How to make biologically-appropriate cat food

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How to make biologically-appropriate cat food

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I’ve been feeding my cats the raw meat, Feline Future diet for almost 12 years. Here is the recipe, and a step-by-step walk through, for anyone wanting to switch their cats to a safe diet. You can also buy the pre-mixed supplements from www.felinefuture.com.

I've included some notes on how I vary my cats' diet, and some helpful links at the end of the photoessay.


Raw meat diet for cats

2 ¾ cup (1 ½ lb) raw, ground, muscle meat (3-20% fat by mass) (do not mix meats, organs, from different animals)

¾ cup (½ lb) raw, ground heart

½ cup (3 ½ oz.) raw, ground liver

NOTE: I also add kidney, which I or my butcher cleans

1 cup (8 oz.) filtered spring water

2 raw egg yolks

2 Tbsp bone meal powder

1 Tbsp Gelatin

2 tsp. Psyllium Husks (as is or powdered)

1 tsp Salmon oil (3 capsules)

300 IU Vitamin E (1 capsule)

1 capsule 50mg Vitamin B Complex

Important Note: Be absolutely sure to follow the recipe’s indicated quantity of water in ratio to the psyllium husks/psyllium husk powder. Psyllium husks can lead to constipation if not combined and ingested with sufficient water!

1. All meat ingredients should be from the same species of animal. Measure your meat ingredients. Grind the muscle meat, heart, kidney and liver using a coarse plate, or chop by hand. Combine the meats mixing gently, but thoroughly. Return to the refrigerator.

2. Into a separate bowl add 1 cup water. Whisk all your other ingredients, other than meat, into the water, finishing with psyllium husks and gelatin, as these easily congeal and might otherwise form clumps. Within a few minutes the ingredients and water will turn into a semi-gelatinous texture.

3. Add your meats to the gelatinous supplement blend. Mix thoroughly but gently. Violent stirring will cause the meat to become “stringy” Package immediately. Portion as single or double meals into small plastic containers. Small freezer bags are somewhat inconvenient when thawing the food. The food can also be frozen in ice cube trays, and then be bulk packed in freezer bags once frozen. I freeze my batches in glass Pyrex containers. Each container contains 2 - 3 days' worth of food. I have another one in the fridge thawing so it's ready when the first one is done.

Yields 14 x 100g portions.

All components of this formulation are essential. Omitting one or more ingredients will disturb the nutritional balance, and can result in severe deficiencies.

My fridge

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