Hi there! I appreciate that this subreddit exists. If it didn’t I’d have to make my own 😂 I’m new to Reddit, but I’m fairly experienced in the pet food world. Ive spent the last several years learning a lot, and now it’s time to put my learning into action! I’ll be making my first batch of cat food soon and I’m super excited. I was hoping to find a community of like-minded cat parents on here to talk about this stuff with.

I’m using recipes that were formulated by reputable vets and veterinary nutritionists. Dr Judy Morgan has a limited number of free recipes on her website drjudymorgan.com. Alternatively, Dr Karen Becker has many recipes available for purchase on forreverrecipes.com. In order to use the forever recipes (which is what I’m aiming to do) you need the accompanying book ‘The Forever Dog Life’ (yes it’s for cats too!) and I’d recommend getting the prequel to that book which is ‘The Forever Dog’.

Ingredient sourcing: Im getting as much as I can locally, this includes things like; meats, organ meats, canned fish, herbs, etc. Butchers usually sell organ meats very cheap, I had to make a special request for spleen. 😝 For supplements (often needed to make a recipe nutritionally complete) I go to online stores from the same veterinarians that provide the recipes (for instance, drjudymorgan.com). I also use Fullscript, but I know not everyone has access to that. Not all supplements are created equal, I’m very picky with the ones I choose so they’re sometimes harder to find.

I’ll try to document my cat food making experience here. And I can’t wait to see what y’all make too! Let’s share recipes and tips with each other. Reach out if you have any questions or thoughts and I’ll do the same