we LOVE our homemade food!

This is the place to share your best homemade cat food and treat recipes with each other! Remember to use caution if your pet has allergies and to make any diet changes gradually so that your cat's stomach can adjust to the new foods you are introducing.

Sebastian

the man of the- house

Purred: Sat Jun 6, '09 12:41pm PST


	HUGE thanks to Anne from catnutrition.org We have been eating her recipe for a month now and we have so much more energy, we're a healthy weight (I was a little...chubby), the litter box is far less stinky, and even my lazy sister Belle is now very playful! Our human uses the boneless recipe and cooks it 50%, so it's not exactly the same recipe, but close. Even though it might not be quite as natural as raw, it's still a lot better than what we were eating before (dry kibble). One recipe lasts us about a month. So if anyone needs a good homemade recipe, check her site out. Our human ordered all the supplements from iherb.com and it cost about $40 (but will last forever). Seriously, we have never been so energetic and happy! thanks again, Anne!!

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Shadow

Education is the- Key

Purred: Mon Jun 8, '09 11:14am PST


	That is a great site How much does that recipe make? how long does it last for one cat? I wonder what I could store the food in, in the freezer? I would probably do this if my grocery store would grind the meat for me. Shadow cant have chunks of meat, as she only has her fangs and inscissors.

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Oreo

Make it look- like the dog did- it

Purred: Tue Jun 9, '09 2:19pm PST


	What supplements do you use?

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Lexus

930985

Purred: Fri Jun 12, '09 5:13am PST


	Hi Shadow You can portion it and freeze in freezer baggies, containers with lids (I like to use the Glad containers, wider mouthed canning jars (I just bought about 20 of these at a garage sale for $3.00). Some people portion it onto cookie trays , put into freezer and once frozen pop into freezer bags. Sometimes the butcher will grind the meat for you. Also you could look in your yellow pages for meat plants/distributors. And call to see if they sell and grind meat for people. I found one place but they sold in bulk (40-50lb boxes). I could grind for you I have an awesome electric grinder I bought at xmas time lol! I've also seen manual grinders at garage sales for super cheap (between $2-$5). Edited by author Fri Jun 12, '09 5:14am PST

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Belle

kneading and- purring

Purred: Sun Jun 21, '09 6:39pm PST


	I buy the meat already ground (ground frozen turkey) and cook it. I add commercial food-grade bone meal as a substitute for ground bones. If I had a grinder, I would grind it all up myself, but we can't afford one right now. As for the other supplements, I got vitamin A & D, vitamin B complex, taurine, dry vitamin E, kelp and dulse powder (for the iodine)...I think that's it...I can't remember it all off the top of my head (the recipe on the website lists all the supplements you need). Most of it is in capsules that you can just open up and dump out . The kelp/dulse and bone meal are powders that you just measure out. I add sardines or anchovies for omega 3 fatty acids instead of fish oil, but they're really smelly so I think I'm going to get capsules for my next batch. Almost all of the supplements are NOW brand, because that's what I use for myself. Each batch lasts about a month for two cats. Our bigger boy (15 lbs) eats about 1/4 cup in the morning and a 1/4 cup at night. The smaller girl (8 lbs) eats half that. I portion it out into 4 buckets (they are nice plastic ones with lids that originally held ice cream) and freeze them. Just thaw them out in the fridge overnight. And make sure you label your containers for cat food only! We don't want to risk re-using the buckets for something else...eww...fishy aftertaste... Monitor your cats to make sure they're staying a healthy weight, especially if you use turkey (which is a pretty lean meat). We usually add a little extra oil when we're cooking it, so it adds a few more calories. The kids are now nice and lean, but not too skinny. We think that they are really showing a big improvement in their health and energy. And for a half hour of work every month or so...that's not too bad. Have fun cooking!

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Dillon-Caesa- r-Charmin-So- crates

The Clan

Purred: Tue Jun 23, '09 10:13pm PST


	I ADORE Anne. She is quick to respond and walked me through the process for my feral clan – which is huge. As far as supplements, I add only Vit E, B complex, wild Salmon Oil (not the stuff you get from GNC), salt and eggs. Here in “chicken land” (GA) livers and hearts are dirt cheap. I add water after the frozen has unfrozen. Does that make sense? They are nothing but healthy and happy and really joyful when Momma shows up with the food. They have shiny coats, cheerful temperaments, are extremely healthy (ask my vet!) and are positively positive. AND I can list at least one instance where Anne’s diet save a cat’s life.