When I had only five cats, over fifteen years ago, I used to cook all their meals from scratch and I think I used the original Anitra Frazier Natural Cat book recipe. What I remember most of this experience, which lasted about two years, was that the cats had incredibly glossy coats and it was incredibly hard work. Nearly all the cats that were on that diet lived very long lives, in fact Ginger is about to turn 20. I would do it again if I had the time, and fewer cats.