fresh meat

[Donna]

I tried chicken wings and mine turned their noses up too.... but Chloe does like some raw sliced breast meat... think they were just too disgusted at having to bite their meat off the bone!!! Pampurred pusscats!!

[MrsH]

After a while I trimmed some of the meat off the bone to see if that would tempt them, without result. I probably expected this to be honest, they're 2 years old now and had never seen raw before.

[dinahsmum]

Are you feeding the wings at room temperature? I leave mine out of the fridge for several hours before offering it. Remember if they were eating 'natural' raw meat it would be likely to be freshly hunted/killed and therefore at blood temperature. That would probably make it smell more appetising and have a better 'mouth-feel' (as the food technologists say!). Now the weather is colder I would consider putting the wings in a plastic container in another dish/sink/whatever filled with hot water, to bring the temperature of the meat up, without cooking it.
Persevere - it's nice watching them enjoy themselves with more natural food.

[swerv]

the slight problem i have found is they now 'hold out' for the good stuff and not eating the right amount of dry food, they are going to have to learn that its not their main diet.....

[MrsH]

Thanks for the advice about temperature DM. Yesterday I served the chicken at room temperature, but your idea of warming it to better simulate blood temperature makes a lot of sense. I'll try again in a couple of days and see how it goes.

[Kay]

Originally Posted by swerv

the slight problem i have found is they now 'hold out' for the good stuff and not eating the right amount of dry food, they are going to have to learn that its not their main diet.....

This is why I very seldom offer mine any treats. I know it probably sounds mean but their diet is balanced so they don't need extras. Perhaps you should try a treat only occassionally.