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As a carnivore, your cat needs to eat meat and avoid unhealthy foods full of indigestible carbohydrates. Inappropriate diet can cause health problems and lead to a reduction in the life of your cat.Cooking your cat is a great way for you to get them all the protein they need, and it's also a delight for the cook. However, you need to check with an animal nutritionist before giving your cat complete homemade food.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Understanding your cat's nutritional needs

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   Learn about your cat's nutritional needs. Your cat's nutritional needs are far from human nutritional needs, requiring you to carefully weigh and pre-plan the foods to feed them. Cats need to eat a diet rich in protein and fat. In fact, cats need twice the amount of protein they need. Don't do it yourself - get your vet to refer an animal nutritionist who can make sure your cat has the nutrients it needs.
   • A cat's diet consists of about 85% meat, fat, organs, and bones; Vegetables and fiber make up only 15% of your cat's nutritional needs.
   • Formulating a cat's nutritionally balanced diet is not easy, and even animal nutritionists have trouble. If you make a mistake, your cat will show no signs for days or weeks, but problems will develop months or years later. Don't change your cat's diet without consulting a registered dietitian and don't be fooled by the feeling that the cat appears to be fine and healthy.

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   Identify all the ingredients of a healthy cat diet. A healthy cat diet should include the following ingredients: clean water (readily available and accessible), protein (most cats will not tolerate food with less than 20% protein), quality fat (cats need fat for energy, essential fatty acids, fat-soluble vitamins and flavors), vitamin A (cats need enough vitamin A, which is found in liver, eggs and milk, but be careful when using these ingredients), B vitamins (cats need B vitamins and will tolerate yeast if they show signs of vitamin B deficiency, such as anorexia for a few days or a fever), vitamin E (vitamin E is required for the breakdown of unsaturated fats in your cat's diet) and calcium (these minerals are important for bone formation and maintenance).
   • Taurine is an amino acid that is also essential in a cat's diet. Processed cat food products (both dry and wet) usually provide the required amount of taurine, but your cat is at risk of lack of taurine if you feed your cat homemade or vegetarian food. Taurine deficiency in cats can cause central retinal degeneration, leading to permanent vision loss and heart failure. That is why it is so important to include taurine in the cat's diet.

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   Consider when to feed your cat and how to feed it. For example, cats of each age will need different timing or types of food. While most cats can adjust their food intake fairly well, there are some situations where you'll need to adjust your cat's food intake.
   • Kittens 6 weeks to 3 months old need to eat 3-4 meals a day. By the time your cat is 6 months old, you can reduce the number of meals your cat eats to 2 meals a day.
   • Adult cats need to be fed when they want, plus there are treats throughout the day. But if this is too difficult, they also need to be eaten at least a few times a day.
   • If you have multiple cats on different diets, find ways to feed the cats so they can't eat each other's food.

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   Value your cat's health more than your own diet. Cats cannot thrive (or survive) on a vegetarian diet. There has been a lot of fierce controversy on this subject, but putting the cat's natural needs first is always crucial to the cat's health and well-being.
   • While there are dietary supplements (such as taurine) that some vegetarians feed their cats with along with myriad vegetarian recommendations, a vegetarian diet can lead to blindness and heart failure in cats. Not only does it require a great deal of effort on the part of the owner, these diets also risk disease and reduce the cat's longevity, especially if you overfeed your cat with unhealthy carbohydrate foods.

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   Consult with your veterinarian and animal nutritionist, and do thorough research before you start cooking for your cat. A completely home-cooked diet that does not include high-quality brand-name cat food requires a well-balanced measure to cover all they need. This is not recommended unless you have done it thoroughly and discussed with your veterinarian.

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   Note that cats are susceptible to "addiction" to certain foods. If you don't understand this yet, you may be disappointed when you try to change your cat's diet. Don't be surprised if all your cooking is turned down! Be patient and keep working until you've aroused your cat's curiosity. Eliminating familiar foods from time to time and replacing them with other foods is an important part of encouraging your cat to try new foods.
   • Try adding home-cooked foods gradually to foods your cat normally eats. This will familiarize your cat with the new texture and taste of the food you cook for your cat.
   • Do not leave food that the cat does not eat. Discard food if your cat is not eating for an hour. Please try again next time.

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   Avoid feeding your cat foods that are dangerous or toxic to them. Remember that not all food that humans eat can be eaten by cats. Foods that you should not feed your cat include: onions, garlic, chives, grapes, raisins, chocolate (including white chocolate), sugar, uncooked fermented dough and spices. in the kitchen cupboard like nutmeg, baking powder and baking soda.
   • Other ingredients to avoid include: alcohol (has the same effect on humans, but much faster - just 2 teaspoons of whiskey can make a 2.5 kg cat go into a coma), dog food (wet or dry - dog food with completely different nutrients), candy and chewing gum (which can cause liver failure if xylitol sweeteners are present), coffee, tea, and products containing caffeine, such as cold medicine, stimulant drinks, and pain relievers (in large quantities, they can kill a cat and have no antidote), and any human medicine ( acetaminophen and ibuprofen can be fatal in cats).

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   Limit your cat's intake of non-toxic foods, but it is also not good for your cat if he eats a lot. Cats need a holistic diet, but that doesn't mean they need all the nutrients in large quantities.
   • Limit your cat to eat fat and bones. You should not feed your cat cooked bones, and fat can cause pancreatitis in cats.
   • If you want to feed your cat raw eggs, only the yolks should be given. Cook eggs if you're going to feed your cat whites. Consider always cooking eggs, as raw eggs can carry bacteria Salmonella. Even if they do not get sick, cats can also be carriers Salmonella which can be passed from cat to person.
   • Raw meat should be frozen prior to feeding your cat, unless you are completely sure where it came from.
   • Feed your cat liver no more than twice a week.
   • Tuna is very addictive, and cats that eat too much tuna will lead to a thiamine deficiency. In general, a diet containing too much of any kind of fish can lead to a similar deficiency.
   • Milk and dairy products can cause gastrointestinal upset and itching. Talk to your veterinarian if you want to continue to feed your cat; Not all veterinarians or cat owners assume that a cat has difficulty tolerating milk.

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   Use caution when you want your cat to eat the food you cook over the long term. Completely feeding your cat home-cooked food can lead to nutritional deficiencies and harm your cat, unless you are confident you can ensure a balance. Many veterinarians discourage cats from eating home-cooked diets simply because they know that most people are not trained or knowledgeable about it, and many cat owners may be unrealistic. Show exactly the recommended recipes for optimal nutrition in your cat due to time constraints.In addition, veterinarians worry that cat owners lack knowledge about their nutritional needs and do not pay attention to the cat's diet due to a busy life.
   • If you like to cook for cats completely then you can still do it, only you have to learn a lot of information (often the opposite) and consider the different ingredients available in your area.
   • Consider your life. If you are often away from home and have to ask someone else to feed your cat, can you make sure the food prepared for your cat is adequate? If you are busy working all the time, can you prepare several meals each weekend to feed your cat all week?
   • Someone likes to feed cats raw food. This is controversial for a number of reasons, including the risk of infection with parasites and bacteria that are not destroyed by cooking. A live cat diet is not currently recommended by veterinary organizations such as the American Veterinary Association due to its potential risks outweigh the benefits.
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Part 2 of 2: Cooking cat food

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   Remember that you need to find (or create) nutritionally balanced recipes for your cat. Improper recipes or lack of essential nutrients can cause serious health problems for your cat. As with all animals, including humans, the key here is a healthy balance. Even essential nutrients can have a negative impact on your cat's health if you overfeed them.
   • Since nutritional balance is so important, you should seek advice about cat recipes from your veterinarian or cat health professional, even if those recipes are due to another made it up.

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   Recipe or find a cat recipe and prepare it. Once you know the basics of your cat's nutritional needs, you can start cooking food for them. Note, here are suggestions for occasional and atypical recipes for a diet. If you want to cook your own food to change the long-term nutrition of your cat, you need to research and develop a balanced diet that meets all the needs of the cat and get confirmation from your veterinarian.
   • Your cat may not like home-cooked food, but it will let you know soon!
   • If you have any concerns, you should talk to your veterinarian about how to cook your cat, especially if the cat is growing, pregnant, unhealthy or sick.

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   Start with protein. For example, you can buy chicken drumsticks that are free of antibiotic residues, contain no growth hormones, and are of guaranteed origin. You can also use chicken liver, turkey, egg yolks and a few other options.
   • Be sure to cook the meat thoroughly to kill any bacteria. Peel the flesh from the bone and use a sharp knife or knife to cut it into about 1.5 cm pieces.

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   Grind animal protein to make it easier for your cat to eat. Place the bones in the meat grinder with the 4mm plate. Grind about 110 g of chicken liver for every 1.3 kg of raw chicken. Add 2 more cooked eggs to the grind for each 1.3 kg of raw chicken. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and store in the refrigerator.
   • If you don't have a meat grinder, you can use a food processor. While less efficient and not easy to clean, a food processor cuts meat into small, easy-to-digest chunks.

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   Mix together the ingredients. Take another bowl, mix 1 cup of water, 400 IU (268 mg) vitamin E, 50 mg of B-complex vitamins, 2,000 mg of taurine, 2,000 mg of wild salmon oil, and 3/4 teaspoon of mild salt (yes i iodine) for every 1.3 kg of meat. Mix all ingredients together.
   • Pour the additional mixture into the ground meat and mix well.

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   Consider eating a variety of foods that will provide your cat with the nutrients that are important to him. These ingredients should not make up the bulk of your cat's diet, and in fact, you should not feed your cat every meal. These ingredients help replenish your cat's nutrients.
   • Mix some white rice with chopped salmon and add a little water. The dish will have an almost soup-like texture; You just need to pour it into the cat's feeding bowl.
   • Cut vegetables into small pieces to add to your cat's meal (whatever is up to you).
   • Add oats to cat food. Boil 8 cups of water. Measure the ratio of water and oats as directed on the product packaging. Put the oats in and cover the lid. Turn off the heat and wait 10 minutes for the oats to ripen or until soft.
   • Some suggestions include: raw cat foods with oats, cat tuna, and recipes for the overall health of the cat.

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   Prepare each serving and freeze it. The average cat eats about 110 - 170 grams of food per day. Freeze the cat's food, and refrigerate it the night before the day you are going to feed your cat. This will give the food enough time to thaw. advertisement

Advice

• Wash your cat's food dishes often. Dirty bowls can contain bacteria and germs, and can also be uncomfortable for your cat.
• Consider using raw foods in your cat's diet. There is a lot of evidence for and against feeding raw food to domestic cats, and even veterinarians disagree on this issue. It is generally assumed that meat should be cooked for cats in the home, but raw meat is actually the cat's natural diet. Unfortunately, the risk of parasitic infections keeps raw meat out of your cat's diet, mainly because owners don't have the time and effort to find safe raw meat. Lack of raw food in a cat's diet means that many of the cat's beneficial ingredients, including amino acids, are destroyed through cooking and can impair your cat's health.

Warning

• Milk contains lactose, while cats do not have the enzyme lactase that helps break down lactose. As a result, milk can cause diarrhea in some kittens and adult cats. However, not all cats react the same way and can still drink milk. Milk is a good source of calcium if your cat drinks it, but it can be itchy and difficult to digest. It is best to talk to your veterinarian about this.
• Ideas on the topic of pet feeding continue to change as more veterinary research is introduced. You should be constantly updated.