anyone have healthy cat treat recipes?

[Haudlady]

Sorry, no ideas...

But GREAT avatar, Brandi!!!

[spokewench]

Other than his cat food,
My cat only eats chicken and only if it is cooked to his specifications, not to crunchy and it has to be warm - if it is cold he will walk right away.

What a snob!

[ccnyc]

How about this?

Salmon Snacks
Yield: 120 treats

1 eight-ounce (225g) can of salmon or mackerel with juice and bones
4 tablespoons (55g) finely chopped fresh catnip, basil, oregano, parsley or wheatgrass
1 finely ground eggshell
3 whole eggs, beaten well
4 tablespoons (55g) unsalted ground pumpkin or sesame seeds
2 1/2 cups (562g) rice* flour

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C)
2. Rinse eggshells and save the yolks and whites.
Let the shells dry on a cookie sheet in the oven overnight, or bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for ten minutes. Grind in a coffee grinder until finely ground.
3. Mix all ingredients together using your hands or a food processor until the dough is the right consistency for rolling.
4. Roll out the dough to about 1/4" to 1/2" (6 to 12mm) thick.
5. Use 1/2" by 1-inch cookie cutters to cut in fun shapes.
6. Bake cookies at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for twenty minutes; baking for five extra minutes will make the cookies crunchier.

* In place of rice flour, you can use amaranth ot quinoa flours. To make rice flour at home, pulverize short-grain rice using a coffee grinder. Grind the rice as finely as possible.

From Whole Health for Happy Cats by Sandy Arora

[bcipam]

THis sounds like a wonderful recipe... but I can just see after going to all the work to make these healthy snacks, my little guy would be just as happy with his stupid Whiskers treats. I would bet he wouldn't even touch these snacks. If someone makes them, please let me know how your cat reacts. I have been trying to get him off of Whiskers hard food and into something like IAMS but he thinks I'm crazy.

[Bikingmomof3]

My cat loves Iams (orange bag) and the only treat she will eat are called Pit'r Pats.

[suzieqtwa]

I do volunteer work in a no kill cat shelter ,and have taken many old abused kitty's home to live out there lives with me ,and to let them know what its like to be loved. When they are sick ,and can only eat certain foods ,I would give them DRIED BONITO FLAKES...its dried tuna. Some like it ,and some do not. Its healthy as a treat can be (but it stinks)!!!!
Suzie

[Eden]

I do volunteer work in a no kill cat shelter ,and have taken many old abused kitty's home to live out there lives with me ,and to let them know what its like to be loved. When they are sick ,and can only eat certain foods ,I would give them DRIED BONITO FLAKES...its dried tuna. Some like it ,and some do not. Its healthy as a treat can be (but it stinks)!!!!
Suzie

And if you have an Asian market nearby you can get it cheaper there than at the pet store - I reccomend the single serve packets though, since it goes stale pretty quick. (my cats looooove it) Sometimes putting it over his food was the only way I could get my very elderly guy to eat.

[Brandi]

THis sounds like a wonderful recipe... but I can just see after going to all the work to make these healthy snacks, my little guy would be just as happy with his stupid Whiskers treats. I would bet he wouldn't even touch these snacks. If someone makes them, please let me know how your cat reacts. I have been trying to get him off of Whiskers hard food and into something like IAMS but he thinks I'm crazy.

I understand your cat would be happy with just the store bought stuff but think about it. You are making them something that you know what is in it. I have an over weight cat that needs to slim up a bit he always wants those store bought treats. And I know they are just like candy to him. That is why I am looking for something a little better for him and maybe more satisfying.