Thank you for having a kitty treat recipe!! Your website is so much less annoying than so many. I can follow the recipe without having a seizure from all the flipping around of ads and links.

I thought tuna gave cats kidney disease and that turkey was the way to go?

Ashley – I would definitely get your cat spayed, if for no other reason than she will drive you crazy while she’s in heat. She will also try very hard to get outside while in heat. All of my cats are indoor, but a couple of them have managed to slip outside at some point. Four of my cats were spayed/neutered before 5 months old (some shelters spay as early as 2 months). I mistakenly waited too late to get my last cat spayed, and had to go through a heat cycle. Never again. 🙂
As for vaccinations, I understand how you feel. My cats got their first couple of sets of vaccinations when they were little, but I have refused to vaccinate yearly. Distemper and other shots like feline leukemia might be a good idea, again in case your cat accidentally gets outside. Some vets/boarding places will require a rabies shot at the very least before they will see them. A lot of cities also require that pets have a rabies shot. If you’re really concerned about the vaccinations, you may want to consult with a holistic veterinarian to see what they recommend. Good luck!

I never vaccinate my animals. My last 2 cats lived to a ripe age of 21 and 22. Only visit to the vet in all that time was to have them altered. My MIL routinely takes her animals every year for vaccinations. She has not had one in the 40 years I have know her had one that lived passed 10 years. Cats or her dogs. And she has had many. Not saying its the vaccines but they can live without. I did have to get their first distemper to have them fixed but nothing after that.

I’ve read that cats learn what to eat at a young age, and if the food you provide them with is changed dramatically they might not understand that what you’re giving them is safe to eat. Animal nutritionist Pat McKay writes:
“Cats live singly in the wild and they check out their food each time they are presented with something different.
It is important to understand that when they are kittens instinctively know how to kill their prey; however, they are taught what to eat. Some prey animals in the wild are poison to felines, so what they eat has to be taught by their parents
When domestic kittens are put on commercial pet foods after weaning, they are being “taught” that pet food is okay. So later on when you change to raw, they are just doing what is natural for them and that is to be cautious, because they have already been imprinted with canned/dry foods as kittens
It is relatively easy to put a kitten on raw food because they are not already imprinted with commercial pet food; not necessarily so with adults. They are more difficult to convert to any new food because their instincts are more defined. If it is not one of the imprinted foods, they are very skeptical…and rightly so. Be patient with your cat and help him/her to understand that it is safe to eat this food.”

Very interesting I thought.

Not being at all argumentative, but I’ve tried giving my cats raw meat and they look at me like I’ve lost my mind

Please be careful about the oil in the tuna. It is often very unhealthy vegetable oil that you wouldn’t want you cat to have. Better to buy the water packed, strain well, then add your own oil.

You could definitely double it and freeze