The older my cats get the less they care for the hard, small cat treats (or the soft treats that eventually become hard!). I found this recipe for a small batch of treats that they actually seem to like.

It doesn’t make a traditional cat treat that you shape and bake, rather it’s more like a small meal that you portion out in a “snack size” and store the rest in the fridge.

Soft Treat for Older Cats

1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoon bell pepper, chopped
2/3 cup extra-lean ground chicken or turkey
1 baby carrot, cooked and mashed
1 teaspoon grated cheese

Heat the oil in a small skillet and sauté the bell pepper until tender. Stir in the ground meat and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the cheese. Place the mixture in a bowl and let cool. Serve warm in small amounts or refrigerate and serve as small portions.

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Treats for Older Cats

I’ve mentioned before that my cats aren’t big treat eaters. I kind of wish they were because I love making treats for my pets, but they actually were interested in these! They took a couple of nibbles and while they don’t go as crazy for them as they do for catnip I think we’ll keep these around!

Cat Crackers

6 ounces of undrained tuna
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/3 cup water

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Measure all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix thoroughly with your hands. Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into treat sized pieces (I use a pizza cutter). Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for about 20 minutes or until golden. Let cool.

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Cat Crackers

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Kitty Heaven Sardine Surprise Treats

2 flat cans of sardines in oil (do not drain)
2/3 cups cooked rice
1 T pureed liver (or canned liver cat food)
1/4 cups chopped parsley

Combine all ingredients and mix well. Shape into balls of desired size or simply spoon into cat’s dish and serve. These treats may be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days, and may also be frozen.

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Kitty Heaven Sardine Surprise Treats

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Cat Attack Cookies

1 c whole wheat flour
1/4 c soy flour
1 t catnip
1 egg
1/3 c milk or cat’s milk
2 T wheat germ
1/3 c powdered milk
1 T unsulfurated molasses
2 T butter, vegetable oil, or canola oil

Preheat oven to 350F. Mix dry ingredients together. Add molasses, egg, oil and milk. Roll out flat onto oiled cookie sheet and cut into small, cat bite-sized pieces. Bake for 20 minutes. Let cool and store in tightly sealed container.

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Cat Attack Cookies

My cats are weird. We never gave them people food when they were young so over the years they actually turn their noses up at it. You could lay down a piece of steak or some cheese and they’ll sniff it and walk away. Turbo likes tortilla chips and yogurt, though – he will hunt you down if he even suspects you’ve got yogurt.

Anyway, I made this for them a while back and even though it smelled like a fantastic cat treat they didn’t care for it. Maybe yours will?

Tuna Treats

1/2 c whole wheat flour
1/2 c nonfat powdered milk
1/2 can tuna or 1/2 C chopped chicken (cooked)
1 T vegetable oil or cod liver oil
1 beaten egg
1/4 c water
catnip (optional)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease or line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In large bowl, mash the tuna (or chicken) into small pieces. Add flour and milk. Mix well.

After all is mixed pour in water and oil. Mix well again. Beat egg in separate dish until dish until egg gets a foamy texture. Add to mix and mix well. The dough mix will be sticky.

Using your fingers shape dough into small bite size balls, about the size of a marble. Put balls on greased or lined cookie sheet. Flatten balls just a bit with your fingers. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove treats from oven wait five minutes and turn treats over so other side will cook. Bake 10 more minutes or until golden brown in color.

Place treats on cookie rack to cool. Cool for 15 minutes. NEVER give treats to your pet right after cooking! Store in air tight container and store in fridge or cool dry place.

You can add the catnip into the recipe or sprinkle on top of treats.

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Cat Treat Recipe