OK. So first of all, I feed PHX (1 yr old male)Purina Cat Chow- Indoor Formula. PHX seems to really like it. I just free feed him, so he eats when he wants to eat. When I first got PHX he was really muscular, but it seems like he's getting fatter?
I was speaking with Nikki (StarryEyedTiGeR) about this and here's what she said:
"I would definitely recommend home cooking over purina. I used to feed my girls the purina indoor formula as well before the recall-then once the recall occured and i really started researching....i learned that purina is just not the best quality food at all..not to mention - kitties do not need dry food- dry is mostly carbs and cause weight gain and other problems to occur."
So, then she emailed me a home made cat food recipe that she got from Jennifer (Sharky). I thought I would put that on here for everyone to see:
1/2 lb chicken (i put some olive oil in a glass dish and cook it in the oven till it's ready - use boneless skinless chicken)
1/4 cup of chicken livers (cooked- you can microwave them!)
1/2 cup of cooked rice (brown, white, jasmine- any will do like that) or plain oatmeal cooked
1/2 oz- 2oz clams with juice (you can get little cans of minced clams at your grocery store -they come in cans like tuna and are about the same price- maybe cheaper)
1/2 cup cooked sweet potatoes (i just peel them and put them in the microwave to cook them, then mash them up to mix in the food)
1/4 cup olive oi, soybean oil, or canola oil (you use this to cook the chicken with) -ADD in the chicken fat/broth left in the dish after it cooks- they need this!
and here are the supplements you add to this dish
1/10 human taurine supplement (most are 500mg)- GNC and most health store places sell this
1/10 B vitamin complex
1/4 multi vitamin (it's better if it's plant based)
1 calcium tablet (600 mg)
you definitely need a pill crusher/cutter.....crush all these supplements together and add them to the food- make sure you crush it into a fine powder so it blends in well - you can store leftovers in the fridge or freezer
So I've been looking on the internet for different sites on this topic. I thought I would share some of the websites with whoever would like to look it up as well
Website for info on making own pet food:
http://www.ehow.com/how_12698_make-homemade-cat.html
Website for getting recipes for cats:
http://www.healthrecipes.com/pet_supply.htm
Website for getting tons of recipes for cats or dogs:
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/pet-recipes.html
**I am seriously considering starting to make PHX his own cat food at home. (I just need to convince boyfriend it's a good idea
) If any of you guys out there make your own cat food please list your recipes here for me and other members to see
Thank you soooo much!
*~*~*~ Thank you to Jennifer and Nikki for this recipe ~*~*~*
I was speaking with Nikki (StarryEyedTiGeR) about this and here's what she said:
"I would definitely recommend home cooking over purina. I used to feed my girls the purina indoor formula as well before the recall-then once the recall occured and i really started researching....i learned that purina is just not the best quality food at all..not to mention - kitties do not need dry food- dry is mostly carbs and cause weight gain and other problems to occur."
So, then she emailed me a home made cat food recipe that she got from Jennifer (Sharky). I thought I would put that on here for everyone to see:
1/2 lb chicken (i put some olive oil in a glass dish and cook it in the oven till it's ready - use boneless skinless chicken)
1/4 cup of chicken livers (cooked- you can microwave them!)
1/2 cup of cooked rice (brown, white, jasmine- any will do like that) or plain oatmeal cooked
1/2 oz- 2oz clams with juice (you can get little cans of minced clams at your grocery store -they come in cans like tuna and are about the same price- maybe cheaper)
1/2 cup cooked sweet potatoes (i just peel them and put them in the microwave to cook them, then mash them up to mix in the food)
1/4 cup olive oi, soybean oil, or canola oil (you use this to cook the chicken with) -ADD in the chicken fat/broth left in the dish after it cooks- they need this!
and here are the supplements you add to this dish
1/10 human taurine supplement (most are 500mg)- GNC and most health store places sell this
1/10 B vitamin complex
1/4 multi vitamin (it's better if it's plant based)
1 calcium tablet (600 mg)
you definitely need a pill crusher/cutter.....crush all these supplements together and add them to the food- make sure you crush it into a fine powder so it blends in well - you can store leftovers in the fridge or freezer
So I've been looking on the internet for different sites on this topic. I thought I would share some of the websites with whoever would like to look it up as well
Website for info on making own pet food:
http://www.ehow.com/how_12698_make-homemade-cat.html
Website for getting recipes for cats:
http://www.healthrecipes.com/pet_supply.htm
Website for getting tons of recipes for cats or dogs:
http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/pet-recipes.html
**I am seriously considering starting to make PHX his own cat food at home. (I just need to convince boyfriend it's a good idea
*~*~*~ Thank you to Jennifer and Nikki for this recipe ~*~*~*