Tripett?

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I have a newly adopted dog (I am getting the the cat part, I promise!)  He has been eating Pedigree kibble and way too many treats.  He is reluctant to eat high-quality wet food.  Today I got a couple of cans of Tripett green beef tripe to mix with the stuff he won't eat, and it worked beautifully.

Now for the cat question.  I am also trying to get all of my cats off kibble, and I am wondering if I can add a tiny amount of the Tripett to their wet food, as well.  They are eating the new food, but I am not sure they are eating enough.  Do cats like green tripe?  Is it safe for them?  I know mixing in tuna would probably get them to eat more of the new food, but I'm trying to avoid fish, as a couple of my cats are prone to UTI.  
 
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Tripe is good for cats too. Whether your cats like it or not depends on their taste buds! My cats like it. You can certainly mix it with some canned food if that will get them to eat it.
 
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They seemed awfully interested in it as I was adding a small amount to my dog's food, and I had to keep shooing them away from the can, so I think they would eat it.

The thing that concerns me about Tripett is the garlic.  I'm sure it's a tiny amount, but I keep reading that for a cat, any at all is too much.  Then I will read someplace else that trace amounts are okay, or even beneficial.  I want to use the tripe mostly as a flavor enhancer, mixed with other wet food, but I don't want to risk it if it's dangerous.  I see that PetKind also makes a forumula specifically for cats, that has no garlic, but Chewy doesn't carry it, and the suppliers that do charge far more than I can spend on what I want to use essentially as a "bribe food."

Honestly, it's getting very difficult to remember all the things I am supposed to avoid in pet food, and it seems like the list gets longer all the time. It's further incentive to work toward a homemade raw diet, just so I can stop worrying, and, given the cost of the few foods that do exclude all questionable ingredients, it's probably cheaper, too.  
 
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