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Hello,Dark meat turkey pieces are more expensive than similar dark meat chicken. Because it is an excellent taurine-source, I justify the added expense (while not excluding dark meat chicken, which is a good source of taurine). All about finding balance.
The batch you made founds fine--aside from any remaining concerns about the bone percentages (and I would suggest that you re-approximate the math, as too much bone is problematic).
Ideally, I would not add water to a mix, as taurine is highly water soluble, and this is especially true when cells are ruptured by grinding. Always serve any "liquid" that seperates from the mix once it thaws.
The only other caution I'd add, it not to find one "recipe," but rather to use PMR ratios to diversify the diet as much as is practical for you achieve. Mix it up. Think how you can mimic "prey" in the overall diet, and that can mean having a rotation of different mixes that complement one another, without getting too crazy (or without the pressure of finding the one perfect formula).
Keep it fun.
Bill
Okay, so I'll try to find turkey meat. Besides pork kidney and chicken liver. Any other organ meat you recommend?
Also any tips on getting a cat to want to eat raw? From what I read, a lot of cats take a while to eat raw.