Healthy Cat – Holistic Cat Food – Homemade
A daily diet should consist of four parts protein to one- two parts carbohydrates
This diet can be fed raw or lightly cooked depending on your cat and situation. Be sure never to feed any animal cooked bones. Always chop finely or blenderize raw vegetables to break down cell walls and make them digestible for your feline friend.
One part of protein is equal to
2 oz meat or fish
1 medium egg
1/2 cup yogurt- note that 1/2 cup of yogurt counts as 1 unit of carbohydrate as well
1/3 cup cottage cheese- note that 1/3 cup of cottage cheese counts as 1 unit of carbohydrate as well
2 oz organ meat-you can feed up to one unit of organ meat several times a week if desired.
Carbohydrates
You will need to feed 1 to 2 units of carbohydrates per day
One part of carbohydrate is equal to
1 cup vegetables such as-broccoli, brussel sprouts, greenbeans, peas, cabbage, spinich, squashes
1/2 cup fruits such as-melons, berries, bananas, tomatoes, apples. Also carrots at 1/2 cup.
1/4 cup cooked beans, lentils or chick peas
1/3 cup of grains such as-oatmeal or barley can be added if you wish. These are the best of the grain type carbohydrates for a cat but note that grains in general are the least favorable type of carbohydrate. Try to limit or avoid these carbohydrates if your cat allows . Whole wheat pasta or brown rice are other options although not preferred.
Supplements
1/2 teaspoon bone meal
multivitamin for cats- whole food source is preferred. Your cat should be supplemented with 50-100 mg of taurine per day depending on the size of cat. Meat loses much of its taurine content when cooked. Check your multi to see if it is supplied or if you need an additional supplement.
500-1000 mg fish oil
antioxidant as directed for felines
Please note that this diet will not be adequate or appropriate for all cats. Be sure to check with your veterinarian before begining this or any other new diet for your cat.
Thanks so much for the information and recipe for healthy cats. I would love to have more recipes for some variety too.
Wow!! This is so awesome! I definately need to try this one out at home to see if my cats will go for it.
Thank you for the great raw food article and info.
Great looking website.
Thank you
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This is great! I’ve been looking to make my own food for felix for a while, so I’ll put these to good use and report back on his acceptance (or lack thereof).
Like reading blogs. Makes me think to make my own blog.
Anyone contemplating a home made diet for their cat should check out the links on this page…
http://www.diabeticcatcare.com/foodeduc.htm
It is essential to balance calocium and phosphorous. Taurine is an essential amino acid that cat’s cannot live without – blindness and cardiomyopothy can result from too little taurine.
Good article re tuna… http://www.gorbzilla.com/all_about_tuna.htm
I have been feeding a home made raw diet to my cat for 7 years. She is healthy +++++++++
I thought that was a interesting post. I think I’ll write a blog post and link to it.