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The wild cat family, which is known to eat raw meat from the prey they hunt, suggests to many pet cat breeders the possibility of feeding them raw food as well, since they are felids with a predatory instinct. Is it acceptable for me to feed my cat raw food? Is this better than dry or canned ready-made food? 

 Based on extensive and robust research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on commercially available raw pet foods for bacteria that can cause disease, it was found that feeding Raw cat food is potentially dangerous to cats. 

 Nearly 25% of raw food samples of raw pet food products made from ground beef or sausage tested positive for harmful bacteria, such as Salmonella ssp. and Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can pose a health risk to cats that eat raw food, as well as to human cat owners and those who handle the food while it is being prepared. 

Is salmonella a source of disease for cats and humans?

Salmonella infection in cats is often in the form of an invisible latent infection, where cats can actually carry salmonella in their intestines without showing signs of disease, and thus acts as a continuous reservoir of infection for humans in the home. Symptoms of salmonellosis in cats, if they appear, include: 

• Vomiting
• Diarrhea (often bloody)
• fever
• Lack of appetite
• Lethargy 

 This is especially dangerous to human health, especially those in direct contact with cats, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1.2 million or more cases of foodborne salmonellosis occur in humans in the United States annually. Approximately 400 people die each year from the disease, and children, the elderly, pregnant women, and immunocompromised individuals (chemotherapy, HIV, etc.) are more likely to develop more severe symptoms. 

 Symptoms of salmonellosis in humans generally begin 12 to 72 hours after exposure to the bacteria and include: 

• fever
• Diarrhea (often bloody)
• nausea
• vomiting 
• Collywobbles 

 Listeria and food contamination

As with salmonella, cats can carry the Listeria bacteria without showing any signs of disease, making them a potentially dangerous reservoir for humans. 

 Listeria is a foodborne illness that is less well known than salmonellosis. Listeria monocytogenes is actually a leading cause of hospitalization and death from food contamination. While salmonellosis is rarely a cause of food contamination, more than 90% of people with listeriosis end up in the hospital sick with the disease. 

 Listeriosis particularly targets newborns, the elderly, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. It can invade many tissues, including the brain and tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord, the digestive system, and the bloodstream. 

 Symptoms depend on the affected tissue. The time between exposure is about 3 weeks, which makes it difficult to accurately determine the exposure event. Pregnant women may only experience nonspecific flu-like symptoms. On the other hand, babies may be born prematurely or even be stillborn. Newborns have the worst cases of listeriosis with up to a third of them dying despite intensive treatment. 

How to protect myself and my family if I feed my cat raw food

The best protection against salmonellosis and listeriosis is to avoid introducing these bacteria to your cat by not feeding your cat raw food. Be aware that feeding a cat raw food can infect yourself and others in the household with many dangers. However, there are some ways you can protect yourself if you handle raw cat food: 

• Wash your hands well with soap and water after your cat eats raw cat food.
• Clean and disinfect all surfaces and objects that come into contact with raw food.
• Keep raw food frozen until serving, then heat it in the oven or microwave (not in the stove or on the counter).
• Keep raw food separate from other foods.
• Cover and refrigerate what your cat does not eat, or safely dispose of leftovers.
• Don't kiss your cat on the face and don't allow her to lick your face—especially after she has eaten raw food.
•  Wash your hands after petting or licking your cat. 

 Feeding your cat a raw diet is a questionably sound idea from a nutritional perspective as well, given the difficulty of balancing the serving between macro and micro nutrients. In addition to the fact that nearly a quarter of commercially available raw cat diets tested by the FDA were contaminated with Salmonella or Listeria (or both), it is reasonable to conclude that a conventional, whole, and live, commercially prepared Food-Phase Balanced Serving is the choice. Best.