does anyone know some good homemade cat food recipes?

Cooked food, along with proper supplements, would certainly be WORLDS better than any of those crappy commercial foods that are full of grains and corn for fillers and made with very questionable meat sources.
I don’t cook food for a cat or my dog, so I can’t give you any recipes for that, unfortunately.

Still, raw meat is certainly better for a cat than cooked is. The bones are digestible and safe for them to eat (and full of the calcium and minerals that are natural for them and easier to absorb and utilize). Raw bone also raises the stomach acid levels back to the natural level, making digestion faster and more efficient, and helping to make the stomach stay safe against parasites and bacteria overgrowth.

A lot of people will tell you, “Zomg no! Raw meat has too much salmonella!!!1!”, but the truth is that salmonella (and other bacteria that are extremely dangerous to HUMANS) is basically found in a lot more places in the household than people seem to realize. They’re in more danger of getting salmonella because their stomach acid is too low, from eating crappy Science Diet or Iams. Plus, they lick their own butts, but you don’t see people putting pampers on or spraying the cats’ butts with Lysol, lol. Salmonella has also been found in commercial pet foods.

Raw also contains unaltered proteins, enzymes for digestion, and unaltered (healthy) fats that are not found in cooked meats. Cats are almost always getting urinary problems and dehydration related issues. It’s because they weren’t really designed to drink water often at all, and they still don’t. People say that a commercial diet hasn’t had an ill-effect on our pets, but just look how many cats are morbidly obese, have chronic bladder issues, and have diabetes. All of these can be STRONGLY linked to diets packed with indigestible grains and carbs!

I would recommend you start with an easy-to-read, cheap book, called “Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats” by Kymythy R. Schultze. It gives you the “why’s” of feeding raw, so you don’t have to search around and filter through the bs that people post online, based on opinion rather than fact. It also explains a lot of the “how” and it a great starting point. The author also has a website: http://kymythy.com/

I would recommend you look here to help you better understand how a raw diet can benefit your pet, and see which “truths” about rawfeeding are actually just myths:

http://rawfed.com/myths/

http://www.rawfedcats.org/

http://rawfed.com/myths/cats.html

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/sampleraw.htm

One thing you should NEVER do is give your cat old, rancid, expired meat. Dogs are made to handle that sort of thing and sometimes even bury their food to make it rot; cats really don’t. Cats need fresh meat, but it’s not as scary/difficult as you think. You can freeze food and thaw it the day before in small portions. It’s also cheaper than using commercial diets.

If you want to get started feeding raw WHILE taking the time to do more research, you can start by trying the prepackaged RAW diets that they offer at many pet retailers now. It’s a white bag with a rainbow label, and it’s always in the freezer at the pet stores. See?… even retailers are finally catching on that raw is better for our pets!

Well, I’m sure your cat will benefit from your decision to find a better diet. Your wallet will also likely benefit as your cat is less apt to come out with diabetes and the other poor-diet-related illnesses that still plague our pets. Best of health to you and your pet!