SeaCrest Keeshonden

 

SeaCrest Keeshonden Feline Diet

Here is the recipe I've been using. I got this off the WELLPET e-mail list.
When preparing a raw diet for cats, (or dogs for that matter..) you MUST make
sure that your calcium/phosphorus ratio is good. Make SURE to use the bonemeal
in the correct ratio. In the following recipe I added a few more veggies and vary what supplements
I add.  HOWEVER, the cal/phos ratio can't be messed with.

I add vitamin C, E, apple cider vinegar, and a variety of supplements (oils, kelp, alfalfa etc)
to this recipe as well, varying these to aviod any lack or excess of vitamins.

The secret to preparing food for cats is to have everything totally fresh. Meats should be
bought the day you're making the food, and make sure to check the date on them before buying.
Organ meats especially should be as fresh as possible. These go bad in just a couple days.
Once you make the food, immediately freeze what you can't use in the next 2 days. I use 32 oz
yogurt containers or the containers that liver comes in to store it. Works great!

When making this diet I first grind the veggies with water until they're totally mush. I then puree
the liver, heart and gizzards. I leave a couple of each out, to mix in the with the mix. I put the
ground meat in a large bowl, mix in some spring water to make it easier to mix, then add the rest
of the ingredients. Cats like their food soupy. One recipe called for the food the consistency of
thick chili. This seems to be about right for my kitties and what I aimed for.

Raw Kitty Food Recipe
Courtesy of:
Dr Susan Bea
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4 pounds muscle meat (ground turkey, chicken, beef,....)
1 pound heart and gizzards, ground
2 pounds liver, chopped or ground

1/4 Cup grains (millet, millet and brown rice, couscous,....
           Overcook the grains. - I leave the grains out..)

1 1/2 Cup Vegetables (try chopped celery, carrots, beans,
            squash, zucchini, sweet potatoes,....). These may be
            chopped, grated, ground - raw or lightly steamed or
            lightly cooked in olive oil.

1/8 to 1/4 cup olive oil (or olive and canola)
A handful of chopped fresh parsley
4 or 6 cloves garlic, minced or crushed

Cook the grains, and vegetables (if needed for palatability). Add all to
the meat mixture and combine well. The amount of oil needed will depend
on the fat content of the meats used. You may have to add some water to
the mixture, depending upon whether the meat is fresh or has been
frozen.

Add food grade bone meal at the rate of one teaspoon per cup of meat
used. (One Tablespoon per pound of meat used).

Portion, and freeze more than a few days’ supply.

We also suggest this diet be supplemented with a Vitamin/Trace mineral
supplement such as NuCat, as well as some additional Vitamin C with
rosehips (about 250 mg morning and night).
There are many other beneficial supplements you may add to you kitties’
diets, as well as many special needs supplements. These will vary with
the individual.

There is no diet in the world that will substitute for a diet in which
fresh and raw whole foods predominate.      

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