Cats are one of the most popular pets kept indoors all over the world. The majority of the cat owners are centered in the European countries and America. The cat can provide a valuable companionship for humans and they can also come in handy to fight off the pests that lurk inside the common household. They have a very good sense of hearing, vision and a better sense of smell. They can adapt to very harsh climates that often make their human masters highly uncomfortable. This does not mean that you can leave your pet cat to feed for him. They need the right compassion and the right dietary supplements that can help it lead a healthy life. The cat is a carnivorous mammal that needs the right amount of minerals and other ingredients. The cat treats you can make in-house must be selective because your cat can easily get over-weighted or obese if a proper balanced nutrition is not provided.
Some Interesting cat treats recipes
homemade cat treats recipe is the Kitty’s favorite Turkey ball. They are similar to meat balls with ingredients such as ground turkey, carrots, cheese, finely crushed crackers, powdered milk, eggs, yeast, salt etc. Cats are not generally sensitive to sweet ingredients and adding them will not give the extra benefit.
The method to
make this treat is to first preheat the oven to 300° F. Then mix 1/3 kg of
ground turkey, ½ cup of grated carrots, ¼ cup of cheese, ½ cup of finely
crushed crackers, ¼ cup of powdered milk, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of yeast and ½
table spoon of salt in a large bowl with your hand just like making meat loafs.
Then, shape the mixture into small balls and arrange them in a non-stick pan.
Bake them for like 20 minutes until they are nicely brown. Then, allow them to
cool before giving them to your cat.
Another such treat is the Tuna ball treat. You can prepare this with ½ cup of wheat flour, ½ cup of powdered milk, ½ cup of tuna packed in oil, 1 beaten egg, and ¼ cup of water. Then, in a bowl, mix the powdered milk and flour together. In a separate bowl, mix the tuna and egg together. Mashing the tuna until it disintegrates. Then, add the tuna mixture into the dry ingredients and add a little water into the mixture to form a sticky dough ball. Create small balls out of the dough mixture and cook then in the oven after wrapping them in a non-stick cookie sheet. The cooking can be done at 350°Ffor approximately 20 minutes. Then, remove the sheets and allow them to cool. Your pet will definitely love to take a bite out of this treat.
There are many ingredients that you should be vary about while feeding your cat. Because even if they are perfectly digestible for humans, these ingredients can be potentially toxic to cats that may lead to serious illness or permanent kidney damage.
