Re: Commercial Pet Food

[Guest guest]

Hey Helene,

>Thanks a bunch to all of those who gave me great ideas to feed my

>cats on a budget and with healthy foods nonetheless. After doing

>quite a bit of research, I have found one brand of dog/cat dry food

>that seems the least toxic of all. It is raw dehydrated

>meat/eggs/veggies and flaxseed (sigh!), with vitamins and minerals.

>No soy, no grain, no probiotics, no cottage cheese! It is made by

>the Honest Kitchen. All you need to do is rehydrate it (I guess it

>can be cooked too to make veggies more digestible). I thought I

>would share this info. Thanks again for your input! Helene

****I hope this food is not too expensive.... it's hard to even

imagine a cat going for rehydrated anything! Haha

Maybe you have a dog too? -- who will eat it up if the cats don't?

Please let us know how this food works out with your cats.

Fondly,

Jude

[Guest guest]

Judy,

I will certainly let you know how it goes. It is no that expensive, especially

if one orders 2 or 3 big bags at a time (around 30$ for one big bag that lasts

for a little over a month). I'm also trying to contact hunters in my area. So

far, my cats have always eaten everything I have given them, that is eggs (raw

and cooked), organ meats, milk, yogourt, mussels/clams, fish, meats etc...So I

hope they will take to the dehydrated food too! If I were on my own, I would

have my cat on a raw diet, but my husband is a bit picky (doesn't want to have

raw meat lying around), and is concerned about the amount of money I spend on

the kitties.

Bestest, Helene

--- En date de : Jeu 2.12.10, Judy Correll <judylc@...> a écrit :

De: Judy Correll <judylc@...>

Objet: Re: [ ] Commercial Pet Food

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Date: Jeudi 2 décembre 2010, 7h08

 

Hey Helene,

>Thanks a bunch to all of those who gave me great ideas to feed my

>cats on a budget and with healthy foods nonetheless. After doing

>quite a bit of research, I have found one brand of dog/cat dry food

>that seems the least toxic of all. It is raw dehydrated

>meat/eggs/veggies and flaxseed (sigh!), with vitamins and minerals.

>No soy, no grain, no probiotics, no cottage cheese! It is made by

>the Honest Kitchen. All you need to do is rehydrate it (I guess it

>can be cooked too to make veggies more digestible). I thought I

>would share this info. Thanks again for your input! Helene

****I hope this food is not too expensive.... it's hard to even

imagine a cat going for rehydrated anything! Haha

Maybe you have a dog too? -- who will eat it up if the cats don't?

Please let us know how this food works out with your cats.

Fondly,

Jude

[Guest guest]

I will throw in a recipe for you that I've used for years. It was meant for dogs

but could be adapted for cats I'm sure.

Raw recipe:

1 lb of raw ground meat (I used turkey because it was cheapest)

2 eggs with shells

2 tbs. of oil

2 tbs of alfalfa (I used pellets I used as rabbit feed)

2 tbs mollasses (can obviously be omitted, was because of B vitamins)

2 tbs kelp or dulce (I could never find dulce so used a kelp vitamin tablet)

1 cup of cooked veggies

1 cup of plain yogurt

1-2 human multivitamins

1 tbs of seeds/nuts (I never did)

1 cup of oatmeal or rice (optional) was used for dogs needing weight)

Put all ingredients in a blender except meat. Blend thoroughly then add to a

large container with the raw meat and mix together with a spoon. Keeps in the

fridge about a week. Feed 1/2-3/4 cup per 25lbs of weight.

There is one rule of thumb when feeding raw. You need 1-1 1/2 tsp. of calcium

per 1 lb of meat. I use ground eggshells or raw eggs with shells blended.

Heidi (from Iowa)

>

> Hey All,

>

> Thanks a bunch to all of those who gave me great ideas to feed my cats on a

budget and with healthy foods nonetheless. After doing quite a bit of research,

I have found one brand of dog/cat dry food that seems the least toxic of all. It

is raw dehydrated meat/eggs/veggies and flaxseed (sigh!), with vitamins and

minerals. No soy, no grain, no probiotics, no cottage cheese! It is made by the

Honest Kitchen. All you need to do is rehydrate it (I guess it can be cooked too

to make veggies more digestible). I thought I would share this info. Thanks

again for your input! Helene

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi,

Cats and dogs are strict carnivores so they get sick on plant foods in your

recipe, i.e. alfalfa, molasses, kelp/dulce, veggies, seeds/nuts, oatmeal, and

rice.

See this article about carnivores:

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/carn_herb_comparison.html

Bee

>

>

> I will throw in a recipe for you that I've used for years. It was meant for

dogs but could be adapted for cats I'm sure.

> Raw recipe:

> 1 lb of raw ground meat (I used turkey because it was cheapest)

> 2 eggs with shells

> 2 tbs. of oil

> 2 tbs of alfalfa (I used pellets I used as rabbit feed)

> 2 tbs mollasses (can obviously be omitted, was because of B vitamins)

> 2 tbs kelp or dulce (I could never find dulce so used a kelp vitamin tablet)

> 1 cup of cooked veggies

> 1 cup of plain yogurt

> 1-2 human multivitamins

> 1 tbs of seeds/nuts (I never did)

> 1 cup of oatmeal or rice (optional) was used for dogs needing weight)

>

[Guest guest]

*** Yes, I am aware of that. I just copied the recipe down as it was given to me

and then added the notes how it could be changed or adapted. I used to make it

with the meat, eggs, veggies, yogurt, and vitamins. Wolves consume the stomach

material of their prey so I believe a little cooked veggie is good for the dogs.

I also noted about the calcium/eggshells to meat ratio. I suppose for cats

especially that's what you would have left...the meat/eggs/shells.

Heidi

>

> Hi Heidi,

>

> Cats and dogs are strict carnivores so they get sick on plant foods in your

recipe, i.e. alfalfa, molasses, kelp/dulce, veggies, seeds/nuts, oatmeal, and

rice.

>

> See this article about carnivores:

> http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/carn_herb_comparison.html

>

> Bee

>