Millet

Cats have very little need for grains, so a small spoon of cooked-soft millet is at most a novel treat with a little carbohydrate.

About a quarter teaspoon of plain soft millet per serving, mixed into wet food as a garnish without reducing main-diet intake and within about 10% of daily energy intake.

Rinse the millet and simmer it in water alone until completely soft, adding **no sugar, milk, honey or seasoning**; milk and honey are not suitable for cats.

**Millet is carbohydrate and cannot replace the animal-based nutrition cats need**, so keep it a tiny garnish; it is **not a treatment for stomach trouble**, so see a vet for ongoing gut signs, and **contact a vet** if vomiting or loose stools appear.

Cooked millet supplies carbohydrate with a little B vitamins and turns soft and palatable, so it can be stirred in occasionally.

1-2 tablespoons of cooked-soft millet (about a teaspoon for a small dog) within about 10% of daily energy intake, with complete dog food as the main diet.

Rinse the millet and simmer it in plenty of plain water until **completely soft** and porridge-like, on its own or mixed in, with **no sugar, milk, honey or seasoning**.

Millet is only carbohydrate and **never replaces a complete diet**; it is also not a treatment for stomach trouble, so **see a vet for ongoing or repeated gut signs** instead of waiting on porridge, and **contact a vet** if vomiting or diarrhoea continues.