Homemade cat food
Chicken Egg-Drop Broth
A warm, savoury sip of homemade chicken broth swirled with wispy ribbons of cooked egg — deeply tempting to a cat that has gone off its food, and a gentle way to slip extra fluid into a fussy or poorly drinker without a single additive.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 15 min
- Makes
- 3–4 small toppers
🧺 Ingredients
- 1 boneless, skinless chicken thigh or breast, unseasoned
- About 300 ml plain water (no stock cubes, salt, onion or garlic)
- 1 egg, beaten
- Nothing else — the plainer the better
👩🍳 Method
- Simmer the chicken gently in the plain water for about 12–15 minutes until fully cooked, making a light, natural broth.
- Lift the chicken out, shred a little of it finely, and keep the rest for another meal.
- With the broth at a bare simmer, slowly trickle in the beaten egg while stirring, so it sets into fine, soft ribbons.
- Take the pan off the heat and let the broth cool to just warm — never hot — testing a drop on your wrist.
- Serve a few tablespoons of the brothy egg with a little shredded chicken stirred through, and refrigerate the rest for up to two days.
📝 Notes
This is a hydrating topper and appetite-tempter, not a complete meal, so offer it alongside your cat's balanced diet rather than in place of it. Make sure the egg is fully cooked — never give a cat raw egg — and keep the broth completely plain, as onion, garlic and salt are all harmful. Serve warm, not hot, and discard anything left in the bowl after a few hours. Ideal for coaxing a cat that is off-colour, but if a cat refuses food for more than a day see a vet, as cats must not go without eating.
⚕️ Before you cook for your cat
- Homemade food must be balanced. Cats need taurine, and deficiency causes heart and eye disease.
- Treat recipes are supplements to a complete diet, not a replacement for it.
- Check any new ingredient against the toxic-foods list, and ask your vet before switching diets.