Homemade Cat Treats Recipe - The Cookie Rookie® (2024)

FAQs

What is the best flour to use for cat treats? ›

Use white or whole wheat flour. Add just enough to make a mix that holds together. For added nutrients, try a blend of rolled oats, wheat germ, and cooked rice. Cooked squash, peas, or carrots are cat-pleasers.

Take a can of your cat's favorite pate-style wet food and scoop it out into a mixing bowl (we like Wellness Complete Health Paté). Stir in a few of your cat's favorite soft treats or a sprinkle of dried catnip. Spoon the mixture into small paper cups or into a silicone ice cube tray and freeze until solid.

However, it isn't just the flavors in the treats that make them more appealing to your cat than their regular food. Commercial cat treats are often packed with flavor enhancers. They also often have a strong smell, which increases their appeal to many cats. Treats are also nutritionally different from cat food.

Fresh-baked flour treats

Start by mashing tuna really well with a fork, then mix in whole wheat flour, milk, vegetable oil and egg. Roll the dough into balls or flatten and cut into shapes and bake for 10 minutes. If tuna isn't kitty's thing, substitute salmon or strained meat baby food in ham, beef or chicken flavors.

To make this easy treat, you'll need 1 4oz can of tuna, 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1 tbsp of dried catnip, and 1 egg. Process all ingredients in a food processor until a smooth, thick dough forms. Form the dough into 1/4-teaspoon-size balls and cook for about 15 minutes at 350 F.

Coconut meal could be a novel starch source in pet food diets for dogs and cats. Greg Aldrich, Ph. D. Coconut meal, also known as copra meal or coconut flour, is a new ingredient turning up in pet diets very recently.

You can expect ingredients such as chicken by-product meal, ground corn, animal fat, wheat flour, and dried meat by-products. You might not approve of these ingredients but cats really love Temptations.

Not at all, you shouldn't be feeding your cat honey. Cats don't have the correct enzymes to break down the sugars, and as you'll know, honey is seriously high in sugar. If a cat were to gulp huge amounts of honey, there's a high chance that gagging, regurgitation, vomiting and diarrhea will come as a result.

Is Peanut Butter Bad for Cats? Most peanut butter is not toxic to cats, as long as it's free from artificial sweeteners like xylitol, which is dangerous to dogs and cats. But for cats, peanut butter is empty calories and adds no nutritional value for them.

Treats that are made from nutritious ingredients are generally better for your cat. Our experts recommended looking for treats made with high-quality protein, such as chicken, turkey, beef or fish, as cats are carnivores. “Treats with high amounts of sugar, fat or carbohydrates should be avoided,” said DiMaio.

What is in Temptations that makes cats go crazy? ›

Cats love really flavorful foods. Temptations contain strong flavoring as well as flavor enhancers that help make them truly addictive. Things like smoke flavoring, and salt (both sodium chloride, which is listed as “salt,” and potassium chloride) are are added to bring out the flavors.

Cats love freeze dried treats because they are delicious and full of flavour! These Freeze Dried Raw Salmon Belly treats are high in omega 3, protein and essential vitamins and minerals. They only have one ingredient so they are easy to digest and hypoallergenic.

Cats can see colours, but they don't see quite as many different shades as humans can. Due to the construction of their eyes, it's thought that the colours cats can see best are blue and yellow, while red and green appear to them as shades of grey, similar to people who are red-green colourblind.

Combine the chicken, milk and flour in a large mixing bowl, and combine together. Add the beaten egg, oil, water and catnip (if using). Stir well until a sticky dough forms. Form the dough into teaspoon-sized balls, and place on the lined baking tray.

Be aware that although gluten allergies and sensitivities are a widely discussed topic in human nutrition, these allergies are exceedingly rare in cats, and food allergies of any sort are also uncommon. Therefore, pet foods labeled as gluten-free or grain-free are not intrinsically healthier or better for your cat.

Can Cats Eat Flour Tortillas? Yes, but again in very small amounts. Your cat's digestive system is not meant to process large amounts of white flour. A bit of plain, unseasoned tortilla as an occasional treat is fine, but flour-based products shouldn't be fed on a regular basis.