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Oh to answer your question, I'm guessing she thinks it's non-regenerative because of the low Retic HGB value, but she didn't exactly specify.

Thanks for your response. Yes they did a full chemistry panel and his kidney and liver values looked good. Urine and poop were also checked and everything looked good. She said in his case (because he doesn't have kidney disease) it was likely indicating some type of chronic illness but couldn't...

Hi everyone, I haven't spent much time on this forum but you were all very helpful in the past with my boy. Toby (indoor neutered male) turned 15 this year. Over the last few months his appetite has gradually declined and he has been sleeping more. When he's awake he seems mostly normal though...

Great, thank you!

Well, the jars have about 4-5 meals worth in them. But I could scoop it into a smaller container at each feeding and do the water bath that way.

One other question that's been bothering me. I tend to freeze the food in mason jars, then move to the fridge to thaw. In the past Toby had an issue with eating food that was too cold and regurgitating it, so I will add some hot water to the food right before feeding to warm it up and add extra...

To update my recipe and method, after much calculating and spreadsheeting, here's what I did! A friend did some actual measurements and found that a chicken thigh is about 88% muscle and skin. So I used that to calculate how many bone-in thighs were needed to get the right amount of muscle/skin...

Oh that's very interesting! I agree that it must be related to the covid-meat-packing plant situation. I fed him the new batch this morning and so far so good. He seemed VERY excited about it, so he must be liking the higher fat content! I used a new technique to prepare it that was WAY more...

Sorry to revive an older thread, but I had another question...Seems like every time I make a batch of food I have new questions! I notice the amount of bone meal vs. eggshell varies quite a bit between recipes, and I'm not sure which is best to follow. For example, I've been following the Dr...

Nutritional yeast! It is my go-to whenever my cat is being weird about his food. It truly is like kitty-crack. And my understanding is that it is very safe and supplies them with some extra B vitamins.

He's been better this week! Woooohoooo! I switched back to 1 large dinner, and then feeding him just a small bit of breakfast first (to see if he's going to puke), then like 10 min later I give him the rest of his breakfast. On nights when he's been extra active I've given him a food puzzle with...

His name is Toby :) Yes it is def just regurgitation, it occurs within a few minutes. This morning he didn't do it! Yay! That makes sense about the liver, so I think the fat content prob could have something to do with it. He's also been kind of agitated lately. Maybe due to the season...

You're right though about him being grateful for his food. Thankfully he has never been a picky eater!

@lisahe I've been doing the smaller meals and unfortunately it doesn't seem to be helping! He is regurgitating his first tiny meal of the day prob 3/4 of the time. Although at least I know he's going to puke after the first one, so I make that one very small so it's easier to clean up. I feel...

I will give that a shot! I thought we would be in the clear this morning because yesterday we did 3 meals instead of 2, with a small meal around midnight. This morning he didn't even wake up before I did, so I thought I was safe! WRONG. lol

Ok thank you, I might try that next! It's so frustrating! Gotten to the point where I will feed him in the bathroom to make cleanup easier. 🙄

Thanks everyone! Now the food with the beef liver seems to be going OK..... but he seems to be regurgitating right after eating in the morning more than normal (I know he is prone to doing this if he gets fed late, or if the food isn't warm enough). Could the beef liver or lack of fat be to...

Ok thanks, next time I'll get a fattier cut!

Great, thank you! I'm wondering if maybe they are running low on thighs because people tend to buy a lot more thighs than breasts? The liver thing was weird to me. Every store in town (including full on butcher shops) was out of chicken liver! This is kind of a tangent, but is the main...

Hi everyone, This forum has been a great resource! I've been feeding my cat a homemade cooked diet that's been chicken based. Now I need to make more and can't find chicken liver anywhere. He has eaten commercial beef cat food before without issue. Would it be OK to make his food with beef...