homemade gravy for kittens?

[HaroldMeeker]

My 3 all love gravy type foods. I've got boxes of jelly food which they turn their noses up at, so I'm thinking of ways to make a homemade gravy to top that with, just to make it palatable.
I've got a pressure cooker so was going to make a plain chicken stock, and it may be that I just reduce that, but I wonder if there's another way to thicken it that would be safe for them? I can't imagine flour or cornflour is good for them. Anyone else done this, and if so, what worked? I'd really like to encourage them to eat beyond just a couple of brands and flavours.

Just take some of the food, pour hot water over it, let it cool and there's your gravy?

Tried that. Alas, it doesn't work.

You know they'll realise it's not proper cat food gravy and refuse it, don't you?

Can cats eat rice? You could consider rice flour if so. Maybe weak plain gelatin?

Or - you could add some chicken and liquidise it so that it adds bulk and thickness?

Have you tried just putting the hot chicken stock on?

None of my cats have ever liked food in jelly.

I’d give your jelly stash to a cat rescue locally then just buy the gravy ones.

It’s a dog site but this might work www.bdws.co.uk/?s=Bone+broth&et_pb_searchform_submit=et_search_proccess&et_pb_search_cat=5%2C957%2C1&et_pb_include_posts=yes, if you make the jelly runny rather than a full set

I've just realised that it is 'as well as' and not 'instead of'. Sorry OP - I don't like your chances here ...!

Open the jelly food, put on a humin plate, take to table with knife and fork and pretend to eat.

If it's hoomin food it's good - that's cat logic.

Or put out for hedgehogs, again it becomes tasty because they don't think they should be eating it.

@HaroldMeeker
Have you tried the cat soup you can buy ?

^ Cannibalism!

@sashh

Open the jelly food, put on a humin plate, take to table with knife and fork and pretend to eat.

If it's hoomin food it's good - that's cat logic.

Or put out for hedgehogs, again it becomes tasty because they don't think they should be eating it.

This made me laugh out loud! So chuffing true. I just got mugged for a custard cream biscuit.

I think I'll try roasting some chicken wings before making a strong stock and see if that poured over the yukky stuff will do anything to up the yum factor. That's this weekend's task. Once they move to adult food (they're only 4 months old) they'll get way more variety. I'll just keep forking out for the most expensive, gravy stuffed and delicious £12 a box stuff un the meantime!