[Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share?

[dlgegg at windstream.net]

I don't feed fish because my guys won't eat it.  Maybe they know better than I do.

---- Sandy <swacht1946 at comcast.net> wrote: 
> I heard Dr. Piersens is a good source - has books also. 
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> From: "Ardy Robertson" <ardyr at centurytel.net> 
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org 
> Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 1:37:18 PM 
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share? 
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> I may have to go online and see if I can purchase some of these suggested varieties because none of our nearby retailers have any of these. 
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> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of gidget43 at aol.com 
> Sent: Friday, January 8, 2016 2:30 PM 
> To: toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net; felvtalk at felineleukemia.org 
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share? 
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> My two (Kit and Baby) are eating Holistic Select and at times Fancy Feast Classics Chicken or Turkey.  Gee, if there are any homemade recipes 
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> that are good for them, I would love to hear about them.  Holisitic Select is a no grain, no gluten food.  As for the fish?  No way would I feed any 
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> of mine fish or anything with fish in it.  It's very bad on the bladder and, yes, will eventually cause debris and sediment, which leads to crystals 
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> Nancy & the gang. 
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> From: Margo < toomanykitties2 at earthlink.net > 
> To: felvtalk < felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > 
> Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2016 3:21 pm 
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share? 
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> Remember that baby food is NOT a "complete and balanced" diet. 
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> The only time I have ever had a cat voluntarily eat something I so lovingly prepared, was when I had a cat with IBD who could only tolerate raw. And I'm a GOOD cook <g> 
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> I have hesitated to respond to this, because my practice is often frowned upon. I like to feed canned foods with no grain, no carbs and (gasp) by-products are allowed. I avoid fish for most of them, but only because I do think it may be a trigger for stone-formers. Of course, my two blockers are also my two FeLV+'s. So most of the time, I don't offer fish based foods. 
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> I also tried many of the gourmet, grain free, special, amazing (ly expensive) options that Chewy had to offer. I have now decided that feeding Fancy Feast Classic pates (they're currently eating beef or chicken) and/or Sheba pates (same flavors) is fine. Some would eat one kind, some another, but hundreds of $ worth of the "Good Stuff" went to the ferals and raccoons. I don't feed dry (the stone forming thing again) often. If you have only a few cats, I had pretty good luck with Hound and Gatos and Wild Calling carb free varieties. 
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> Good Luck :) 
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> The only time I have ever had a cat voluntarily eat something I so lovingly prepared, was when I had a cat with IBD who could only tolerate raw. And I'm a GOOD cook <g> 
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> I have hesitated to respond to this, because my practice is often frowned upon. I like to feed canned foods with no grain, no carbs and (gasp) by-products are allowed. I avoid fish for most of them, but only because I do think it may be a trigger for stone-formers. Of course, my two blockers are also my two FeLV+'s. So most of the time, I don't offer fish based foods. 
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> I also tried many of the gourmet, grain free, special, amazing (ly expensive) options that Chewy had to offer. I have now decided that feeding Fancy Feast Classic pates (they're currently eating beef or chicken) and/or Sheba pates (same flavors) is fine. Some would eat one kind, some another, but hundreds of $ worth of the "Good Stuff" went to the ferals and raccoons. I don't feed dry (the stone forming thing again) often. If you have only a few cats, I had pretty good luck with Hound and Gatos and Wild Calling carb free varieties. 
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> Good Luck :) 
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> From: gidget43 at aol.com 
> Sent: Jan 8, 2016 10:55 AM 
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org 
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share? 
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> If you use Gerbers, make sure you use stage 2 only.  the small 2.5 oz jars because they are strictly meat and water with a tad of cornstarch in it. 
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> If you use Gerbers, make sure you use stage 2 only.  the small 2.5 oz jars because they are strictly meat and water with a tad of cornstarch in it. 
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> No onions or garlic in these.  The ones you want are Ham (no salt added), Chicken, Turkey or Beef with gravy.  
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> From: dlgegg < dlgegg at windstream.net > 
> To: felvtalk < felvtalk at felineleukemia.org > 
> Sent: Thu, Jan 7, 2016 5:00 pm 
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share? 
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> I have used baby food, just make sue that it does not have any garlic or onioin, Gerbers is pretty good. 
> I have also boiled chicken for my soup and held out some before I put in garlic and onion. 
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> ---- Ardy Robertson < ardyr at centurytel.net > wrote: 
> > Hello everyone, 
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> > My FeLV+ cat Tigger is doing very well at the moment, however, he did have a 
> > swollen lymph node, and even though he is past the initial period of 
> > illness, he is still positive. He does seem to be cold quite often even 
> > though we have the thermostat turned way up for him, and he also seems to 
> > sleep a lot more than he ever did before so I am now giving him a liquid 
> > vitamin/mineral supplement with iron in it. 
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> > When he was very sick and not eating/drinking, the vet told me to feed him 
> > anything he wants. What he chose was Friskies salmon pate canned food. Now 
> > that he eats better, he has really cut down on eating the Blue Buffalo dry 
> > food. In my reading I have heard that it is not good for him to have any 
> > "fish-based" food. I have seen this mentioned in several articles. I think 
> > it has something to do with bacteria but I'm not sure. 
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> > I am wondering if any of you make your own cat food. I once had to boil 
> > chicken and rice together for a cat who was sick, and as I remember she 
> > didn't like it much. So - I am looking for a way to make something out of 
> > "people quality" meat and maybe put a little rice in it, but I am thinking 
> > it will have to have a "pate" consistency and be fairly flavorful. This 
> > kitty doesn't seem to think he should eat any people food, whereas my other 
> > one believes she should only eat people food. 
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> > Any ideas would be appreciated - I will go to whatever lengths needed to 
> > make a good food for him. (I have tried the fresh cat food at Pet Food Plus 
> > and he won't touch it. I have also tried all the other canned stuff, even 
> > the super expensive kinds.) 
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> > Thanks!! 
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> > Ardy Robertson 
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> > Osseo, WI 
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> I have used baby food, just make sue that it does not have any garlic or onioin, Gerbers is pretty good. 
> I have also boiled chicken for my soup and held out some before I put in garlic and onion. 
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> ---- Ardy Robertson < ardyr at centurytel.net > wrote: 
> > Hello everyone, 
> > 
> > My FeLV+ cat Tigger is doing very well at the moment, however, he did have a 
> > swollen lymph node, and even though he is past the initial period of 
> > illness, he is still positive. He does seem to be cold quite often even 
> > though we have the thermostat turned way up for him, and he also seems to 
> > sleep a lot more than he ever did before so I am now giving him a liquid 
> > vitamin/mineral supplement with iron in it. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > When he was very sick and not eating/drinking, the vet told me to feed him 
> > anything he wants. What he chose was Friskies salmon pate canned food. Now 
> > that he eats better, he has really cut down on eating the Blue Buffalo dry 
> > food. In my reading I have heard that it is not good for him to have any 
> > "fish-based" food. I have seen this mentioned in several articles. I think 
> > it has something to do with bacteria but I'm not sure. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I am wondering if any of you make your own cat food. I once had to boil 
> > chicken and rice together for a cat who was sick, and as I remember she 
> > didn't like it much. So - I am looking for a way to make something out of 
> > "people quality" meat and maybe put a little rice in it, but I am thinking 
> > it will have to have a "pate" consistency and be fairly flavorful. This 
> > kitty doesn't seem to think he should eat any people food, whereas my other 
> > one believes she should only eat people food. 
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> > Any ideas would be appreciated - I will go to whatever lengths needed to 
> > make a good food for him. (I have tried the fresh cat food at Pet Food Plus 
> > and he won't touch it. I have also tried all the other canned stuff, even 
> > the super expensive kinds.) 
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> > Thanks!! 
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> > Ardy Robertson 
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> > Osseo, WI 
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