I'm gathering the ingredients to make my own cat food and if someone here
is doing this I have a few questions.

No, not recipes, I have those.

Like do you feed the same amount as you did the previous canned and dry
foods? (My cat is on a diet and I give her 1/4 cup of food in each of
three meals.) I suppose it depends on the ingredients.

Recipes call for large amounts. I have only one cat. What's a convenient
way to store food? Containers? Small versions of those plastic-lidded
containers I use for my leftovers? How long does it last in the
refrigerator? Canned food seems to still be ok for at least six days
since I divide a can into six portions each fed once a day - the rest of
her food is dry. Again, I suppose it depends on the ingredients. I plan
to start with raw ground turkey plus other stuff. I figure on freezing
portions large enough for two days feeding so it would only have to last
two days. Maybe larger more convenient three- or four-day batches would
work ok? Or, since the meat is raw, must I make only one-day batches?

I currently feed anti-hairball foods mostly. Is there any way to do this
with home-made food? Metamucil seems to help, but I'm not sure how that
affects the cat (1/2 tsp a day, a 1/4 tsp doesn't do it for her). (Yes, I
brush her every day.) It's just fiber so I'd think it would be harmless
in reasonable quantities (hasn't hurt me and I've taken it for very many
years). The vet didn't comment when I mentioned it and I've seen it
mentioned as a hairball preventative in cat books. I've been using it for
many months.

What about making up for the ingredient in dry food that helps keep the
cat's teeth clean? Probably nothing I can do about that, unless there's a
way to concoct your own dry food.

I'll probably have more questions once I get started. Then again. maybe
she won't eat it. She's never been very fussy though, so I'm hoping.
After the news during the past few weeks, I'd feel much better if I knew
exactly what I was feeding her.

Ken