Cats

“It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.”

The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family. A cat can either be a house cat, a farm cat or a feral cat; the latter ranges freely and avoids human contact. Domestic cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt rodents. About 60 cat breeds are recognized by various cat registries.

The cat is similar in anatomy to the other felid species: it has a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp teeth and retractable claws adapted to killing small prey. Its night vision and sense of smell are well developed. Cat communication includes vocalizations like meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling and grunting as well as cat-specific body language. A predator that is most active at dawn and dusk, the cat is a solitary hunter but a social species. It can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small mammals. It secretes and perceives pheromones.

Cats

Homemade Cat food

The recipes provide the essential ingredients for a home-prepared cooked diet for your cats. It's best to alternate these meals to ensure your cat gets all the nutrients it needs over a period of time. You may want to start by offering a home-cooked meal once a week as an alternative to your cat's normal commercial foods. Since cats are sometimes known to be fussy creatures, they may enjoy some of these recipes more than others.

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Homemade Cat Food 2

Several years ago, Lynette Ackman of Chicago began making food at home for her five rescue cats. She had tried kibble and canned food to treat one’s inflammatory bowel disease and another’s diabetes, but it wasn’t until she adopted a raw diet of rabbit and fowl that their health dramatically improved, she says.

“I think raw is the gold standard for a feline diet,” she says, explaining that she chose that path after seeing a friend’s gorgeous cats who ate a diet of raw meat.

Ackman, a software tester, is among a growing number of cat owners doing it themselves -- the pet food scares of recent years have, by some accounts, motivated the trend -- but she doesn’t mention the diet to veterinary specialists she’s seen over the years; she says they tend to be “anti-homemade and anti-raw.”

There is a chasm between cat owners who feed their pets raw or homemade cat food and veterinarians who warn that without quality control, the risks of bacterial contamination or nutritional deficiency are too high.

If you choose to go it alone, be warned: Making your own cat food is an exacting and time-consuming business. Striking the right balance of ingredients, including vitamins and minerals, and properly storing the food are critical for a happy and healthy animal.

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Homemade Cat Food 3

Perhaps you've gotten frustrated in searching for the perfect cat food. You might feel betrayed to find that the pricey gourmet cat food that advertised itself as being good for health and all natural is little better than spicy wood pulp.

Not only do you have to find a cat food that's nutritionally sound and in your budget, but it has to be something your furry but finicky friend will eat.

It could be you're ready to throw up your hands and say “Forget it! I'll cook my cat's food myself!” “I'll go for homemade cat food!” This is really not a bad idea, provided you know what you're doing.

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