| As you have already decided, or are thinking seriously | | | | What about bones? Won't they splinter and get |
| about, providing your cat with homemade cat food, I | | | | caught up in his gut which will require expensive and |
| want to congratulate you! | | | | distressing veterinary surgery to remove? |
| This is the first huge step anyone can make in | | | | You know, there's a lot of misleading information |
| re-establishing the health of their cat. | | | | about the best food for cats, 'out there'. Most of it |
| But you do need to be aware of the pitfalls. You do | | | | comes from pet food manufacturers or those who |
| need to ensure that you are providing Fido with all | | | | sell or promote it, so have a vested interest in it. |
| the essential nutrients for a healthy body. That's not | | | | In my opinion, you can't improve on nature. So when |
| all. You need to ensure Fido's mind is equally healthy. | | | | making your own homemade cat food, try to stick |
| Like it or not, your cat evolved by killing and eating | | | | as close to a natural diet as you can. |
| small animals, up to about their own size. When | | | | You can't duplicate it, but you can come close. |
| making your own homemade cat food, you need to | | | | While kittens will have no trouble adapting to eating a |
| keep this firmly in mind. | | | | healthy homemade cat food, adults who have got |
| By preventing them from killing their own dinner, you | | | | used to the appetite stimulants in most processed |
| are removing something very important in Fido's life, | | | | food, can have a hard time adapting. |
| so you have to try to compensate for this, as much | | | | You will probably get a lot of accusing looks, turning |
| as you can. | | | | his head away in disgust, walking away, turning his |
| Unless Fido is a working cat, keeping mice or rat | | | | back on you, pawing the food as if to bury it, the |
| numbers down, I'm sure you don't really like to see | | | | works, during the transition period and you will feel a |
| him hunt. | | | | really nasty, uncaring cat person - rest assured Fido |
| How do you provide him with such a good and | | | | will make you feel that way! However, you do need |
| adequate diet that he really just can't bothered to | | | | to persevere for his sake. |
| hunt? | | | | He will come round. You just need to stick at it |
| First of all, you look to nature for the answers. | | | | longer than he does... Trust me, he won't starve |
| Since a wild cat tends only to eat what he has just | | | | himself! |
| killed, this immediately tells us four things: | | | | Homemade cat food, is without a doubt, the |
| - he likes his food fresh | | | | healthiest food you can feed your cat, as long as |
| - he likes his food raw | | | | you follow nature's laws. You can restore good health |
| - he likes his food warm | | | | in an ailing cat, you can keep your cat healthier, |
| - he likes bones with his meal | | | | longer. |
| That's a bit of a contradiction, isn't it? Raw, but | | | | You have made the first giant step forward in |
| warm? | | | | considering a homemade cat food. The next step is |
| Surely you need to cook the food to kill off any | | | | in working out what the best one is. |
| worms or bacteria? | | | | I wish you every success! |