Feeding Cats Chicken Gizzards, WIngs, & Necks or using Health Mouth

In the wild, your cat would eat 8-9 mice every day. That’s scout out, chase, catch, kill, and devour. You may have lost sight of what a tremendous hunter your cat is, but if you look into its mouth and see red, inflamed gums, and dental calculus, be reminded that your cat is not eating what nature intended.

If your cat is hacking up hairballs, is constipated, or is bored, it is not eating as nature intended. Nature intended for your cat to eat mice.

There’s not much meat on a mouse, but there is lots of skin, hair, gristle and bone--material that

· strengthens your cat’s teeth and gums,

· helps remove plaque, and

· naturally cleans.

Because mice are not commercial available, except as feed for snakes and captive birds of prey who are often fed mice, I recommend feeding cats chicken necks, duck wings, whole quail, and rabbit "chunks.

To make this safe for your cat, take the chicken wings or necks from the fridge and remove fatty tissue. (Mice are extraordinarily lean. (Twiggy was a great example of a mouse.)

Warm to body temp of 38 C or 100 F by soaking in hot water for a few seconds. Don’t cut up the treat and don’t really cook it. Just warm it to body temp. The bigger the pieces are the more likely your cat is to chew them appropriately, so don’t cut them up.

A chewable alternative is chicken gizzards, a gristly delight, except in the deep South where gizzards are a deep fried delicacy. Many cats, like Southerners, love chicken gizzards.

If your cat can't stand gizzards, and doesn’t have the carnivorous heart of a killer, but you’re worried about its dental hygiene, put Healthy Mouth in its water. Healthy Mouth is an organic supplement full of antioxidants that can help your cat’s gums & teeth. Healthy Mouth has the seal of approval of the Veterinary Oral Health Council. Not as good as mice, but lots easier to provide because you just add a little to the water. It’s ideal if multiple pets, including cats & dogs share the same water bowl.

 

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