Homemade Cat Food, Hope She will Eat it.

United States
September 30, 2017 7:54am CST
My old cat is getting a bit fussy with her eating habits. She will eat a few morsels of dry cat food, but not enough to say so. Yesterday I picked up a marked down package of ground turkey. It is slowly cooking in a cast iron skillet. To that I added a handful of oatmeal, water, and olive oil. I want to add some mashed carrots to it as well, but not sure she will enjoy it. Waiting now for it to cook down and then cool so I can serve her a portion. The protein will be great for her. She is getting so skinny. Hoping to keep her happy through the fall. Have you ever made homemade pet food or treats for your pets?
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@shaggin (72115)
• United States
30 Sep 17
That is so sweet you are making her food from scratch. My cat is being a brat and puking around the house to punish us for not letting her sleep in my daughters bed anymore. If your cat is old it might hurt her to chew dry cat food maybe wet it first and let it sit a few minutes to see if she will eat it better then.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
She is so finiky. I doubt she would eat it if it were wet.
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@shaggin (72115)
• United States
1 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly Give it a try anyway it can't hurt right to try setting a little to see.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Sep 17
I hope she likes it. I never did.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
She enjoyed the first serving of it. The rest is in a quart sized bag in the fridge. When I give her the next portion I will warm it in the microwave for her.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
@just4him there is enough for her to have several meals. I just need to add water to it when I put it in the microwave. The oatmeal absorbed most of the moisture from the meat.
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Sep 17
@ElusiveButterfly I'm glad she liked it. Good idea storing it in the fridge for later.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
30 Sep 17
When I had a cats, I always bought their food and they always liked it. Sometimes I would just open a can of tuna and they liked that too. I hope your cat likes what you cooked.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
She did enjoy it and I know that she will finish what I have made for her.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
@1hopefulman she licked her paws in delight.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
30 Sep 17
@ElusiveButterfly Wonderful! It is always good to have a satisfied customer.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
30 Sep 17
I remember I did when I went vacationing at my granny house, she had two cats and a dog. We cooked chicken wings, liver, boiled in a broth made with the carcass and both the cats and the dog liked.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
Can't remember if I've ever given her chicken livers. I have tried other organ meats and I don't remember her eating them.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
@LadyDuck I have the gizzard and heart leftover from yesterday when I boiled the organ meats from a chicken. I am going to add it to her meal today and see if she will eat them.
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@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
1 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly The cats of my mother-in-law loved liver and other organs.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
1 Oct 17
No, I haven't, but my aunt used to cook homemade food for her dog. He loved it.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
I know people that chop up fresh vegetables such as broccoli, carrots, and celery and serve it to their dogs like a salad.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
@Srbageldog my sister makes her dogs a "bonus" which is a chew bone that she fillse with carrot slices and they will work the carrots out. They love them. I am surprised when I see dogs eating chopped broccoli and other veggies.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly And the dogs actually eat it that way? My parents' dogs would just stare at you like, "what, are you trying to poison me??"
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• United Kingdom
1 Oct 17
That's a great idea. No I haven't made any for my cat cutie. She likes to eat fresh meat - yesterday she had a pork steak. My cat is chubby.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
Our younger cat is fluffy. She isn't very active. We do not give her table food.
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
30 Sep 17
That`s great more natural
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• United States
30 Sep 17
I gave her a portion of it this morning and she gobbled it right down so I guess we're all good she likes it.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
@m_audrey6788 she gets a fresh bowl everyday.
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• Germany
30 Sep 17
@ElusiveButterfly Don`t forget to give her some water as it will help her to digest natural food good
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
1 Oct 17
In the past when we had cats, besides the cat food that we bought from the store, we still made them cat food by ourselves. My mom would buy fish from the market and then cooked them for our cats. When it was the time for the meal, she would mix this home made cat food with rice and our cats even liked it more than the cat food from the pet store.
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• United States
4 Oct 17
They do love fresh fish!
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
8 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly Yeah, they have good taste.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
I did. It consisted of ground whole chicken with liver, a little salt, and sautéed garlic. They loved it at first. But I have to change the recipe as time goes by.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
I don't use salt, but will try garlic in it next time. It helps with fleas too.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly I use just a tiny because that's what I saw on the internet.
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@GardenGerty (160615)
• United States
1 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly I always thought that but the websites I have read say that cats do not have the liver enzymes to process garlic or onion and we should not give it to them.
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@sallypup (60976)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Sep 17
The time of caring for an elderly cat is so hard. I remember those days too well. Yes, I have been there, trying to please the old dear, beloved, knowing I would not win and yet I had to give it a go. Take care.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
She doesn't like being indoors. With cold weather coming I don't want her to suffer. I am keeping her happy as long as I can.
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@sallypup (60976)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Sep 17
@ElusiveButterfly That's all you can do. Take care as you figure this out.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
@sallypup I am doing my best. She is still sweet and wants affection, but only when we are outside. She will only come inside for her crunchy food.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
30 Sep 17
I have not. Hope she eats it
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• United States
30 Sep 17
She ate a good size portion.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
She ate a good sized portion of it.
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@Courtlynn (67085)
• United States
30 Sep 17
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Sep 17
I don't have pets, but I hope this works for you and your cat.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
She likes fresh food over her dry food.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
2 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly I would too lol.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
30 Sep 17
Yes, my grandma's dog was very tiny and his teeth weren't very good. She would brown Pepper some hamburger and then let it cool a little bit. He was much healthier, eating meat instead of dog food.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
I have given her leftover burgers with cheese that were chopped up fine and she loved it as well.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
1 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly I think lean meat is always a pretty safe choice, to feed our pets.
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• United States
4 Oct 17
@kobesbuddy our old cat needs more fat for the calories. She spends 99% of her day outside.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
1 Oct 17
I have given my dog and cat food I made. I would like to know how your cat liked what you did.
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• United States
2 Oct 17
@Hannihar one of my clients has no clue why her cat is gaining weight. I have told her that she is feeding her too much, but if falls on deaf ears.
• United States
1 Oct 17
She enjoyed the meal and even had some leftover fish last night. She prefers table food over store bought. Won't even eat canned cat food.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
2 Oct 17
@ElusiveButterfly Wow, she knows what she likes. I feed my cat only wet food on Friday and Saturday and will do on our holiday starting Wednesday night and she also gets dry food and only that during the week. I used to have a habit of overfeeding my animals so I hope Sophie will be ok.
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@GardenGerty (160615)
• United States
1 Oct 17
Yes, I used roasted or boiled chicken, usually quarters as they are cheapest. I cooked them long and slow as I felt my two kitties needed all the nutrition in the skin and bones too. I would bone the meat, add oatmeal and I would put butternut squash or pumpkin puree in it as they started begging for butternut when I was making soup for hubby and me. I felt like it extended their life and made them healthier in their rougher days. They had gum disease and would get infections and lose teeth. It got worse on canned cat food. My vet also said a little homemade yogurt was good for them when I told her I was feeding that to them.
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• United States
1 Oct 17
I had cats that loved pumpkin. Whenever I was making pumpkin pie or bread they would wait for a dollop of the pumpkin. When I cleaned out a pumpkin they were right there begging for some of the filament.
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@RasmaSandra (79687)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
30 Sep 17
My cat Sid is an eater that likes what he knows. I eats dry and wet food but prefers the wet. The only other type of food he will eat is some raw bits of chicken.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
I won't give my cat's raw chicken I'll cook it first before they can eat it
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@NJChicaa (119526)
• United States
30 Sep 17
Cats are carnivores so they don't need the oatmeal or carrots.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
Probably not, but our cat has a problem with constipation so this will help her along.
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• Peoria, Arizona
30 Sep 17
Hopefully she likes it. my dad's dogs, we had to find a few different things to help them eat more. soft food is good for older animals. it helps not only digest better but it is also better for their old teeth.
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• United States
30 Sep 17
I do notice that she has problems chewing the hard food. She does better with soft food like the ground turkey.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
30 Sep 17
I wouldn't think a cat would like turkey lol
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• United States
30 Sep 17
She loves poultry.
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@A_loves_B (1608)
• Indonesia
30 Sep 17
I hope she will love the homemade cat food. I always make homemade cat food for my cats, too. It is a mixture of boiled fish and tempe (fermented food made of soy beans).
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• United States
30 Sep 17
Ok stick with chicke, turkey or fish. She would Turin up her nose at fermented beans.
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