Seeking recipes for healthy homemade cat food?

Question

Does anyone have few recipes for nutritous catfood with ingredients that I can easily find.

Answer 1

Homemade Cat Food:

Diet for Adult Cats:

Feed an adult cat as much as she will eat in 20 to 30 minutes. Refrigerate the leftovers promptly. It is recommended that you feed your adult cats twice a day. This recipe provides approximately three servings.

Choose one protein source (meat amounts given in raw weight):

* 1/2 pound boneless chicken breast or thigh, minced

* 6 ounces ground turkey, or minced turkey (dark meat)

* 1/2 pound lean beef, minced

* 1/2 pound beef, chicken or turkey heart, ground or minced

About three times per week, include one chopped hard-boiled or scrambled egg. If you would like, once a week, substitute 4 ounces of organic liver for 1/2 of any meat source. Another option is to substitute a four-ounce can of tuna that is packed in water, a six-ounce can of sandines, or a five-ounce can of salmon with bones for any meat source once every two weeks. Do not use canned fish as a protein source for cats that are prone to urinary tract problems.

For cats needing a lower protein diet, add one cup of cooked white rice.

Supplements:

* Two teaspoons of olive oil or one teaspoon of olive oil and one teaspoon of flaxseed oil

* 300 mg. of calcium (as carbonate or citrate) or about one slightly rounded teaspoon of bone meal (human grade). (If using canned fish with bones, decrease calcium to 1/4 regular amount.)

* One to two tablespoons of pureed vegetables since many cats prefer their veggies lightly steamed or vegetable baby food (without onion powder).

* 1/4 teaspoon of salt substitute (potassium chloride) should be given three to four times per week.

* One cat-size dose of multiple vitamin-mineral supplements (human quality) or cat vitamin

* One probiotic/digestive enzyme supplement

* 80 mg of Taurine (omit if using cat vitamin)

Answer 2

I don't know how old your cat is, but I recently adopted a kitten and haven't bought a single toy. A balled up piece of paper provided her 3 hours of solo entertainment as she chased it and batted it around... it then ended up in her water bowl but hey - she had fun before that. The other thing I've done is tie a bit of cotton around a folded receipt. I then tied the other end of the cotton to a handle and let her bat at that. Finally, I don't think there is anything she loves more than an empty toilet roll. There are several scattered around the bathroom (her night time room) that she plays with endlessly. Cats are predators, so pretty much anything which will encourage them to pounce, chase and stalk will go over a treat.

Answer 3

Here's a site that I've referred to before. This recipe is interesting. I found a dog biscuit recipe that they called "anti-flea" because it had brewer's yeast in it. This cat treat also has brewer's yeast, but they don't say anything about controlling fleas.

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/6/Kittys_Moist_Morsels_Cat_Treats48270.shtml

If you do a search on "cat food recipes", you'll find the page for cdkitchen. I think it's odd that they only have recipes for treats and not food. A natural for cats is liver, but they don't mention anything about it. If you buy whole chickens, you get a bag with the giblets. You could bake the giblets, and then grind them up. I had a cat that loved chicken livers. He didn't think much of the rest, though.

Answer 4

here is supposedly a book of cat food recipes

http://www.purrfectpetportraits.com/cat-food-recipies.htm

you could also check ebay and used bookstores for cat food recipe books...

Answer 5

Open a can of tuna. Cheap, & your cats will love you forever.

Answer 6

Just give your kitty canned tuna or salmon or chicken.