Adding (Commercial) Organic Chicken Broth to Canned Food OK?

When we took little Shunra in from the street, her teefs were in poor shape. She is missing one "fang" in her upper jaw, and I'm sure she has other issues. Unfortunately, she'd snap my hand off if I tried to pry her mouth open.

The obvious answer for feeding would be "pate"-type foods, but Shunra quickly developed a taste for Weruva shredded chicken, and nothing else will do. Problem is, she seems to have a problem with chewing the chicken shreds, so she'll suck out all the juicy stuff and only eat the solids if she's still hungry.

I've managed to progress to the point of mixing the Weruva half-and-half with a protein-packed pate-type food (Evo or Avoderm). That mixes with the broth, which she slurps down happily, so at least she is getting a lot of nutrients from that.

Would it be okay to add about 2 tablespoons of organic chicken broth to the bowl to re-moisten the chicken so she'll finish eating? I've tried to add water but that seems to dilute the taste of the food too much, and I thought if I add broth instead, she will still find the food tasty. I tried it today and she loved it, but I wanted to get some opinions before I start using it regularly.

I found a brand that's organic, made from free-range chickens, low-sodium, and has no garlic. The taste is bland, which is fine for this purpose, because it still tastes more like chicken than water. Most important, it helped get her to eat the full portion she needs.

I'm still working to transition her to all-pate, all-the-time. I don't know how long her remaining toofs are going to last, but now that she's indoors it doesn't matter too much. We will make sure she gets what she needs to become a healthy, lazy, old kitty snoring by the radiator (yeah, she snores ), wiv or wivout teefs.

TIA from Shunra and her human fambly

Do you know how much salt (sodium?) is in it?

I would think it would be safer to make your own chicken broth so it has nothing added. Then you can also make it to your cats preferance. I do that for the farm cats when it gets really hot out to make sure that they are getting more than enough water.

Originally Posted by kitkaturday

When we took little Shunra in from the street, her teefs were in poor shape. She is missing one "fang" in her upper jaw, and I'm sure she has other issues. Unfortunately, she'd snap my hand off if I tried to pry her mouth open.

The obvious answer for feeding would be "pate"-type foods, but Shunra quickly developed a taste for Weruva shredded chicken, and nothing else will do. Problem is, she seems to have a problem with chewing the chicken shreds, so she'll suck out all the juicy stuff and only eat the solids if she's still hungry.

I've managed to progress to the point of mixing the Weruva half-and-half with a protein-packed pate-type food (Evo or Avoderm). That mixes with the broth, which she slurps down happily, so at least she is getting a lot of nutrients from that.

Would it be okay to add about 2 tablespoons of organic chicken broth to the bowl to re-moisten the chicken so she'll finish eating? I've tried to add water but that seems to dilute the taste of the food too much, and I thought if I add broth instead, she will still find the food tasty. I tried it today and she loved it, but I wanted to get some opinions before I start using it regularly.

I found a brand that's organic, made from free-range chickens, low-sodium, and has no garlic. The taste is bland, which is fine for this purpose, because it still tastes more like chicken than water. Most important, it helped get her to eat the full portion she needs.

I'm still working to transition her to all-pate, all-the-time. I don't know how long her remaining toofs are going to last, but now that she's indoors it doesn't matter too much. We will make sure she gets what she needs to become a healthy, lazy, old kitty snoring by the radiator (yeah, she snores

), wiv or wivout teefs.

TIA from Shunra and her human fambly

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Discuss it with a vet...

Here is what mine says... YES it is fine... I use it as a first line antibiotic( of course this is a ask your vet how and why ) and eat your food aid ...My cats will eat readily with one teaspoon mixed with a tablespoon of water, this removes the salt worry as ALL commercial foods add it

a tablespoon = roughly one ounce so that could be a bit much to use double that...

Check for how much ONION and what type... to date I have found one with no onion... Onion is far far worse than garlic

Thanks so much for the replies, folks!

furryfriends50, Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m in awe of your dedication to your farm cats. But I need a convenient product for a few reasons. I want it to be a staple shelf product kept with the cat food cans so everyone in the house can take over feeding chores, and I want it to be readily available in a nearby store. But I think the biggest issue is time, which I just donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have for this type of thing on an ongoing basis. Thatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s why Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m trying to find a variety of the best quality foods that work for them, with actual prep time for each meal being minimal. But I think itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just wonderful that you go to the trouble of cooking real chicken broth for your cats.

sharky, you read my mind, . I was so happy to find this, with a short, understandable list of ingredients that are real foods, not chemical additives. But there is onion in there, unfortunately, in the form of onion powder, next to last item on the list of ingredients. Here is the list: Filtered water, chicken (organic blah blah blah), sea salt, potato starch, onion powder, and turmeric.

I figured the potato starch is there to give it some “slip†and body, and the turmeric is probably for color. The taste is very bland. Itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s something thatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s meant to be used as a base for other recipes, not on its own.

I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know how much onion powder there is per portion. She was getting a total of one ounce of broth (measured) per day, split into her two feedings. I feed them 1 can Weruva + ½ can high-protein food at each feeding, and I added one ounce of broth each time. Since each kitty gets half the portion, she got ½ oz at each meal.

Obviously Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m not going to give her something potentially risky no matter how convenient it may be for me. Do you think that the onion powder should rule out this soup?

A few of mine really liked the chicken Weruva. Some of them would not eat the shredded chicken so I put it in the food processor (could use a blender). Instant pate' cat food! It will have a very liquid consistency. Sometimes I put some of another pate brand of the same flavor mixed in.