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well, I just made a small batch of homemade cat food. I kept it as simple as I could.
once I figure out if Joshua tolerates it and once I read up more on how to do it even better, I'll add to the recipe. For now I'll just feed him a little bit with his dry food.
(I used the recipe here: http://www.api4animals.org/508.htm with chicken)
some questions though. What kind of meats are best for cat?
I think I read somewhere that pork is bad. Anything else?
Is fish ok? (canned, fresh or frozen). What about fish bones? are the small ones safe?
are there any parts of the chicken I should not use (besides the bones)? are chicken hearts ok? what about beef heart?
and what are chicken gizzards? is it ok for cats?
and what are giblets? (I remember seeing some Iams canned food that was "Turkey and giblets". could never figure out what giblets were).
right now I only used deboned chicken legs. Next time I might combine it with some beef and/or other parts of the chicken. Maybe some eggs and fish too.
good news is... my first batch of homemade food passed both kitty taste tests. Kinah just LOVED it (she wont get to eat much of it for now... I prefer to keep her on kitten food for a few more months) and Joshua did eat it after some hesitation (he's very fussy about new foods).
once I figure out if Joshua tolerates it and once I read up more on how to do it even better, I'll add to the recipe. For now I'll just feed him a little bit with his dry food.
(I used the recipe here: http://www.api4animals.org/508.htm with chicken)
some questions though. What kind of meats are best for cat?
I think I read somewhere that pork is bad. Anything else?
Is fish ok? (canned, fresh or frozen). What about fish bones? are the small ones safe?
are there any parts of the chicken I should not use (besides the bones)? are chicken hearts ok? what about beef heart?
and what are chicken gizzards? is it ok for cats?
and what are giblets? (I remember seeing some Iams canned food that was "Turkey and giblets". could never figure out what giblets were).
right now I only used deboned chicken legs. Next time I might combine it with some beef and/or other parts of the chicken. Maybe some eggs and fish too.
good news is... my first batch of homemade food passed both kitty taste tests. Kinah just LOVED it (she wont get to eat much of it for now... I prefer to keep her on kitten food for a few more months) and Joshua did eat it after some hesitation (he's very fussy about new foods).