Does anyone else really enjoy making cat food?

[Azazel]

Am I the only one that looks forward to making food for my cats? I don't know exactly why, but I actually really enjoy the process of it. It's not that I like touching raw meat (blech ), but I think I just really like the feeling of being in control of my cats' nutrition and seeing them devour the food and be in great health. At the beginning it was terrifying. I thought I was going to kill my cats for sure because I missed an ingredient or something. But, over time, watching the cats and seeing the results - it's the best decision I ever made for their health!

Anywho, if you enjoy making cat food, do you have any kind of routine? I usually put on some music and the cats sit and watch. Sometimes they try to lick everything - they usually get a squirt of fish oil that drops on the floor and sometimes steal a piece of chunked meat here and there. It's fun for the whole gang.

 

[darg]

The raw meat doesn't bother me at all. I don't mind making it but I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed it. The worst part however is the clean up ... by a wide margin.

 

[Azazel]

The raw meat doesn't bother me at all. I don't mind making it but I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed it. The worst part however is the clean up ... by a wide margin.

The clean up is definitely the worst part. It’s gotten better since I decided to just throw everything in the dishwasher from now on, but yeah, cleaning sucks.

 

[lisahe]

Yes to enjoying the fact that the cats love the food and it's the best food they eat. That makes me very happy. But I can't say I enjoy the process of making the food!

 

[CatLover49]

Am I the only one that looks forward to making food for my cats? I don't know exactly why, but I actually really enjoy the process of it. It's not that I like touching raw meat (blech ), but I think I just really like the feeling of being in control of my cats' nutrition and seeing them devour the food and be in great health. At the beginning it was terrifying. I thought I was going to kill my cats for sure because I missed an ingredient or something. But, over time, watching the cats and seeing the results - it's the best decision I ever made for their health!

Anywho, if you enjoy making cat food, do you have any kind of routine? I usually put on some music and the cats sit and watch. Sometimes they try to lick everything - they usually get a squirt of fish oil that drops on the floor and sometimes steal a piece of chunked meat here and there. It's fun for the whole gang.

I would enjoy it if I knew how....Ive never done it..afraid I would do it wrong n make my boy sick..

 

[Azazel]

I would enjoy it if I knew how....Ive never done it..afraid I would do it wrong n make my boy sick..

You just gotta take the leap and do it! It's really not that hard; just do your research and get help from this community. Pet food companies would like us to doubt ourselves and have us think it's rocket science.

 

[nwc]

I usually put on some music and the cats sit and watch.

What the hell? I have to put mine in another room and close the door. Otherwise, he would be whiskers deep in the bowl, and probably eat himself sick.

 

[Azazel]

What the hell? I have to put mine in another room and close the door. Otherwise, he would be whiskers deep in the bowl, and probably eat himself sick.

Haha, I actually do have to do that with one of my cats sometimes. It seems to depend on his mood. Sometimes he gets really aggressive with meat, like to the point of hissing at me to stay away from his meat.

 

[Azazel]

This is who I imagine myself to be when making food for my cats :

 

[daftcat75]

I make for Krista turkey and rabbit sashimi. Small pieces of the raw meat that I cut up finely for my mostly toothless cat. I'm still working on the food recipe she'll eat more than once.

 

[daftcat75]

Case in point.

I finished cutting up one turkey leg for her meat later. From that, I took a piece of thigh meat and finely cut (with poultry shearers) turkey sashimi. Then I top it with powdered freeze-dried liver treat.

Iron Chef Krista approves!

 

[daftcat75]

I employ distract-a-snacks to keep Krista occupied while I prepare her food (as depicted above.)

Or I put a spare litterbox on the counter either empty or with a shallow water bottom on her only approach to the sink.

In this case, I’m learning how to butcher a rabbit for her by following along a YouTube. Behind the iPad is a litterbox with a shallow amount of water in the bottom making her sink approach very treacherous!

 

[kittyluv387]

I enjoy the outcome for sure. But I don't enjoy the process because it's very labor intensive and takes a lot of time. I make about 3 batches of 20 pounds every 3 months.

 

[Azazel]

So I'm the only one that enjoys it? I'm beginning to think I've been brainwashed by my cats.

 

[kittyluv387]

So I'm the only one that enjoys it? I'm beginning to think I've been brainwashed by my cats.

I'm a pretty lazy person too lol.

 

[Azazel]

I'm a pretty lazy person too lol.

Oh, I'm immensely lazy haha.

 

[Uncled]

I don't feed raw but if I did I think I would like the process.I can see how you would get a sense of accomplishment in your efforts.

 

[daftcat75]

So I'm the only one that enjoys it? I'm beginning to think I've been brainwashed by my cats.

I don’t hardly cook for myself beyond an omelette and the occasional piece of fish. But seeing how much my Krista enjoys the result, that keeps me slaving away in Krista Test Kitchen until I win the Iron Chef’s approval!