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Questions tagged [cooked-food]

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How to make home cooked food appealing and tasty to cats?

Recently, I began trying to make my own wet food. However, while my cat is always drawn to the store-bought ones, she doesn't eat a bite of what I make after smelling it. I have tried till now - baked (cooked) chicken, from raw boiled (cooked)…
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How can I make cooked fish more appealing for cat?‌

My cat is finicky. He has only a mid-priced preferred wet food, 'Whiskers,' which smells disgusting to me and does not seem very healthy. He does not eat canned sardines either but loves tuna fish. So to give him a better food quality for a lower…
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Giving a dog autoclaved bone

Can I give a dog bone that has been pressure coocked in autoclave? The bones don't hold structure at all and can be broken by hands.
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How can I temporarily feed two cats in Beijing before their food arrives by post?

I find myself unexpectedly catsitting in Beijing, and I'm out of cat food (I'm brand new to this). Yesterday, I assumed I could just go to a random store and buy some cat food, but it doesn't seem that simple here---I think I'd need to go to a…
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What is Rabbit Mash and how is it useful for challenged rabbits?

I read something about mash for rabbits. What is it made with? How to prepare it? In which cases is it useful?
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How much cooked homemade food do I feed my cat?

Short question. If the recipe/formula of raw food calls for 100gm (3.5oz) of meat, do I need to add more than 100g if I cooked it? Detailed question : There is a very common formula for "raw" cat food. That is 3% of BW (body weight)/day (for…
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Cat won't drink water, only gravy from wet food; can I prepare the gravy myself?

My cat eats Royal Canin gastrointestinal wet food from the vet. She has constipation issues with her dry food (science diet sensitive stomach), so I took it away completely ($700 vet bill from constipation). I ran out of money recently and fed her…
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Are the mouths of cats more sensitive to temperature than that of dogs?

I have had many cats and dogs. I have noticed that when I can share some food with my furry friends, my dogs will gobble it up without worrying about the temperature, but my cats will sit there and stare at the food for several minutes until the…
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My puppy is addicted to junk food

So, I’m kind of a pushover and will let my dog (a 4 month old teacup Chiweenie) eat my food. Just small amounts. However, now that’s all she wants it seems and worse, she started to love sweets and will try to steal cookies, get candy wrappers, etc.…
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Could i give my rat some boiled pig feet?

I know pig is very fatty and should be in moderation, but I have a half a boiled pig foot I was giving to my dog and he didn't really care for it, could my rat have some??
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