I find that as our cats age, they tend to prefer cooked food.
Also, as I’ve written before, I want to be prepare for any eventuality in case there is an outbreak or worse, a pandemic of the H5N1 bird flu where raw diets must be avoided, I need to train our cats, especially the Monsters, to eat cooked food too.
Of course, I hope and hope that our country will not be afflicted with the bird flu or any pandemic, for that matter.
Today, I steamed cut chicken and mixed it with some Cindy’s baby food for taste (tuna paste). On the right is my usual homecooked food – it’s blended chicken with about 5% vegetables, there are also eggs in it.
Riley ate the steamed chicken without the tuna paste.
Ginger ate it with the tuna paste.
I decided to mix it with my homecooked food for the Monsters.
Eating, eating, eating! But not very popular, though. Never mind, it’s the first time. They finished up all their raw food, and left the “new” food. Of course, Robin still insists on eating only raw food. But at least he gorges down kibble too. He just won’t eat cooked wet food.
Ginger went back for it.
Minnie too.
The older cats seem to prefer cooked food. Maybe it is because the protein is broken down in cooked food so it is more easily digested.
Cooking breaks down protein through a process called denaturation. This means the protein’s structure changes, unraveling its complex folds into a more linear form. While this change affects the protein’s shape and function, it doesn’t affect its nutritional value, as the amino acids that make up the protein are still present. In fact, denaturing can make proteins easier to digest, as the body’s digestive enzymes can more easily break down the unraveled protein into smaller, usable amino acids. The denaturation process doesn’t alter the amount or type of amino acids, so the protein’s nutritional value remains the same.
See, it is finished!
I know I can depend on the Monsters not to waste any food.
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