Homemade cat food
Chicken Liver & Carrot Vision Bites
Liver is one of nature's richest sources of preformed vitamin A — the form cats actually use for healthy eyes and skin. A little goes a long way, so these are a once-a-week treat, not an everyday food.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 25 min
- Makes
- 20 small bites
🧺 Ingredients
- 100g fresh chicken livers
- 1 small carrot, finely grated
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp oat flour (plus a little extra if needed)
👩🍳 Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking tray with parchment.
- Rinse the chicken livers, pat dry, and blitz or finely chop them into a smooth paste.
- Stir in the grated carrot, egg and oat flour until you have a thick, spoonable batter — add a little more flour if it is too loose.
- Drop small teaspoons onto the tray, spacing them apart, and flatten each into a coin.
- Bake for 15–18 minutes until firm and cooked through — livers must be fully cooked, never pink in the middle.
- Cool completely before offering one or two as a treat.
Nutrition: Chicken liver delivers preformed vitamin A and taurine — both essential for feline eye health, with taurine specifically protecting the retina. Egg binds the mix and adds complete protein.
📝 Notes
Because liver is so high in vitamin A, feed these sparingly — no more than once or twice a week — as too much vitamin A over time can cause painful bone problems in cats. Store in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 6 weeks. Carrot is a garnish here, not a main ingredient: cats are poor at converting the beta-carotene in vegetables, so the real vision support comes from the liver.
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⚕️ 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.