Archive for December, 2007

Ingredients:

2 canned sardines

pat of butter

1 cup water

few stalks of watercress

fish sauce (optional)

Put the sardines and the pat of butter into a heavy-based frying-pan and place on a medium heat. As the pan warms and the butter melts, mash the sardines into it.

When the butter has completely melted, pour in the water and stir as it comes to a boil. Thoroughly shred the watercress and toss into the pan. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool. Puree, and add a dash of fish sauce.

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Ingredients:

1 can sardines in oil

2/3 cup of rice (cooked)

liver

parsley and/or turmeric

Add all ingredients together. You may wish to cook the ingredients, depending on whether your cats like fresh meat or cooked meat. Store unused portion in fridge.

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Ingredients:

4 oz cooked salmon, skin and bones removed

1/2 cup skimmed milk

1 tbl margarine, softened or low fat spread, creamed

1 drop red food coloring

several cooked, shelled shrimp

up to 1/2 cup prepared gelatin

Mash the cooked salmon and gradually add the milk; alternatively put the cooked salmon and the milk in a blender or food processor and process until creamy. Stir in the margarine or low-fat spread, add the food coloring, and beat vigorously until stiff.

Put in a glass bowl or a mold so that the mixture fills it by three-quarters.

Chill for 20 minutes, then decorated with the cooked shrimp, and pour on just enough heated gelatin to cover them. Once this layer has set, add further gelatin to taste and leave for an hour in a cool place or the fridge.

To serve, turn the mousse out onto a plate and divide into portions.

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Have you notice any change in the food intake for your pregnant cat? If so, you may consider adding this recipe for the pregnant cat.

Ingredients:

1 cup of Corn flour or Polenta cook with water to give 4 cups (Couscous, oats or millet can be used in stead)

2 eggs

4 cups minced turkey (chicken, heart or lean beef/lamb or rabbit)

4 tablespoons of Supplement Powder (see above)

1-1/2 teaspoons of bonemeal

2 tablespoons of vegetable oil,

5,000 i.u. of vitamin A

100 i.u. vitamin E

Raw vegetables: 1 teaspoon with each meal.

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Ingredients:

2 slices of unsmoked bacon, broiled

1 cup cooked brown rice

2 tsp soy sauce, Worcestershire or fish sauce

1 fresh mackerel, headed, tailed, cleaned and scaled

Chop the bacon up small and mix with the rice, adding the sauce in dashes as you go.

Broil the mackerel on both sides until crispy brown. Allow to cool, then split it along the stomach and gently open it out. Bone, working from the head to tail.

Fill with the rice and bacon mixture, close over the sides of the mackerel and serve.

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Anytime your cat backs himself up to a door or other object in your house, lifts his tail, and releases urine – you have a problem. This problem is known as spraying, and is very common with cats kept indoors. Even though it is a very annoying problem, it’s a problem that can be solved.

Contrary to what many think, spraying isn’t a litter box problem, but rather a problem with marking. Cat urine that is sprayed contains pheromones, which is a substance that cats and other animals use for communicating. Pheromones are much like fingerprints with humans, as they are used to identify the cat to other animals.

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Pets make our home more complete by being there to greet you after a hard day at work or snuggling up to you while you sleep. Cats have been termed the most fickle of creatures; however, they are sweet lovable creatures if you raise them from infancy.  Most cats recognize their owners by the sound of their voice, the car they drive, and who spoils them the most. Like dogs, cats can be trained. A cat can be trained to come to your call, to bring their toys when they want to play, as well as more domestic issues such as using a litter box.  The key to training a cat or kitten is reinforcement.

Reinforcement starts at any age, but it is typically wise to start out with a kitten. Cats cannot distinguish words, but they are very astute in distinguishing tones of your voice.  They will know they have done something wrong just by the tone of voice you use. This is why it is important to use your upset voice when they have done something wrong, otherwise they will become confused.  Let us go back to reinforcement. Reinforcement is either positive or negative. Water is a negative reinforcement for a cat or kitten because they typically despise being wet. Some positive reinforcement can be hugs or fully body petting, treats, or play time.

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Ingredients:

4 cups of rolled oats cook until soft, then add to the rest of the ingredients, which are fed raw.

2 eggs

2 pounds of minced lean beef, or other meats e.g. chicken, turkey, heart, rabbit or lamb

1 tablespoon of ‘Supplement’ powder (see below)

2 tablespoons of bonemeal or 4,000 mg Calcium or 2 teaspoons of eggshell powder

2 tablespoons of vegetable oil

10,000 i.u of Vitamin A from for example cod liver oil

150 i.u of Vitamin E

1 teaspoon of fresh raw vegetables e.g. carrot, spinach, herbs etc.

This will make about 12 cups of which you feed 1 to 2 cups a day depending on how large and active your cat is. Some liver can be added to the recipe but do not use just liver as the only meat.

SUPPLEMENT POWDER:

2 cups of nutritional yeast or brewers yeast

1/4 cup of Kelp powder

1 cup of Lecithin powder

1000 mg of Vitamin C (or 1/4 teaspoon of Sodium ascorbate)

Mix together and refrigerate and use in the above recipe.

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Ingredients:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine 1/2 cup dry milk and 1/2 cup wheat germ; drizzle 1 teaspoon honey on top.

Add one 3-1/3 oz. jar of strained liver baby food or homemade blended liver and stir until everything is well mixed. Form the mixture into balls; place them on an oiled cookie sheet and flatten them with a fork.

Bake 8 - 10 minutes.

Consistency should be fudgy.

Store in a jar in the fridge; freeze if keeping more than a few days.

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Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups rolled oats

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup tuna oil, chicken broth or beef bouillon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix all ingredients into a dough. Dust hands with flour and form small, 1/2-inch thick, round biscuits. Set on greased cookie sheet.

Bake 30 minutes or until biscuits are slightly browned. Cool 30 minutes before serving.

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