Homemade cat food
Venison & Sweet Potato Novel-Protein Loaf
A firm baked loaf of lean venison and mashed sweet potato — a warming novel-protein option for cats needing a break from common meats.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 40 min
- Makes
- 4–5 small servings
🧺 Ingredients
- 120 g lean ground venison
- 2 tablespoons cooked, mashed sweet potato
- 1 egg to bind
👩🍳 Method
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and line a small loaf tin.
- Steam or bake the sweet potato until soft, then mash smooth and cool.
- Mix the venison, mashed sweet potato and egg into an even mixture.
- Press into the tin and bake for about 25 minutes, until firm and cooked through.
- Cool completely, turn out, and slice into small cubes.
- Refrigerate for up to three days or freeze the portions.
Nutrition: Venison is a very lean red meat and a genuine novel protein, useful when a cat has reacted to more common meats, while a spoonful of mashed sweet potato binds the loaf and adds beta-carotene and gentle fibre without a grain base.
📝 Notes
An occasional treat, not a balanced meal. Venison is a helpful novel protein for cats with sensitivities to chicken, beef or fish, but keep it plain and unseasoned. Sweet potato is a small carbohydrate accent only — cats have little need for carbohydrate, so keep the meat as the main share.
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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.