That's with cooked chicken bones. Cooked chicken bones are all brittle, so yes, they splinter. Raw chicken bones however are still all moist and aren't dried up, so they don't do this.
Why do you assume that? Cats naturally devour their whole prey. It's natural for them to eat the bones, though I think with a chicken wing they may just chew most of the meat off and just eat some of the bone, which is quite soft and not likely to splinter because the fibers in the bone are very moist still. Just because we have this stereotypical image of a happy dog gnawing on a bone in our heads' doesn't mean that cats don't do the same thing.
These are not BIG cats out in the wilds of Africa, for the most part, these are tame house cats. You are free to do whatever you feel you need to do, or feel is right. As for me, i have been a Witness to seeing first hand what bones do to cats, and it's not a pretty sight.
You really dont know what you are talking about..... CATS HAVE TO HAVE BONES! other wise they die from calcium malnutrient. Cats should be fed a died of raw meat, groud bones, and vitamins.
WHY does it matter whether or not they are big, wild cats? It doesn't matter if they are big, wild cats or not, our house cats still have their wild instincts and their digestive systems have not changed. I agree, feeding cats bones that are too brittle is bad. Feeding them whole prey items and bones that are still fresh and moist is a diet that closely replicates their natural one. I think that you are simply going by what you are used to and what "seems" right instead of looking into this topic further.
Most house cats retain some of their natural instinct, their Enviroment dictate a lot of their natural behaviors. they are products of their surroundings, much the same as us. One of the reasons the cat became domesticated was so that we could spoil them and love them to pieces, so why would we want to make them work so hard to eat a meal? if the cat is not hunting it down themselves, then they are not getting a natural experience anyway, so what the heck. peace to you and your pet.
It isn't difficult for a cat to eat a whole mouse or a chicken wing at all, and it is much healthier for them to enjoy these whole, natural foods. Many people say it only takes their cat a minute or two to finish this kind of meal. Bones (although they shouldn't make up too much of a cats diet because excessive calcium can be problematic), are very nutritious and many cats seem to love the bone marrow. And just because they are "not getting a natural experience anyway" does not mean that we shouldn't make it is as natural as possible for them in one of the key areas that matters the most: Their diet.
I agree, our cats should loved and spoiled. Feeding them this more natural diet does not take away from their domestic experience at all, and in fact adds to it by prolonging their life by receiving superior nutrition. I understand your hang ups about this argument. Our opinions about things can be cemented when we hear something is a certain way for years and years, after all. But I encourage you to open your mind more and look into the topic of feeding cats raw whole prey and bones. You cannot have an educated viewpoint about something until you look at both sides of the story.
Is it normal that I plan on switching my cat to this diet?
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That's with cooked chicken bones. Cooked chicken bones are all brittle, so yes, they splinter. Raw chicken bones however are still all moist and aren't dried up, so they don't do this.
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I hope you are right, but there is no need to take chances with your pets health. Cats are not like dogs, they do not need to be eating bones.
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Why do you assume that? Cats naturally devour their whole prey. It's natural for them to eat the bones, though I think with a chicken wing they may just chew most of the meat off and just eat some of the bone, which is quite soft and not likely to splinter because the fibers in the bone are very moist still. Just because we have this stereotypical image of a happy dog gnawing on a bone in our heads' doesn't mean that cats don't do the same thing.
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These are not BIG cats out in the wilds of Africa, for the most part, these are tame house cats. You are free to do whatever you feel you need to do, or feel is right. As for me, i have been a Witness to seeing first hand what bones do to cats, and it's not a pretty sight.
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You really dont know what you are talking about..... CATS HAVE TO HAVE BONES! other wise they die from calcium malnutrient. Cats should be fed a died of raw meat, groud bones, and vitamins.
WHY does it matter whether or not they are big, wild cats? It doesn't matter if they are big, wild cats or not, our house cats still have their wild instincts and their digestive systems have not changed. I agree, feeding cats bones that are too brittle is bad. Feeding them whole prey items and bones that are still fresh and moist is a diet that closely replicates their natural one. I think that you are simply going by what you are used to and what "seems" right instead of looking into this topic further.
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It isn't difficult for a cat to eat a whole mouse or a chicken wing at all, and it is much healthier for them to enjoy these whole, natural foods. Many people say it only takes their cat a minute or two to finish this kind of meal. Bones (although they shouldn't make up too much of a cats diet because excessive calcium can be problematic), are very nutritious and many cats seem to love the bone marrow. And just because they are "not getting a natural experience anyway" does not mean that we shouldn't make it is as natural as possible for them in one of the key areas that matters the most: Their diet.
I agree, our cats should loved and spoiled. Feeding them this more natural diet does not take away from their domestic experience at all, and in fact adds to it by prolonging their life by receiving superior nutrition. I understand your hang ups about this argument. Our opinions about things can be cemented when we hear something is a certain way for years and years, after all. But I encourage you to open your mind more and look into the topic of feeding cats raw whole prey and bones. You cannot have an educated viewpoint about something until you look at both sides of the story.