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Originally Posted by Callista  ...yeah. Sorry about that. I get on my soapbox sometimes.
Uhm. So... let's see. Eggs, organ meat, chicken... No bones; I'm not risking bones. Goat's milk is safe, but expensive--what about lactose-free milk? Is it the lactose that bothers cats; and would lactose-free milk be nutritious?
I've given Tiny a few licks of butter on occasion, especially during the winter when it was all cold and dry. I'm guessing butter is safe because it's milk fat, not milk sugar...
Canned chicken? Tuna? I wouldn't want to feed tuna often because of the mercury; what about canned salmon--same problem?
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Personally, I wouldn't feed salmon, tuna, butter or milk for a variety of reasons, and if you don't exceed 15%, don't feed organs or bones (the first might give your cats slushy stools, the later might make the stools a bit too hard for comfort).
You can, however, offer your cats a whole fresh or canned-in-water-no-salt-added Sardine once a week, if you like. They're typically one of the least contaminated fish you can feed, and they're usually sustainably harvested, as well as full of of good, healthy Omega 3's.
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Originally Posted by jcat ...
In addition to raw feeding, you could try some home-cooked cat food a couple of times a week as a supplement to commercial foods. I do this on an occasional basis for cats - Jamie won't touch raw and is on prescription food to prevent more struvite crystals, but he enjoys some "people food", as does Miezi. All the dogs we've had got home-cooked food, but cats are trickier.
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Please note, Callista, if you cook anything intended to be part of your cat's actual diet (and not just a treat here or there), you also need to supplement that food... and supplements are expensive, which kinda defeats your whole reason for contemplating a partially raw diet to begin with.
Cooking for cats is doable but not, in your case, a logical option. (Actually, IMO, it's never logical, but that's another thread on another day.
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AC
