How to Really Cook Homemade Cat Food - Urinary Health Indoor Cat Chicken Pumpkin

Homemade Cat Food that turned our Finicky Felines into Ravenous Land Sharks... We still use some dry cat food, but it is the same stuff that our cats stuck their noses up at and picked at for the last couple of years. I think you'll find this homemade food is more economical than even basic dry kibble! To ensure you have what you need on hand, here is the basic ingredients:
bone-in chicken quarters (legs, thighs, etc. You need dark meat. Bone-in is less expensive and more nutritious when you cook it down. The drawback: picking the bones out of the cooled cooked chicken.)
White Rice - I've read about some people using oatmeal, and this is optional, but my cats LOVE it. You don't need much - only 2-3 cups dry per 10 lbs raw chicken.
Pumpkin - Mine is frozen pumpkin puree from homegrown, but canned pumpkin puree will also work. DO NOT use pumpkin pie filling - cats shouldn't eat sugar. With 10 lbs of meat, I use about 5-6 cups. This is really good for their digestion and urinary tract.
Ground Flax Seed - this is for healthy fats, and it thickens the food right up - it looks a bit soupy at first. Make sure it is finely ground. Brown or golden flax seed meal will work.
Do not use salted or seasoned anything in your cat's food - too much salt really damages their kidneys, and common human seasonings like garlic and onion actually destroy their red blood cells. Yikes! It's a short ingredient list. We filmed this real time, but sped up the part where Kelbie and I pull the chicken - that is by far the most labor intensive part... but don't try and skip it with boneless meat. Our feline friends need the high fat dark meat, and their bodies get additional nutrition from the other goodies that are extracted from the bones during the extended cooking process.
Let me know how it goes! Our 9 kitties give it 2 paws up with a Meow for extra points!