Any thoughts on what will puree cat food well?

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[–]Algebruh 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Try putting it in a pressure cooker for a really long time. First time I tried to make pulled pork in an instant pot it came out tough, then I over cooked it. Stuff had a texture that made wet tissue paper look sturdy and disintegrated the moment I touched it. That should make it easy to puree without any chemicals or spices that might harm the cat. If that doesn't work you could try a variation on 1700s shelf stable soup. Cut your meat into tiny precooked pieces, make a soup, hit it with an immersion blender, then evaporate the excess liquid off in a lidless crockpot on low.

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That's a good idea. I don't have a pressure cooker but I do have a crock pot I could slow cook and make it tender in. Or I have been wanting a pressure cooker anyways.

That should make it easy to puree without any chemicals or spices that might harm the cat.

Cats can't have onion or garlic in particular, unfortunately that means they can't eat my leftovers. I did have a cat, Kiki, who absolutely loved sour cream and onion potato chips. She did only live till 17, but it was a heart condition that got her, so hopefully the chips had nothing to do with that.

Making cat food palatable is challenging for me since I can't use human spices and they don't have human tastes. Best I can tell is that cats like funky tastes. Gamey tastes like from duck or chicken, and fish oil.

[–]Algebruh 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

i do believe they are incapable of tasting sweet things. A roommate of mine had a cat that would drink smellier booze if I didn't watch him so you might be on to something. Depending on where you live bycatch might be a cheap option, even if your away from a coast an oily fish is probably healthier and easier to puree than chicken. I've had good luck getting elderly dogs to actually eat using deer scraps. I don't hunt but I have friends that always have meat and organs they don't eat but feel bad about wasting.