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Yes, it was unseasoned. Both of my cats are picky, and Smoky is reluctant to eat anything new.

The younger cat, Maple, likes chewing on bones but I haven't given her one in a while. I'll have to give them both a bone and see what happens. My older cat, Smoky, isn't usually interested, but he has had commercial food for most of his life since I didn't know about homemade cat food. I had to...

Thanks Bill, I am able to get chicken quarters but thighs have been harder to find sometimes. I haven't looked for dark meat turkey but I will check that out.

I just made a new batch of cat food a few days ago, the same way I usually make it with the recipe I mentioned, but I blended it less so it had texture but wasn't too chunky for the cats. I fed them the first time and left the food with my parents. The cats ate the first serving of food and...

I didn't know that, that's great to know because I've had the younger cat, Maple, not eat food that she really liked before getting kibble.

I have just been using beef. I used to switch it up by adding small amounts of Fancy Feast in different flavors, but I stopped doing it when I realized it was making my older cat, Smoky, sick. I have access to a Sam's Club an hour and a half away and I will be looking for chicken there. The...

Ok, so here's what I did: The cats have been eating blended, partially cooked cat food, and I left the last batch raw to see what would happen. They ate it willingly once and then hated it and neither cat wanted to eat it. So I cooked the food like usual but left it textured. It had been...

Thank you for the resources! I think the kibble has an addictive flavor or smell because my cats always get addicted to it, which is weird because it's the furthest thing from meat. I only have it as a convenience for my parents in the afternoon because the young cat wants food.

I do, I hadn't thought of that but I will try it because they are hardly eating the new food I just made. The latest batch of food is completely raw and definitely more slimy than usual and they hate it. I usually cook their food a little but I wanted to see if they liked raw better. Thanks!

I can try that, that's a good idea, thank you!

Just in my experience, I gave my cats a small amount of cod liver oil in their food and they pooped everywhere. I didn't know it was a laxative, and it was stronger than the laxatives I gave my older cat for constipation.

I'm torn because my cats are noticeably healthier eating my homemade food but they often hate it. I have two cats, one is 9 years old and the other is about a year old, and they are best buddies. I started learning how to make cat food because my older cat was sick after eating commercial food...