CAT & DOG TREATS

Make your own pet treats--- unless you buy ideally certified organic treats free of additives, preservatives, and coloring agents, made locally or in the US, and certainly not imported.  One or two treats should only be given two or three times a day to avoid addiction, pets becoming over-weight, or refusing to eat their regular food.

FOR CATS---1 cup of rice flour as a binder for either 3/4 cup of sardines or mackerel in oil; or two eggs, ½ cup chopped liver (chicken or beef) and one tablespoon of grated cheese; or 3/4 cup of fatty ground beef, chicken, turkey or mutton. Mix well, adding sufficient water plus 1 tablespoon of cod liver oil, to make a soft dough. Roll out into very thin strips and bake slowly in a pre-heated oven at 315 degrees for-20-25 min. Switch off oven and let cool in oven to crispen but not burn. Break into small dime-sized pieces and store in an air-tight container in the 'fridge.

FOR DOGS—1 cup of rice flour as a binder for either 1/2 cup of ground chicken, turkey, mutton, beef liver or hamburger, and one egg; or two eggs and two tablespoons of peanut butter or grated cheese. Mix well with water and cod liver or olive oil, and follow above directions, breaking into nickel-sized pieces before storage.  For variation, add mashed, cooked yam or sweet potato instead of grated cheese or peanut butter.

Try spicing cats’ and dogs’ treats with a tablespoon of powdered kelp or seaweed flakes, or 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon or ginger, even cat nip for cats and Brewer’s (not baking) yeast for both. Crush three human daily multi mineral supplements into each batch for good measure.