Note: When making homemade cat treats, stay away from
milk or pork as both can cause diarrhea in cats. Chocolate is another no no.
LIVER COOKIES
1/2 cup dry milk
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon honey
one 3-1/3 oz jar of
strained liver baby food * or homemade blended liver
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine dry milk and wheat germ;
drizzle honey on top.
Add the strained liver baby food or homemade blended liver and stir until everything is well mixed.
Form
the mixture into balls; place them on an oiled cookie sheet and flatten them with a fork.
Bake 8 - 10 minutes.
Consistency
should be fudgy.
Store in a jar in the fridge; freeze if keeping more than a few days.
* Make sure the baby food does
not contain onion powder.
CHICKEN CRUNCHIES
1-1/2 cups whole-wheat flour
1-1/2 cups rye flour
1-1/2 cups
brown rice flour
1 cup wheat germ
1 teaspoon dried kelp or alfalfa
1 teaspoon garlic powder
4 tablespoons vegetable
oil
1 1/2 cups chicken broth or beef broth
1 pound ground chicken
1 to 2 tablespoons brewer's yeast
Preheat the
oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine the first six dry ingredients. Slowly add oil, broth and chicken, and mix
well. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough to a thickness of 1/8 inch then place it on a greased cookie sheet.
Bake
until golden brown.
Cool then break into bite-size pieces. Place pieces in a bag with the brewer's yeast and shake to coat
them. Store the leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Makes 2 to 3 dozen pieces.
KITTIES FAVORITE TREATS
1-1/2 cups cooked chicken or turkey
1 large egg
2 Tbl.
chicken broth
1 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
In a blender or processor whirl chicken, egg and broth until
smooth. Scrape into bowl. Add cornmeal and 1/2 cup flour, stir until moistened.
Cover dough and refrigerate at least 2
hrs.
Then roll out 1/4 in thick on lightly floured board. Cut into 1/2 in squares or triangles. Scatter on 3 greased 12
x 15 baking sheets.
Bake at 350 until golden (about 15 min.) Remove from oven, stir in pans and let cool.
Refrigerate
airtight up to 2 weeks, freeze for longer storage.
Makes about 3 cups.
KITTY BISCUITS
1 pound liver, organs, or other meat
2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
2
cups bran
1/4 cup cooking oil
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Cover meat with cold water and bring to a boil. Immediately
lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove meat from water and let cool; retain water.
When meat is completely cool,
chop into 1-inch pieces and grind in food processor, chop in a blender, or process through a meat grinder until it is finely
ground.
Mix ground meat, bran, oatmeal, and oil, adding the cooking water from the meat as necessary to make a thick dough.
Avoid using any more liquid than needed to make a dough that is coarse and just wet enough to work with. Shape the dough into
flattened balls or little bone shapes and arrange on an oiled baking sheet.
Bake for 3 hours. Then, turn off the heat and
let the biscuits cool in the oven to ensure they are hard and crunchy.
Let the biscuits air dry for 24 hours and store
in an airtight container on the shelf for up to 4 weeks.
NOTE: When making this recipe for cats, shape the biscuits into
tiny bits for easy chewing.
HINT: A good idea for getting the meat for this recipe is to save organs from chickens, turkeys,
etc. in a plastic bag in the freezer until you have enough to make this yummy treat.
NATURAL CRUNCHY CAT TREATS
1/2 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 Cup Nonfat Dry Powdered
Milk
1/4 Cup Wheat Germ
1/4 Cup Cornmeal
1/2 TBS Brewers Yeast
1/2 of a beaten egg
1/2 Cup Chicken Stock (or
Can Chicken Broth)
1 to 2 TBS Catnip (optional)
5 OZ of any of the following meats Choose ONE:
Canned Tuna, packed
in oil
Boneless Mackerel
Cooked Chicken, finely chopped
Cooked Liver, finely chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In
a small glass bowl, mash up meat and set aside.
In a medium glass bowl, mix all dry ingredients together well. Add egg,
oil and chicken stock and mix well. Add meat mixture and blend together well to form a sticky dough.
On a floured surface,
pour out dough onto it and knead dough well to get a smooth texture. You may want to add more flour to achieve this.
Use
a spoon or your fingers and form dime-sized balls of dough. Place onto a greased cookie sheet. Press with a spoon to flatten,
you want to keep these treats small so that cat will enjoy.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes depending on the cooking time of
your oven, until golden brown, turn treats once.
Let treats cool for at least 20 minutes before giving to cat.
Store
extra treats in foil for three days. After three days, place remaining cat treats in an airtight container and store in the
freezer for no more that two weeks.
Makes up to 70 treats.
NOTE: If you do not wish to purchase the Wheat Germ, you
may substitute rolled oats (uncooked oatmeal) instead. If you do not wish to purchase the Brewers Yeast you may substitute
1/4 tps. Garlic powder instead.
Treat for Older Cats
1 bullion cube
Left over chicken - boned and shredded
Grated
cheese
1/2 cup water
Pour 1/2 cup warm water over bullion cube and stir to dissolve. Add shredded chicken to water mixture
just enough to form soupy consistency. Sprinkle with grated cheese.
Cat Chow Cookies
1 1/4 C. whole-wheat
flour
1/4 C. soy flour
1/4 C. water
1 egg
2 T. wheat germ
2 T. molasses
2 T. margarine
1 t. organic catnip
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large mixing bowl, stir
together the flours, liquid, egg, wheat germ, molasses, margarine and catnip.
Lightly flour a rolling pin.
Roll out the batter on a greased cookie sheet. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Bake 20 to 22 minutes.
Allow to cool before serving.
Store the leftovers in an airtight container in a cool place.
From "Real Food for Cats:
50 Vet-Approved Recipes to Please the Feline Gastronome" by Patti Delmonte
Finicky Feline Meal
1 C. chicken, boiled
1/4 C. steamed fresh broccoli
1/4 C. steamed shredded carrots
chicken broth
Mix all the ingredients with
enough chicken broth to hold it together.
This same recipe can be used
with fish (broil until it flakes.)
And you can also vary the
recipe by adding rice or other vegetables.
Do not use tomatoes or onions.
Heavenly Sardine Treat
2 flat cans of sardines in
oil
2/3 C. cooked rice
1 T. Liver
1/4 C. Parsley, chopped
Combine all ingredients. Stir
with a wooden spoon to break up sardines into bite-sized pieces.
Store unused portion in refrigerator,
tightly covered.
Kitty Kisses
1 Can (or bag) of cat food
Ziploc bag with the corner
cut
cat nip (optional)
Put cat food and optional
cat nip in blender or food processor and mix until it looks to be like frosting.
Put the mixture into the Ziploc
bag and squeeze little droppings, or "kisses" onto a cookie sheet and bake in 300 degrees F.
Time depends on how big the
kisses are..... small are about 15 minutes.
Tasty Tuna Treats
8 oz. can tuna packed in oil
2 cups white or yellow
cornmeal
2 cups flour
3/4 cup water
2/3 cup canola or vegetable
oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a small mixing bowl, mix the cornmeal and flour. In a separate bowl, mix together the tuna with the oil, the water, vegetable
oil and salt. Add the flour mixture a small amount at a time, mixing well to make sure the dry ingredients completely incorporate
into the wet mixture. Roll the dough on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into small pieces and bake on a
greased cookie sheet for 25-30 minutes. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Fishy Kitty Cookies
