Make Homemade Cat Food Veterinarian Approved Recipe
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2023
- Making best homemade cat food using a recipe approved by a vet. Make you own cat food. A healthy diet and good nutrition are essential to your cat's health.
In the video, I have doubled the below recipe.
Before making your own cat food, I recommend that you consult with your Vet and / or a Veterinary Nutritionist. There are a lot of resources online. The recipe below is drawn from the following resources:
1.The Feline Nutrition Foundation: feline-nutrition.org/
2.Lisa A. Pierson, DVM: catinfo.org/
3.Fetch by Web MD / Healthy Cats Center: pets.webmd.com/cats/default.htm
4.Natural Cat Care Blog: www.naturalcatcareblog.com/5.... www.catological.com/homemade-...
If you plan to switch your cat to a homemade diet without bone, you can use a nutritional premix. In Canada, TCfeline is one option. You combine the supplement with water, and mix with liver and meat (you should plan to grind your own). To order online:•mycatfoodstore.com/TCfeline-%... Always remember that cats are Obligate Carnivores. They need a high-protein, meat-based diet to thrive and do well. A low-protein, high-carbohydrate diet is not suitable for them. There’s no such thing as a vegan cat.The recipe below partially cooks whole chicken thighs, to reduce the risk of salmonella. Keep in mind that cats are not humans, and do not react in the same way to salmonella. Please refer to the sources above if you prefer to feed your cat(s) a fully raw diet.
HOME-MADE CAT FOOD(Yields enough for 10-14 days, freeze in ice cube trays)
Recipe from Lisa A. Pierson
Note: most cats eat 4-6 oz per day
3 lbs poultry thighs(meat, bones and skin)
3-4 oz chicken liver, fully cooked
1 cup water
2 soft boiled eggs (optional) -boiled for 3-4 minutes, peeled, the white should be cooked but the yolks runny, or alternatively scramble in a little butter
5000 to 10,000mgfish oil (not cod liver oil), salmon oil is not recommended
400 IU vitamin E1 capsule
vitamin B complex 50 (for a picky cat start with 1/2 a capsule, 25 mg)
2000mg taurine (powdered, in capsule or loose)
1 tsp Windsor Half & Half salt with iodine (I could not find this and used Morton Salt Lite instead)
Preheat your oven to 350F(to partially cook) OR heat a large pot of water (to blanche) the chicken thighs. NOTE: you can leave your chicken raw, blanche in boiling water, or partially cook in the oven.
•Remove 20 to 25% of the bone, and 50% of the skin, from the chicken thighs. If your cat is thin, retain all of the skin, if your cat is on the heavier side, then remove 80%).
•Arrange on a parchment lined baking tray. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Alternatively, you could blanche the chicken in boiling water. It is important that the chicken bones are raw when you grind them, since cooked bones will splinter.
•Meanwhile combine the supplements with the water, to make a slurry.
•Cut some of the chicken meat (use the uncooked portion, near the bone) into chunks. This is good for your cat’s dental health.
•Using a 4mm grinding plate, grind the meaty bones, meat and skins of the chicken thighs, together with the cooked liver and eggs.
•Stir to combine. Combine with the slurry of water and supplements.
•Portion and freeze.
•Defrost naturally -do not use your microwave
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Time for an update. I've made the 3rd batch of cat food today. Melvin's energy level increased within a week or two of switching to the new food. His coat also became much softer feeling. He initially didn't want to eat the new food. After about 3 weeks of adding chopped cat treats to the food, he decided that the food is good and is now eating it without the treats added to it. The Lem meat grinder is working fine. It can be fully dismantled for a thorough cleaning. Sometimes it takes some strength to grind through the bones. If you are going to make larger batches you might want to buy a high quality electric grinder. I find that it takes close to two hours to make a batch of food. It takes more than a half a hour to thoroughly clean up.... I am dealing with raw meat and am very careful not to cross contaminate anything in the kitchen. The grinder has to be dried or it could rust. The black ice packs keep the food cool for about 8 hours.
Thank you 🙏
You are welcome.
Thanks for this!!
You are welcome! It's been a little of a challenge to convince Melvin this is great food. Initially, he ate the first bowls and then got picky with it. He would look at the food and turn away. I crushed up cat treats and mixed them in for a week or two. He was happy to eat that. I weaned him off of the cat treats and he was OK with the food. Then he got into some dry food that was being fed to some neighborhood stray cats. He refused the food again. I worked with the neighbor to keep the dry food away from Melvin. Again I had to add cat treats to the food. I weaned the treats away again. He was good for a while, then started to snub the food. I am now adding about a 1/4 can of the Tiny Tiger food to the home made food and he loves it. Cats! For sure he has way more energy and his coat is much softer and silky.
@@Diane_R I hope it continues to go well for you. After giving this exact recipe to my cat I can see his bowl movements are much better! No throwing up or diarrhea after being diagnosed with Colitis
Just watched your video and doing my research on making homemade wet cat food as I get one of the healthier canned cat foods out there (can only find them at pet stores) that contains quality ingredients but my cat, who was a stray and "adopted" my family by arriving and coming in and never leaving. I started out with 9LIves dry cat food and Friskies canned cat food while I went through the steps to search for possible owners but it has been 2 months and no one has come forward or possible leads failed as the cats they were looking for looked similar but had noticeable difference and my cat hissed at them so the shelter told me I could bring him to them and they would do what was needed to adopt him out since it was well past the 30 day mark or if I wanted to keep him legally I could. So he already fit right in with our family and made himself at home so I started researching the cat foods and nutrition as I know things with the cat foods have changed since my last cat passed away in 2011. I found the dry food to be mostly junk and the Friskies canned food garbage for him with fillers and additives. I searched and found the ACANA cat foods both wet and dry to be really good and had quality ingredients with no fillers. Yes I do still give him dry food as he will refuse to eat without getting any but luckily he is a grazer on the dry food and doesn't eat much of it he mainly eats the wet cat food and I keep him on a feeding schedule. He fills up mostly on the wet food and just grazes on the dry food and I only add dry food to the bowl if he is out or about out. But like I said I'm researching on making my own homemade cat food and when I saw your video and saw you put in your ingredients that salmon oil is not recommended I was curious as to why you say that? I found a Vets blog that to use your fave. fish or salmon oil but just to make sure it is wild sourced. So was just wondering why you said salmon oil wasn't recommended. Like I said I'm in my research phase right now as I have noticed that my cat has been starting to not be enthusiastic about his canned food (and yes he liked the friskies more but I won't feed that to him as it isn't good for him)
I got that information from Dr. Pierson's blog. I don't recall if she gives a reason. The blog has a lot of good information, though it is disorganized. I don't recall where in her blog I saw that she says no salmon oil or if she gives a reason. A google search says some cats could be sensitive or allergic, but I didn't see a source for that claim. A VCA (chain vet) webpage is saying it is OK, though they mention specific brands, so maybe they sell it and have a conflict of interest? I see dry kibble being sold at many vet offices. I too did a lot of research and decided that Dr. Pierson had been feeding her own cats this recipe (with some minor changes over a period of many years) which was sourced from someone who was a professional in pet diets. I also liked her logic about what cat's in the wild would be eating. Melvin catches, bunnies, birds and small rodents which he brings in the house through the cat door and releases for us the catch. For sure, I am not an expert in a cat's diet. I do think that the combo of a vet and a professional in pet diet combo is a good choice. Neither one of them is selling a product, so no conflict of interest. Within a few weeks of eating this food Melvin's coat felt much silkier and his energy level was up. That was proof to me this was a good diet for him. He is 15 now and still races around.
Your video is so much clearer to watch vs Dr Pierson's one! Thank u for this. Was wondering, can we fully cook the chicken thighs instead since everything else like eggs and liver is fully cooked? Thank you.
If you fully cook the chicken, the bones will splinter when they are ground up. For sure that won't be good for cats to eat. Somewhere in Dr Person's blog she says that the recipe was developed by someone trained/educated in making cat food. My thought is the combo of a veterinarian who loves her cats and another expert who has come up with a diet for cats is good advice. I don't have the expertise in either of those fields to advice changing the recipe. I watched a few of your videos. They are very elegant. Your cats are beautiful!
@@Diane_R oh thank u! I have no experience either and I am surprised the bone will splinter when cooked vs uncooked. I thought it will splinter anyway. But thank u for telling me! Maybe I could sub the bones for bone meal but I know, Dr Pierson mentioned the actual bones are better. Something I need to think about. Thank u Diane, I am shy to know u actually watched some videos, thank u for your time! Pls give Melvin a chin scratch for me, he is a darling.
Melvin does capture some creatures. It's always mice, voles, rabbits, chipmonks and birds. He brings them inside through the cat door and releases them in the house, causing chaos. Usually I can just open a door or window and they run or fly outside, though sometimes we are chasing them around the house while Melvin watches with delight! I don't know why he hasn't figured out that he should be eating what he catches. If that is what he is catching, then I think that is what he should be eating. The cat food recipe in the video would be close to what he is catching and what I think he should be eating.
You should not be shy about the videos. They are very beautiful. You are talented.
@@Diane_R Oh that is so funny! My Shamu does that too, catches birds and brings it to his room but he will eat them. The head, the beak, etc and leave all the feather mess for me to clean up. He loves to eat mice too. But the thing is, he does throw up sometimes and it's utterly gross. I guess Melvin's just not used to eating birds and other creatures but his instinct to hunt is still there, it's always there. Just that he doesn't know what to do with it once he catches it! Like most of my other cats!
Thankyou for the informative video. Do you have any information on the calcium supplement and amount we need to add if we are choosing to remove the bones from the recipe. I dont have a grinder and it will be hard to get one currently. Thankyou so much
I do not have a calcium substitute for the bones. There may be something in the Dr. Pierson's blog. The hand meat grinder is not super expensive and it is holding up. I've found that if I use a cleaver to cut the thigh bone in half it makes the grinding faster and easier. www.homedepot.com/p/LEM-10-Stainless-Steel-Clamp-on-Hand-Grinder-821/301362018
so i have been giving my cat salt for years now and it has been in moderation like i read and hear, i just found out my cat has kidney failure due to salt in his food.... and i am sure other stuff but that was the main thing that the vet said.
I think I’ll replace the handle of the grinder with a driller. It will be easier for me to grind them up. Can I add pumpkin in it? I heard it’s good for their digestion? I see some videos the owner soak up kibbles and blend them up after soften up and then mix with some homemade or commercial wet food. What is your opinion about it?
Interesting idea to attach a drill to the grinder handle. I'd like to know how it works out for you.
If I remember correctly, the recipe for the food made in the the was developed by a nutritionist for animals. I don't have any training or education about the proper nutrition for cats, that's why I used the recipe from the veterinarian. Melvin is indoor/outdoor, and I have a compost pile. He has never taken any interest in eating the pumpkin scraps I put on the pile. He does capture birds, chipmunks, voles, bunnies, and mice which he brings into the house though his cat door and releases in the house so we can chase the creatures around or shoo them out doors and windows while Melvin watches with delight. IMHO cats eat what they catch (not sure why Melvin doesn't kill & eat these creatures as many cats do). Melvin's coat has become amazingly soft and shiny since he has been eating this food. His energy level is up too.
Hi, I love your video and your sweet precious Melvin.
What kind of toy is that that he's playing with?
Theo is so sick of all his toys and I can't find anything to interest him.
Thanks and God bless you
Jude, from Kentucky
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Hi Jude. There has only every been two toys that have interested Melvin. The Cat's Meow, which he likes to lay beside and hear it run and the floppy fish he is playing with at the end of the video. He beats that fish up every day. One of my brother's cats was scared of it and the other one had no interest. There are a lot of counterfeit fish and some of them don't work very well. Melvin has worn out 2 of them in the past 2 years. I think this is the real one, it comes with a little fishing pole. www.amazon.com/Ontel-Flippity-Wiggles-Fishing-Catnip/dp/B089FB7TZT/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FGGtRA7exWfjQPvl_sVr_MF9maIlLOkz29Hx5ffssGpthdjZzmuuvzhTd6h2qtxHRmPvwZXtlwUvfbPLMjrMSUs1EZxcWHL398vUjvh14J9rnyqH8ZfY9FEwdWbOl0RGg2Mfj6F00Nu9wHcJMCdtmCcO5JubbB5DXZsjUjMxYsL33DFPVSSnWsIgw9CPtgtquDFx134d-QAGlfnVNw3jgnfrGfTDKthuJuJS5bUcmqvLd-zOMifsRStCcVn96y68zKbHiL7omoH7aZlOEzw30Xuyt9yUSPlzjmjgGJ5MoGU.I0dGCHw1vaHYtPPWqNCKFDP_c7dlVrSU2EyD6KFJiMY&dib_tag=se&hvadid=452981418238&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9007449&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=8158958382949363532&hvtargid=kwd-935398054988&hydadcr=13805_11390742&keywords=flippity%2Bfish%2Bcat%2Btoy%2Bas%2Bseen%2Bon%2Btv&qid=1714301332&sr=8-2&th=1
So interesting. You know we have cats too.
Did you peel the eggs or put them in shell and all?
Thanks for asking, peel the eggs. I'll update the recipe in the box below the video.
Thank you for the recipe. Can you tell me how much of the prepared food you give your cat per day?
Melvin is high energy and large, he usually weighs around 13lb and is not overweight. He used to eat 3 5.5 ounce cans of cat food a day (The vet would give me a crazy look when I told her how much he eats). I'd say that he likely eats that much of the home made food. Because he is so active and not overweight, I've never restricted his food. I just fill the dish when it's empty.
I was reading Dr Pierson's recipe on her blog and it didn't mention how many pieces of Vit B, Vit E and Taurine but you stated it clearly in your video. Where do we get this information from Dr Pierson's website to know how many pieces? Thank u so much!
The blog is kind of disorganized, but informative. I don't recall where I found the recipe in her blog. I know I had to hunt for it for some time. If you click on "more" on the box below the video, you will find the recipe.
@@Diane_R Yes, her blog is very long, too detailed but a good read. I almost couldn't finish it tho! But the recipe part was horrendously all over the place. I prefer yours. Thank u again for making it so easy.
I spent hours reading and rereading the blog, then organizing and condensing it into the recipe and video. I did learn a lot from the blog.
@@Diane_R U did great!!
What about if we choose ro forego bones and use egg shells?
It is my understanding the bones are critical in a cat's diet. If I remember correctly, you might be able to buy an "additive" to substitute for the bones. If Melvin wasn't 15 years old or I had more than one cat to feed, I would have sucked it up and bought an electric grinder recommended for bones. They are over $500. The hand crank grinder is OK, but it's a little slow and Lem says it's not for bones. So far, I haven't damaged the grinder. I did a review on the hand crank grinder if you are interested in watching it. ua-cam.com/video/9XX3d1j3igs/v-deo.htmlsi=3JH8y1Ii6ecQkRq8
Yeah but what are the cat treats made out of?
It is my understanding the "cat crack" in them is a flavoring called animal digest. I'll put a link to one website's opinion on it. I'm sure there are others. I used ground up cat treats to get Melvin off of dry food many years ago. He flat out would not eat canned food. He would just turn away from his food dish and would not eat it. After 2-3 weeks of mixing in the chopped up cat treats, he decided the food was OK and I didn't need to add it anymore. I have had to do the same thing to get Melvin to eat the home made food. IMHO, a few weeks of cat treats, even if they are harmful are worth using if it gets your cat to eat healthy food. Melvin's energy level and coat have improved since he is eating the homemade cat food. I wish I didn't have to spend the time making it/learning to make it, but I sure beats spending time sitting in the vet's waiting room and then paying a large bill. Not to mention the worry over a sick cat.
www.petfinder.com/dogs-and-puppies/feeding/food-and-treats/what-is-animal-digest-in-pet-food/
Why not salmon oil?
I got the information not to use salmon oil from Dr. Pierson's blog. I don't recall if she gives a reason. The blog has a lot of good information, though it is disorganized. I don't remember where in her blog I saw that she says no salmon oil or if she gives a reason. A google search says some cats could be sensitive or allergic, but I didn't see a source for that claim. A VCA (chain vet) webpage is saying it is OK, though they mention specific brands, so maybe they sell it and have a conflict of interest?
Sorry to bother you again Diane. Just thinking how to go about this and wanted to ask u - how do you serve the homemade food to Melvin? Do you serve straight out from the fridge cold or do you heat up to room temperature before serving? I don't suppose it can be heated up right, as meat then will be cooked and fish oil may degrade with heat. Thanks a lot!
I feed it to him cold out of the fridge, he nibbles all day, that's why I keep a cold pack under it. I have to transfer a container from the freezer to the fridge about a day before I need to use it. Melvin doesn't care about the temperature, though some cats might not want to eat it cold. They all have their own personalities!
@@Diane_R Oh Melvin is such a darling then. Yea my cats don't really like cold food and i am thinking how to go about it because warming it up could spoil the fish oil and all the other added minerals. I will have to think about it. Plus it's really hot here because it's a tropical country so ice pack will melt pretty fast. But thank u for your reply.
I have to change the pack out about 3 times a day. I would just feed him 2 times a day, however, he gets angry if his dish is not filled and will bite us if it is empty. He is a sweet cat, however, if something is wrong with his food, he can't get out of the house when he wants to (later than his 10pm curfew) or I open the door and there is snow on the ground, he gets angry and bites us. I've never been able to figure out how to stop him from biting us when something is not right. For sure he is training us and we are not training him.
@@Diane_R oh gosh! I remember Shamu being angry once with husband but could not bite him, came to me and bite my thigh! Definitely we are the servants.
If you pinch the ear of a cat and say no bite they will learn not to bite . My husband trains all our cats to not bite and not use their claws on us to get our attention.
So essentially this is raw, since the chicken only cooked 10 minutes
I think the intent is to kill off some of the bacteria. If I remember from reading Dr. Pierson's blog that cats are more tolerant of bacteria than people.
@@Diane_R Thanks for the clarification