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	<title>Comments on: How to Make Your Own Dog and Cat Food the Simple Way</title>
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		<title>By: unknown</title>
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		<dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I own/work a 3 employee dog biscuit company. I oly sell to friends and family and hope that some how the word will get out. My dog died a while ago from sometype of unkown liver disease and so did our neighbors. they were both on pedigree. so thank you for the usefull info on the melamine and etc. And even though I will not feed my pet dry food i do have a recipe. 4 cups of flour 1 egg 1 pinch of salt oats or flax 1/3 cup honey. mix it all together. roll it out so it&#039;s very thin and chop it up into little cubes.  bake at 375 for 20-30 minutes . don&#039;t let them turn black nor let them be soft in the middle.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I own/work a 3 employee dog biscuit company. I oly sell to friends and family and hope that some how the word will get out. My dog died a while ago from sometype of unkown liver disease and so did our neighbors. they were both on pedigree. so thank you for the usefull info on the melamine and etc. And even though I will not feed my pet dry food i do have a recipe. 4 cups of flour 1 egg 1 pinch of salt oats or flax 1/3 cup honey. mix it all together. roll it out so it&#8217;s very thin and chop it up into little cubes.  bake at 375 for 20-30 minutes . don&#8217;t let them turn black nor let them be soft in the middle.</p>
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		<title>By: Dixie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dixie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>July 16,2009
My dog had to be taken to the animal ER for vomiting blood. The Vet asked what kind of dog food to which I replied Beneful. The Vet explained that Beneful is made from soy and that dogs can&#039;t digest soy. He told me to prepare my own 50 25 25 mixture of cooked ground beef or chicken,peas n carrots, brown or white rice. Crushed egg shell. I put all my dogs on this and the sick one is all better plus the fat one lost weight. They used to hover over their bowls and growl. Now they gobble it down with tails wagging the whole time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>July 16,2009<br />
My dog had to be taken to the animal ER for vomiting blood. The Vet asked what kind of dog food to which I replied Beneful. The Vet explained that Beneful is made from soy and that dogs can&#8217;t digest soy. He told me to prepare my own 50 25 25 mixture of cooked ground beef or chicken,peas n carrots, brown or white rice. Crushed egg shell. I put all my dogs on this and the sick one is all better plus the fat one lost weight. They used to hover over their bowls and growl. Now they gobble it down with tails wagging the whole time.</p>
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		<title>By: Kelli</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kelli</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi, I am so confused and clueless about what to feed my dog.  I went to the pet store and was told that science diet (what I have been feeding my dog) was a horrible food to feed my pet because of the ingredients in it and was advised to get nutro natural choice and my dachshund is now throwing up bile which she has never done before.  I&#039;m so scared because she is my life and I want the best for her.  I&#039;m fed up because no matter what dog food I try to get after being told it is the healthiest one, I find out it is really bad.  What do I do??????  PLEASE HELP ME</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, I am so confused and clueless about what to feed my dog.  I went to the pet store and was told that science diet (what I have been feeding my dog) was a horrible food to feed my pet because of the ingredients in it and was advised to get nutro natural choice and my dachshund is now throwing up bile which she has never done before.  I&#8217;m so scared because she is my life and I want the best for her.  I&#8217;m fed up because no matter what dog food I try to get after being told it is the healthiest one, I find out it is really bad.  What do I do??????  PLEASE HELP ME</p>
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		<title>By: Jenifer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jenifer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unfortunately going to the vet is not the best solution_most vets have very little training in nutrition. They also are being paid by the companies such as Iams and Hills to sell their food. Both of my cats have had problems(one w/ allergies the other w/ urinary tract problems) The vet recommended foods did nothing and my cat would not even eat the Hills ZD. In Milwaukee we have several natural pet food stores run by people who have spent their time researching animal nutrition. There are so many natural, well balanced foods out there (my cats eat Wellness and my dog eats Fromms) I would look for a store in your area which specializes in animal nutrition before asking a vet. In Milwaukee I go to The Natural Pet</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately going to the vet is not the best solution_most vets have very little training in nutrition. They also are being paid by the companies such as Iams and Hills to sell their food. Both of my cats have had problems(one w/ allergies the other w/ urinary tract problems) The vet recommended foods did nothing and my cat would not even eat the Hills ZD. In Milwaukee we have several natural pet food stores run by people who have spent their time researching animal nutrition. There are so many natural, well balanced foods out there (my cats eat Wellness and my dog eats Fromms) I would look for a store in your area which specializes in animal nutrition before asking a vet. In Milwaukee I go to The Natural Pet</p>
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		<title>By: Doris Desilva</title>
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		<dc:creator>Doris Desilva</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I buy a fresh whole chicken and i bake it to feed my cat and dog, then i strip the meat off of the chicken and i put the carcass in a  pot and cover it with water and slowly simmer it for a couple of hours,   when cold it jells.     They love it and it is good protein for my cat and dogs bones.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I buy a fresh whole chicken and i bake it to feed my cat and dog, then i strip the meat off of the chicken and i put the carcass in a  pot and cover it with water and slowly simmer it for a couple of hours,   when cold it jells.     They love it and it is good protein for my cat and dogs bones.</p>
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		<title>By: Cathy Williams</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cathy Williams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 20:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks everybody!  The dry food I primarily use is manufactured at it&#039;s own facility, with their own-grown (supposedly) ingredients.  I use Canidae or Felidae (made in Canada).  I would still like to make my own, though.  My family &amp; I eat very organically &amp; healthy with our diet, so I feel that my pets should too.  We have a Sheltie &amp; a tabby cat (who believes he is King of the house).  They are our babies (my hubby says I treat them &amp; feed them better than I do him!)  I saw the recipes for dogs, but my main ques is can they be modified for cats?  If so, how?  Also, did anybody ever come up with dry dog/cat food, as we travel a lot &amp; it&#039;s nearly impossble to take homemade food on the road.  Thanks again, everybody, for the great tips &amp; info!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks everybody!  The dry food I primarily use is manufactured at it&#8217;s own facility, with their own-grown (supposedly) ingredients.  I use Canidae or Felidae (made in Canada).  I would still like to make my own, though.  My family &amp; I eat very organically &amp; healthy with our diet, so I feel that my pets should too.  We have a Sheltie &amp; a tabby cat (who believes he is King of the house).  They are our babies (my hubby says I treat them &amp; feed them better than I do him!)  I saw the recipes for dogs, but my main ques is can they be modified for cats?  If so, how?  Also, did anybody ever come up with dry dog/cat food, as we travel a lot &amp; it&#8217;s nearly impossble to take homemade food on the road.  Thanks again, everybody, for the great tips &amp; info!!</p>
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		<title>By: Kelly</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 05:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jordyn, its very easy to make gravy.. All you need to do is boil meat like chicken,lamb or beef soup bones.  Remove the meat from the pot and place in separate container.  Then, I put the liquid in the fridge overnight.  As the liquid cools, the fat will solidify on top of the water. So the next day, i just skim all the yukky waxy fat off of the top and VOILA i have consomme.  You can just add that to your pets food! Good luck :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jordyn, its very easy to make gravy.. All you need to do is boil meat like chicken,lamb or beef soup bones.  Remove the meat from the pot and place in separate container.  Then, I put the liquid in the fridge overnight.  As the liquid cools, the fat will solidify on top of the water. So the next day, i just skim all the yukky waxy fat off of the top and VOILA i have consomme.  You can just add that to your pets food! Good luck <img src='http://www.usrecallnews.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Jordyn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jordyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 04:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was wondering if you guys can post a recipe for cat food gravy because my cat loves it and won&#039;t eat the food. so please post a resipe soon!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was wondering if you guys can post a recipe for cat food gravy because my cat loves it and won&#8217;t eat the food. so please post a resipe soon!</p>
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		<title>By: Islam Abou El Ata</title>
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		<dc:creator>Islam Abou El Ata</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very good article!
I just want to share with you th two homemade cat food that I like the most wich are:

http://cat-recipes.blogspot.com  (beautiful collection of homemade cat food recipes that you can make yourself)

While this other blog deals with more general aspects on how you should and/or you should not feed a cat:

http://feedmycat.wordpress.com

I hope this helps.
Good Luck!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very good article!<br />
I just want to share with you th two homemade cat food that I like the most wich are:</p>
<p><a href="http://cat-recipes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://cat-recipes.blogspot.com</a>  (beautiful collection of homemade cat food recipes that you can make yourself)</p>
<p>While this other blog deals with more general aspects on how you should and/or you should not feed a cat:</p>
<p><a href="http://feedmycat.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://feedmycat.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p>I hope this helps.<br />
Good Luck!</p>
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		<title>By: C Lewis</title>
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		<dc:creator>C Lewis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Food for thought.  I switched my dog to a homemade diet because I am having trouble finding a commercial food that she can tolerate.  I have done a lot of reading on line and talked to her vet about it.  Her vet suggested speaking to a veterinary nutritionist (DAVCN) to make sure that you are giving a balanced diet.  There are supplements out there offered by vets who specialize in this field.  One of them is Rebecca Remillard.  I suggest some reading up on the necessary supplements and meat vs. veggie ratio that your pet requires.

Also, to Candy Evans from Feb 1.  Rebecca Remillard has reciped for animals with special food requirements due to illness.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Food for thought.  I switched my dog to a homemade diet because I am having trouble finding a commercial food that she can tolerate.  I have done a lot of reading on line and talked to her vet about it.  Her vet suggested speaking to a veterinary nutritionist (DAVCN) to make sure that you are giving a balanced diet.  There are supplements out there offered by vets who specialize in this field.  One of them is Rebecca Remillard.  I suggest some reading up on the necessary supplements and meat vs. veggie ratio that your pet requires.</p>
<p>Also, to Candy Evans from Feb 1.  Rebecca Remillard has reciped for animals with special food requirements due to illness.</p>
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		<title>By: Christy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I raise hyberd cats and dogs. I had 2 of my best bred cats get sick,but I didn&#039;t lose them.I now am making my own feed,with rice,goat and vegies. Is ther any way of drying (as I have quite a few animals) Please help!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I raise hyberd cats and dogs. I had 2 of my best bred cats get sick,but I didn&#8217;t lose them.I now am making my own feed,with rice,goat and vegies. Is ther any way of drying (as I have quite a few animals) Please help!</p>
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		<title>By: Candy Evans</title>
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		<dc:creator>Candy Evans</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I ahve a maale feline with cancer and he will only eat the gravy from fancy feast grilled foods.  Does anyone have a recipe?  I would be interested in any homemade gray ewcipes for cats.  He has not like what I tried off the shelf - Vita
Thank You</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I ahve a maale feline with cancer and he will only eat the gravy from fancy feast grilled foods.  Does anyone have a recipe?  I would be interested in any homemade gray ewcipes for cats.  He has not like what I tried off the shelf &#8211; Vita<br />
Thank You</p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 09:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Victoria with the GR/Chow, i would check to see what probiotics a dog needs or just try some of the ones  humans need,maybe try a little buttermilk mixed with food sometimes. I had many of the same problems your dog has and once i built up the proper flora in my intestines and started eating good organic food all  went away.
 I raise organic vegetables,fish, free range organic rabbits and poultry i use the brains and liver in my dogs food and they are the healthiest around. I also add some of my free range eggs,sometimes, which test have shone to be much lower in cholesterol. I usually use a combination of rice/beans that i slow cook in a heybox{insulated box, you put hot pot from stove into it and it maintains heat for many hours} only adding the meat in the last hour. I also add some of the raw duckweed{very high protein} that i use for feed and compost,and cook fish remains down.I grind down rabbit, fish and poultry bones and add some of this too when i have it. I do not use all in every batch just use what i have on hand at the time sometimes they just get raw livers on days i slaughter..
 I am not a vet or a Dr but i have very healthy dogs and I am much healthier than I have ever been.My dogs get plenty of exercise,fresh air and attention.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Victoria with the GR/Chow, i would check to see what probiotics a dog needs or just try some of the ones  humans need,maybe try a little buttermilk mixed with food sometimes. I had many of the same problems your dog has and once i built up the proper flora in my intestines and started eating good organic food all  went away.<br />
 I raise organic vegetables,fish, free range organic rabbits and poultry i use the brains and liver in my dogs food and they are the healthiest around. I also add some of my free range eggs,sometimes, which test have shone to be much lower in cholesterol. I usually use a combination of rice/beans that i slow cook in a heybox{insulated box, you put hot pot from stove into it and it maintains heat for many hours} only adding the meat in the last hour. I also add some of the raw duckweed{very high protein} that i use for feed and compost,and cook fish remains down.I grind down rabbit, fish and poultry bones and add some of this too when i have it. I do not use all in every batch just use what i have on hand at the time sometimes they just get raw livers on days i slaughter..<br />
 I am not a vet or a Dr but i have very healthy dogs and I am much healthier than I have ever been.My dogs get plenty of exercise,fresh air and attention.</p>
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		<title>By: LabLover</title>
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		<dc:creator>LabLover</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe you should Google &quot;complaints about Beneful&quot; &amp; start reading.

Many websites with lots of complaints........dogs have been getting sick on this for a long time.  Recent problems have been that the food is infested with mites.

This is just one:

http://forums.therandirhodesshow.com/index.php?showtopic=5655</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe you should Google &#8220;complaints about Beneful&#8221; &amp; start reading.</p>
<p>Many websites with lots of complaints&#8230;&#8230;..dogs have been getting sick on this for a long time.  Recent problems have been that the food is infested with mites.</p>
<p>This is just one:</p>
<p><a href="http://forums.therandirhodesshow.com/index.php?showtopic=5655" rel="nofollow">http://forums.therandirhodesshow.com/index.php?showtopic=5655</a></p>
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		<title>By: jack hines</title>
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		<dc:creator>jack hines</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A lot of good reading on this site, but my suggestion for dog food is Beniful by Purina. Comes wet or dry and my Jack Russell just savors the wet balance meal.
Check it out and you will probably like it as well as your dog.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of good reading on this site, but my suggestion for dog food is Beniful by Purina. Comes wet or dry and my Jack Russell just savors the wet balance meal.<br />
Check it out and you will probably like it as well as your dog.</p>
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		<title>By: beth</title>
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		<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Even before the recalls became frequent,Iknew there was something wrong...my daughter has 5 cats...yeah 5..she collected strays!! 3 of them would get sick after eating certain brands of cat food...wobbly ,falling down sick!!
One cat in particular seemed very sensitive.I really thought she would not make it the last time we fed them store bought food.We have been making their food now for about 4 years.It is easy and not very expensive and they have been doing very well.
We used to use a rice base but two of the cats decided they were bored with that and wouldnt touch it anymore. so now I switch it up between grits and oatmeal,both of which they LOVE!! Sometimes I add barley or alfalfa.
Then I add the protien. found they prefer some variety here too. I boil the meat in the water that I will later add the oats or grits to. I often use chicken livers and hearts.SOmetimes I use fish or beef or a combination of more than one.Every once in awhile I see a soup bone ,pork or beef, at the grocery store butcher, for real cheap and I will boil that up with the meat,cutting any scraps of meat off the bone to add to the mixture, I like to add a little fish oil to the meat mixture,for the nutrients and vitamins and they like it. 
After the meat comes, the beans and veggies.Just like little kids, I had to sneak veggies in a little at a time because they did not like them at first.Now they love them.THeir favorites are carrots,peas and spinach...especially spinach!! They all love beans too
.(one of the cats loves fresh strawberries so much she will steal them from our bowls...are they good for cats????) 
I put the veggies and beans  through the blender and add it to the meat and carb mixture. Voila!! Spoiled happy cats with thick fur coats and seem to be very healthy...not overweight ,not under weight.
WHen they ate the store bought food,they were all under weight,no matter how much they ate.I think they threw alot of it up.
so basicly it goes like this:
    GRAINS: OATMEAL OR GRITS WITH SOME BARLY OR ALFALFA ADDED

    PROTEINS: CHICKEN LIVER AND HEARTS(CHOPPED FINE AND BOILED IN THE WATER BEFORE BOILING THE GRAINS IN IT)    WITH WHATEVER OTHER MEATS i WANT TO ADD FOR VARIETY....ALSO BEANS 

     VEGGIES: YOUR CATS FAVORITE VEGGIES (if they have such a thing) AND BEANS IN THE BLENDER....MIX UNTIL THE CONSISTENCY OF REFRIED BEANS.mIX IN WITH MEAT AND GRAINS

     ADD A LITTLE FISH OIL IF YOU HAVE IT (MY CATS ALSO LIKE GRAPESEED OIL BUT ITS A BIT PRICEY SO THAT IS A SOMETIME TREAT)

     AlSO ADD FELINE VITAMINS IF YOU GOT THEM.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even before the recalls became frequent,Iknew there was something wrong&#8230;my daughter has 5 cats&#8230;yeah 5..she collected strays!! 3 of them would get sick after eating certain brands of cat food&#8230;wobbly ,falling down sick!!<br />
One cat in particular seemed very sensitive.I really thought she would not make it the last time we fed them store bought food.We have been making their food now for about 4 years.It is easy and not very expensive and they have been doing very well.<br />
We used to use a rice base but two of the cats decided they were bored with that and wouldnt touch it anymore. so now I switch it up between grits and oatmeal,both of which they LOVE!! Sometimes I add barley or alfalfa.<br />
Then I add the protien. found they prefer some variety here too. I boil the meat in the water that I will later add the oats or grits to. I often use chicken livers and hearts.SOmetimes I use fish or beef or a combination of more than one.Every once in awhile I see a soup bone ,pork or beef, at the grocery store butcher, for real cheap and I will boil that up with the meat,cutting any scraps of meat off the bone to add to the mixture, I like to add a little fish oil to the meat mixture,for the nutrients and vitamins and they like it.<br />
After the meat comes, the beans and veggies.Just like little kids, I had to sneak veggies in a little at a time because they did not like them at first.Now they love them.THeir favorites are carrots,peas and spinach&#8230;especially spinach!! They all love beans too<br />
.(one of the cats loves fresh strawberries so much she will steal them from our bowls&#8230;are they good for cats????)<br />
I put the veggies and beans  through the blender and add it to the meat and carb mixture. Voila!! Spoiled happy cats with thick fur coats and seem to be very healthy&#8230;not overweight ,not under weight.<br />
WHen they ate the store bought food,they were all under weight,no matter how much they ate.I think they threw alot of it up.<br />
so basicly it goes like this:<br />
    GRAINS: OATMEAL OR GRITS WITH SOME BARLY OR ALFALFA ADDED</p>
<p>    PROTEINS: CHICKEN LIVER AND HEARTS(CHOPPED FINE AND BOILED IN THE WATER BEFORE BOILING THE GRAINS IN IT)    WITH WHATEVER OTHER MEATS i WANT TO ADD FOR VARIETY&#8230;.ALSO BEANS </p>
<p>     VEGGIES: YOUR CATS FAVORITE VEGGIES (if they have such a thing) AND BEANS IN THE BLENDER&#8230;.MIX UNTIL THE CONSISTENCY OF REFRIED BEANS.mIX IN WITH MEAT AND GRAINS</p>
<p>     ADD A LITTLE FISH OIL IF YOU HAVE IT (MY CATS ALSO LIKE GRAPESEED OIL BUT ITS A BIT PRICEY SO THAT IS A SOMETIME TREAT)</p>
<p>     AlSO ADD FELINE VITAMINS IF YOU GOT THEM.</p>
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		<title>By: pam collins</title>
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		<dc:creator>pam collins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;I am holding back the urge to rant on about corporate responsibility and how, to some of us, our pet is like our child. Melamine is a metabolite of cyromazine, a pesticide. How would they like it if someone put pesticides in their child’s baby food?&quot;
Wow, you nailed it in your second paragraph! 
However, I am not sure of some recipes, since cats are obligate carnivores. I would prefer not to feed my cats vegetables or beef.
How ironic that you raised the question of melamine (also used to make countertops) in baby food at the beginning of April, little knowing that it was probably already happening, although it apparently took until  September for the chilling truth to come out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I am holding back the urge to rant on about corporate responsibility and how, to some of us, our pet is like our child. Melamine is a metabolite of cyromazine, a pesticide. How would they like it if someone put pesticides in their child’s baby food?&#8221;<br />
Wow, you nailed it in your second paragraph!<br />
However, I am not sure of some recipes, since cats are obligate carnivores. I would prefer not to feed my cats vegetables or beef.<br />
How ironic that you raised the question of melamine (also used to make countertops) in baby food at the beginning of April, little knowing that it was probably already happening, although it apparently took until  September for the chilling truth to come out.</p>
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		<title>By: Genny</title>
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		<dc:creator>Genny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Any more recipes?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any more recipes?</p>
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		<title>By: gene</title>
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		<dc:creator>gene</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was born and raised in the country , we had a pet when i was born and that dog ate the same thing that we ate and it lived for twenty years . i was born in 1936 
and the vet back in them days tended to mules horse&#039;s and cattle only. so that dog never had to have the service of a vet. and more facts if you have a pet when he is a puppy give him baby asprins until he is grown then give him or her a regular asprin and they will never get heart worms if they are bitten by a grimlin with the heart worm various. i am 72 years old now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was born and raised in the country , we had a pet when i was born and that dog ate the same thing that we ate and it lived for twenty years . i was born in 1936<br />
and the vet back in them days tended to mules horse&#8217;s and cattle only. so that dog never had to have the service of a vet. and more facts if you have a pet when he is a puppy give him baby asprins until he is grown then give him or her a regular asprin and they will never get heart worms if they are bitten by a grimlin with the heart worm various. i am 72 years old now.</p>
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		<title>By: Brooklyn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Brooklyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These are great recipes for my cats. And another great recipe is ground beef with rice and carrots with green beans.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These are great recipes for my cats. And another great recipe is ground beef with rice and carrots with green beans.</p>
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