{"id":162659,"date":"2023-05-02T17:34:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T17:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/162659\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T17:34:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T17:34:37","slug":"raw-food-for-cats-is-it-good-or-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/162659\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw Food for Cats: Is it Good or Bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Raw Food for Cats: Is it Good or Bad?\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q-kQQBkB_Vo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhile some people advocate feeding cats a raw food diet, there are potential risks and benefits to consider.<br \/>\nOn the one hand, proponents of raw food diets argue that cats are obligate carnivores and that a diet of raw meat, bones, and organs is more natural and nutritious for them.<\/p>\n<p>However, feeding cats raw food also carries risks. Raw meat can contain harmful bacteria, such as Salmonella and E. coli. Additionally, Raw diets can also be expensive, time-consuming, and require careful preparation and storage to minimize the risk of contamination.<\/p>\n<p>If you are considering a raw food diet for your cat, it is important to consult with a veterinarian or a veterinary nutritionist to ensure that the diet is balanced and meets your cat&#8217;s nutritional needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While some people advocate feeding cats a raw food diet, there are potential risks and benefits to consider. O<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":162660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[48576,48592,18,48589,48588,48584,48587,9242,48583,48581,48596,48590,48595,9896,48575,48598,48579,48599,48591,48582,48580,48585,48597,48594,48600,151,48586,48577,48593,48578,499],"class_list":{"0":"post-162659","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cats","8":"tag-best-cat-food","9":"tag-carbohydrates-for-cats","10":"tag-cat","11":"tag-cat-behavior","12":"tag-cat-care","13":"tag-cat-diet","14":"tag-cat-feeding","15":"tag-cat-food","16":"tag-cat-food-brands","17":"tag-cat-food-ingredients","18":"tag-cat-food-recommendations","19":"tag-cat-food-reviews","20":"tag-cat-food-tips","21":"tag-cat-health","22":"tag-cat-nutrition","23":"tag-cheap-cat-food","24":"tag-dry-cat-food","25":"tag-expensive-cat-food","26":"tag-fat-for-cats","27":"tag-grain-free-cat-food","28":"tag-homemade-cat-food","29":"tag-kitten-food","30":"tag-low-quality-cat-food","31":"tag-minerals-for-cats","32":"tag-natural-cat-food","33":"tag-neko","34":"tag-senior-cat-food","35":"tag-types-of-cat-food","36":"tag-vitamins-for-cats","37":"tag-wet-cat-food","38":"tag-499"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@wacoca\/110588481026940494","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/pets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}