I agree with Ondine. They use it to hold the pate together/thicken it. I'm sure they are aware of the controversy around carrageenan and figured they would throw something out there that points towards it being beneficial.
I would think that cats would derive some of the same benefits as we do from oils, being that they are fats even though they can't really digest plant material. I only know this because we use coconut oil (unrefined, virgin, organic) for much of the same reasons you use EVOO and our cats LOVE...
No, I did not necessarily intend to make it that high, but her recipe as is says to remove 20-25% of the bones in the recipe. Chicken thighs are 21% ish (or so I thought) so that would make it rather high on bone as well (12-15% just rough estimate). Originally, I thought it was supposed to be...
Hopefully someone sees this. I have a question related to the Pierson recipe but I did not want to start a new thread. I was curious if I could make the food using a whole chicken and then adding in the appropriate amount of meat to balance the meat/bone content, about 1.25-1.5 times the weight...
Sorry about the delay. I put very little water in the cooker. Pretty much just enough to cover the bones, since it would not be cooking for too long. And yes, I did use the cooking water when it was finished and then adjusted the amount of "extra" water she has in her recipe. I only had to add...
Just thought I'd report back that the recipe works out great. I deboned the thighs using a boning knife and popped them into the pressure cooker. Took about an hour and a half for them to reach crumble status. I let them cool, pureed them and made the recipe exactly as Dr. Pierson has it on her...
Just thought I'd add in our experiences with this- It's a HIT! Also, the pinky mice don't bleed at all so there is no mess involved. We do this once or twice a week and afterwards both cats sleep like they are just *so* content with life.
Exactly. I don't know if you guys are familiar with Merrick's Wing-a-ling canned dog food, but it also has the mush bones in it. You can literally squish them between your fingers. And yes, I would be pureeing it very finely and then mixing it with the meat. I have no worries about it...
That is what I was thinking as well. If not for anything, I would assume that it would be much better than the bone meal, considering they would still get the marrow and stuff. Thanks for your reply! Hopefully I can get a few more opinions... If this would work, it would be SUCH a stress reliever.
Hello TCS,
I have decided to start feeding Dr. Pierson's ground recipe and after purchasing everything but the grinder ( I was going to try using the bone meal first to make sure they would eat it) I stumbled upon a dog food recipe that calls for pressure cooking an entire chicken until the...
I personally chose to go the route of getting my long haired cat used to baths. As a kitten, I gave her baths (usually just with water and pretending to rub shampoo on her) once a month. Now that she is an adult, I do it every 3-4 months and treat heavily. Se has no fear of water and behaves...
I had shelves going around my entire room filled with toy horses in their boxes. I was really into Breyer horses for the longest time. Now my little sister has them and maybe one day they will be worth some money??
She sounds like a typical kitten to be honest. Definitely have some cheap cardboard scratchers lying around. Also, the double sided tape put along the corners of the couch worked really well for us to deter scratching. Then you can place one of the other scratchers right next to the couch so she...