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CAT KITCHEN

JOYFUL JERKY
1 pound lean beef steak
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Trim fat from steak. Cut meat diagonally, across the grain into 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick strips and make the strips 3 to 4 inches wide. Mix the oil, soy sauce, and garlic in a bowl. Marinate the meat in the mixture for 2 hours. Place strips on a wire rack in oven at 175 degrees. Leave for 5 hours or until dry but still slightly flexible. Store in an airtight container in a cool place.

CAT COOKIES
5 Tablespoons bacon fat or lard
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup finely grated cheddar cheese
1 small garlic clove finely minced
1 teaspoon cold water
Cream the cheese and the fat. Add garlic. Mix in the flour. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon cold water. Form into a ball. Roll out and cut with cookie cutter. Bake at 375 degrees F until slightly brown, about 10 minutes. Cool and serve.

FELINE FIESTA
1/4 cup beef kidney (finely chopped)
1 Tablespoon plain yogurt
1/4 teaspoon brewers yeast
1 Tablespoon finely grated cheddar cheese
Mix all ingredients. Serve at room temperature.

SCRUMPTIOUS STEW
1 whole chicken roaster
16 ounces of brown rice
8 carrots
7 stalks of celery
3 small yellow squash
3 small zucchini
1 small head of broccoli
3/4 cup green beans
5 small cloves of garlic
Chop all vegetables. Wash the chicken and place it in a large stew pot. Cover with water. Add ALL the veggies and the rice to the pot. Cover and cook for 1� to 2 hours until done. The meat comes off the bone easily and the veggies are really soft. Remove the chicken from the pot. Remove the meat from bones and place it on a separate plate. Puree the vegetable mixture and the chicken in a blender or food processor. You decide how much chicken you want to put in with the veggies. Keep covered in refrigerator. Yields several batches.

SAVORY SALMON
4 Tablespoons plain yogurt
1/4 cup instant potato flakes
1/4 cup salmon (with liquid)
1/4 teaspoon brewers yeast
Combine and mix all ingredients well. Serve at room temperature. If you prefer, you can cook the salmon, but don't overcook it. Most important, make sure there are no bones.

HEAVENLY HAMBURGER
2 ounces cooked hamburger
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup instant potato flakes
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix ingredients thoroughly. Serve at room temperature.

TASTY TUNA
5 Tablespoons creamed cottage cheese
1/4 teaspoon corn oil
3 Tablespoons canned tuna
catnip (optional)
Mix ingredients thoroughly. If desired, dust with catnip. Serve at room temperature.

RESTRICTED PROTEIN DIET

1/4 pound liver (beef, chicken or pork only)
2 cups cooked white rice without salt
2 large hard-cooked eggs, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon calcium carbonate (health food stores or finely ground egg shells)
1/8 teaspoon potassium chloride (salt substitute products)
...Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the feline MDR for all vitamins and minerals and 250 mg. taurine/day.
Dice and braise the meat retaining the fat. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well. Add water as necessary to increase palatability. Keep covered in refrigerator. Yields 1 1/4 pounds.
Feeding Guide:
Cat...
Weighs 5 pounds -- Feed 1/4 pound per day
Weighs 7-8 pounds -- Feed 1/3 pound per day
Weighs 10+ pounds -- Feed 2/3 pound per day
Analysis: Protein 7.3%, Fat 5.3%, Carbohydrate 15.8%, Moisture 70.0%.
Metabolizable Energy 635 kcal./lb.

REDUCING DIET
1/4 pound liver (beef, chicken or pork only)
1 cup cooked white rice without salt
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon calcium carbonate (health food stores or ground egg shells)
1/8 teaspoon potassium chloride (salt substitute products)
...Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the feline MDR for all vitamins and minerals and 250 mg taurine/day.
Cook the meat, pour off the fat. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep covered in refrigerator. Yields 1 3/4 pounds.
Feeding Guide:
Cat...
Weighs 5 pounds -- Feed 1/4 pound per day
Weighs 7-8 pounds -- Feed 1/3 pound per day
Weighs 10+ pounds -- Feed 2/3 pound per day
Analysis: Protein 15.5%, Fat 3.4%, Carbohydrate 9.2%, Moisture 70.0%.
Metabolizable Energy 585 kcal./lb.
After the cat has attained his or her optimum weight, follow a good quality maintenance diet at a level that just maintains the optimum weight. Snacking and treats should be absolutely forbidden during the reducing period.

RESTRICTED MINERAL & SODIUM DIET
1/4 pound liver (beef, chicken, or pork only)
1 pound Ground beef, well cooked
1 cup cooked white rice without salt
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon calcium carbonate (health food stores or ground egg shells)
1/8 teaspoon potassium chloride (salt substitute products)
...Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the feline MDR for all vitamins and minerals and 250 mg taurine/day.
Cook the meat. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep covered in refrigerator. Yields 1 3/4 pounds.
Feeding Guide:
Cat...
Weighs 5 pounds -- Feed 1/5 pound per day
Weighs 7-8 pounds -- Feed 1/4 pound. per day
Weighs 10+ pounds -- Feed 1/3 pound per day
Analysis: Protein 14.3%, Fat 13.9%, Carbohydrate 6.3%, Moisture 64.0%.
Metabolizable Energy 940 kcal./lb.

HYPOALLERGENIC DIET
1/4 pound diced lamb
1 cup cooked white rice without salt
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoon dicalcium phosphate (health food stores or bone meal)
1/8 teaspoon potassium chloride (salt substitute products)
...Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the feline MDR for all vitamins and minerals and 250 mg taurine/day.
Trim the fat from lamb. Cook thoroughly (braise or roast) without seasoning. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep covered in refrigerator. Yields 1 2/3 pounds.
Feeding Guide:
Cat...
Weighs 5 pounds -- Feed 1/5 pound per day
Weighs 7-8 pounds -- Feed 1/3 pound per day
Weighs 10+ pounds -- Feed 2/5 pound per day
Analysis: Protein 7.0%, Fat 10.0%, Carbohydrate 14.0%, Moisture 66.0%.
Metabolizable Energy 795 kcal./lb.