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Kitty Glop, a Tempting Food for Young Kittens or Convalescent Cats Excerpted
from Linda Owen and Corine Judkins Editor's note: As always, if you suspect your cat might be ill, please don't delay. Contact your veterinarian immediately! There are times when your cat or very young kitten may need a special food that is easily digestible, very nourishing, high in calories and extremely palatable to encourage appetite. These special instances may include: 1. A cat that is ill, weak or won't eat --also for syringe force-feeding 2. Orphaned kittens. Kittens can be totally raised with success on Glop. 3. A large litter that needs supplementing. It is also very appropriate to use with tube feeding. 4. A cat of any age -- including newborns -- that needs extra energy and calories for any reason If so, Kitty Glop may be the answer! Made from supermarket ingredients, and time tested by breeders, it can be mixed up quickly. Most kittens and cats go crazy for it! It can also take the place of such products as KMR or KittyLac when they are not available. Feed small frequent servings. Here are a couple of recipes to make at home: Linda Owen's Kitty Glop: She writes: The following is a very old Kitten Milk Replacer formula that has been around for years and years. Before we had KMR, Kitty Lac or Powdered Goats Milk! We call it "Glop". Ingredients: 1 packet Unflavored Knox Gelatin 2 Egg yolks (ONLY the yolks) 2 Tbsp. Full fat Plain Yogurt(not low fat) 1 Tbsp Mayonnaise(not low fat) 1 tsp Light Karo Syrup (light meaning in color-not the dark Karo syrup) 1 can Evaporated milk (not condensed milk) or evaporated Goat Milk 8 oz (one cup) Boiling water Instructions: Mix unflavored Knox Gelatin with boiling water. Set aside. Mix together egg yolks, yogurt, mayonnaise, Karo syrup and evaporated or goat's milk. Combine with gelatin mixture and mix well by hand or in a blender. If you mix in a blender, be careful when blending hot liquids! Keep in the refrigerator for seven days or pour into ice cube trays lightly coated with cooking spray and freeze. After freezing, put into freezer-safe ziplock bags. These will keep for months. Please note: When refrigerated, the Glop will solidify. It will return to the liquid state if heated slightly in the microwave. You can also add a bit of liquid vitamins, such as Petinic, or a capsule or two of Acidophilus to the mix. But these are optional. I have had no diarrhea, refusal to drink formula or other side effects from this. Corinne Judkins Kitty Glop (no eggs): Note: this particular recipe may be useful for those of you who live outside the United States and do not have access to some of the products mentioned above. Ingredients: 1 can of Dutch Maid sweetened/condensed milk 25 grams of gelatin granules 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise 2 tablespoons of yogurt 2 teaspoons of glucose powder Corinne says: I leave out the egg yolk because I do not have a microwave and do not feel comfortable with cooling and reheating anything with raw egg in it. I used the sweetened/condensed milk because of its fat content and because it replaces the corn syrup (couldn't find any here, we probably don't have it). Instructions: Pour the milk into a container. Fill the can with water. Bring water to the boil. Add 25 grams of gelatin granules and whisk until granules are dissolved. Take off heat. Mix in half the milk and whisk thoroughly. Mix in the mayonnaise, whisk thoroughly. Mix in the yogurt, whisk thoroughly. Mix in the glucose powder, whisk thoroughly. Then mix in the rest of the milk and whisk again. By this time, the mixture is done and ready for the first feed as far as temperature is concerned, otherwise leave to cool for a bit, but not too long, it sets!. I keep it in the refrigerator and reheat in a double boiler over simmering water (au bain marie), stirring all the time. Like I said, mine are gulping it down like madmen and I have seen enormous weight gain in just the one day, whilst I had average weight gain on the KMR. (And to tell you the truth, it doesn't taste too bad in human standards either!)
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