Homemade cat food

Goat Milk & Quail Egg Kitten Custard

A soft, gently-set custard for weaning kittens and convalescing seniors. Goat milk is easier on feline stomachs than cow milk, and quail eggs are rich and tiny.

Difficulty
Easy
Time
15 min
Makes
2 days

🧺 Ingredients

  • 100ml pasteurised goat milk (lactose-reduced if available)
  • 2 quail eggs
  • 1 tsp plain full-fat yoghurt (live cultures)
  • Tiny pinch of powdered kitten milk replacer (optional, for weaning)

👩‍🍳 Method

  1. Warm the goat milk gently — it should be lukewarm, never hot.
  2. Whisk the quail eggs thoroughly until fully combined.
  3. Beat the eggs into the warm goat milk off the heat.
  4. Return to very low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture just thickens to a soft custard — do not boil.
  5. Cool to body temperature and stir through the yoghurt.
  6. Serve small spoonfuls; refrigerate the rest for up to 2 days and rewarm gently.
Nutrition: Quail eggs are dense in protein, choline and selenium. Goat milk is lower in lactose than cow milk and its smaller fat globules are easier to digest; yoghurt adds gut-friendly probiotics.

📝 Notes

Cooked egg only — raw egg white contains avidin, which blocks biotin. Introduce dairy cautiously; discontinue if it causes loose stools. For neonatal kittens, a proper commercial milk replacer is safer than any home recipe.

Goat milk is gentler on feline digestion than cow milk
Goat milk is gentler on feline digestion than cow milk
Quail eggs are perfectly cat-sized and rich in protein — always cook them
Quail eggs are perfectly cat-sized and rich in protein — always cook them

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⚕️ Before you cook for your cat

  • Homemade food must be balanced. Cats need taurine, and deficiency causes heart and eye disease.
  • Treat recipes are supplements to a complete diet, not a replacement for it.
  • Check any new ingredient against the toxic-foods list, and ask your vet before switching diets.

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