[Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share?
dlgegg at windstream.net
dlgegg at windstream.net
Tue Jan 12 13:42:25 CST 2016
HAVE YOU TRIED BLUE BUFFALO? THEY HAVE A DUCK AND RABBIT FLAVOR THAT MY GUYS LOVE.
---- Ardy Robertson <ardyr at centurytel.net> wrote:
> That's what I heard - that moist food is like 70% water. I worry about his
> bladder/kidney because it is fish-based and that is all he will eat. (His
> dry food is chicken now)
>
> I thought maybe some extra water would help with any bladder issues later
> on. He seems to smack his lips a bit now, like he is dry. He does like to
> catch water from the faucets if I leave a really small stream so I think he
> would enjoy a fountain maybe just for fun :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
> Amani Oakley
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:29 PM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share?
>
> He doesn't need as much water with moist food because he's getting it from
> the food.
>
> Amani
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
> Ardy Robertson
> Sent: January-10-16 11:09 PM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share?
>
> I do worry about that aspect of it, and Tigg does not drink as much water as
> he used to either. I have started giving him a syringe of water now and then
> also. He used to drink a lot of water when his diet was mostly dry food, but
> now that he eats a lot of moist food, his actual water intake is less. I
> wonder if I got a "cat fountain" if he would drink more???
> Ardy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
> Nancy Wizner
> Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 9:31 PM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Does anyone have homemade cat food recipes to share?
>
> Fish is not good for their bladder. No one knows the amount of mercury in it
> either.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 9, 2016, at 6:26 PM, <dlgegg at windstream.net>
> <dlgegg at windstream.net> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>
> >> 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?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks!!
> >>
> >> Ardy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
>
> >>
> >>
> >> and stones.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Nancy & the gang.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> 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?
> >>
> >>
> >> Remember that baby food is NOT a "complete and balanced" diet.
> >>
> >> 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>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> Good Luck :)
> >>
> >> Margo
> >>
> >>
> >> 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>
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> Good Luck :)
> >>
> >> Margo
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message--
> >> ---
> >> 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?
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> No onions or garlic in these. The ones you want are Ham (no salt
> >> added),
> Chicken, Turkey or Beef with gravy.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Nancy & the gang
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> 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?
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> ---- 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.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 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.)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!!
> >>>
> >>> Ardy Robertson
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>
> >> ---- 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.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 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.)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!!
> >>>
> >>> Ardy Robertson
> >>>
> >>> Osseo, WI
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
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