Dr. Michael Fox’s Homemade ‘Natural’ Diet for Cats

Ingredients:

• 1 whole chicken cut in pieces, or 1 lb ground beef, or ground lamb, or turkey
• 1 cup chopped chicken hearts and gizzards
• 1/2 cup of peas, chick peas or lentils
• Pinch of salt
• 1 T. fish oil
• 2 T butter
• 2 T unflavored gelatin
• 3 eggs, whole
• 1 T. cider vinegar
• 1 T. chopped canned clams in juice
• 1 t. nutritional yeast
• 1 t. dried kelp
• 1 T. calcium lactate/citrate/carbonate supplement, or oyster shell, or 3 Tums tablets
• Add 100 mg Taurine to each meal (after cooling)
• Optional: Add oat meal, bran, or mashed potato to thicken; 3 eggs or 1 cup cottage cheese after cooking

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients except taurine and optional thickeners.
2. Add water to cover, simmer and stir, add more water as needed until cooked and thickened.
3. Stew should be thick enough to mold into patties; add optional thickeners if needed.
4. After cooking, add 3 eggs or 1 cup cottage cheese immediately.
5. Let cool, then de-bone and discard bones.
6. Freeze as patties or in muffin trays.
7. Thaw as needed and add taurine to each meal.
8. Serve 2 tablespoons for an average-sized cat 5-6 times daily, or adjust based on weight.