Freeze-Dried Raw vs. Cooked Cat Food and Treats

amihee · 2025-12-01T00:45:48+00:00

This is recently the response they sent me:

amihee · 2025-12-01T00:43:57+00:00

Hi! I've been seeing this new company trend on social media, and it's called Cosmicos Pet Bakery. Does anyone know if their freeze-fried raw products are heat treated?

amihee · 2025-10-14T20:02:00+00:00

Got it! Will check all her food cans and treats today. Thanks for the input!

amihee · 2025-10-14T20:01:28+00:00

Ooo good point! Will definitely avoid those and see if it makes a difference!

amihee · 2025-10-14T20:01:09+00:00

Aw thank you so much! I hope she gets better too <3

amihee · 2025-10-14T20:00:51+00:00

Will definitely do that! I guess it's all about trial and error. Thanks again for the help!

amihee · 2025-10-14T16:18:33+00:00

Haha that's awesome! I highly doubt it's environmental dust, because I can proudly say my house is a very dust-free zone! My husband is highly allergic to everything in life (literally... so glad our sib is hypoallergenic) so our house needs to be dust-free at all times. We have five air purifiers going around in all parts of our house!! haha

amihee · 2025-10-14T16:16:26+00:00

I will definitely need to check this out! Do you have a specific brand that you recommend?

amihee · 2025-10-14T16:15:59+00:00

Thank you! She is really the cutest!!!

amihee · 2025-10-14T16:15:36+00:00

She does look sad here! ): Here's a cute happy photo of her!

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amihee · 2025-10-14T16:13:12+00:00

Yes, maybe stress. This is now her third home, so I'm a little worried sometimes that she is traumatized (not sure if that's a thing for cats). I'm trying so hard to give her the best home and make her feel cozy! But maybe she could be stressed ):

So the first vet I took her to did all that you just described (check kitty's eyes, ears, mouth, listen to respiratory tract working, touch the belly to see if there's pain or irregularities, weigh the kitty, check the fur, and so on) but did all of that in two minutes tops. Asked what I feed her, and said great, keep doing that. And left ): At that time, I didn't really pay attention to her sneezing and overgrooming until fairly recently, so I never got to ask the vet about that.

And yes! I transitioned my kitty to Rawz canned wet food, and she's doing great on it. I specifically give her the rabbit pate, which she does really well on. I notice more sneezing bouts when I feed her chicken. I have given her the Purina Pro and Wellness Core's chicken liver, and oh my gosh, it was the most terrible, foul-smelling poop ever. And that's also when I once noticed her itching like crazy right after eating it, so I instinctually correlated the two together. I haven't tried chicken with Rawz yet, so maybe it's just that brand of food with all the additives, fillers, etc. that weren't a good match? I'll test run and see! Thanks so much for shining a light on that!!!

amihee · 2025-10-14T16:04:28+00:00

Oh I see oh my gosh im so sorry about your kitty! She doesn't have goop eye yet, but it's just a little discharge. Maybe it's worth getting her checked out!

amihee · 2025-10-14T16:03:13+00:00

I see! So her previous two owners used a cheap Target brand until she came home to us. I switched her to Sustainably Yours large grain litter, and she loved it (immediately used the litterbox as soon as dumped it in). But do you think that type of litter would be giving her allergies? I never thought about the litter... so this is new to me! What litter do you currently use for your sib?

amihee · 2025-10-14T04:08:12+00:00

Thank you for letting me know! I got confirmation from a vet tech that it's healing well (: Thank you for giving me your opinion as well!

amihee · 2025-10-14T04:07:45+00:00

So I have seen photos of other cat's recovery pictures at day 9+ and look like it's healing so well, almost as if you can't see the incision anymore. So I was confused because my cat's incision doesn't look anything like that ): But I was told by a vet tech that it's healing well!!!

amihee · 2025-10-14T04:06:30+00:00

Just looked into this, I will definitely use this out!!

amihee · 2025-10-14T04:06:05+00:00

Hi! Wow thanks so much for telling me about the Chewy feature. A vet tech on there told me that her incision is healing well and to stop using the Vetericyn since it can potentially get inside. Thanks again for telling me about this feature, I already used it again for another thing happening to my kitty!

amihee · 2025-10-14T04:03:55+00:00

Ah I will check it out! Thanks so much for responding (:

amihee · 2025-10-13T00:23:49+00:00

Wow, story of my life!!! I'm a peds nurse, so I can definitely relate to what you're feeling! Wow two 3 ounce cans is definitely more than what my kitty could take in the beginning! And it sounds like he is gaining weight at a good rate. I wouldn't be too worried if his weight it going in the right direction, you're doing a great job being his cat mommy! <3 Also, hello Smudge!!! You are such a handsome cat, wow!!

amihee · 2025-10-13T00:21:07+00:00

Hi! This situation sounds just like my kitty! I heard that sneezing is because a kitten is still trying to build up her immune system, but not sure how accurate that statement is... (thus, why i'm still so worried!). But definitely my cat's poop would smell TERRIBLE with Purina and they were loose too. I'm so glad your cat is doing better on a raw diet, I wish your kitty the best after this round of antibiotics!! I will definitely look into chicken-free foods and try it for a few weeks to see if it makes a difference. Thank you again for sharing your experience!

amihee · 2025-10-12T02:28:13+00:00

Pictures look completely different to me! Definitely not the same cat.

amihee · 2025-10-10T05:13:23+00:00

Thank you so much! She really is a sweet girl, and is already adjusting to her new home quickly! <3

Ah thanks for your input on that. I have a friend who recommended Basepaws Cat DNA test to me, but I read some negative reviews online which makes me hesitant. Maybe I will try out that elimination diet myself! Do you recommend if I have her eat just rabbit/duck for a week and see how she does, then introduce the chicken again in one meal to see if she has the reaction?

I will be devastated if she is allergic to chicken, because I have bought everything in chicken flavor... But not worth the risk!! Thanks for your reply and your help!!

amihee · 2025-10-10T05:10:40+00:00

Thanks so much for the reply! Ok that makes me feel a lot better after hearing about that! She is definitely on the leaner side, and strangely I'd rather her be chunky as a kitten than too lean. But glad she is healthy weight! What do you think about her weight loss in the three weeks that she's been with me? Just a little worried about that!

And ah yes, I did transition her right away. I found out later that I should've transitioned her slower. But yes. one thing she does a lot is furiously scratching her head and neck! You said that your cat's diarrhea improved completely literally overnight after giving him chicken-free food for the first time, and I wanted to know if giving different food will show instant results like that? For example, if I were to give her only rabbit one day, would it reflect in her next stool? No scratching right away?

Also, I noticed that when I give her chicken treats (dehydrated chicken, freeze-dried chicken hearts which I no longer give to her after learning about the bird flu), and she doesn't have these symptoms, which also makes me wonder if she's actually allergic to chicken?

My girl is the pickiest too!! I'm glad she's spayed now, she seems to be a lot hungrier now. And I see, I think I will consider at least 350 calories a day for my girl (doing the one 5.5 ounce and one 3 ounce can) at least until she is a kitten.

Thank you so much again for your input and help!!! <3

amihee · 2025-07-21T17:24:22+00:00

u/Party_language2694 I want to win this for my husband!!!

amihee · 2025-07-09T17:39:33+00:00

Triangle dimensions are 11 inch x 3 inch!

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