Homemade Cat Food Recipes

Homemade Cat Food Recipes
that Your Cat Will Love!

Before trying to homemade cat food recipes, you should talk with your vet to get ideas from them and to make sure the food you want to fix will provide your cat with the proper nutrition. Below the recipes I have posted here you will find a list of things you shouldn't feed to your cat.

Kitty Kibble

Ingredients

• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 cups soy flour
• 1 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup nonfat dry milk
• 1/2 cup brewer's yeast
• 1 (15 oz) can mackerel
• 5 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp cod liver oil
• 2 cups of water or as much as needed

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (325 if you have a dark pan)
• 2. Mix all the dry ingredients in a lare bowl.
• 3. In another bowl, mash the mackerel into small pieces.
• 4. Mix in the oil and water.
• 5. Add the mackerel mixture to the dry inredients amd mix thoroughly.
• 6. The dough is tough, so use your hands.
• 7. Roll dough out to about 1/4 inch thickness and cut into 1/4 inch bits, using a knife or pizza cutter.
• 8. Mound the kibble bits onto greased cookie sheets and bake for 25 minutes.
• 9. During baking, occasionally toss the kibble bits with two wooden spoons, so they brown evenly.
• 10. Turn the heat off and allow the cat food to cool thoroughly before removing.
• 11. Store kitty kibble in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
• 12. This recipe freezes very well for longers storage.

Chicken Soup for Cats

Ingredients

• 1 pound or two of chicken parts such as livers, hearts, and giblets or same amount of boneless skinless chicken breasts
• one cup steamed green beans
• water

Directions

• 1. Boil the chicken until it is tender and cooked thoroughly.
• 2. Stir in a cup of steamed green beans.
• 3. Add the mixture to your food process or blender. Puree or grind up according to your cat's preference.
• 4. Add enough chicken broth to make a soup and serve.
• 5. Store leftover chicken soup in an airtight container in your refrigerator. It will stay good for up to a week. You can warm briefly on low in the microwave before serving.

Things Not To Feed Your Cat

• Alcoholic beverages - can use intoxication, coma, and death.
• Babyfood - check for onion powder in the ingredients, which can be toxic to cats. This can also lead to nutritional deficiencies, if fed in large amounts.
• Bones - fish, poultry or other meat sources. Bones should be avoided because they can cause obstruction or lacerations in the digestive tract.
• Canned tuna (humans) - large amounts can lead to malnutrition, since it lacks proper levels of vitamins and minerals.
• Chocolate, coffee, tea or other items containing caffeine - Can be toxic and/or affect the heart and nervous system.
• Citrus Oil Extracts - Can cause vomiting.
• Dog Food - Some will not have a negative affect, but if eaten repeatedly, may lead to malnutrition or heart disease.
• Fat Trimmings - Can cause pancreatitis.
• Grapes/raisins - Can cause kidney damage.
• Human Vitamin Supplements w/iron - Can damage the lining of the digestive system and be toxic to the other organs including the liver and kidneys.
• Liver - Large amounts can cause Vitamin A toxicity, which affects muscle and bones.
• Macadamia nuts - Contain an unknown toxin, which can affect the digestive and nervous systems and muscle.
• Milk - Can result in diarrhea because adult cats are not able to break down lactose in milk.
• Mushrooms - Can contain toxins which affect multiple systems in the body and can cause shock or even death.
• Onions and garlic - In any form. Can damage red blood cells and cause anemia. Garlic is less toxic than onions.
• Persimmons - The seeds can cause intestinal obstruction and enteritis.
• Raw eggs - May contain Salmonella
• Raw fish - Can result in a thiamine deficiency leading to a loss of appetite, seizures, and in severe cases, death. More common if fed raw fish on a regular basis.
• Salt - Large quantities may lead to electrolyte imbalances.
• String - Can become trapped in the digestive system
• Sugary Foods - Can lead to obesity, dental problems, and possibly diabetes.
• Table Scraps(in large amounts) - not nutritionally balanced. They should not be more than 10% of your cat's diet. Fat should be trimmed from meat, bones should not be fed.
• Tobacco - Contains nicotine which affects the digestive and nervous systems. It can result in rapid heart beat, collapse, coma, and death.
• Yeast dough - Can expand and produce gas in the digestive system, causing pain and possible rupture of the stomach or intestines.