Do you cook for your pet
By TerryZ
@TerryZ (22076)
United States
November 14, 2007 7:16am CST
Do you treat you pet like part of the family? I have 2 cats and I used to have 3 till a couple of monthes ago. Blackie got out and never came back. She was a wild cat and I would give her chicken that I would cook up for her. Thats how I lured her in my house. She was so skinny and starving to death. She adapted to being in the house really good. But she wouldnt eat cat food I had to cook chicken up for her. She would eat dry cat food but that really wasnt enough for her. And she finally put some weight on. I didnt mind cooking the chicken up for her at all. So do you cook for your pets?
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
14 Nov 07
Nope Gissi gets his Dog Meat and of course he will not have cheap no thats not good enough for the little Prince, then he has treat oh yes and of course what I have to eat Gissi has to eat as Mum has to share but Gissi does not
Love and Hugs
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@heavenschild (4777)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
I can't have pets in my building! :(
But I grew up with pets and we never cooked for them but I knowof an excellent website for this....
http//petfoodcookbook.com
It is great and has recipes for dishes for your cat, dog, or bird!!
Have a great day!
~Heavens~
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@heavenschild (4777)
• Canada
14 Nov 07
If I had a pet that needed this I too would do it also!
Anything out of love!
~Heavens~
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
14 Nov 07
Buster is most definitely treated as part of the family. I make macaroni and cheese a lot as dad loves it. Well so does Buster. I mix a bunch in with some dry dog food and he has a feast. When we cook a whole turkey we cook up the giblets and neck and give them to him. Hamburger helper leftovers also mixed is another treat he gets. I think he eats better than my son at times. HAHAHAHA!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
15 Nov 07
I give cat or dog food to mine, but there have been occasions where I did cook for them.
When Tazz was sick a few years back, he was in really bad shape and wouldn't even eat. So I talked to the vet about cooking some food for tazz. He gave me a few suggestions and I started cooking:) Tazz slowly started eating again and got better after a while.
He is back eating dog food because it's more convenient and having to scoop that poop I know it's worth specially for that part :):)
But it was great cooking for him for a while and he really enjoyed it:)
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
15 Nov 07
I wouldn't mind cooking for them on a regular basis but I would have to really learn about proper pet nutrition because what I think it's good for a dog or a cat is not always necessarily true. I had to read a lot about it when I was cooking for tazz and I was really careful to add things that were good for him as a dog, not for me as a person :)
SOmetimes the food looked really strange but it had what he needed LOL
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
14 Nov 07
When I used to have a LOT more kitties (and you know a lot of my story I think right?) I had to cook up food for the kitties all the time. And they would eat anything, and I mean anything!
Now that I only have two, I switched to getting regular cat food, and Fancy Feast at that. Now these two primadonnas won't eat anything else but cat food, both moist (Fancy Feast) and dry food, the Purina One
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
14 Nov 07
Do your two princesses get tired of which flavor of Fancy Feast. Honestly they drive me crazy at times. They don't like any of the roasted, grilled or marinated varieties and really don't like that new brand, the Floretine versions...Sometimes they'll eat nothing but the Salmon flavor, then another time turn their noses at it..yikes
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@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
15 Nov 07
well my kitten doesn't get any home made food yet but when i had my dog i always treated him to something once in awhile.he was part of my family so he deserved to be treated like us.hugs.pattie
@jan135 (535)
• Australia
15 Nov 07
Yes I do too Terry.
I must admit my 3 dogs are spoilt.
I buy the pet chicken mince for them and cook it in the microwave for a few minutes so the juices come out, it's sort of half cooked half raw, then I mix the complete dog biscuits with the chicken and juices, they love it.
Not a morcel left in their bowls. LOL.
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@villageanne (8553)
• United States
14 Nov 07
As a general rule, we do not give them "People" food but since all the recalls of pet foods, we have changed that rule. WE now make the treats for them instead of buying them. Less chance of them getting poisioned that way.
@foxygirle (376)
• Philippines
15 Nov 07
Funny my husband always say why do i cook for my dogs and not for him. My answer is the "my dogs never critisized my cooking".
Yes, I cook for my dogs since I feed them natural food. And it requires cooking since they dont like it raw. It usually takes hour of my time in the morning but I dont consider it work but labour of love. THey love my cooking since they finished all their food without any leftovers. And doesnt complain what I give them. I think sometimes they are still longing for more food, but i dont want them to get obese.
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@candytang (341)
• China
15 Nov 07
Why not ?I like pets very much.There are two cats and two dogs in my home.Everytime I should cook more food for they eat much and give them good food.I like play with them .Oh I like them very much .
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@ChaJudLeoBit (1656)
• United States
25 Nov 07
I have been known to cook some ground beef for my kitties.
@jcj_111776 (3216)
• Philippines
15 Nov 07
hi terry. Yes, I regularly cook for our German Shepard dog, Ashley. She's 4 years old and she doesn't like to eat dry dog food. NOt only do I cook her favorite food, the chicken, she likes her warm milk, too. She has her own big can of powdered milk that easily runs out of stock because of her appetite.
Ashley doesn't like foods that are specific for her own kind, but she much prefers to eat human food. She even refused to eat the popular brand of canned dog food I bought for her. lol!
@blueunicorn (2401)
• United States
14 Nov 07
I don't cook for my pets and they rarely get table scraps. I guess I'm weird. I love having the dogs around, but I just don't put them on the same level as the humans.
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@Fannylao (124)
• China
15 Nov 07
I wish I were your pet. You cooked chicken for her! She is only a cat and I am a person but I have on chicken to eat. Never!I am sorry to tell you I don't like animals ,much less cook for them. Animals are dirty and easily spread diseases. Someone will say I lack of sympathy.Maybe. I can't persuade myself to accept it.
