{"id":716,"date":"2022-01-25T20:04:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T20:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/?p=716"},"modified":"2022-01-25T20:11:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T20:11:53","slug":"raw-cat-food-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2022\/01\/raw-cat-food-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Raw and Real Cat Food Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have so many people asking me about how I make my Raw Cat Food recipe, so I thought I would put pen to paper (so to speak) and write it out here for everyone. I am a HUGE fan of raw cat\/dog food. I have seen the benefits first hand and I will never go back!<\/p>\n<p>If you have been following my blog, I wrote a post entitled Four Building Blocks to Better Health for your Pet: .<a href=\"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2022\/01\/four-building-blocks-to-better-health-for-your-pets\/\">https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2022\/01\/four-building-blocks-to-better-health-for-your-pets\/<\/a> and <span style=\"color: #993366;\">Food<\/span> was the very first thing I mention in that post. Food is of utmost importance for all species that occupy our wonderful planet earth, including humans. And while we all aren&#8217;t perfect and follow a strict nutrition plan all the time, I espouse to the 80\/20 rule. Because after all, we need to have balance and fun in our lives! And isn&#8217;t pasta and chocolate fun? \ud83d\ude42 Consistency is also key here even for our furry friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You ask why is Raw Feeding so important? Here are some key facts to keep in mind:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commercial food was created for humans convenience, not for our pets best health<\/li>\n<li>Cats need moisture in their food and when they are in the wild, they get it from their prey, not from a water bowl. Cats were originally desert animals, only able to get water from their prey.<\/li>\n<li>Cats who are feed a kibble diet drink a lot of water because they aren&#8217;t getting it from their food.<\/li>\n<li>Dogs and cats teeth are designed to rip and tear flesh<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Karen Becker, DVM\u00a0 maintains that for an animal to maintain optimal health, they must have a species appropriate diet.<\/li>\n<li>The diets of carnivores from their very history, is lots&#8217; of variety and what is in season (certain animals were more available at certain times of the year)<\/li>\n<li>Dogs and cats digestive tracts can handle naturally occuring bacteria because genetically they were designed to eat prey that weren&#8217;t &#8220;clean&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Eating prey meant they had to hunt for their food, so they need exercise, please schedule plenty of play time with your animals.<\/li>\n<li>Cats and dogs still maintain their natural digestive tracts and haven&#8217;t evolved to handle starches like wheat, corn and other products put into commercialized food.<\/li>\n<li>Cats and dogs are pretty resilient and have tolerated the commercialized foods they are being fed, BUT and this is a big BUT, they suffer from degenerative diseases (much like we do) because they are not feed nutritionally appropriate foods.<\/li>\n<li>There are raw materials used by pet food manufactures to create dog and cat food on the shelves. Those raw materials can include: uninspected pieces from the seafood industry, grains, left over restaurant grease,\u00a0 (oh god- yuk!)] , need I go on?\u00a0 You can see why our animals are suffering from illness?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>So what do I use to create my Raw and Real Cat Food recipe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protein sourced from a credible store or website. By this I mean, the meat was not grown with antibiotics, or grains of any kind. I get mine here:<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/hare-today.com\/referral?id=7772e44\">https:\/\/hare-today.com\/referral?id=7772e44<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I also go to a local store that carries locally sourced meats that are &#8220;clean.&#8221; That store&#8217;s name is Farmer and Artisans.<\/span> You can find them here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.farmersandartisans.com\/\">https:\/\/www.farmersandartisans.com\/<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">The store owner, Julie,and her Manager Kim, are some of the nicest, kindest people and so very knowledgeable on fresh, local food in town<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>My cats favorite right now is rabbit &#8211; they have pretty expensive taste! And when I look at the bunnies outside, I shed a bit of a tear. Thank heavens my cats are not outdoor cats!<\/li>\n<li>I rotate my protein every few weeks, so that the cats don&#8217;t become allergic or bored by eating the same thing all the time.<\/li>\n<li>PreMix with species appropriate vitamins and nutrients in it. I use this: <a href=\"https:\/\/felineinstincts.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/felineinstincts.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>I use Krill Oil to add Omega 3&#8217;s into their food, for their skin and digestive health. Krill is a smaller fish and my cats seem to prefer this over salmon oil. I have used the salmon oil from feline instincts and it is very good! I used it for years! Just wanted to change it up! I order it on amazon. It can be found here:<\/li>\n<li>I also add in liver powder which I also purchase from <a href=\"https:\/\/felineinstincts.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">https:\/\/felineinstincts.com\/. <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The actual recipe to mix all of this together is located on the bag of premix from Feline Instincts. The recipe does have water added to it.<\/li>\n<li>This premix came highly recommended to me by a veterinary by the name of Donald Hamilton DVM, who wrote the book, <em>Homeopathic Care for Cats and Dogs<\/em>.\u00a0 Dr. Hamilton will forever be in my heart. He helped me with my cat named Bailey for many years. He is a gentle, caring and very smart soul. I will forever be indebted to Dr. Hamilton!<\/li>\n<li>After it is mixed all together, I store the food in pint size Ball jars that can be stored in the freezer. I keep one jar out for the cats and put in the fridge.<\/li>\n<li>As I use half the jar, I take another one out of the freezer, run it under cool water and put in the fridge, so I have one ready to go.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I give the food to my cats?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have two cats, so I use a glass, dessert cup and fill it up half way.<\/li>\n<li>I warm up a water bath in a sauce pan , just until the water is pretty warm and then put the dessert cup in it.<\/li>\n<li>Be careful not to let the water run into the dessert cup and don&#8217;t let the water get too hot. You do not water to overheat or boil the food &#8211; the nutrients will go out of\u00a0 it.<\/li>\n<li>And yes, I touch it with my finger to see if it is warmed.<\/li>\n<li>Then I split that between my two cats.<\/li>\n<li>I feed them four times a day. I know people , say , what? yep, I do. There is not filler in this so, they don&#8217;t get too full because there is no grain in the food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope this helps you get on the road to feeding your animals raw food! Remember, you need to transition your animals from their existing food to raw. We don&#8217;t want to overwhelm or upset their tummies. Some cats take to this quite easily others, take some time.<\/p>\n<p>Do you feed your cats raw food? If so, I would love to know what works for you and your pet family. Please share.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much,<\/p>\n<p><em>Kimberley<\/em><\/p>\n<p>* I do earn some points from Hare Today if you click over to their site from my blog. I love to support small businesses that are heart centered businesses with integrity. Thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have so many people asking me about how I make my Raw Cat Food recipe, so I thought I would put pen to paper (so to speak) and write it out here for everyone. I am a HUGE fan of raw cat\/dog food. I have seen the benefits first hand and I will never go back! If you have been following my blog, I wrote a post entitled Four Building Blocks to Better Health for your Pet: .https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2022\/01\/four-building-blocks-to-better-health-for-your-pets\/ and Food was the very first thing I mention in that post. 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