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I think im going to start making my kitties organic homemade cat food. I found this awesome site on it
Homemade cat food ingredients
Exact recipes for homemade cat food vary, even among experts. If you have committed to serving your cat homemade cat food and you can afford it, use free-range meats and organic vegetables. Most agree that homemade cat food consists of the following ingredients:
Raw ground meat and fat
Finely diced vegetables
Bone meal or finely ground eggshells Cats require nutritional bone meal, not gardening bone meal. Purchase bone meal at the health food store. If using eggshells, grind into a fine powder.
Nutritional supplementation The simplest way to add the proper dose of vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids (EFA) is to use tablets or capsules formulated for cats.
Digestive and other enzymes The simplest way to add the proper dose of enzymes is to use multi-enzyme capsules formulated for cats.
Pure water Anything is better than tap water.
Cooked or soaked whole grains Grains are optional. There is disagreement among experts about feeding grains to cats. Some believe they are part of a healthy diet. Others believe that grains were never part of the cat's natural diet, and there's no additional benefit in including them.
Another disagreement among experts is whether to mix meats. One group believes that cats should eat only one meat at a feeding since cats in the wild did not eat a mouse with a side of bird. The other group finds no benefit in limiting the food to one meat ingredient.
Getting started with homemade cat food
Homemade cat food consists of separate mixtures: a meat mixture, a vegetable mixture, and an optional whole grain mixture. It's easier to prepare each mixture ahead of time and combine the mixtures at feeding time.
Preparing the mixtures and optional grains
Use any of the following raw meats: lamb, beef, turkey, or chicken. Do not use raw pork or raw fish. Ask your butcher to grind the meat and the fat together. You may also feed your cat organ meat up to twice a week. Since organ meat is extremely lean, you'll need to add fat. Ask the butcher to add fat when grinding the organ meat. If this sounds like too much trouble, the simplest way to get started is to buy ground hamburger beef that contains approximately 30 percent fat.
Meat mixture
1 pound combined meat and fat
1 cup water
4 tablespoons bone meal or 3 tablespoons powdered eggshells
Add the water to the thawed ground meat. If you use ground chicken, reduce the water to 3/4 cup, adding more if necessary. Incorporate the water into the meat. Add the bone meal or the powdered eggshells to the meat and mix well. Store the meat mixture in an airtight container or zipper bag and refrigerate or freeze.
Vegetable Mixture
Use several different vegetables for this mixture. If you use any of the hard-rind squashes, cook the squash only until the rind is slightly soft. Do not use nightshade vegetables: onions, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and peppers. The nightshade family causes a host of problems in cats.
1 cup mixed fresh vegetables
Wash and dry the vegetables. Grate the vegetables, and then chop the grated vegetables into small bits. If you have a food processor, process the vegetables until they are finely diced. Store the mixture in an airtight container or zipper bag and refrigerate or freeze.
Grains
1/4 cup oats, rice, bulgur, millet, cornmeal, etc.
Water
Follow the instructions on the grain package to determine the proper amount of water. Boil or soak the grains until fully hydrated. Hydration is the goal; it is not necessary to cook the grains.
Mealtime preparation
The meat and vegetable amounts are approximations. After you feed your cat homemade cat food for a few days, you can adjust the amount of each mixture according to your cats needs. After your cat has been on the homemade diet for a few weeks, you'll have a better idea how much of each mixture to use. You can make enough for several days at a time, or you can make bulk mixtures and divide into smaller portions before freezing.
Add approximately 3 spoonfuls of meat and 1 spoonful of vegetables to a clean bowl. If using grains, add a scant spoonful and mix well. Add enough hot water to create a stew consistency when well mixed. Cats prefer warm food--78-103 degrees Fahrenheit. After fully incorporating the hot water, add the nutritional supplements and enzymes. If your supplements come in tablet form, you can grind them in a coffee grinder before adding them to the mixture. If you don't have a coffee grinder, you can place the tablets between two pieces of wax paper and pound them with a hammer. Stir the ground nutrients into the mixture. Serve immediately.
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I think im going to start making my kitties organic homemade cat food. I found this awesome site on it
Homemade cat food ingredients
Exact recipes for homemade cat food vary, even among experts. If you have committed to serving your cat homemade cat food and you can afford it, use free-range meats and organic vegetables. Most agree that homemade cat food consists of the following ingredients:
Raw ground meat and fat
Finely diced vegetables
Bone meal or finely ground eggshells Cats require nutritional bone meal, not gardening bone meal. Purchase bone meal at the health food store. If using eggshells, grind into a fine powder.
Nutritional supplementation The simplest way to add the proper dose of vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids (EFA) is to use tablets or capsules formulated for cats.
Digestive and other enzymes The simplest way to add the proper dose of enzymes is to use multi-enzyme capsules formulated for cats.
Pure water Anything is better than tap water.
Cooked or soaked whole grains Grains are optional. There is disagreement among experts about feeding grains to cats. Some believe they are part of a healthy diet. Others believe that grains were never part of the cat's natural diet, and there's no additional benefit in including them.
Another disagreement among experts is whether to mix meats. One group believes that cats should eat only one meat at a feeding since cats in the wild did not eat a mouse with a side of bird. The other group finds no benefit in limiting the food to one meat ingredient.
Getting started with homemade cat food
Homemade cat food consists of separate mixtures: a meat mixture, a vegetable mixture, and an optional whole grain mixture. It's easier to prepare each mixture ahead of time and combine the mixtures at feeding time.
Preparing the mixtures and optional grains
Use any of the following raw meats: lamb, beef, turkey, or chicken. Do not use raw pork or raw fish. Ask your butcher to grind the meat and the fat together. You may also feed your cat organ meat up to twice a week. Since organ meat is extremely lean, you'll need to add fat. Ask the butcher to add fat when grinding the organ meat. If this sounds like too much trouble, the simplest way to get started is to buy ground hamburger beef that contains approximately 30 percent fat.
Meat mixture
1 pound combined meat and fat
1 cup water
4 tablespoons bone meal or 3 tablespoons powdered eggshells
Add the water to the thawed ground meat. If you use ground chicken, reduce the water to 3/4 cup, adding more if necessary. Incorporate the water into the meat. Add the bone meal or the powdered eggshells to the meat and mix well. Store the meat mixture in an airtight container or zipper bag and refrigerate or freeze.
Vegetable Mixture
Use several different vegetables for this mixture. If you use any of the hard-rind squashes, cook the squash only until the rind is slightly soft. Do not use nightshade vegetables: onions, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and peppers. The nightshade family causes a host of problems in cats.
1 cup mixed fresh vegetables
Wash and dry the vegetables. Grate the vegetables, and then chop the grated vegetables into small bits. If you have a food processor, process the vegetables until they are finely diced. Store the mixture in an airtight container or zipper bag and refrigerate or freeze.
Grains
1/4 cup oats, rice, bulgur, millet, cornmeal, etc.
Water
Follow the instructions on the grain package to determine the proper amount of water. Boil or soak the grains until fully hydrated. Hydration is the goal; it is not necessary to cook the grains.
Mealtime preparation
The meat and vegetable amounts are approximations. After you feed your cat homemade cat food for a few days, you can adjust the amount of each mixture according to your cats needs. After your cat has been on the homemade diet for a few weeks, you'll have a better idea how much of each mixture to use. You can make enough for several days at a time, or you can make bulk mixtures and divide into smaller portions before freezing.
Add approximately 3 spoonfuls of meat and 1 spoonful of vegetables to a clean bowl. If using grains, add a scant spoonful and mix well. Add enough hot water to create a stew consistency when well mixed. Cats prefer warm food--78-103 degrees Fahrenheit. After fully incorporating the hot water, add the nutritional supplements and enzymes. If your supplements come in tablet form, you can grind them in a coffee grinder before adding them to the mixture. If you don't have a coffee grinder, you can place the tablets between two pieces of wax paper and pound them with a hammer. Stir the ground nutrients into the mixture. Serve immediately.
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