I live where cats are constantly dumped. I will catch them as i can to put in male/ female aviaries to handle and treat till i can rehome or spay as kept ferals ...some cats are either too traumatised or just dont trust humans ...i keep the unrehomeables to live their lives as my farm cats with good food and safety and i feed those i cant catch cause i worry about them and to protect the native species like blue fairy wrens . These recipes are a hit and economical. I had issues with some cats not liking the expensive commercial stuff but these recipes are so much more economical, plus i can add variety and noone refuses any of it . Trust me , thats a huge Weight off my mind . I know they are getting good food and they quickly learn we are a safe space . Even the ferals dont run as we walk past cause they know we are safe. we have igloos for winter and hammocks for summer. They have their territories , some with the horse barn, cattle sheds ,some actually happily live with a mean goat, some at my koi pond , some live with my elderly dogs and i no longer see issues resulting from dietary imbalance. Thankyou for the amazing recipes
I would do anything to have the setup you have created. We do much of the same type of help for strays, ferals and “dumped” kitties. But we live in a neighborhood setting and people are not kind to cats that need help. So we are not popular around here. Sad. We would give anything to have a farm setting like you have established. Bless you & all the cats you have saved. Thank you for what you do. We know it’s not easy. You’re amazing! 😊
Make sure the bagged chicken doesn't contain salt in the freezing process. Walmart brand chicken adds salt to their store brand frozen chicken. (For newbies)
Just a tip, if you put the container on the scale and hit tare, it will reset to zero to offset the weight of the container. You can add the chicken then to get the accurate amount so you dont have to do any mental math!
Recipe : 10 lbs of chicken leg quarters (cooked for 1.5 hours at 350°, 3.6 lbs cooked meat after removing bones) 4 eggs (hardboiled) 8 oz chicken hearts (after cooking 3.8 oz) 12 oz chicken livers (after cooking 6.4 oz, uses 3.5 oz, so it's only 10% of the meat used) 10.5 g of powdered egg shells (use 3 g per pound of meat, her number is based on the ground leg quarter meat) 3000 mg of Taurine 2 100 mg B complex capsules 1 tsp of kelp powder 200 IU of vitamin E 2 packs of sardines no salt added (each has 1700 mg of Omega-3) Add 3 cups of the leftover chicken drippings from the roasting pan after skimming the fat off the top Ingredients she adds 1 or 2 cups of non starchy vegetables (1 carrot and 1 zucchini steamed) 1/2 - 1 scoop Amazing Grass Amazing
I would steam cook the chicken. It comes out more tender, moist and it doesnt take as long too cook, thus retaining more of the natural good stuff in it. Of course you can still save and use the broth from the water you used to steam the chicken with. My cats went nuts for it. You can also steam the innards too (heart, liver).
@@meaghanjohnson6605 that’s how I cook it; in the crock pot. I add enough water to cover the chicken, cook on high for 4 hours and add the giblets and hearts to it for the last 15 minutes. Then I use all of the nutritious chicken stock to add back to the mix.
I, fortunately started my feral cat out on raw organic chicken livers. I believe she was around six months old when she showed up in my carport. She was pregnant, so I think she was six months old. I know she was born three houses down from me. The guy that lived there and got her as a kitten moved and abandoned her. Anyway, she is approximately 13 years old now and in very good condition. The raw chicken livers in the morning with a small bowl of kibble. She likes to take the chicken livers from one bowl and put it on top of the kibble. No idea why. Such an easy thing feeding her. Livers and kibble in the a.m. and then kibble and Sheba in the p.m. Works great for me and her.
Last time, when I came home from market with 1lb ground turkey, I stopped by my homeless cats feeding sites and gave them to try raw meat. They didn't like it much. Smokey and Ginger ate a little, then stopped. I brought home, cooked it and left it with lots of broth. Every time I come out to refill dried food, I bring some as the treat and they all loved it. Ginger, Smokey, Daisy, Morris, Grayson, AB... This time, I will cook ground chicken with chicken liver and maybe add sardines (if I can find it without salt). Thanks for the recipe and for loving homeless cats.
My cat, whom I loved & still love deeply, had hepatic lipidosis, & was tube fed for 3wks, He survived & continued to give me his love. What causes me grief is that commercial cat food is poison & the alleged commercial pet food producers are all OK with that. Eventually he passed away. Your knowledge & efforts are an inspiration, & a studied exercise in the love, care, & nurturing of our fellow creatures. Thank you for all the good & useful information in your videos, & kind regards❣
In the winter I make houses for my Ferrells with plastic tubs, Hello Fresh box insulation and I put a regular non timer heating pad in each one on medium. Ive been doing this for at least the last 6 years and have Never had a problem. I use a power strip and a timer for the plugs. I leave them on from 6pm till 8am early in the winter. Once it's freezing most of the time I leave them on 24/7. I wrap all the connection parts with plastic freezer bag and duct tape. Again I've had no problems and the cats use them first mostly at night then all day when it's to cold. I warm/hot water in there bowls every night and I dont know if it helps but they drink it more than in the summer. Ive had to use can ckn in a pinch but I just mix it with rice and they love it. I do heat it up in the winter.
I have been boiling chicken thighs for my ferals for years. I do bring also a few cans and dry food along with water. My ferals are very healthy and happy.
Bless you ten times over for having the compassion to feed these hungry cats. I do the same, roast chicken whole egg, chopped carrots and greens. I love cats, if they have bad abandoned it's not their fault, they didn't ask for it. Living on the streets is a bad life. Commercial cat food not only is bad, it's not human grade. I prefer human grade for my kitties, and any strays. They deserve food, I try to catch them, take them to a NO KILL shelter cause they deserve a home, where they are fed, sheltered and loved.😻😻😻😻
My cat likes veggies and fruit too. He loves lettuce, kiwi, apple, potatoe, pumpkin, and broccoli. Banana's and carrots are a no go. He tried orange and is on the fence about it 😂
I don't know if I'll ever get to the pint of being able to do homemade food for my cats, but I love that we see recipes for how to do it, and what is specific to cat needs versus human preferences. I wonder about the vegetable matter: what about cat grass, or what food items would be included in the cats' normal preys' diets? Grasses, nuts, berries, seeds, insects, mushrooms, various plants, might be what mice, voles, birds, etc. might eat? Also, I think I've heard of enterprising cats getting rabbits, squirrels, etc., and occasionally fish, besides grasshoppers or other insects. (Shrugs.) Haha, not suggesting you throw those in the cat food recipe! :D But I wonder about what foods cats' prey would eat, which the cats would then get with their catch. -- However, zucchini, carrots, other veggies seem like a good solution. Seems like most veggies might work, within reason, but I would expect you'd only use a few kinds. I don't know what research has been done.
My cat ate half of a mouse and the other half brought it home . I wanted to die 😨Outdoor cats are healthy and fit bc they eat raw meat . Anyway , don’t give your cats carrots 😂
it is perfectly fine to give cats carrots as long as they don’t make up more than 5% of their diet. Very small amounts of non-starchy vegetable fiber are extremely important for their gut microbiome. I have had my cat tested and that’s what the test showed. Much more effective than probiotics.
Hello, I am from Sri Lanka and I dont have access to some ingredients in here. So I’ve few questions. 1. Any alternative that I can use instead of kelp powder as I cant find that in here? 2. Can I use Indian scad fish (Decapterus russelli) instead of sardines? (it has 359mg of Omega 3 and 394mg of calcium per 100g of fish) 3. Since indian scad fish has higher calcium, should I reduce the amount of powdered egg shells? 4. Instead of adding 3000mg taurine for the food, is it okay if I give that as form of tablet everyday to my cat separately? In SL, we have 100mg taurine tablets.
I am one that is scared to feed my cats raw food. I do sometimes cook chicken and Salmon and like you said no seasoning. I keep the broth and stir it in with the chicken and blend it in my chopper which shreds it very fine. With how prices have gone up I may have to cook it more often.
Me too. I know cats are carnivores, but us humans are herbivores of omnivores or whatever and still disinfect and cook our veggies and meat, I’m scared of them getting bacteria
I really appreciate that you always make your recipes in bulk as I am a fellow 4-cat household and it’s hard to constantly need to spend tons of money on canned and dry food, since my best friend (whom is also my roommate) and I are both vegetarian buying meat for our cats isn’t a big deal because we only need to buy it for the cats and not for us so it’s not too much compared to meat eating households! But I have much appreciation for your recipes and am so grateful I found your channel because we’re planning on swapping to a homemade diet for our cats because it’s way more affordable and also easier as we both work late night jobs so if we need to get food late at night we can
Yeah, the only meat in my house is for the cats also. Being able to make my own cat food has been a game changer. It has saved me so much money over the years. But I would definitely recommend feeding raw and making the raw recipes versus cooked.
Hello!! I love you and the kitties. They are so blessed to have you as mama. I adopted a 4 year old gray short hair princess from the shelter 2 weeks ago. I would love to get her a scratch and roll but didn’t see them in your Amazon store. Can you please let me know where you ordered them? Thanks, Kim from Nashville 😊
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you! I started making my dogs food about a month ago, now I'm starting for my kits and I can't wait to try this.
Thank you for sharing!! Btw if your cats won't eat that food you made, I have 2 boys (Mason and Miles) that would greatly appreciate it!!! My Russian Blue and Snowshoe Siamese
I like this recipe for cat food that's healthy and suitable for those who do not want to try raw food. If its cheaper than commercial cat food the kittens may enjoy it. I have tried similar looking food for Cleo it ends up being put out for my ferals. Our ferals are spoilt with the food they get fed. I've spent enough money on food for Cleo to refuse it goes to the ferals and they are growing and looking healthy now. So far I can only get near the Tabby in the garden and she rubs against my leg. It's rained most days this week so it's a quick meal and find shelter. I can't blame them. Take care Love, purrs, cuddles and kisses for all the cats and kittens.
BRILLIANT, I ALREADY MAKE A MEAT BROTH FOR MY VERY OLD CATS , AND THEY WILL LOVE THIS . WHERE I USED TO LIVE ON A SMALLHOLDING I FED EVERYTHING, ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I have been feeding raw chicken to my cats for the past eight years. Nobody has ever gotten sick from it. The only time my cats got sick was from a bag of very expensive dry cat food.
Ever since i introduced my cat to dry cat food (vets advice since feeding her only meat had her really heavy and she kept on injuring her hind legs) she just doesnt want to eat meat chicken or fish any tips on howto get her back to eating natural foods
Brilliant recipe. This is one of the few recipes I've seen that is completely balanced and substituting salmon oil for sardines seems like a great idea because my cats don't care for basic chicken. My only suggestion would be cooking it in a actual pan because tin foil secretes chemicals into the food. Definitely going to try this recipe.
The amount of chemicals that tin foil secretes is minuscule and negligible when not cooking something highly acidic like tomato sauce, etc. You also have to remember that stainless steel also secretes chemicals, just a different kind (nickel). So the only kind of pan to use if that is an issue would be glass.
@@LuckyFerals Hi there! Just have a question. For the eggshell powder, I could buy Eggshell powder on Amazon correct? Or if it the eggshell doesn't need to be roasted in the oven (My oven doesn't work), could I just crush up the eggshell in a coffee grinder? Or would it definitely need to be rinsed & roasted first? I was thinking to buy the Eggshellent powder on Amazon. Also, u didn't use any ground flaxseed. Is that because you used carrots & zucchini? I love zucchini, so I will buy some for me and give alittle to my cats. Thank you! Love your recipe!
@@debbieshomes6984 you don't have to roast the egg shells in the oven. That's just so they're dry enough to grind in the coffee grinder. I just have a bucket to put egg shells I've used and when they're dry (usually takes a few days) then I grind them up in mass.
@@LebasiH I would wash the egg shells before putting in the container to wash out the raw egg. I do this also before I put in my garden. If you bake the egg shells you kill any bacteria and it brings out more of the calcium when crushed up. I do this to out put in my garden for the minerals. I'm sure your this way is find also.
Thank you for the recepie! I cook chicken for my cats and follow pretty much the recepie you have. I do take skins off before I bake the chicken, that way I can use all the juices (with bone broth) in the mixing. I also recently tried putting the chunks through my food processor (I have black and decker one, but I am sure any would do) and with the juices it makes it pate-like food. I saw you putting whole dry food kibble kernels on top - what I do is I powder their favorite kibble in coffee grinder and dust cooked food lightly. I don't have to do that - but I want it to be more paletable, and I end up using less kibble. Thank you again!!!
I bought a can of sardine fillets in spring water, it said “no salt added” on the front of the package but when you turn it over and read the Nutrition Facts there is 320 mg of Sodium. 🤷♀️
Hi, very grateful to you for this recipe, we had just one small query regarding storing the food, do you put this in the fridge or the freezer and how long can we keep it for over there? Thank you
Your not the only one with a cat who will not eat homemade food. My Cleo refuses all wet food as well she is very fussy eater and has food allergies. It's taken years to find out what dry food she will eat, now I am hoping she does not get bored with the food
If you don’t mind me asking, how long do you suppose this food could last in the freezer? making it for my two cats and it will take them a while to get through 😅
not true, cooking any food with foil causes neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s etc due to the application of heat to the foil materials. It’s best to avoid it all together or just use when handling cold foods to preserve it. Not for cooking. This is why so many people now have neurological conditions, so imagine our pets who have much smaller organs than we do. You should always consider that and take precautions. It’s always best to avoid it and use ceramic pots, oven safe glass, or cast iron.
The reason why people have neurological conditions is because of artificial sweeteners, MSG, pharmaceutical drugs, excito-toxins, aflatoxins, etc etc etc.
I would not add rice. Cats are obligate carnivores and have no need for starch in their diet. Too many carbs can lead to negative health issues, especially bladder stones and urinary issues.
Why not just give the roasted or boiled meat? Why add things? In the nature cats can’t supplement themselves with artificially added vitamins, oils, calcium…. They just eat the mouse, the bird or whatever they had caught …
Because the roasted or boiled meat is NOT a complete diet for cats. When a cat eats a bird, mouse, whatever, they eat the ENTIRE THING not just the muscle meat. They eat the bones, organs, heads, tails, feet, etc. All of that additional nutrition must be added to the roasted or boiled meat which is lacking in all of those vitamins and minerals.
Great video! Thank you! Is there a difference between instant pot pressure cooking the meat/organs instead of baking? Also, I use chicken bone broth instead of water. That is fine, right? Do you use any charge chicken skin at all?
If your cats like it cooked that way, it should be fine. I don't have an instant pot or a pressure cooker so I can't speak from experience. I know my cats preferred roasted chicken over boiled chicken. Bone broth can be used instead of water as long as it's not made with seasonings like onion, garlic, etc.
I’d recommend reducing the amount of egg yolks or not including it all together until the cat recovers. Eggs caused my indoor cat to have diarrhea from experience, but maybe he’s just allergic…
Wow, so much love and hard work went into making this. 🙏🥹 Thank you so much for taking care of all your sweet angels but for giving us all an opportunity to try out your recipe as well! 😻
I just watched the raw food video before this one. Many years ago I tried to feed my old cat raw diet and she wouldn't touch it, so I'm afraid my new cats might be the same. Is there a reason you don't use the bone in a cooked recipe? Could I not just make the raw recipe and then cook that mixture? I was thinking if I make it raw and my cats refuse it, I could just cook it then. Or does that not work for them?
cats cannot eat cooked bones. Cooked bones are very dangerous because they splinter and can cause internal injuries. Raw bones are fine. Never cook a recipe for raw cat food.
How about making cooked cat food in a pressure cooker? And then how about making some that is all dehydrated where you can just add water and fat, Later? These 2 options will last you a lot longer in case of not being able to gather the ingredients in the future..
Kittens can eat this food. There are approximately 50 calories per ounce. so how much a cat eats depends on their size, activity level, indoor/ourdoor status, etc.
yes beef liver can be substituted. but you have to be aware that beef liver has a much higher vitamin a content than chicken liver. too much vitamin A can be toxic to cats.
I feed my cats raw food for the majority of their meals. For someone who is transitioning a cat from dry food or canned food, they might want to try some homemade cooked food first.
To all the people about to ask a question: please ponder through the comments and you'll find that your question has already been answered several times. You can do a Search on the page for a keyword, for example, you can search the term "how much" if you want to know how much of something. I searched that term and found 13 occurrences of it. Lucky Ferals, you are very patient to answer the same things over and over. Thank you for the info and for taking care of so many cats! (I have three ferals and one adopted.)
in the UK they have something simular in Sainsbury where you can buy chicken portions for cheap and at the time, money was tight but my cats eat well with just boiled chicken and it was far more healthy than the junk food they offer in the supermarkets now!
How many times a day do you feed your cats? And how much per feeding do they get? I’m new to making food, so I’m going to give it a try. I currently have 7 indoor cats. Can I ask where you buy the kelp and the powdered greens? I think this video and the raw food video are great and I will be trying both recipes. Thank you so much, Nancy
I feed the cats twice a day. Sometimes they get a treat at night. They get a little more than 2 ounces of this food per meal with added water mixed in so it ends up being 2.5 to 2.75 oz per meal with the added liquid. I’ve posted links to the supplements below the video.
Thanks for the know how! But there’s alot of other vitamins n supplements with it that all amount to quiet a bit of money. And after all that your own cats didn’t seem to like it !
Love this! All I'm thinking though is there's so much math!! If I vary from your exact recipe by any amount I'd have to calculate something...and my brain isn't cut out for that! 😅
Hi, I so glad that to found your channel! And of course your recipe to help of my cats to have a more nice dinners) And I hope that my channel will be stronger. We are young but with 15 feral cats)) We are will be glad to be friends community ❤❤
I absolutely do not like the ingredients in pre-made animal food, and heard that some are toxic for them. I have 5 rescues, 2 dog's and 3 cats. I've already started cooking for the dog's, I'd like to start for the cats as my older cat has thyroid disease. I've noticed a significant change in my dog's environmental allergies! where her fur between the pads of her feet were constantly bloody and I'd have to take her in for annual ear infections happens no more. My problem is there's no money to buy all the extra, eggshell powder and such. My 2 boy cats go outside and hunt daily so I'm not so worried about them. My female is not fond of the outdoors, as she was kept in a dark closet most her young life because she scratched the furniture. Then a couple rescued her, and I can only imagine they didn't change her litter box so she went potty everywhere and they threw her out. Then I rescued her. Anyway I'm thinking the meats and organs alone have got to be better than store bought. Thanks for sharing and I'll give most of the recipe a try! 😊❤️
not my cats and not any of the feral cats that I’ve observed. they all love to eat it anytime. One of the reasons why I have this channel is to dispel many of the myths and misinformation about cats.
I want to try this for my cat but I don't want to make 5lbs of it in case she won't eat it. What are the amounts of each ingredient if only making it with1 lb of chicken?
I cannot get chicken liver and heart. I do have beef liver. Can I just use all beef liver for 10% of recipe and add additional taurine? If so, do you have any recommendations on how much additional taurine to add? Thanks
It depends on the size and activity level of the cat as well as what other foods they are eating. Outdoor cats burn more calories, larger cats burn more calories, etc. For my 4 indoor cats, they eat about 2 oz each per meal. So one meal would be 8 ounces. A pound of food would last them 2 meals. If I was only feeding 1 cat, a pound of food would last for 8 meals. I would also freeze the food in smaller containers. My cats also get dry food as snacks and freeze dried raw food as meal toppers. So 6 pound of food would last one cat about 48 meals.
@@LuckyFerals okay thank you! I’ve been doing 2.5 ounces and they seem to like it. I wanna do raw but I’m just not in the space or skill level to do raw yet.
Welcome! You must be new to the channel. I have recipes for raw food on this channel. This one is for the people who are not yet ready to feed raw but want to try homemade food.
