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In reply to the discussion: Cat food shortage?!?! [View all]

piddyprints

(15,126 posts)
8. We started 21 years ago.
Mon May 25, 2026, 12:21 PM
May 25

Our 7-year-old Abyssinian was dying from inflammatory bowel disease. The prescription food and medicine only made him sicker, until his vet wrote him off completely and said he would be dead within a week. He was down to 5 pounds (normally 9.5) and wouldn’t eat… or whatever he ate came out both ends.

We had nothing to lose, so I fired the vet, researched raw food and found a good source, and hired a vet who was friendly to raw feeding. We took him off everything else, including the meds, and fed only raw rabbit. He was already improving within a week and lived another 10 years. We get it finely ground, which includes organs and bones (you can get it with fur). It is pricey.

Rabbits are natural prey for cats. If you have ever had or seen outdoor cats, their diet includes rabbits, birds, moles, voles, mice, rats, etc.

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Cat food shortage?!?! [View all] Faux pas May 24 OP
Never tried your brand, but have you tried Chewy? SheltieLover May 24 #1
I've checked put Blue Buffalo before, Faux pas May 25 #6
Chewy will refund anything you try that your fur baby won't eat. SheltieLover May 25 #7
Cool that's good to know, thank you! Faux pas May 25 #9
My Pittie has skin allergies & vet suggested I try non-traditional meat sources SheltieLover May 25 #12
Lol I'm not Faux pas Tuesday #13
Chewy is amazing! SheltieLover Tuesday #15
I fed Nutrish to my cats. Americanme May 24 #2
Thank you Faux pas May 25 #5
I feed raw rabbit. piddyprints May 24 #3
I've never heard of raw rabbit for cats. Faux pas May 25 #4
We started 21 years ago. piddyprints May 25 #8
What a horrible thing Faux pas May 25 #10
It was pretty bad. piddyprints May 25 #11
Thank you 😊 I will Faux pas Tuesday #14
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