Natural cat diet: homemade food recipes

How to organize a natural cat diet: homemade food recipes Not all cat owners trust packaged food ?

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 Many choose to use familiar foods to feed their cat. But don't forget that natural cat food is different from food from the human table. That's why feeding your pet the food you eat can have a negative impact on his health and can significantly reduce his life expectancy. Before a cat is introduced, you should plan your cat's diet in advance and take into account all the characteristics of a fluffy pet.

What is a natural cat food?

The Natural Nutrition System for cats is a food specifically designed for cats that meets their basic nutritional needs. 
It is based on the adaptation of modern products to a historic cat diet that is comprised primarily of meat, fish and by-products.

Choose only tried and tested products. Do not save money on meat or fish: Before cooking, be sure to inspect them for freshness and the presence of various worms and other parasites. Vegetables are also worth buying at markets or from private farmers, as they contain less harmful additives. 

Cooking should be done with cooking, stewing or baking: fried food is not good for cats. Some foods can be served raw or frozen. Hard and dense food should be cut into small pieces to prevent your cat from choking. 

Food should be moderately warm. Regular eating of food which is too hot or too cold may cause digestive problems. 

Different foods should be alternated. A cat diet should not consist of a single meat or fish: this food is eaten quickly and does not provide the right amount of nutrients. Experiment with your cat's menu to find out what her taste preferences are.

Which foods should definitely be part of your cat's diet: 

Meat, poultry and meat products are the main source of protein and essential amino acids. They should be served raw (only after freezing), boiled or stewed. It is recommended to use non-fat beef, lamb, rabbit, chicken and turkey for cat nutrition. Lamb, pork, duck and quails are too heavy for the stomach as they contain much fat. Meat products should give preference to ventricles, hearts and liver.

Fish contains lipids, amino acids, phosphorus and magnesium. It is advisable to use sea fish for cat nutrition: unlike freshwater fish, it does not accumulate toxic substances in its composition. Fish should be given in boiled form, removing the head, fins, tail, scales and all bones beforehand: these components are not digested in the stomach. The most useful fish are: pink salmon, hake, salmon, trout, taimen.

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Creamy and vegetable oils are indispensable sources of fats and vitamin E, help strengthen the vascular walls and increase resistance to infection. Lack of fats in the animal's diet can lead to impaired reproductive function. Oil should be added to food in an amount not exceeding half a teaspoon.

Dairy products and eggs. Dairy products are rich in calcium and protein, and can be easily digested by your pet. These include buttermilk, ryazhenka, natural yogurts without additives, cottage cheese, sour cream. The cat's egg mainly uses yolk for its cat's diet: it contains the necessary amount of fat.

Kashi and cereals act as a source of slowly digestible carbohydrates. Buckwheat, oatmeal or hercules, millet and rice cooked on water should be used to feed fluffy pets. It is better to refuse mana porridge: it does not carry nutritional value and contains only empty carbohydrates.

Vegetables are not only a source of useful vitamins, but also make up for the need for fiber. It improves the function of the gastrointestinal tract and stimulates digestive processes. Vegetables need to be boiled, baked or ground into porridge with a blender. Most often in cat menus include pumpkin, courgettes, broccoli, carrots and beetroot. Cabbages, potatoes, beans and peas cause excessive gas formation, so they are not used. Spinach, green onions, celery, basil can be used as useful additives.

Which foods should not be used at all Some common human foods and supplements are strictly prohibited in cat nutrition. 

Pets that are fluffy are much more sensitive to the different components of the food. An improperly formulated diet can lead to serious liver, stomach, bone and joint problems or even premature death. 

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What can't be added to a cat's diet :

Ketchup, mayonnaise, adjika and any other sauces. 

They contain many spices and can also be very salty and spicy. If you think the food you've prepared for your cat is dry it's best to dilute it with sour cream or meat broth. 

Fat clippings from meat, chicken skin, chicken bones. 

These leftovers are of no nutritional value, but can become ballast for your pet's digestive system. Sharp edges and fragments of bones can hurt your cat's delicate gastrointestinal tract. 

Sausage, sausages, sausages, sausages, stew, meat pate. 

These products are more adapted to the human diet: they contain many third-party additives and soybeans, but real meat cannot be replaced by them. 

Sweet yogurts, snow, condensed milk, ice cream. 

Despite the fact that these products also belong to the dairy category, they have too much sugar. It has been proven that even a small consumption of condensed milk creates a risk of pancreatic damage and diabetes in cats. 

flour. 

Bread, all baked goods and cookies are poorly absorbed in a fluffy pet and cause constipation. 

Tea. 

Many owners rejoice when a cat finishes the rest of their mug tea. However, tea (especially black tea) contains caffeine, which has a stimulating effect on the nervous system and leads to restless behavior and hyperactivity.

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Recipes for preparing healthy dishes:

Nutritious pâté. 

Boil 0.5 kg of any meat for half an hour, then remove it from the pot and add carrots and broccoli to the resulting broth. Boil them until they are half ready. Pour one glass of Hercules in boiling water and insist for 15 minutes, then pour out the water. Mix the meat with the vegetables and herkules in a blender until soft pate, add the broth if necessary.

Chicken stomachs with buckwheat. 

Fill half a glass of buckwheat porridge with water for one day. Boil chicken stomachs and one coarse carrot, then grind them in a meat grinder or with a blender. Add a small piece of butter to the porridge, pour in pâté from stomachs and carrots. 

Mixed porridge with turkey and vegetables. 

Boil small beets and carrots, peel and finely chop the raw zucchini. Split the turkey into small pieces, boil the whole whole porridge. Roll the vegetables together with the meat in the meat grinder, then add to the porridge. If necessary, you can dilute the dish by adding an egg yolk. 

Fillet of lamb with rice porridge. 

Stir freshly frozen lamb meat on a grater together with raw carrots. Boil broccoli and rice beforehand, then mix all the ingredients in a bowl with some olive oil. 

Beef and vegetable stew. 

Cut the boiled beef into small pieces, mix it with baked pumpkin, stewed carrot and zucchini, pour the meat broth.