My one year old cats throw up and vomit from the Viva beef for some reason I’ve only tried turkey I will try chicken and see if they act the same with that but any reason why they would throw up and vomit from the beef??!

Ive searched so much for a stainless steel litter box, the very few i found are costly as hell for no reason... Atl3ast i found a steel scoop for normal price which im glad for since the scoop comes in contact with the pee and poop more than the actual box since i use clumpable ones

I Like you info, you know much. I do have little trobble because you give advice on what too buy. And where. Because I live in the Netherlands this is not very helpfull. Because shipping from the usa thus not realy work for me. So how would you make raw cat food with only the pure ingredients, I don't have a grinder or blender. And in this video I mis the recipe for al 3 problems together.....

Our cat recently started Viva food - so far all is well but he does not like the beef. Any suggestions? I tried adding a topper, mixed it with rabbit, warmed it up - just does not like it. Maybe the organ meat is too much in it. What do you think? I can give him some raw hamburger with out the organs tho - he will eat a bit. THANK YOU!

One of my three cats looks and acts just like yours. I trust you completely.

@ 5:21 Jessica will be able to; "Play Guitar and Sing to the Cat " !

@ 1:31 " That Cat had Heard Enough " !

Her Cat from 1;40 to 4;52 Was Very Amusing ! But beside THAT; The Best Cat Food I Found for Those "Little beasts" is a brand called; " Supreme Choice " ! They Start with No Fillers And Solid Meat Ingredients ( No I Get Nothing for Saying This ) They add a certain Seaweed Product That is Very Beneficial in Every Way, Look them Up And Compare them w/ other Brands !

@ 1:40 ( To the Right of the screen ); " Look at That Kitty " ! " Such a Puss " !

I took my pregnant cat for a regular check up today. The vet asked me what I have been feeding her, I said raw cat food ( Viva Raw ) along with Dr.Elsey's food, all life stages. The vet scolded me and said DO NOT FEED RAW cat food to your pregnant cat and that the term "all life stages" is meaningless. That the food has to be labeled "kitten food" for the pregnant cat. She went on to say raw cat food produces parasites and bacteria in the cat's body that will be very harmful to the kittens. She saw some gingivitis and said the reason she has it is because I am mostly feeding her wet food, that dry food scrapes off plaque from the teeth, helping against gingivitis. I said to her that I disagree. That I have been listening to holistic vets and they emphasize on nutrition and that she studied medicine. She once again said I was wrong, that in vet school they are trained in dog and cat nutrition. I do not know what to believe anymore.

What food brand do you recommend to replace I/d hill diet?

No pound and we walk

just received the nova, purchased using your discount code. going to try on my Maya, suffering from stomachitis and possibly CKD, ear issues. I'm an esthetician too so I'm excited to use it on skin as well

Any of these companies provide UK?

I feel like I just watched a really good TedTalk. Thank you Jess for your work!

Did you say "change the litter ONCE a month"??? Really, that's your idea of cat hygiene??

The smell on the house is disgusting fam, cats are dirty

I was doing only raw food, but now I'm adding an automatic feeder to dispense a couple small snacks (High quailty dry food) during the day. My schedule can be unpredictable, so it helps keep their schedule more consistent. And a bit surprisingly, the dry food is more expensive than the raw food I prepare.

Your cat looks overweight.

My cat is newly diagnosed with diabetes. He’s on insulin and we changed his diet to one of those foods (dry & wet). I monitor his bg when doing his curves (5 or 6th) and I’ve noticed that his bg goes way up even with a 1/2 tbsp(5g) of dry. He wasn’t stabilizing so cut out all dry food and Lo and behold he instantly was doing better and went from 3 units to 1 unit (gradually) hopefully remission soon. Once I get him back on track I’m going to try him on a less expensive wet food because there’s no doubt that the dry food had contributed to his condition in the first place. Question is how much better is the expensive wet food compared to the cheaper.

Why replace the litter box every year? Is it really that dangerous? Should i replace once a year all the plastic things I use in my kitchen? I find that hard to belive, but it might be good advice for people with compromised imune system and germophobes

My cat lived to be 18. We used only 2 plastic litterboxes in her entire life. They stayed very clean because I used plastic litterbox liners that I changed once a month. I also placed several layers of folded newspapers underneath the liners so that if my cat's claws tore holes in the liners, the newspapers would absorb any urine that might leak out. So every month, I'd replace the liners and, if needed, I replaced the newspapers underneath them too. I do like the idea of stainless steel litterboxes, though. I never even knew they existed.

I just got the AquaTru and I found myself feeling very dehydrated even though I was drinking a lot of water. I learned that can happen bc it is filtering out electrolytes and minerals. Now I am worried about giving it to my cat! Going to order the alkaline boost and some test strips and see how that goes. For now he’s on the Brita filter! Out of curiosity, why does the ph need to be lower than 7 for cats?

Hi Jess and Jericho! Sorry that you’re itchy right now, Jericho, but your mama will figure it out! Jess, don’t worry about being purrrfect. You have to take care of you too! Have a great Friday and weekend! ❤

Jrss, Keep producing informative videos. My feral rescue kitty Ben is benefiting greatly. Daniel

My dogs adapted slowly to Viva Raw and doing well so far. However, I would caution anyone that needs to rely on shipping times and would recommend a back up option. The website says to order ahead 7 days. We ordered on a Tuesday with one option for shipping was told it would arrive by Saturday. The expected shipping will now be be a minimum of 10 days, it could be longer. The company, despite a good product so far does not have great customer service. I have tried reaching out on this issue, with no help unfortunately. Hopefully they will grow and at some point remedy this issue.

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Greenies doesn’t allow comments on their videos, if that’s any indication of their efficacy. 😅

Most stainless steel trashcans have a plastic inner lining tub. Wouldn’t this mean it still smells?

My cat has colitis. She gets blood in her poop sometimes. She's been on probiotics for 2wks now. We are slowly trying to change her diet as well. Any other suggestions please?

Thank you!!! so helpful

Good video. Reading some of the comments, brings Proverbs 26:4 to mind. LOL Happy Manic Monday!

I feed my cat the Fancy Feast chicken pate classics line in combination with dry food, though I don’t overfill her bowl and she knows when she’s had enough and she drinks plenty of water from her fountain. And she’s healthy. I also do give her no more than 4 treats a day. She loves Temptations and Friskies. I feel like people like this KZfaqr go a little too overboard with their cat’s nutrition. You don’t have to do all this to “make your cat happy” because a good quality cat food is really all you need. Just take care of your cat. 😂

Nothing can be more important than health. My boy is 100% raw fed and it cost me $250 on his food monthly excluding supplements, treats etc. But he’s getting human grade, grass fed grass finished meats(does not use trim). His premade is made in a HACCP certified facility as well. All his treats are grass fed/finished single ingredients as well. He’s a rescue and deserves only the best. I do believe that as an owner you should be able to provide the best to your pets❤❤❤

Great information, thank you! And for the discount codes as well. I love the bed that you have for Jericho in this video do you mind sharing where you purchased it as I have been looking for something just like this.

Hi Jess, it’s so hard to keep up with the dust and cat fur. I try to run a dry mop (reuseable equivalent of a Swiffer) daily. Maybe it’s the western exposer windows that allow me to see how awful they get even after a day. But just the quick run over help between vacuums and washes. My cats sleep in my bed all day, but boy do their nails wreck havoc on those sheets by causing runs…even on the 100% cotton ones. They are so pricey these days!!! May I recommend a cleaner for you? Hypochlorous acid. It’s used by a well know veterinarian company as a wound care and facial/ear/ dental care product, but I was buying the house cleaning product way before the cat rescue told me to get the wound care for ringworm lesions. The houseclean product is safe enough to use on skin and Jericho can walk on it! I bought mine through an office supply store, but noticed they don’t sell the refill capsules. Many people just buy a generator one time and make large batches. Thought I’d mention it as it fits in the theme of the topic of this video

Hi Jess, it’s so hard to keep up with the dust and cat fur. I try to run a dry mop (reuseable equivalent of a Swiffer) daily. Maybe it’s the western exposer windows that allow me to see how awful they get even after a day. But just the quick run over help between vacuums and washes. My cats sleep in my bed all day, but boy do their nails wreck havoc on those sheets by causing runs…even on the 100% cotton ones. They are so pricey these days!!! May I recommend a cleaner for you? Hypochlorous acid. It’s used by a well know veterinarian company as a wound care and facial/ear/ dental care product, but I was buying the house cleaning product way before the cat rescue told me to get the wound care for ringworm lesions. The houseclean product is safe enough to use on skin and Jericho can walk on it! I bought mine through an office supply store, but noticed they don’t sell the refill capsules. Many people just buy a generator one time and make large batches. Thought I’d mention it as it fits in the theme of the topic of this video

Great for a single cat - not so much for nine cats. And saying dry food is not good for cats is very judgy - some people cannot feed just wet food, they just can't afford it.

My about 9 month old female cat would probably eat nothing of all that. She eats raw and sometimes cooked gizzard cut to small pieces, if I cover it with Whiskas or Felix. Then she only eats the gizzard and not the commercial cat food. If I just give her the gizzard, then she eats nothing. Most of the time she even rejects Whiskas or Felix and eats cheap kibbles made by Purina. My two about 4 month dumpster cats eat it all minus pork products.

What can I do when my cat does not have a previous scratching post and would not use a post

Thank you so much! Another great informative video! ❤ And discounts! ❤ I didn't realize that Just Food for Cats is on Susan Thixton's list even though I've referred to her list often. But I think I looked at the ingredients at one time. I'll take another look. Hare Today doesn't have complete wet meals, but they have whole prey! My younger kittie Scamper was feral as a kitten and she loves raw! She would love the raw prey options! As for Steve's, Steve Brown is very knowlegeable and is passionate about feeding healthy, safe food to pets. I was also impressed by the customer rep I spoke with. I inquired about phosphorus percentages because my other cat Cookie will be 11 this year, almost a senior. She doesn't have any diseases (nor does Scamper), but I'm a preventative cat mom. Older cats are more prone to urinary tract diseases, infections, chronic (CKD). Big factor is cats not getting enough hydration from food. Another factor is too much phosphorus contributes to urinary tract issues. Also Calcium:Phosphorus ratio needs to be at least 1:1. I looked at Quest for cats. The only one with a phosphorus level that would be fine for my senior is the pork and I'm a little uncomfortable with the pork, although still considering it as one of their foods. I rotate their foods. However, the cost is higher and I'm already financially stretched. So I purchased one bag of the Freeze Dried Raw for Cats and Dogs. One 20 oz bag makes 5 pounds of food! Because for every ounce, you add 3 oz of water to make the food. This varies a little from brand to brand, but generally most. A lot of people don't know this and they think freeze dried raw is sky high cost-wise. I thought so too until I saw the information on pic of bag on their site. They're the only freeze dried brand I've seen that puts this on their bags! That one may not be perfect, not close to prey model raw, but quality ingredients including organs, great sourcing. I got it on another site so I could purchase only one bag without having to pay a lot for shipping. It's a hit! My two cats both like! In the future, I'll be buying 3 bags for free shipping and also subscribing brings the cost down. And then additional discounts! Makes it a lot more affordable for me. My honorable mention for Freeze Dried is Small Batch Freeze Dried Raw Cat Meal Bites. I contacted them also about phosphorus content. Once you get past the bot to a real person, their help was excellent! Not only did she give me phosphorus content for all the varieties of the freeze dried but also for their frozen sliders varieties as well. Unfortunately only the beef met my critirea at 1.5%. That's fine. Their ingredients are close to prey based model. Mostly meat, even spleen and kidneys! 😃 Unfortunately, you can't order directly. Sometimes at Pet Supplies Plus, also on Amazon. Not always on sale, so it's pricey. But will continue to keep it in their rotation. Now the not so good stuff. Actually Smalls looks good. But many, many people have commented in FB groups that they have really bad customer service. And the worst crticism. Here goes. I know that many, many people love Viva Raw. And you have praised it many times and I respect your recommendations and great information! I was going to go with it. But then I learned about not feeding foods with too much phosphorus to older cats. I called them because the percentages weren't on their site. (Many don't have the percentages.) The customer service rep seemed very impatient with my questions. I just got a bad feeling, felt uncomfortable. I'd already learned that they'll now be sourcing from farms using antibiotics only when necessary. That's not a deal breaker for me by itself. But with the high phosphorus content and my not so great experience with their customer service, it's out. (Maybe she was having a bad day. Others have said they have good customer service.) What do you think of Darwin's? Very prey model based. I'm considering. The intoductory offer is incredible, too! Forgot to mention. I already feed Raised Right!!! I'm having to transition and I don't care that I can't seem to mix in more than 40% into other wet food. Still great ingredients! It's a keeper! 😃 Open Farm - caution on the kibble only. I've seen some posts about their kibble causing sickness. It's only the kibble. I actually love Open Farm, even with the legumes (I know 🙄... and synthetic supplements, although the minerals are chelated). But I love their sourcing and that they're very passionate about that and also they're very transparent. I use their Rustic Blend wet food as my go-to for transitioning. My cats love all the varieties! Before I started learning more about cat foods, the pet food industry, human grade versus feed grade, feeding raw, etc. (and still learning), I fed them Castor & Pollux for years. Certified organic. They went out of business earlier this year. I switched to organic certified Tried and True. I was running out, so I went to Amazon to purchase. And then saw some reviews. Several people said that they'd opened the cans and there was black stuff in there. Black mold? IDK. But with apparently so little quality control, not for my cats! So the search continued. I ended up choosing Open Farms Rustic Blend. It's not perfect. No canned pet food is. But I'm very careful about where the meat is sourced from and also the veggies and fruit if included being at least non-gmo and optimally organic. After doing exhausting research of many, many other brands/products it's the only "canned" wet food I'll feed them. Rustic Blend isn't actually in a can, BTW. Is more like a stew and comes in little boxes. I also like their bone broth. Has turmeric which is very anti-inflammatory. I always add extra hydration to their foods and sometimes add a little bone broth in addition to filtered water. BTW, I wanted to mention this, not as a food to feed regularly, but for another reason. This one has more carbs than most freeze dried, but I also feed them Dr. Marty's Freeze Dried Raw because I still have some left. I bought on BOGO sale at local pet food store. Quality ingredients, liver, hearts, great sourcing. Like I mentioned, higher carb content than others. But here's why that carb content can work for you if you're transitioning away from kibble which has a lot of carbs and you want to find a freeze dried "kibble substitute". Similar texture and more carbs than most. (But nowhere near the carb content in kibble.) Because of those extra carbs, may be easier to transition with than other freeze dried because that's what they're use to if have been eating kibble At one time, I free fed kibble and only one wet food meal a day. Then changed to feeding the Dr. Marty's as very, very small snacks about twice a day. They loved it! I've never seen them jump up and down for anything else. 😂 So it's a good transition food away from kibble. Yes carbs, but so much more nutritious! They're no longer eating dry food. All wet food now. Successful transition. Still have some Dr. Marty's left. Now feed it rehydrated in rotation with other foods. Very long, I know. Thank you for reading! 😃

We have 6 cats. I have tried multiple brands of the frozen raw and they just dont like it. They love Steve's Quest Free Dried in the Pork and the Chicken. Easy to hydrate and also can be sprinkled as a topper. I enjoy watching his videos and feel the food is very healthy and safe for our babies. When in a hurry I feed them Weruva or Tiki Cat canned.

Sorry, I have to unsubscribe. I have multiple rescue cats. And even making over $200k a year, these prices are ridiculous. Doing a quick calculation, most of these products would cost me several hundred dollars a DAY. This channel is clearly for people with a single cat and plenty and plenty of extra money. lol