Cats are called "obligate carnivores", meaning they THRIVE on an all-meat diet. From their teeth to digestive tract and natural instincts, cats are natural born killers. Feeding them a raw diet will have tons of benefits!

Some online resources make raw feeding a little confusing. Here at Sadie's Select we like to say- Raw Feeding Made Easy!

Many use the calorie recommended feeding- we use body weight percentages. Heres how to calculate them (made easy)

If your cat weighs 10 pounds, type in your calculator- 3%10

3%10= .3

.3 lbs = 4.8oz

How did we convert pounds to ounces? Go into your calculator settings-find Unit Conversions- select Pounds to Ounces. 

So your 10 pound cat will eat 4.8oz daily. This is a recommended amount. If your cat is a touch heavy, feed 4oz daily- if they're skinny feed 5oz daily. 

Cat weight           Daily Feeding           Weekly Feeding

5lbs                             2.4oz                             1.8 lbs

10lbs                            4.8oz                              2 lbs

15lbs                            7.2oz                              3 lbs

20lbs                           9.6oz                             4 lbs

25lbs                           12oz                               5 lbs

30lbs                           14.4oz                           6 lbs

Some cats will LOVE it from the start, some are interested but take time to start eating, and others just outright hate it from the start. 

Start by introducing a 1/2 teaspoon of Sadie's Select Cat Food on a small, FLAT dish. Do not use a bowl. This will be a great way to see your cat's reaction. If your cat eats it, GREAT! You can start introducing more of it during feeding time. 

You can jump straight to raw if your cats enjoy the food! 

Picky Eaters

If your cat walks away, quickly put it back in the fridge. The food will be ok for 2-3 days in your fridge. We would recommend portioning the rest of the one-pound patty and freezing it- it will be a process to get this picky eater on board!

• Start by putting your cat on a strict feeding schedule. When free feeding, cats have a sense of comfort knowing they can eat at any time- bad for picky eaters! With a proper mealtime, it will teach them to eat when the food is down. 
• Offer them a 1/2 teaspoon on a flat dish at every mealtime. They will likely smell it and start eating the regular food. This is a wasteful process, that's why we recommend such a small amount. 
• Continue offering a small amount until they eventually eat it.
• Once they are eating the small amounts regularly, start offering bigger portions until you are feeding all raw!

It's important to remember to remove portions of the other food when offering the new portions, if you don't, the cat will be overeating and gain unnecessary weight. 

You can also skip ONE meal to get your cat hunger. However it can be dangerous to fast cats.