Do you need a cheap, healthy alternative to store bought kitten food to help wean your kittens off their mother's milk and transition them to traditional canned kitten food? More than likely, they have shown little interest in regular canned food, preferring the milk to anything you might put in their bowl. Dry food will also be too hard on their developing teeth. The best option would be to start them on a food that reminds them of what they prefer, but can be mixed with traditional wet food to help transition them over. This recipe is simple to make, and kittens find it delicious.
Bring 1 1/2 cups of water to a boil, then remove the pan from the heat and mix in one envelope of unflavored gelatin. Be sure to mix thoroughly, and do not boil the gelatin. If the water tastes bad or has a heavy chlorine taste when it comes out of the tap, consider using filtered water instead.
Pour this mixture into a blender along with half of a 12 ounce can of goat's milk. Blend just long enough to combine thoroughly. Do not substitute cow's milk because cats tend to be lactose intolerant. Using cow's milk can lead to discomfort, diarrhea, and worse if fed to kittens.
Add the following ingredients one at a time. After each addition, blend briefly to combine before moving on to the next. You will want to use the lowest setting to avoid overmixing. Add: 3 tbsp full fat yogurt, 3 tbsp real mayonnaise, 3 tsp light corn syrup, and 1 raw egg yolk. Concerning the egg yolk, raw eggs carry a small risk of salmonella poisoning. To eliminate any risk of accidentally passing this on to your kittens, use eggs that have been pasteurized in their shells.
You can serve the completed homemade kitten food the way it is, or you can store it for use later. To store for later usage, cover the mixture tightly in a small container. You can store it in the refrigerator for up to ten days or in your freezer for up to three months.
If you are going to use food that you have prepared in advance, you will want to warm it up before serving, especially if it is coming from the refrigerator or freezer. Cold food causes severe stomach upset in kittens. Warming it up will also make it more aromatic, and thus more appetizing to the kittens.Cat scratch disease is a bacterial infection that originates from the bacteria present in cat saliva. It is usually transmitted to humans through licking, biting, or scratching, hence the name. You do not actually have to be scratched or bitten, as most people who suffer the condition do not recall being bitten or scratched. It is not a severe condition, but care must be taken if the person in question is elderly, very young, or has a weakened immune system. The symptoms of cat scratch disease, which will be discussed below, usually form anywhere from a few days to a week after infection.
Check the area surrounding any visible wounds that may have been caused by the cat. If it is due to physical injury, this would be the point where the person was scratched or bitten. If the person is suffering from cat scratch disease, the wound will be very slow to heal. There will also be an area of redness and swelling around the point of injury that does not go away for several days.
Determine whether or not there is any swelling in the lymph nodes near this area. This will be the primary symptom that you will want to look for, and is usually the one that people notice first. If the swelling is accompanied by severe pain, or if it does not go away after two weeks, seek medical attention.
Check for fever. As with any bacterial infection, fever will most likely be present.
Determine whether there are any signs of pain. People will generally report a nonspecific sense of overall discomfort or malaise that seems to hang on. It is also usually accompanied by a prolonged fatigue, lack of energy, and lack of motivation to do much. Headache is also very common.
Check for less common symptoms that may be present. They include: sore throat, weight loss, and lack of appetite. The unfortunate truth about these symptoms is that they are common to quite a few different conditions, so no diagnosis can be based on their presence alone.
It is difficult for a person without medical training to diagnose cat scratch disease on their own, but in most cases, it will not be a cause for concern. Most people with normal immune systems will recover quickly with no treatment. If the person is very young, old, or is suffering from another condition that weakens the immune system, antibiotics may be recommended in order to clear up the infection.
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