Homemade Cat Food - Quick, Nutritious, Healthy

As you have already decided, or are thinking seriously about, providing your cat with homemade cat food, I want to congratulate you!

This is the first huge step anyone can make in re-establishing the health of their cat.

But you do need to be aware of the pitfalls. You do need to ensure that you are providing Fido with all the essential nutrients for a healthy body. That's not all. You need to ensure Fido's mind is equally healthy.

Like it or not, your cat evolved by killing and eating small animals, up to about their own size. When making your own homemade cat food, you need to keep this firmly in mind.

By preventing them from killing their own dinner, you are removing something very important in Fido's life, so you have to try to compensate for this, as much as you can.

Unless Fido is a working cat, keeping mice or rat numbers down, I'm sure you don't really like to see him hunt.

How do you provide him with such a good and adequate diet that he really just can't bothered to hunt?

First of all, you look to nature for the answers.

Since a wild cat tends only to eat what he has just killed, this immediately tells us four things:

• he likes his food fresh


• he likes his food raw


• he likes his food warm


• he likes bones with his meal

That's a bit of a contradiction, isn't it? Raw, but warm?

Surely you need to cook the food to kill off any worms or bacteria?

What about bones? Won't they splinter and get caught up in his gut which will require expensive and distressing veterinary surgery to remove?

You know, there's a lot of misleading information about the best food for cats, 'out there'. Most of it comes from pet food manufacturers or those who sell or promote it, so have a vested interest in it.

In my opinion, you can't improve on nature. So when making your own homemade cat food, try to stick as close to a natural diet as you can.

You can't duplicate it, but you can come close.

While kittens will have no trouble adapting to eating a healthy homemade cat food, adults who have got used to the appetite stimulants in most processed food, can have a hard time adapting.

You will probably get a lot of accusing looks, turning his head away in disgust, walking away, turning his back on you, pawing the food as if to bury it, the works, during the transition period and you will feel a really nasty, uncaring cat person - rest assured Fido will make you feel that way! However, you do need to persevere for his sake.

He will come round. You just need to stick at it longer than he does... Trust me, he won't starve himself!

Homemade cat food, is without a doubt, the healthiest food you can feed your cat, as long as you follow nature's laws. You can restore good health in an ailing cat, you can keep your cat healthier, longer.

You have made the first giant step forward in considering a homemade cat food. The next step is in working out what the best one is.

I wish you every success!

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Homemade Cat Treats

Homemade cat treats are the best way to make sure that your cat is getting the healthiest treats available. Cat treats are available at pet stores, grocery stores, and various other places. However, do you know what these treats consist of? Are they really all that healthy for your cat? If you really want to make sure that your cat is getting the best possible treats, why not try making them yourself.

You may make them ahead of time or as you need them. Here are a couple that your cat will love:

Cheese Treat

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and combine ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese, 5 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese, and ¼ cup yogurt or sour cream. Add ¾ cup flour and ¼ cup cornmeal. Knead the dough and roll it out to about ¼ inch thickness. Cut one inch size pieces and place them on a greased pan. Bake for approximately 25 minutes. This recipe will give you about 2 dozen treats for your cat.

Chicken Treat

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and combine 1 ½ cups of shredded, cooked chicken, ½ cup chicken broth, and 1 tablespoon soft margarine. Mix these ingredients well then add 1 cup wheat flour and 1/3 cup cornmeal. Knead the dough; roll out to ¼ inch thick and cut one inch size pieces. Place on an ungreased pan and bake for about 20 minutes. This will make 18 cookies for your cat.

There are dozens of cat recipes available for making homemade cat treats. These treats are a lot healthier than the ones sold in stores. They are made with natural ingredients, so you do not have to worry about preservatives or products that may have a high fat content.

Cats like treats as much as we do, so instead of going to the pet store or supermarket and grabbing the first thing that catches your eye, try an all natural way of making sure your cat has the healthiest foods that he can have.

Just as you try to eat healthy, your cat should also be eating a more natural diet and forgoing the foods that actually do more harm than good. Cats are prone to many of the same diseases as humans. Preventing health problems by watching your cat's diet is one way to keep him on the road to a long happy life. Homemade cat treats are just one more way of doing this.

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Homemade Dog Food - Can I Feed My Dog Table Scraps?

Many pet owners ask the question "Can I feed my pet table scraps?" They confuse a complete homemade dog food diet with table scraps. Although many holistic veterinarians generally favor table scraps they urge you to make sure they are nutritionally wholesome and they are plain. A dog's digestive tract is geared for simpler food than we eat.

So you can feed your dog table scraps but first try sharing a little of what you are having each day with your pet, along with the food you are already feeding them. This will give them a little variety and help you determine if you want to switch to a totally homemade diet. Always decrease the volume of commercial food you feed by the amount of table scraps you are adding to their diet. Once you determine if you want to switch over to a total homemade diet for your dog then you should learn as much as you can about proper nutritional levels.

But for now, if you want to start adding some natural food to your pet's diet these are a few things to be aware of:

5 Foods to Avoid:

1.) Onions are toxic to dogs. No onions whatsoever.

2.) Left over fat and remnants. No Bacon or bacon grease. There are high levels of nitrates in bacon and the high heat used to cook bacon creates many other harmful compounds.

3.) Stay away from rich foods like ham, sauces, and limit the cheese you feed your dog.

4.) No spicy, salty or fried foods. No spicy chili, pepperoni or luncheon meats.

5.) NO sweets, cookies or cakes. Definitely NO CHOCOLATE. Certain compounds in chocolate like theobromine and caffeine are toxic to dogs and cause vomiting, excessive urination, hyperactivity, fast breathing, weakness and seizures.

6 Foods You Can Feed Your Dog:

1.) Almost all vegetables are good, especially carrots and anything in the broccoli family, green beans, alfalfa sprouts, and leafy greens. Dogs like to chew on raw carrots and that helps to keep down the tartar on their teeth. Asparagus is also good and sometimes dogs will eat these like they are treats. You can add some potatoes to their diet and lentils and split peas are an excellent choice.

2.) Fruits are very healthy. Try different types and see which ones your pets like. AVOID GRAPES. Although grapes may not be toxic to all dogs there is no definitive information to enable us to tell which dogs will get sick and die after eating grapes.

Vegetables and fruits can be pureed in a blender then let them sit a day or two before feeding.

3.) Pasta is O.K. but WITHOUT the spices and tomato sauces.

4.) A little bit of good olive oil is O.K. It's actually good for your dog's skin.

5.) Low-fat, plain yogurt. You can give 1 tablespoon per twenty-five pounds of weight. You can feed it two to five times a week. Just like for us yogurt has beneficial bacteria known as acidophilis.

6.) Eggs are an excellent source of protein. You can add an egg or egg yolk twice week for each 25 pounds of weight. Dog's seem to like lightly scrambled eggs added to their meal.

Remember that all animals are individuals, with individual tastes and sensitivities. Make sure that what you are feeding your pet is not causing allergic reactions. Always check with your veterinarian before adding table scraps to your pets diet.

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