Discussing Raw Feeding for CATS with Sabrina Simons of Rawr

Welcome to Alternative Dog Moms - a podcast about what's happening in the fresh food community and the pet industry.   Kimberly Gauthier is the blogger behind Keep the Tail Wagging, and Erin Scott hosts the Believe in Dog podcast.

CHAPTERS:

• Rawr's origin story (0:54)
• Learning about cat diet and health issues (4:38)
• How to transition a cat to a raw diet - and why it's more difficult than a dog (10:25)
• Running a cat raw food company in a dog-centric world (15:19)
• Can you feed raw dog food to a cat? (18:42)
• Rawr's company commitment to animal welfare in how they source their products (22:58)
• Kimberly butchered a whole duck - with feathers - last weekend (30:00)
• What about cats, raw diets and avian flu? (35:21)
• Rawr's "Parts Department" is a great resource for raw fed dogs too (39:17)
• Why Rawr has boneless and bone-in cat foods (46:57)
• Dealing with AAFCO & other agencies (48:44)
• Why education is an important part of Sabrina's mission and making raw feeding affordable & accessible (50:11)

RAWR'S SOCIAL MEDIA:

• Rawr Website, https://www.eatlikealion.com/
• Rawr Parts Department
• Rawr Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/eatlikealion/
• Rawr Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/eatlikealion

SOCIAL MEDIA:

• Facebook.com/RawFeederLife
• Facebook.com/BelieveInDogPodcast
• Instagram.com/RawFeederLife
• Instagram.com/Erin_the_Dog_Mom

Thanks for listening to our podcast. You can learn more about Erin Scott's first podcast at BelieveInDogPodcast.com. And you can learn more about raw feeding, raising dogs naturally, and Kimberly's dogs at KeepTheTailWagging.com. And don't forget to subscribe to The Alternative Dog Moms.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:54 Rawr's origin story
• 4:38 Learning about cat diet and health issues
• 10:25 How to transition a cat to a raw diet - and why it's more difficult than a dog
• 15:19 Running a cat raw food company in a dog-centric world
• 18:42 Can you feed raw dog food to a cat?
• 22:58 Rawr's company commitment to animal welfare in how they source their products
• 30:00 Kimberly butchered a whole duck - with feathers - last weekend
• 35:21 What about cats, raw diets and avian flu?
• 39:17 Rawr's "Parts Department" is a great resource for raw fed dogs too
• 46:57 Why Rawr has boneless and bone-in cat foods
• 48:44 Dealing with AAFCO & other agencies
• 50:11 Why education is an important part of Sabrina's mission and making raw feeding affordable & accessible