How to boil chicken for cat with upset stomach

Mayflower10cat

I used to do this for our diabetic cat, too. Bless him. The chicken-y water that the meat had been simmered in can be served as broth, but I used to simmer it right down, (with the bones that you've stripped the meat off) to give a really rich bouillion. I'd sieve all the bones out, then allow the very small amount of liquid remaining to set in a bowl overnight. You get what I called 'Cat Jelly', a useful commodity that can be cut up into little chunks to tempt a cat with no appetite or to give as a low cal treat.

lisajane8482

building_with_lego wrote: »

FWIW I went to buy some chicken breasts from the butcher for this very purpose and he persuaded me to buy leg quarters instead. They cost me £1.90ish, compared to the £6ish breasts would have cost me.

I poached them gently in water for about 40 minutes, then stripped the meat from the bones. There was so much meat that I've taken to doing the same to feed the humins too!

I bought a freezer pack from the local butchers (all fresh) and it had 6 large chicken leg portions in. After reading your post I have designated them for the cats (much to OH disgust :rotfl:). Think I'll pick some more up over the weekend just to keep OH sweet

paddypaws101 wrote: »

Glad the boiled broth went down well.
If I cook a roast chicken I will always boil up the carcass and left over bones.....you still get a good broth out of it and a surprising amount of meat too.

I usually throw the carcass away but I'll start boiling it now, was thinking of buying some ice cube trays to freeze it into small portions, if there's any left of course. Do you think it would be ok to do this?

Mayflower10cat wrote: »

I used to do this for our diabetic cat, too. Bless him. The chicken-y water that the meat had been simmered in can be served as broth, but I used to simmer it right down, (with the bones that you've stripped the meat off) to give a really rich bouillion. I'd sieve all the bones out, then allow the very small amount of liquid remaining to set in a bowl overnight. You get what I called 'Cat Jelly', a useful commodity that can be cut up into little chunks to tempt a cat with no appetite or to give as a low cal treat.

I'm going to try this next week whilst I'm off, Salem is generally fussy when it comes to eating wet food but usually loves the jelly so this would be ideal for him.

Wickwar

I buy chicken carcases for my local commercial butcher 47p per Kg I boil them them a couple hrs then pour off the liqud & leave to set at a jelly,them skim of the fat off.Then i pick all the meat of the chicken & mix it all my to Russells go mad for it when its mixed with their dry food plus we can hide their meds easier.

Honey_Bear

To cook a chicken breast, put it in a pan of cold water and bring it to the boil and do not lift the lid. Switch off the heat and leave it, tightly covered, for 20 minutes. Drain it. The breast will be cooked through, moist and tender.

I use a glass lidded saucepan so I can see when it's coming to the boil.

I also oven bake drumsticks - no oil or fat - when the oven is on anyway and then carefully de-bone them while they're still warm - the flesh comes away much more easily.

The vet advised me that the stock from boiled bones is very salty and should not be given to pets.