![]() Start by mashing tuna really well with a fork, then mix in whole wheat flour, milk, vegetable oil and egg. If you want to make them at home, try this easy cat treat recipe from The Nest. Sammy’s Sweet and Treats made these baked cat treats by mixing tuna with a packaged baking mix and cutting with a fish-shaped cookie cutter. ![]() Fresh-baked flour treats Image via sammyssweetsandtreats/Instagram Bake for 12 minutes or until they are slightly golden on top, and prepare to be your cat’s favorite human. Mix shredded carrot and catnip with egg, oil and flour, and then flatten the dough for easy cutting with a knife or pizza wheel. These nutritious carrot and catnip treats from Epicuricloud will make your cat feel extra loved. Now, hit the kitchen and don’t be surprised if a certain kitty tries to counter surf. From catnip croutons to tuna treats, these DIY cat snacks call for a variety of wholesome ingredients, like salmon, cheese, tuna, and even catnip. We rounded up 10 cat treat recipes you can easily make yourself, as your cat sits back and quietly judges you. Before you take on any homemade cat treats recipe, take some time to read up on all the foods that are dangerous to pets on the ASPCA website. Just remember that some common human foods - including grapes, raisins, onion, salt and chocolate - are toxic to felines if ingested. “Many store-bought cat treats are heavily processed with a lot of cheap fillers and artificial colors or flavorings,” Stevenson says. “It’s important that cats have a lot of moisture, so too many grain- or cereal-based foods aren’t particularly good for them.” “Homemade cat treats are fairly tricky, in that every cat has his own individual preferences when it comes to food,” says Alana Stevenson, an animal behaviorist and pet trainer. Even still, it’s nice to have cat treats in your arsenal for birthdays, special occasions (hello, Hug Your Cat Day) or for those moments when your stubborn kitty needs a little extra motivation.īut before you whip up any old DIY cat treats, take a minute to think about your cat’s favorite eats, as well as what’s healthy for them to nibble. Stand a few “cat-safe candles” a.k.a Anchovy Snaps into the cake.Dogs will do just about anything for a treat. Scoop cooled, mashed potato into a zip-loc bag and snip off a small corner (make sure to remove the piece of plastic you snipped off so that your fuzz-bums don’t accidentally eat it).įrost the cake with small florets - feel free to be super creative here, it is your kitties birthday after all! ![]() To make it extra fancy, use a cookie cutter or egg frying ring to keep the edges smooth (until the cats get to it). If your sweet potato was too soggy, use a little bit of oat or rice flour to soak it up!Ĭreate a patty by scooping up about 3 tablespoons worth of mixture and pressing it gently onto your work surface. In a nice big bowl, mix tuna, chicken and sweet potato until it holds itself together quite firmly. Make sure the kitties cannot intervene during the work process, otherwise you won’t have any ingredients to work with. ![]() Some meowbox exclusive Anchovy Snaps for cat-safe candles (email us at if you missed these treats or need to order some more!) Directions: In case you missed all that, here is the full recipe, which was adapted from Good Food Stories Ingredients:ġ/2 cup of diced cooked chicken or flaked can chicken If your kitty’s birthday is fast approaching, or you want to celebrate fur the heck of it, check out the quick and easy recipe and video below! Check out the video here! Not to mention that it is completely gluten free (meowza!). To make his coming to age extra special, we decided to make him his very own (he actually decided to share with Zac) cat birthday cake! It was super fun and simple to make, and the cats loved every bit of it…although the carpet didn’t love it as much. Yesterday though, we celebrated the most important of the birthdays - Harvey’s - one of our office kitties! We have had birthday after birthday celebration, stuffing our faces with desserts to no end and sharing as many cat-themed presents and images that we can find scattered across the inter-webs (but not really, because there is no end to cats on the internet). Things have been quite hectic in the meowbox headquarters lately.
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