I have used baby food, just make sue that it does not have any garlic or onioin, Gerbers is pretty good. I have also boiled chicken for my soup and held out some before I put in garlic and onion.
---- Ardy Robertson <ar...@centurytel.net> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > My FeLV+ cat Tigger is doing very well at the moment, however, he did have a > swollen lymph node, and even though he is past the initial period of > illness, he is still positive. He does seem to be cold quite often even > though we have the thermostat turned way up for him, and he also seems to > sleep a lot more than he ever did before so I am now giving him a liquid > vitamin/mineral supplement with iron in it. > > > > When he was very sick and not eating/drinking, the vet told me to feed him > anything he wants. What he chose was Friskies salmon pate canned food. Now > that he eats better, he has really cut down on eating the Blue Buffalo dry > food. In my reading I have heard that it is not good for him to have any > "fish-based" food. I have seen this mentioned in several articles. I think > it has something to do with bacteria but I'm not sure. > > > > I am wondering if any of you make your own cat food. I once had to boil > chicken and rice together for a cat who was sick, and as I remember she > didn't like it much. So - I am looking for a way to make something out of > "people quality" meat and maybe put a little rice in it, but I am thinking > it will have to have a "pate" consistency and be fairly flavorful. This > kitty doesn't seem to think he should eat any people food, whereas my other > one believes she should only eat people food. > > > > Any ideas would be appreciated - I will go to whatever lengths needed to > make a good food for him. (I have tried the fresh cat food at Pet Food Plus > and he won't touch it. I have also tried all the other canned stuff, even > the super expensive kinds.) > > > > Thanks!! > > Ardy Robertson > > Osseo, WI > > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org