That makes sense about letting them crack the bones. My cat is almost 14 now, and I realize that she has a lot of plaque on her teeth.... but I'm not about to have a vet remove it under anethesia (we both avoid doctors as much as possible). However, noticing this, it did occur to me that she doesn't eat anything that would help to remove the plaque naturally, or would have kept it from forming in the first place, as would be more the case if she where eating wild birds and rodents - and crunching bones. So that makes sense, yet another part of me learned and internalized (probably from my Mother) that cats shouldn't have bones or they'll choke. Back in the day, when Tia was quite the hunter, she would eat whole rodents, so I know the idea isn't foreign to her, and I suppose I shouldn't worry!

I've never made my own raw cat food, since I've not really had a conducive living situation to do that, but now I have a adequate kitchen, and storage space. so perhaps I'll give it a try. Especially given that you're saying I don't need to invest in a meat grinder - correct? Perhaps I'll check on some of the older threads in this group for recipes. She's not as into eating the frozen stuff anymore, anyways, so I do both canned and frozen with some supplements occasionally.

Thanks again,
Az & Tiababy