In the hot summer months, heatstroke is a serious - and possibly deadly - concern in cats and dogs. Making your cat’s frozen treats can help keep them cool and be a fun way to bond with your pet. Here are some of our favorite summer season cat-treat recipes:
Meaty Mix
What you’ll need:
- 2.5-oz Chicken with chicken broth baby food
- 3-oz Chunk light tuna (low-sodium)
- Approx. 2-3 spoonfuls of organic plain yogurt
- Fresh dried catnip
How to make it:
- Stir all ingredients together until smooth
- Place in ice cube trays to freeze
Submitted by Tracy R.
Catsicles
What you’ll need (makes about 15 catsicles):
- 1 5.5-oz can of your cat’s favorite wet food (smooth, not chunky, works best)
- 15 8-oz plastic cups
- One small square of Saran Wrap
- Catnip and/or soft cat treats (optional)
How to make it:
- Mix cat food and optional ingredients in a medium-size bowl. The mix should be primarily cat foods, with treats mixed in as you would add chocolate chips to cookie dough. on our Facebook page. Flatten mixture by stacking glass one inside another. Place Saran Wrap over the top cup to avoid freezer burn and place in the freezer overnight.
- The next morning, run the bottom-most cup under warm tap water until you can pull it free of the other cups and pop out the catsicle.
- Fill each plastic cup with about 1/4-1/2 an inch of the mixture.
- Place the catsicle disk in a deep bowl (to avoid messes) and let stand approximately five minutes or until the outside starts to “sweat.” Present catsicle to the cat.
Submitted by PetsCareTip’s associate producer, Jane Harrell