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post #1 of 6
1/26/11 at 5:52pm
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so my younger sister is a lister for an amazon.com z-shop, and brings home tons of books for free because otherwise they'd be thrown away. the other day she brought home a book called The Cat-Lover's Cookbook, which has recipes for making food for kitties. my question is, since this book was made back in like '87, should I even bother trying the recipes? here are the ingredients of the ones I'm interested in trying:

Meowshi Sushi - rice, chicken broth, corn oil, carrot, tuna, liver
tuna cakes - eggs, tuna, onion, bread, liver, salt, bone meal, margarine

sardines and rice - sardine, rice, liver, parsley

chicken soup - lentils, chicken, carrot, broccoli, garlic, onion, salt, bone meal, corn oil, liver

beef stroganoff - butter, onion, mushrooms, beef, sour cream, rice, liver

so should i just chuck the book?
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post #2 of 6
1/26/11 at 8:02pm
I'd be wary of any book that recommends feeding onions and garlic to cats.

You can use this resource to analyze the ingredients in the recipes: http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison...ple-foods.aspx
Too many of them seem to contain things on that list.
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post #3 of 6
1/26/11 at 8:14pm
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I figured as much, seeing as how the book is so old, it had to be outdated. On the same vein of recipes, my saki princess' 1st adoption anniversary is coming up and I wanted to make her a special meal or treat to celebrate. Does anyone have any ideas or things they do for their cats?
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post #4 of 6
1/26/11 at 8:21pm
Realize many who write books are NOT experts I have seen books written in the last 2-5 yrs with similar inaccurate and possibly lethal recipes
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post #5 of 6
1/26/11 at 10:35pm
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Originally Posted by twobananaz View Post
I figured as much, seeing as how the book is so old, it had to be outdated. On the same vein of recipes, my saki princess' 1st adoption anniversary is coming up and I wanted to make her a special meal or treat to celebrate. Does anyone have any ideas or things they do for their cats?
My cats (even the picky one) absolutely love seared chicken! I sear it in a frying pan (with just water, no oil or seasonings!). It makes a nice special treat. I sometimes use it to reward them after unpleasant tasks (like nail clipping).

Sometimes simple is better than complex when it comes to cat treats.
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post #6 of 6
1/27/11 at 8:19am
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awesome! easier is always better in my book. would that work with fish as well? I have some frozen mackerel that I could use, but if not, I can always just go and buy some other type that they could eat. Saki is big on the fish, not so much the chicken.
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