| Some cat owners prefer to prepare the meals they | | | | Proper handling of ingredients, especially meats, is an |
| serve their feline friends. If you have time to | | | | essential part of preparing homemade pet food. Raw |
| research, plan, shop, and prepare the food, as well as | | | | meat and poultry contain bacteria that can cause |
| room to store the ingredients, you may prefer to | | | | food poisoning and may also harbor parasites and |
| make your cat's food yourself. | | | | their eggs and larvae. |
| Some homemade diets include cooked meats, | | | | These unwelcome critters may endanger not only |
| vegetables, fruits and grains. Others focus on raw | | | | your cat and other pets, but also you and your |
| ingredients, including meaty chicken and turkey | | | | human family, so utensils, containers, and work |
| bones, organ meat (liver, kidney, heart, brain, tongue | | | | spaces must be kept scrupulously clean. Many people |
| and tripe), and eggs. | | | | wear plastic gloves when handling raw meat. |
| You can add grebe leafy vegetables after running | | | | Whether or not you do, always wash your hands |
| them through a food processor or juicer to break | | | | thoroughly with soap and water afterward. |
| down the cellulose. Some people also add one or | | | | Unlike pet food manufacturer, you do not have a full |
| more of the following: vegetable oils, brewer's yeast, | | | | time staff of nutritionist and researches at your |
| kelp, apple cider vinegar, fruits, raw honey, dairy | | | | disposal, so if you feed your cat a homemade diet, |
| products (particularly raw goat milk, cottage cheese, | | | | you will have to spend time learning as much as |
| and plain yogurt), and small helpings of grains. | | | | possible about feline nutrition to ensure that you |
| The major attraction to homemade diets, whether | | | | provide all the nutrients your cat needs. |
| raw or cooked, is that you know what your cat is | | | | She does not have to eat a fully balanced diet every |
| eating because you select and prepare the | | | | day, but over several days she needs to take in the |
| ingredients. Of course, having to select ingredients | | | | proper balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, |
| and prepare your cat's food is also a drawback | | | | minerals, and vitamins. If not, all your work will be in |
| because of the time required to shop, make the | | | | vain. |
| food and clean up. | | | | |