Homemade Cat Food
Protein is one of the essential components in a cat’s diet. This explains why their diet has to be made up of a considerable quantity of meat. Although there is no lack of cat food brands in the markets, the sad melamine contamination that caused several pet foods to be recalled in 2007 brought a bad name to these brands.
Many cat owners have started looking at ready-made cat food with double minds. As a matter of fact, many of these owners now prefer to prepare food for their pets on their own for view of the above.
Pros of Homemade Food Diet
Compared to ready-made foods, homemade food has many advantages. The very first advantage is that homemade food is prepared without adding any preservatives. This greatly reduces the chances of food poisoning or allergy.
Once you add your own ingredients, you can go for those that are not harmful to your cat. Further, you can take it forward by going for ingredients that are advised by the vet. By so doing, you can feed your pet cat the food that is suitable for its health with confidence.
Apart from preservatives, commercial pet food is full of toxins, chemicals, sugars, fats, and animal by-products, like chicken claws, bones, just to name a few. These ingredients may take a toll on the sensitive stomach of your cat and can cause diarrhea, gas, vomiting, etc. Commercial food products are not usually up to the mark on the nutritional scale. One is more likely to end up purchasing expensively priced commercial brands available at the stores, which are of little help for the pet. However, the only thing these brands will do is that it they will make you spend a lot from your hard earned currency. Homemade food, on the other hand, is not just beneficial to the cat, but also not costly financially.
Cats enjoy eating homemade raw food consisting of chicken, liver, fish, turkey, lamb, and yeast. This should guide you to understand your cat’s taste and choose a diet accordingly. Cats are not easily satisfied, so you will have to alternate the recipes regularly. If you are purchasing commercial food, this will become difficult as you cannot find two brands with the same ingredients and nutritional value very exact.
Cons of Homemade Food Diet
A considerable number of pet owners look for cat food recipes over the Internet. Even though there is no lack of easy-to-cook recipes on the web, one needs to understand that not all these recipes are nutritionally suitable for kittens and cats.
Ingredients to Avoid
Chocolate
Macadamia nuts
Candy containing Xylitol
Moldy foods
Mushrooms
Mustard seeds
Walnuts
Grapes
Raisins
Onions
Onion powder
Garlic
Yeast dough
Coffee grounds
Tea
Alcohol
In addition, you can also consult a vet. A vet stands in a better position to put you through in such a case. More so, cooking your pet cat’s food at home can be fun. It can help strengthen the bond between you and your pet.