On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:38:46 -0700 (PDT), Jannie
wrote:

I were trying to point out cooking/processing food destroys enzymes so
a bit of raw meat is needed for cat. As for the bourbon cats are
non-drinkers mine will investigate but that's it. Then try for my
steak
The Pet Probiotics will be fine, just in my experience a expensive way
of buying them. A human's digestive system has about 50 billion CFU's
{Flora} so 1,2 or 3 billion amounts in a pill is not a big deal (they
are beneficial but harmless)

Thanks so much for all the info, how do you know so much? What raw
meat do you feed your cats? I noticed they even sell a raw food diet
in the cooler at the pet store, probably another expensive option, huh?

I'm getting old and have always had a cat or two or three
(lived in Country, cats keep rodents away, without a cat rats or mice
target the inside walls of house during winter. Rodents tend to
defecate in one spot and non-cat owners notice smelly stains in
plaster. Even farmers who don't like cats have them for this reason)
The pet food in the store cooler would be raw and a option for cats
I find cat likes variety the tin stuff keeps better is also OK,
quality dry food is also good to have around and keeps even better
As a kid the cat was only ever fed raw meat (beef) and they seemed to
do OK (lived long and prospered). Meat sold in butcher has to be clean
and checked for diseases, offal though always needs to be boiled at
least 20 minutes for pet food (dog or cat)
Pet food is also supposed to be checked but I don't believe as
stringently as our human variety and this is happening too often
http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_food_safety_center/
That's why I prefer the human acidophilus to the pet one
Petzl