate carnivore" means an animal that eats more than 70% meat. A hyper carnivore is an animal that eats up to 70% meat. Faciltative carnivore means that the animal does best on primarily meat but can eat other stuff just to stay alive until they can get more meat. A cats optimal diet is not a hyper carnivore diet. If anything, their optimal diet is a faciltative carnivore diet.

@adelarsen9776

Ай бұрын

@@MelzCarnivoreJourney Thank you. I wish you and your pets good health and prosperity.

@MelzCarnivoreJourney

Ай бұрын

You're welcome. They are all doing really well. Reversed kidney damage in a cat that was peeing blood (after 10 years on Kibble). My coydog eats every day now, and her teeth stopped falling out. My other 2 dogs lost weight, ulcers in their mouths healed, and cloudy eyes cleared up. The kittens are doing great. They never had to deal with illness because I got them on the right diet after I finished bottle feeding them (we got them from a man on the side of the road/apparently the momma cat had been hit in the road).

@adelarsen9776

Ай бұрын

@@MelzCarnivoreJourney Excellent.

Lost our cat just 2 days ago. My daughter researched and made me promise to keep her cat, which became our cat, Blue Buffalo, supposedly one of the best kibbles, certainly expensive enough. We didn't know better. We were talking about it! We waited too long. 😢

@lindamorristx

2 ай бұрын

I’m sorry to hear that. I fed my cat kibble and lost him at 10 years old. The next cat I have gets only canned food, with seafood, meat and liver.

Yep! Fed our cats and dogs a raw diet. Found a tiny kitten dropped on the side of the road near a woods. Gave him the small bone pieces of the cornish game hens we fed as a base, then added various ground meats to offset the bone. The gals at the vet 2 wks later wanted to know what we did to him. He was growing like crazy. Coolest cat I ever owned. Kibble is exactly why cats now have human diseases, as well as dogs.

I've been raw feeding my 2 cats for a couple years now! And, I'm just starting carnivore myself after watching your videos! Like I said, I'm just starting & have alot to learn! Thanks for your info! 😊

We have desert feral cats around our neighborhood. Not as many as before due to a "cat orginzation" takes them, fixes them and then returns them to the wild. No rats around here and I believe that they enjoy scorpions. Just wish that they would not leave a "gift" on my putting green. No, I don't leave food out for them as they are feral, let them enjoy the rats and desert rabbits that live around here as well. I love dogs and cats but have neither as travel is a major part of my schedule. It's better to enjoy friends pets.

@duellonaboudica400

2 ай бұрын

You mentioned scorpions. We don't have scorpions but I've seen the feral cats around her chowing down on snake like it's the best thing ever.

It’s obviously safe to feed a cat raw meat as long as it’s not spoiled. However, they also need the rest of the animal for a total diet. It’s not a debate like it is for humans where “maybe you need some liver but mostly you can just eat ribeye.” Cats and other true carnivores seriously need bones, marrow, skin, organs, connective tissue, etc., otherwise they will have nutrition deficiencies.

@2Truth4Liberty

2 ай бұрын

"Cats and other true carnivores seriously need bones, marrow, skin, organs, connective tissue, etc., otherwise they will have nutrition deficiencies." I hate to disagree but I disagree. That said, though my cats have had a majority diet of boneless skinless chicken and occasional gound beef, they sometimes self supplement their diet by eating flies, birds, baby rabbits, and mice among other things. 40+ years of many generations of cats is what i base my view on.

@sthenzel

2 ай бұрын

Adding eggs should help to get everything a cat needs. I mean, an egg has basically everything to make a bird, albeit a tiny one.

My 3 cats love meat... they look a very healthy and are very active! I do cook it first... 15, 8 and 2 year old's... swims or fly's they want it!

@richiemandina5305

2 ай бұрын

I’ve read that with cats you really shouldn’t cook the meat, apparently it makes a big difference as they’re only supposed to eat it raw. Not trying to be a dick, just sharing what I’ve come across in the hopes it could help.

@JohnnyRay920

2 ай бұрын

@@richiemandina5305 Yeah, it has to do with taurine. Taurine is mostly destroyed when the meat is cooked and cats can't make it the way humans can. Another solution is to add a little taurine to their food.

@kimdawcatgirl

2 ай бұрын

Cooking removes the nutrients cats need. They don't cook their mice in the wild. Cooking is for your thinking, not their benefit. Let them drink the blood/ juice as well. Give them raw chicken hearts and cut up gizzard.

@richiemandina5305

2 ай бұрын

@@JohnnyRay920 I see. Thanks for the info 👍

My rescued cat refused to eat wet food or raw meat or even cooked meat. They do like fish though. I never liked the idea of kibbles, they have fangs and sharp teeth for a reason. It's clearly not for kibbles. I will try to slowly change their diet and the damn kibbles are not cheap too! How I wish I've known this sooner 😢

I’m trying to convince my wife that our dogs dogs don’t belong, eating processed grains any more than we do. When was the last time a rancher or farmer had a wolf or coyote break into their field and eat their grain or corn?😂

I started feeling my cat just meat, after she was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. That was because of feeding her BlueBuffalo dry kibble. She lived to be 19 years old because of the switch I made to feeding her just meat. It’s been almost a year since she’s passed. I Miss her every day. I feed my 2 small dogs meat and mix in some low carb veggies like cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts. They get occasional salmon, sardines, cod. Their fur is beautiful and they don’t seem to have that “doggie” smell anymore.

What! Your cats don’t leave dead vegetables on the porch!

Always knew the world is corrupt even as a teenager, but watching your videos makes me realise how the corruption in this world runs as deep as the roots of the Wild Fig tree at Echo Caves.

My cat has raw tuna twice a week, and sardines (smoked) plus all the mice, birds

@teret6719

2 ай бұрын

Why smoked? Walmart sells sardines in water cheap.

Oh yeah, another thing for male cats especially-their urethras can get blocked in their senior years if they aren’t getting enough fluids. Another reason so avoid a kibble based diet.

@scottorgan2255

2 ай бұрын

My parents had a ginger tom cat and they only fed him kibble and cand pet food, after I got home from work one day my mum told me to take the cat to the vet, next day the vet said your cat has kidney stones and one of them blocked his bladder and had to operate to remove them. The vet informed my mum and me to feed the cat fish, chicken gibblets, lamb fry etc they can't digest plant food. My ex has a dog at the moment and she was feeding the dog tined crap and kibble I did try to explain to her that she is going to shorten the dog's life on that diet she discovered how expensive the vet bill was after the dog became morbidly obese and developed cancer in the stomach and cysts on her front leg my ex finally put the dog onto carnivore and the dog is doing 100% better now... the ex is still in denial about her own diet though (still eats way too many prosesd carbs)

If you read the ingredients on dog food, wet or dry, they include seed oil. My miniature pinscher, whom I've had since you were still low carb (was I), eats only canned cat food - no seed oil- eggs, she licks my plate and I love soft eggs and whatever meat dish I'm eating. My dog can still jump onto my lap - and she's no young'n.

My friends feed their cats raw meat, but it’s a blend of meat, organs, eggs and the like. But never just meat from one part of the animal. Our cats always ate the organs and intestines first and then the rest.

Better to thaw raw meat in the refrigerator rather than counter top. Great kitty advice 🐱🐱

@richiemandina5305

2 ай бұрын

Could I ask what the reasoning behind this is? I leave meat to thaw on the counter all the time, never had any issues as far as I can tell. And it seems like thawing on the counter has got to be something like 5-10 times faster than in the fridge. A big chunk of meat could take days to thaw in the fridge!

@ang8925

2 ай бұрын

Oh yeah good luck thawing fround beef in the fridge nowadays! A fridges are set to what they are supposed to be, (sounds like yours is) meat will ne er thaw, It will go bad before it thaws completely 😂 every bit of meat I've eaten my whole life has at least started on the counter top. Sink doesn't work cuz the meat just makes the metal sink icy cold 🥶 ​@@richiemandina5305

@2Truth4Liberty

2 ай бұрын

I thaw on the counter overnight and it is still partially frozen when I grind it in the meat grinder in the morning. I leave some leftovers out but refrigerate the rest until they ask for it. The leftovers will dry and almost turn to jerky after a few hours. They will sometimes still eat it but prefer the fresh leftovers from the frig. PS varmints (opossum, etc) will eat anything much like dogs wet or dried :-0)

@richiemandina5305

2 ай бұрын

@@captainseagold3559 That’s true I suppose, if I wasn’t in the carnivore lifestyle I’d probably worry a bit about the bacteria and whatnot. But I think my stomach acid has gotten powerful enough now that it’d have to be pretty nasty before it got me sick. I routinely eat beef and pork that is pretty close to raw and never have any issues. If you could tolerate it, I discovered that pork shoulder, if cooked very rare, is some of the cheapest, tastiest, JUICIEST pieces of meat out there! Every time I eat it I feel like it’s my birthday dinner. I’ve also used hot water to thaw out meat when I’ve realized there’s nothing defrosted and it’s dinner time and I’m in no mood to wait several hours to eat lol

Thanks for addressing this! I always knew the kibble was not as good as a meat based diet. Thanks!

As a cat rescue, my cats eat road kill deer meat, and hunted deer meat! Plus, road kill squirrel, bunny, etc. Raw. Just like they do on farms and its how God intended it. They should only eat meat. No carbs. They transfer money from your pocket to the vet on carbs.

My dog gets a very forward focused meat based diet. I do add kibble because she is a larger bully breed, but my dog eats what I eat on carnivore. She is so healthy and happy.

We had two cats live to 21 and 23 respectively on a diet of canned, dry, broth cat food, dinner scraps and occasionally whipped cream. They were healthy until the very end.

@donapaulen8700

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, what a crock. Same with daily smokers. 🙄

I had a grey siamese cat that was declawed. He loved to go outside but I didn't think it was safe until one day he killed a rabbit. Grey would climb trees and hunt birds.

I feed my cat only raw meat(pork, he doesn't like beef) and some days raw fish and egg yolks. He loves it and he's doing great. He is 11 now and I expect him to live until he's at least 20. I fed my other cat kibble for many years and he suffered from urine infections over and over again and he died from kidney failure at 15 years old after suffering for several years. I won't do the same mistake with this cat.

Sad thing is....this isn't just common sense for most people. Wow

Dr Pottinger studied generations of cats. The further away from raw meat, the unhealthiest they got and if this continued it was passed down gernerationally. The following generations had bad teeth, trouble with childbirth and skeletal and health issues. When they were again fed raw meat they got healthy again but pure health took a couple of generations to return. The study was called Pottinger's Study. You can look it up online.

I hope it was a joke whomever asked this. Cats are literally carnivores 🤨

My cat and dog age 8 and 6 are both ONLY eating raw food they thrive they have shiny coat they have clean and healthy teeth they are strong and full of energy yes they have their injuries because they are living creatures, curious and busy, their recovery time though, is from a few hours to a few day, depending on severity - but that's it, we don't have to take them for constant vets checks, xrays and whatsnots...and right after the recovery they run and mess about like it never happened :) living, not surviving feed your dogs and cats raw

THANK YOU!!!!!

My old cat died at 20 years. She had beautiful white teeth, ate ONLY raw beef, raw chicken, raw lamb and only drank water…NOTHING ELSE. I lie,she was the BEST mouser and would haul them into the house to eat after presenting them to me! I never gave her the dry crap that people give cats, it’s crap.

I have been on a carnivore diet for 3 weeks. I'm down 27lbs. 358 down to 331. I take the keto chow daily for electrolytes. For about a week now I'll get real bad dizzy spells. I'm looking for your input before I go to the doctor and get lied to. I'm a trucker and it has sidelined me twice now. Help

@JaimeSummers69

2 ай бұрын

Congratulations on the weight loss and I hope that you figure things out ❤

@saltyprepper5513

2 ай бұрын

Did you try stopping the keto chow? I could not take it, it made me severely dehydrated (most I took was 2 drops at a time), I was drinking constantly and could not get enough water. My mouth was dry and yes I felt out of it. I drink Pellegrino mineral water now, it is high in minerals.

@heathzerger7746

2 ай бұрын

​@@JaimeSummers69thank you

@heathzerger7746

2 ай бұрын

​@@saltyprepper5513thanks for the reply. The first time I got dizzy I was out on the road and didn't have any of the keto chow for about 3 days so that's why I haven't missed a day since. But I had drank some a few hours with a meal and now I'm dizzy so it almost sounds like a different issue. I'll check that water out. Thank you

@saltyprepper5513

2 ай бұрын

@@heathzerger7746 well I hope you figure it out! I had developed vertigo and it turns out I've been living with a pretty bad vitamin D deficiency for years. I had a lot of really weird symptoms and doctors kept misdiagnosing me. Not saying you have vertigo or a D deficiency, but it's something to check out if you haven't already. If you don't want to go to an MD it may be worth it to look into seeing a naturopath doctor, they can find the case of your issue.

Love your live videos and your phd community!! Yall are awesome!!

Yes, cats can have raw ground beef or even cooked ground beef if you accidentally spill some on the floor. I have two, 7 year-old cats and they only eat raw food (but will get an occasional treat after I trim their claws) from Viva Raw. They’re a very good pet food company that sells high quality raw food. One of my cats can’t stomach beef but she does love turkey, chicken, duck and rabbit. My other cat can only tolerate beef. It’s kind of weird. But, they’re both very healthy and happy kitties.

My cat loves sardines! She loves tuna! She will eat chicken if she's really hungry but she does not prefer it. Raw meat is best for their digestive system. Raw meat is also good to prevent smelly poops! My cat's poops don't stink!

@kendberrymd Could you make an educational video about the PHD geared toward kids. Explaining what foods we should eat and why. What foods we shouldn't eat and why not. I'd love to use it as a nutrition class!

PLEASE READ POTTENGERS CATS

@not_sure...

2 ай бұрын

I prefer Schrödinger's Cat in my opinion

@joannekerr8839

2 ай бұрын

@@not_sure... Alive or dead ?

@not_sure...

2 ай бұрын

@@joannekerr8839 both 🌝

We have 5 cats, we feed them mostly can cat food, but put a little kibble on the bottom to stretch it. 4 of them prefer the canned food and are normal weight and are very active, the fifth one prefers the kibble and is overweight and suffers from arthritis. I feel so bad for her, I wish I could make her eat like the others!

@sthenzel

2 ай бұрын

That one cat is a picky eater? A little story from my mom´s cat. She come and go whenever she wanted and caught quite a few mice and the occasional bird, she did not put on weight and stayed active yet still she was a picky eater during the day. Now my mom had a medical issue and wasn´t home for months, so it fell to me and a frind of mom to feed her cat. Now i have a job and could only check in the morning and evening, the friend checked in around noon. So kitty got three servings, about the same amount mom served before. Guess what - whenever we were there, the plate was licked clean, no matter which flavour we served! Cats are only picky when they can actually get what they want (from their servants - us!).

@kimdawcatgirl

2 ай бұрын

Don't offer the kibble. Give her raw egg and raw hamburger mixed up. She will eat. Cats won't starve themselves.

I Love You All.

Cats are OBLIGATORY CARNIVORES. Not omnivores and not vegetarian. If you feed a cat a vegetarian diet it will die off malnutrition. And a RAW diet is the optimal diet for cats AND dogs.

I know that if you make cat food you must add all the essential nutrients to it. This means adding the right amount of vitamins and minerals and calcium. I have a friend who makes it and it's quite the process . You need a meat grinder too. If you are just supplementing raw meat as a snack then you don't have to worry about the rest. I get raw ground chicken from a local meat company and use it as a snack. If meat is the primary component of the diet, there is not enough calcium in meat alone. Therefore, bone or ground bone is necessary to provide a proper calcium-to-phosphorus ratio.

So; never got a clear answer about RAW beef?? Like should we cook it first or is there some digestive reason reason that's a bad idea to feed kitty cooked meat? 😺 I'd love to tap that Biology degree for a glimpse of understanding feline digestion difference that I can apply more broadly. Always meant to look into it more..

@AnnabellaRedwood

2 ай бұрын

Raw is best for cats. I saw Dr Paul Mason talk about raw meat. It's the best for cats. You never see a cat baking a mouse in the wild.

@Ichtopia

2 ай бұрын

"The BARF Diet" is a book that teaches a biologically appropriate raw food diet for pets. What cat ever cooked it's food before eating it? I ask myself this question when giving my pets raw foods. My cats and dog love raw eggs. A raw food diet should include organ meats for vitamins.

My cats are only on Carnivore along with me for a month now. They have more energy. My one skinny cat has gained muscle. My other fat cat is now a skinny cat. Oh and they eat way less pound for pound than they ever did kibble. So its actually been cheaper than I thought. Meat is very satiating. Hoping to save further down the line on vet bills and heartache

Lately I had some bacon that didn't smell very good anymore. Gave some of it to the cats. They loved it! I ate it ... and had no problem at all.

Both my dog and my cat eat a raw meat diet. I buy their food from a local pet food processing plant.

There reason vegetables and grains are included in pet foods is that it’s very profitable for drug companies to sell insulin and other drugs to vets

Hello Dr Berry, I noticed you have coffee on your diet, do you know if Yerba mate is also safe to consume although in carnivore? Thanks for the great work ✌️

I made my first cat diabetic with kibble. But then I was eating whole-wheat cereal with skim milk because supposedly it was good for me as a type 1 diabetic! Also actually whole rye and wheat kernels, steamed, instead of pasta, because COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES and FIBER.

please address the recent /study information coming out of the meeting in Chicago with the American Heart Association regarding higher instances of dying from a heart attack for those practicing fasting. thank you

@LondonSteveLee

Ай бұрын

The American Heart Association “fasting kills ‘study’ ” - based on observational data (worthless) with a hazard ratio less than 2 - not peer reviewed - from a period where intermittent fasting wasn’t even a thing! How did it even become news? And there are still those who deny “the narrative” exists!

I'm not a vet (or MD), but have always been told if you solely give your cat a home made diet (raw or not), that you must supplement with taurine since cats are unable to synthesize this amino acid and naturally get it from specific sources that may not be present in a home made diet. And having been a long time cat owner, I agree that kibble is not an appropriate diet for cats, and purely feed them the Fancy Feast classic pate - turns out that is essentially one of the only easily available commercial cat foods that does not have various plant based fillers in it, anecdotally people use this particular food to ensure the health of their diabetic cats. Most of my cats have loved raw meat as a treat, and never had any issues as a result, which makes sense considering what they eat in nature.

My vet said raw hamburger is fine but my cat also needs calcium. SO... I make calcium from eggshells like Dr Berg's video. So I sprinkle a little egg shell calcium on the hamburger.. She also said raw whole chicken wings with bone in is fine BUT never give cooked bones because the cooked bones tend to splinter and can harm the cat.

@NiceLoki

2 ай бұрын

You must also ensure they get all the right micronutrients especially taurine. Taurine is vital for cats.

Even better is low and slow cooked in the CrockPot as Dr. Ruth Roberts DVM's CrockPet Diet recommends. It's based on TCVM. Raw is fine as well.

I am working on getting my old cats off of kibble, but I tell you seriously, they are addicted to them. My big cat who weighed 22 pounds is now down to 19.6. It's working.

@JohnnyRay920

2 ай бұрын

Our cats are also addicted to kibble. Our girl cat likes the taste of some can foods but doesn't really know how to eat it. She just licks it and spreads it around the plate.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 The lunacy...

Dr.Judy Morgan DVM is an amazing veterinarian!!! She has a KZread channel. ❤ She has so much information/educational videos..

Also wild mice must be a fantastic source of nutrients for any cat

I really appreciate all the comments here as a new cat owner of an 11 mo. old tortoiseshell kitten. I thought she seemed to be peeing too much (I scoop it) and will get the kibble out of her diet and add in these suggestions. ❤

I have 2 feral tuxedo cats and they eat the mice around the property but I give them dry kibble… theyre both very healthy as were the other feral cats that were here around the property for 10 years… the coyotes,bobcats and cougars have been our biggest problem

My cat eats raw beef, chicken, sardines, salmon, mackerel, and sometime turkey & Pork (minimal)

I have found that since I started feeding my cats mostly meat they don't poop as much. That's a big plus for me since I have to take care of their litter boxes.

THIS IS A VIDEO THAT I AGREE WITH.

Do read Pottenger’s Cats, by Dr.Pottenger.

Weird. When I was a child in the 60’s,everybody knew cats were carnivores and dogs were omnivores - but preferred meat if it could be afforded.

It depends on the cat. My cat has zero tolerance for beet and throws it up everywhere. I do give her chicken and fish though. So it depends on what they can handle and will eat.

I'm not super convinced cats need bones in their food, like humans don't. But to be on the safe side you can supplement a few things. Very few people questioning the advice to feed meat/organ/bones

Fun fact. Cats and dogs are the only pets eating a commercial ca ca diet. Oh and some fish. Also if you have a gassy dog, up their protein. Avoid the foods with grains, bioengineered meats or veggies. If you HAVE to give them kibble, make it a high protein diet one. And the cheap kind or expensive kind, makes no difference, it’s all bad for your pet. I have a frenchie that is on 80% protein. I’m homeless so I’m forced to use commercial. But she gets meat when I do. She has no gas.

If the guy was asking if meat is good for cats, well, of course it is. Like Dr. Berry said cats are obligate carnivores, they have to eat meat. But if he was asking if ground beef specifically was good for cats then that's a different question, and he should consult a veterinarian for the answer to that one.

@traditionalfood367

2 ай бұрын

Not supermarket ground beef, which gets its bright red colour from chemical preservatives.

Those annoying obligate carnivores hang by my ankles any time I try to prepare my own meat!

Absolutely correct.

I had planned to ask you this. I have a kitten who just seems hungry all the time. I have always followed the advice of dry food with my older cat but since being carnivore myself and having this cat go crazy for the meat that I cook I really think she is better with more fresh meat that processed dry and can food. I think it’s probably cheaper to. I’m already cooking the fish or meat for me so I might as well give it to her as well

@Cochita322

Ай бұрын

Please 🙏 do

Got two pretty much wild cats, they come and go as they please. The amount of times they bring birds into the house with them is insane. Usually alive, but sometimes they already have holes in their bellies. Pretty sure dogs get sick from dry food too

I am going to try that the next time i open up some ground beef, see how they like it.

My cat was diagnosed with feline aids, vet said nothing could be done. He was very skinny....the cat,not the vet. This happened while he was being fostered for 3 months, I was away travelling. After I returned home and had him diagnosed I decided to give him a raw protein diet. 3 months later he was 9 kilos of pure muscle and aids was gone. Vet still scratching his head 😮😅

Hi I got our cats and dogs on a raw food diet .. there is a gentlemen who owns a company called Sadie's select.. all raw organic meats... the improvement in our dogs and cats..also they poop less.. energy is amazing all ailments disappeared with our dogs with skin and digestive issues.. even bad breath..

I believed the Big CatFood propaganda and fed my cats corn. I am so sorry.

Friskies 🥫 🍲 only for my Maggie 🙀 . She's a little chubby but litter box, scratcher and all things cat, we're a happy family. MEOWS to you guys!

Dr. Berry, what info do you have about torus mandibular? My 50 yo son has it pretty severe. He just showed me, he's had it for about 10 yrs now. I suspect the protein drinks he drank all through college when he did not have time to cook for himself.

My cat likes meat especially chunks. Sometimes he will play with it like he caught it get it all nasty dirty then eats it. He throws up kibble. One of mt cats can't handle raw food throws it up, but he is okay with canned food, another cat demands kibble. So I leave kibble a little out for her as an option. They get choices as I put out a bit of everything at meal times. And often they rotate dishes.

I was wondering why my cats sleep in the day. No more dry expensive cat food. Barn has mice etc

My cat loves the gristle.

My kitty is a poultry cat. She catches birds during the hot months of the year. I feed her human grade food ...that I cook for her...turkey breast, chicken breast mixed with dark meat. She will eat beef if Im eating beef...usually part of my rib eye. She won't touch venison, very rarely takes bison. Additionally, she won't touch chopped meat of any sort (I've tried beef, venison, chicken). I think it is the texture she dislikes...oh...she also loves cornish hens( so do I).....shell lick at a very soft egg yolk from duck eggs, but extremely rarely, and wont touch the white protein part.