Homemade cat food
Goat Milk & Chicken Smoothie
A thin, lappable smoothie for cats who are off their food or need extra fluids — goat milk is far easier on the feline gut than cow's milk, and blended chicken makes it a meal rather than a drink.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 10 min
- Makes
- 2 servings
🧺 Ingredients
- 60ml plain goat milk (pasteurised, unsweetened)
- 60g cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 2 tbsp unsalted chicken bone broth
- 1 tsp pumpkin purée
- Pinch of dried catnip (optional)
👩🍳 Method
- Poach the chicken breast in unsalted water until cooked through, then let it cool completely.
- Shred the chicken and put it in a blender with the goat milk and bone broth.
- Blend for 30–40 seconds until smooth and pourable, with no stringy pieces left.
- Add the pumpkin purée and pulse briefly to combine — it thickens the mixture very slightly and settles the stomach.
- Pour into a shallow saucer. Depth matters: cats dislike dipping their whiskers into a deep bowl.
- Sprinkle a little dried catnip on top if your cat responds to it.
- Serve at room temperature or very gently warmed to release the aroma.
Nutrition: Roughly 90% of the fluid a cat needs should come from food, and cats are notoriously poor drinkers. A high-moisture, high-aroma offering like this raises fluid intake, which matters especially for cats with kidney disease or a history of urinary blockage.
📝 Notes
Make fresh and use within 24 hours; goat milk sours quickly once blended with meat. Introduce a teaspoon at a time — goat milk contains less lactose than cow's milk and has smaller fat globules, but it is not lactose-free, and some adult cats remain intolerant. Stop if you see loose stools. This is a supplementary offering, not a replacement for complete food, and should not be given daily as a habit.
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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.