Is it ok to feed my cats raw bacon?

[little bus]

One day, my cats were hungry and I didn't have anything in the house to feed them except raw bacon. They loved it! I continued to give them raw bacon each day and now it's their favorite food (they won't eat raw sausage, though). In fact, now they don't want anything else. I've tried different foods on them - vienna sausage, potted meat, canned mackerel, etc., but they want their bacon. Someone told me this might not be good for the cats, but they seem healthy. What do you think? I see cats on this sight sometimes when I surf, so maybe you know something here.

[loboinok]

Feed it to em.If they eat it,fine and if they don't,fine.

[OSHA]

DU deep cover operation. Embed a sleeper for 4 or 5 years then a "newbie" starts a vanity post containing the trigger words. "Raw bacon" was the trigger to activate the sleeper troll.

[null and void]

No!!! If you feed them raw bacon you could get trichinosis when you eat them!!!

[King Prout]

oh, Lawdy!

[Gorzaloon]

I looked into BARF for cats. They require some weird additive (it's probably in raw mouse guts which is not easily available in stores) so I got some of the suppliment and tried mixing it with ground liver, gizzards, etc. They hated it. They much prefered the IAMS dry cat food.

The amino acid taurine is required by cats and is not present in some of the usual protein sources.

[G.Mason]

I re-read my original post to you and see why you mis-interpreted my meaning.

We're back on the same track now. ;)

[Lazamataz]

No!!! If you feed them raw bacon you could get trichinosis when you eat them!!!

Damn you.

By being funnier than me, you have earned my eternal hatred.

Damn you to hell.

[King Prout]

Welcome to FR

I would think that bacon would not provide sufficient vitamins and minerals, and would provide too much fat, for it to be suitable as a sole foodstuff for cats.

[OSHA]

Taurine. Isn't that someone born April 20 - May 20?

[hosepipe]

[ We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in ]

LoL.....

[lowbridge]

Someone told me this might not be good for the cats, but they seem healthy.

It's not good for them to have that everyday instead of an actual meal of cat food. To have it once in a while for a treat is ok. But they must be made to get used to regular cat food. Regular cat food has all the necessary minerals and vitamins for them. Raw bacon does not. You must now develop the strength to withhold the bacon from them, and leave out regular cat food so that they will be forced to eat that when they get hungry.

[The Mayor]

Stop giving away the New York Freeper secrets......

My cat on Raw Bacon

[Lazamataz]

My cat on Raw Bacon

More like "your cat on the business end of a potato gun".

[greyfoxx39]

I just sent this recipe to my friends and family threatening to make it for the next big dinner ;>D

[The Mayor]

LOL!

[G.Mason]

Excellent! ;)

"The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep."

[William Terrell]

Remember, you are what you eat.

Does that apply to Thanksgiving dinner?

[nopardons]

Oh goody,,I didn't miss the wee troll. LOL

My cat loved cooked bacon,but I bet that the Viking Kitties like raw troll best.

[King Prout]

"If I had a Hammer... there'd be no more folk singers"