Raw Diet for Cats: Pros and Cons

What Is a Raw Diet?

A raw diet consists of raw muscle meat, organ meat, raw bones, and supplements.

Potential Benefits

• Higher moisture content (70-80% water)
• Highly digestible protein
• Dental health from chewing bones
• Smaller, less odorous stools

Significant Risks

Raw meat can harbor Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria. Homemade diets are often nutritionally incomplete.

Veterinary Consensus

Most vets advise against raw diets. If you feed raw, use commercially prepared HPP-treated products.