We put in plain, non flavored yogurt. Originally we thought that adding the yogurt would help improve good bacteria growth in the feline digestive tract. We have since found out that this is not necessarily so. Adding yogurt may or may not be beneficial. It seems to us that our cats like having the little bit of this in their mix so we contine to use it. It would be more beneficial to add an acidopholus supplement. Only L. acidophilus is the true acidophilus species, but many producers (mainly in the US) use it as a more generic name for mixtures of bacteria, one of which is L. acidophilus.

The picture on the left is of Kitty Bloom, this is a 4lbs container of it. We have used this for many years now in our foods and it is the best, by far, supplement for felines we have found. (also available for dogs by the way) You should use approximately 1/4 teaspoon per cat per day. This mix we are making that you see here is about 10 gallons. We get about 120 baggies that has around 12 servings in each. We feed 2x a day. This means we need about 90 teaspoons of Kitty Bloom or 3.75 cups.

We also use beef stew meat. Its the cheap cut of beef that is cut up in chunks already. About 1/3 of our total mix is beef, can be lots less or even a little more. Its not that big of a deal. The ratio is just a close guesstimate, nothing is set in stone for this. So dont get hung up on exact amounts. I mean you wont see a cat taking down a cow for its dinner so in reality its not an appropriate meat for the feline species, but its still fine to use in moderation.

Also notice the freezer baggies we buy. Get the double zipper baggies. If you dont, you will be thawing your kitties breakfast frequently and find it full of water as the baggie leaked. Also its important to use the freezer baggies not storage baggies. The storage ones are too thin and the bone in the baggie will poke small holes in them and will leak alot. Plus since we are freezing the food we want it to be as protected as we can.