I have two cats, both 10. I decided to try my hand at making their food myself. I am in the early stages of this endeavor.
1) I found that neither is into raw food (chicken) AT ALL. Plan to reduce cooking time gradually over several weeks to try to wean them off cooked food. Will they change or should I just give in to their preference?
2) I found that neither of them like liver, cooked or raw. Not sure what to do about that. I tried adding a tiny bit but no go. Am adding Alnutrin to their food, but evidently it does not compensate for a lack of organ meat. Is there anything that does? Should I try heart instead of liver?
3) I tried grinding the thigh bone along with the chicken, but that resulted in shards sharp enough to poke my finger painfully. Is there a trick to this, or should I just use the Alnutrin designed for boneless meat?
Thank you for suggestions about this. I bought a grinder so I am committed to seeing this through!
1) I found that neither is into raw food (chicken) AT ALL. Plan to reduce cooking time gradually over several weeks to try to wean them off cooked food. Will they change or should I just give in to their preference?
2) I found that neither of them like liver, cooked or raw. Not sure what to do about that. I tried adding a tiny bit but no go. Am adding Alnutrin to their food, but evidently it does not compensate for a lack of organ meat. Is there anything that does? Should I try heart instead of liver?
3) I tried grinding the thigh bone along with the chicken, but that resulted in shards sharp enough to poke my finger painfully. Is there a trick to this, or should I just use the Alnutrin designed for boneless meat?
Thank you for suggestions about this. I bought a grinder so I am committed to seeing this through!