Homemade cat food
Wild Boar & Pumpkin Novel-Protein Mince
Lean wild boar — a genuinely novel protein most cats have never met — gently cooked with a little pumpkin for a rich, gamey treat that suits sensitive tummies.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 30 min
- Makes
- 4 small servings
🧺 Ingredients
- 100 g lean wild boar mince (or finely chopped boar meat), no seasoning
- 1 tablespoon plain cooked, mashed pumpkin (not pie filling)
- A little plain water to loosen
👩🍳 Method
- Break the boar mince up in a dry non-stick pan over a low-medium heat with no oil, salt or seasoning.
- Cook it right through until there is no pink left, stirring so it browns evenly.
- Tip off any fat and let the meat cool to lukewarm.
- Stir the plain mashed pumpkin through the cooked boar.
- Loosen with a little plain water to a soft, spoonable texture and serve a small amount.
- Refrigerate leftovers in a sealed tub and use within two days.
Nutrition: Wild boar is a lean, high-protein red meat rich in B vitamins, iron and zinc, while a spoon of pumpkin adds gentle soluble fibre to support smooth digestion.
📝 Notes
Wild boar is a true novel protein, which makes it useful for a cat trialling a limited-ingredient diet or one that has grown bored of chicken and fish. Cook it thoroughly — as with all pork-family meats it must never be served raw — and keep it plain: no onion, garlic or seasoning. Treats like this should stay under a tenth of daily calories and never replace a complete, balanced diet.
⚕️ 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.