Recipes for Home Made Raw Food

[Patti]

Looks very complete Michelle, thanks for posting this.

 

[Sanura Exotics]

Thanks! Thats what I was wondering (if this sounded complete).I am very impressed with this F2 boys health and size.This buyer has really dedicated himself to making sure his new F2 baby has the best diet he can give :O) I love buyers like this who really do their home work on their cats health.I am going to kitty sit for this buyer again in a few weeks.I cant wait to see how our boys looks then!

 

[admin]

Here is a recipe one of my buyers use.I kitty sat the F2 boy over the holidays and he is HUGE (11 pounds at 5 months!) and sooo healthy! I may start if vet says it is OK for pregnant queens :O)

• 4.5 lbs chicken thighs (72 oz). Remove the skin from half of it before you weigh it out. If your cats are chubby you can remove all the skin before weighing it. Don't remove the fat from the meat!
• 7 oz raw chicken liver.
• 14 oz raw chicken heart. If you can't source chicken heart, then substitute with 4000 mg Taurine. If you do omit raw heart, remember to make up the missing 14 oz of heart with additional chicken thighs. Your total weight for thighs would then be 5.375 lbs or 86 oz.
• 8 to 16 oz water. Use 8 oz if your cats like it firmer, or 16 oz if your cats like it soupier. I'd start with 16 oz, and then reduce it next time if desired. Use bottled water, not tap water which can have too many chemicals.
• 4 raw egg yolks. You can add the white also, but it must be cooked first. When initially using this recipe, don't add cooked whites; some cats with gastrointestinal issues may have an intolerance for them. You can add it later on, if desired, and monitor for any problems such as diarrhea.
• 2000 mg Taurine. This is in addition to the Taurine you may have added if you didn't use hearts. I always add a little additional of this so-important amino acid, just to be sure and to make up for any loss due to freezing. Taurine is water soluble so you don't have to worry about your cat getting too much.
• 4000 mg wild salmon or wild caught small fish oil
• 800 IU Vitamin E
• 200 mg Vitamin B Complex
• 1 ½ tsp Lite Iodized Salt
• 4 tsp Psyllium Husk Powder

The only thing people may want to do is omit the pysilium husks - she no longer recommends it.

 

[Sanura Exotics]

Is pysilium husks bad for them? I dont even know what it is LOL

 

[admin]

Is pysilium husks bad for them? I dont even know what it is LOL

No it is good for them...it is just additional fiber - I think she used to recommend kelp or dulse and now is suggesting the salt instead...I like the more natural dulse (seaweed)...all in all this is a complete, balanced recipe

 

[darthmeow]

Here is a recipe one of my buyers use.I kitty sat the F2 boy over the holidays and he is HUGE (11 pounds at 5 months!) and sooo healthy! I may start if vet says it is OK for pregnant queens :O)

• 4.5 lbs chicken thighs (72 oz). Remove the skin from half of it before you weigh it out. If your cats are chubby you can remove all the skin before weighing it. Don't remove the fat from the meat!
• 7 oz raw chicken liver.
• 14 oz raw chicken heart. If you can't source chicken heart, then substitute with 4000 mg Taurine. If you do omit raw heart, remember to make up the missing 14 oz of heart with additional chicken thighs. Your total weight for thighs would then be 5.375 lbs or 86 oz.
• 8 to 16 oz water. Use 8 oz if your cats like it firmer, or 16 oz if your cats like it soupier. I'd start with 16 oz, and then reduce it next time if desired. Use bottled water, not tap water which can have too many chemicals.
• 4 raw egg yolks. You can add the white also, but it must be cooked first. When initially using this recipe, don't add cooked whites; some cats with gastrointestinal issues may have an intolerance for them. You can add it later on, if desired, and monitor for any problems such as diarrhea.
• 2000 mg Taurine. This is in addition to the Taurine you may have added if you didn't use hearts. I always add a little additional of this so-important amino acid, just to be sure and to make up for any loss due to freezing. Taurine is water soluble so you don't have to worry about your cat getting too much.
• 4000 mg wild salmon or wild caught small fish oil
• 800 IU Vitamin E
• 200 mg Vitamin B Complex
• 1 ½ tsp Lite Iodized Salt
• 4 tsp Psyllium Husk Powder

I use this recipe, minus the husk powder and salt (use kelp instead). My F2 is 10 pounds at 4.5 months, and he loves this!

 

[HappyS]

The only thing people may want to do is omit the pysilium husks - she no longer recommends it.

I only use this recipe and bought it in bulk for me and the cats and its got I think an expiration date of 2015...

I guess I'm going to have a LOT of fiber in my diet for the next couple years

 

[WitchyWoman]

Turkey Mix (broth recipe corrected 1/23/13)

 

[admin]

This is the spot to highlight your culinary skills and share recipes for those who are novices to raw feeding and don't know how to begin.

I modified this recipe found in Whole Health for Happy Cats

Whole Ground Chicken Meat Mix

• 4 whole chicken fryers (not older roasters), approx. 4 lbs each, with skin
• Giblets & organs that come with the chickens, excluding the neck (which you can give to the
• cats as a snack)
• 25,000 IU vitamin A
• 2,500 IU vitamin D
• - OR -
• cod liver oil in place of vitamins A & D, as many
• soft gels as needed to get to 2,500 IU vitamin D in the brand you use.
• Can also add 1 cup pure pumpkin. Do not use pumpkin pie mix.
• Vitamin E 9,000 IU (because of addition of fish oil and to compensate for vitamin E lost during freezing).
• 4 eggs, no shell, just yolks and cooked whites 500 mg vitamin B-complex
• 10,000 mg wild salmon oil
• 13,500 mg. L-Taurine or 5 tsps (25g) taurine powder. For most brands, .tsp taurine powder equals 675 mg or add 1 lb (455g) of hearts
• 32 oz. water

Preparation
• Assemble grinder. Use smallest holes for fine grind or larger holes for coarser
mix.
• Fill stockpot or very large container with half the water.
• Place container in sink and position grinder over the container.
• Cut chicken into pieces first at each joint and then lengthwise or across the back.
• Feed chicken parts into grinder chute
• Mix all ingredients in container. Add additional water to achieve a desired
consistency (more moisture = less gluey gooey consistency).
• Spoon the mix into appropriate sized storage containers and freeze.

Provides enough food for six weeks for two cats of approximately 8-10 lbs weight.

 

[John Popp]

That looks very similar to the whole chicken recipe I was using before. I gave up on the whole chicken part because one of our cats was having constipation issues as a result of the bone content and now just use chicken thighs. I also got spooked on using cod liver oil after reading a couple articles as the Vitamin A content can be all over the board and can reach toxicity levels (unlikely). I now get all of the vitamin A and D using chicken livers and egg yolks as the source.

I also no longer use salmon oil as I just get the same Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids from cooked salmon. Wasn't exactly by choice, but found out that one cat was hesitant about eating food with fish oil added but no problem eating it with cooked salmon added. Lastly I don't add water until I actually feed them. This lets me introduce warm water at feeding which helps get their food closer to room temperature and a point where they will actually start eating it.