As far as the concentration goes, how long it should sit, I think it will depend on Roger’s taste. You could always separate the meat into smaller bowls and let it sit for different times and play around with how much H2O you add.
I do think you will be able to ween him off of it.
I would not use liver just because of the info below from catinfo.org:
“I like to see liver in the diet but not as the first ingredient. Liver is high in vitamin A and D which can be overdosed. Liver only represents ~5% of a cat’s natural diet. Liver is cheap which is why it often appears first on the list in some diets.”
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition
Here’s the tuna H2O recipe from catinfo:
Tricks used to increase water consumption:
water fountain
flavored waters such as tuna water, chicken or beef broth, clam juice, lactose-free cat milk (CatSip), etc. – can be kept in covered (to prolong fresh smell and taste) ice cube trays
add plain water to canned food – ~1 TBS per meal – or whatever amount your cat likes
You can make your own tuna water by taking a can of tuna and adding 3 cups of water. Break up the tuna and let it sit for awhile (~15 minutes, give or take) and then pour the tuna water into covered ice cube trays.
3 cups of water fills two 16-cube trays.
After warming the flavored ice cubes to ‘mouse body’ temperature you can:
add to canned food
set out as a separate drink of water
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition
I forgot about clam juice, thats another easy option.
In case your interested, have a crock pot laying around, and can be home while it’s cooking, here’s a bone broth recipe for dogs you might be interested in. I make mine plain because most of my cats are finicky. I only add organic ACV with the mother, (you can buy it at Wal-Mart, some grocery stores, and of course healthfood stores) to it and a little, very little, salt.
https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/reasons-your-dog-love-bone-broth/
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