Homemade Diets for Cats with Cancer

I often get questions from customers who are starting their ES Clear cancer suppliment who want try additional treatments along with the supplement. One of the main things that I recommend is that they talk to their vets about diet change. Many commercial diets have questionable items in the ingredients list and are not optimized for sick animals. They are also very hard to tailor for individual problems or dietary restrictions.

Here is some information that I found in a book called Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats by Shawn Messonnier D.V.M. Please remember that I am not a vet. This is just added information for you to make a more rounded decision on the options open to your cat.

While there are no controlled studies showing the value of diet in supporting the pet with every type of cancer, there are studies showing the benefits of dietary therapy when combined with conventional therapies in dogs and cats with lymphoma and nasal tumors. Since this diet is designed to reduce the growth and spread of cancer, it is often recommended for dogs and cats with any type of cancerous disease.

Studies demonstrate that both people and pets with inadequate nutrition cannot metabolize chemotherapy drugs adequately, which predisposes them to toxicity and poor therapeutic response. This makes proper diet and nutritional supplementation an important part of cancer therapy.

Weight loss often occurs in cancer patience as a result of cachexia (wasting). Most of the weight loss occurs as a result of depleted body fat stores. Tumor cells, unlike normal healthy cells, have difficulty using lipids for energy. Dogs with lymphoma fed diets high in fat had longer remission periods than dogs feed high carbohydrate diets.


Note: Before you start to feed your cat a home-prepared diet, it is strongly recommended that you discuss your decision with your veterinarian. It is essential that you follow any diet's recommendations closely, including all ingredients and supplements. Failure to do so could result in serious consequences for your pet.

Diet for Cats with Cancer

1/2 pound chicken
1/2 large hard-boiled egg
1/2 ounce clams, chopped in juice
4 teaspoons chicken fat or canola oil
1/8 teaspoon potassium chloride (essential for cell health)
100 mg taurine (a beta amino acid found in meat, poultry, and eggs that is required for cats *very important*)
Multivitamin/mineral supplement

I hope this information has been helpful to you.