Raw meat recipes for cats?

Okay, so I plan to attain a kitten in the near future... and have researched what type of diet I would like to feed to my cat... having read what they put in canned and dry food I am determined not to give this to my future cat, and have read that using a meat grinder on chicken meat and bones is good for a cat and also that grated carrots are good for them also.. so I was just wondering if there is anyone out there that has some nice recipes that they feed their cats. I am not looking for peoples opinions on whether they think this is a bad idea, I have done my research for it, and I am confident that this is the right approach.Raw meat recipes for cats?
At http://www.littlebigcat.com Dr. Jean Hovfe has an article in her article library titled "Easy Homemade Diets for Cats and Dogs" which will give you an idea of what supplements you must add to raw meat.



For your kitten an easy thing to do if you are roasting a chicken is to chop up one of the wings into small pieces (four with tip), give the heart and liver from the inside. That's just real easy to do when you are fixing chicken. Not for every day.



Raw diets are not that hard to do. You can mix up a "meatloaf" of raw chicken or raw turkey with the right supplements (if you use ground meat you need to have a calcium source with the muscle meat) and freeze it in muffin tins, then put the "muffins" in a gallon ziplock bag and thaw as needed. Two pounds of meat makes about 12 muffins.Raw meat recipes for cats?
check this out, I used it for my sick cat and he loved it!Raw meat recipes for cats?
Good for you!



I feed canned and raw. I don't follow a recipe but instead use the whole prey model so there's no need for supplementation.



I don't grind my own but instead buy from a supplier in Michigan who makes deliveries throughout the midwest.



Whether or not you serve whole prey, just know that you CAN get meat from other sources, possibly a local supplier or online from a place like www.hare-today.com. I believe they sell both just meat and meat/bones/organ mixes.Raw meat recipes for cats?
You might want to try ground beef as well. While chicken and turkey are good choices, they do not contain as much fat as some cats need. You are absolutely correct that the bones should be ground in if at all possible. In nature the cats would ingest feather, bone, skin, and other parts of the animal that humans do not typically eat. Those "extra" parts contain taurine. Taurine is a mineral that is essential to cats health, especially vision. In addition, calcium deficiencies are also common in cats that eat raw diets. Therefore, a supplement such as kitty bloom available at at www.kittybloom.com is very helpful. Finally, cats are obligate carnivores which means that they do not have any dietary need for fruits or vegetables. Their bodies only require meat to stay healthy. In fact, many fillers such as rice or corn commonly cause allergic reactions in cats.
I don't think that's a bad idea. It may be very time consuming, but if you have the time to prepare their meals, that's great. If you find that it is too time consuming, you could consider switching your cat to a high quality dry or wet cat food, where meats are the first listed ingredients. I feed both Innova's Evo, and Core. The first seven or so ingredients are meat, and Evo also has carrots in it. Most commercial foods are junk foods, however, so if you do ever buy those, avoid ones that have corn products listed as the first few ingredients.



Since you are going to do a raw diet, make sure that you're carefully preparing the food so that they get the correct vitamins, minerals and calories every day. Here's a website I found with raw meat recipes: http://www.holisticat.com/rawrecipe.html



Good luck! You obviously care a lot about the health of your future cat. You'll make a great cat owner.