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"you can always add clams or sardines (with the juices)" salmon juice is also supposed to be high in Taurine, and don't forget hearts! just remember to make sure all seafood is from safe waters  kaffe, i was looking at the organ recipes you posted. my cats LOVE a good chicken gut mash!!  it's gotta be one of the grosser things (for me) to prepare, but all the slurping and purrs are sure worth it!  hmm, think i'll make some tomorrow. i love it when they put me on a pedestal! I actually made a chopped-ground raw and a cooked version... I had a lot of complaints from the other inhabitants of the house about the smell of the liver! ha ha ha ha ... I don't care.... the cats seem to love this reallu gross guts feast. Maybe I should rename that recipe to: "Grossiest Guts Feast" |
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« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2008, 09:37:05 PM » |
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my mom called one day and asked what i was doing "Making Gut Mash" lol!~ yeah, i think i like raw because you avoid THAT smell. GAG!! i should prob also make dehydrated liver tomorrow as it's going to be mid-60s and i can open the windows! if you ever need alone time, now you know how to get that time! lol!~ i think my grossest moment for me was when i first started making baked liver treats. i was whirling the mixture in the blender. forgot it was pet treats and licked the spoon.  |
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« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2008, 11:39:06 PM » |
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lol... I have to do raw organs with lightly cooked meat... I CANNOT handle the smell  |
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« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2008, 01:01:05 AM » |
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i think my grossest moment for me was when i first started making baked liver treats. i was whirling the mixture in the blender. forgot it was pet treats and licked the spoon. oh my word! hah ha ha ha ha h ahhhhhh [falls off the chair laughing] |
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« Reply #19 on: January 08, 2008, 04:00:22 PM » |
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No special equipment, no fancy ingredients, and it worked!
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Pet food posts are solely observations on my pets' reactions to the foods I feed them, not recommendations.
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« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2008, 04:33:10 PM » |
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No special equipment, no fancy ingredients, and it worked!
All I need is a food processor now. I get by with just a quick chop three cupper ... got it for under 20 bucks ... think it was labelled salsa maker |
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« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2008, 04:42:24 PM » |
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I got my food processor (it is a nice one) for half price because the color was being discontinued by the company--no longer "fashionable." I could never have afforded it at full price; it wasn't easy at half price. But I think it has paid for itself in many ways in allowing me to prepare things myself from fresh ingredients/without additives. I have also seen them in resale shops for reasonable prices. Probably from the people who re-painted their kitchens and the old ones didn't match any more. |
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« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2008, 06:24:06 PM » |
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congrats catbird on your success - bet you feel so proud of them and your excellent cooking.
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« Reply #23 on: January 08, 2008, 06:37:51 PM » |
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Don't know if my cooking is so excellent, but I am sure glad they are eating it! The credit belongs to kaffe who came up with the recipe.
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« Reply #24 on: January 08, 2008, 06:57:29 PM » |
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catbird we are all fast becoming excellent cooks for our pets thanks to all on here who share what they do to feed their babies.
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« Reply #25 on: January 08, 2008, 07:00:52 PM » |
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That is good news, catbird! Kaffe's tips are really helpful, aren't they? Cameo's reaction to the raw chicken tidbits was interesting. She's a thinker. (I suspect anxiety is an expression of intelligence.)
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« Reply #26 on: January 08, 2008, 08:59:39 PM » |
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(I suspect anxiety is an expression of intelligence.)
you mean... I'm THAT intelligent? ha ha ha ha ha I love that quote. "Anxiety is an expression of intelligence." Will print that one out and put it above my head behind the computer chair. It'll explain my paranoia over cat food! Right above the other quote: "May Contain Nuts." |
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« Reply #27 on: January 08, 2008, 09:07:08 PM » |
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Don't know if my cooking is so excellent, but I am sure glad they are eating it! The credit belongs to kaffe who came up with the recipe.
On the contrary: all credit belongs to you and your kitties, Catbird. To you for the courage to step out of the box and to your kitties for their implicit trust in you (and your cooking! hee hee hee!) At any rate, I am just very happy for you and your kitties. |
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« Reply #28 on: January 09, 2008, 06:40:15 AM » |
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Cameo's reaction to the raw chicken tidbits was interesting. She's a thinker. (I suspect anxiety is an expression of intelligence.)
I never thought of it that way before, but you are right about Cameo. She is absolutely the smartest cat I have ever met, and I have both cared for and known a lot of cats. She's also a trauma survivor (Hurricane Katrina), which may also account for some of her caution. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 10, 2008, 03:48:10 PM » |
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After 4 days of getting the homemade chicken diet every night for dinner, Linley has developed gas that smells like chicken, only worse. He doesn't seem uncomfortable, but I sure am. (In fact, my eyes are starting to water.) I think I will scale back to every other day for dinner for now, til maybe more of a tolerance is developed. He does eat a lot of it when he gets it because he has a big appetite now.
Was going to fix split pea soup for my family's supper, but I think I'll find something else now...
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