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Pets love you unconditionally and enrich our lives. So how can you return a teeny weeny bit of that love?
How about making some organic treats your furbaby would love? Or by using homemade shampoo for their baths? Ideas abound with this great way to treat your treasured bundle of fur, here are a few that we loved:
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Yummy doggy treats
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If you are a passionate dog owner, you might have snuck him a few treats straight from your plate which is never a good habit to start as Fido might want a delicious lick when you have important guests over. Instead make him some tasty morsels with our homemade dog recipe, which you could even wrap up and give to your fur loving friends for their dogs’ birthdays!
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| Herbal Dog Biscuits. |
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Ingredients:
- ½ cup cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
- 1 cup oat flour
- ⅔ cup rolled oats
- ½ cup dried parsley
- 3 Tbsp peanut butter
- 1 egg, beaten
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 150 degrees
- Mix all ingredients together in order.
- Separate your dough into two or three balls. If the dough is sticky, chill it for an hour.
- Flour your counter and roll out the dough. Using a dog bone cookie cutter, make each bone and place on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the bones are golden brown and dry. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freeze for later use.
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There are many benefits to making your own doggy treats or homemade dog food. Some of these include knowing exactly what goes into your dog’s snacks and being able to avoid common allergens such as wheat and grains.
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| Impress your kitty! |
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Cats are known to be more finicky when it comes to treats. Most cats go crazy for fish. These yummy treats require only a few ingredients, best of all - if you don’t like spending lots of time in the kitchen these are quick and simple to make .
Although tuna is not something you should feed your cat frequently due to a high amount of mercury, a few tuna treats once in a while won’t hurt.
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| DIY Tuna & Honey Cat Treats. |
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Ingredients:
- cooked fresh tuna 270 gram
- eggs 60 gram
- honey 50 gram
- carrots 20 gram
- rice flour
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 180 C.
- Roast fresh tuna and pumpkin until smooth. Cool and crush.
- In a bowl, beat the egg, add the carrot peeled and grated, tuna and honey. If it’s necessary add some rice flour and mix step by step until a homogeneous dough remains. Form little balls of the mixture and sprinkle with some rice flour.
- Place the treats on a greased paper tray and bake at 180 C for 10-15 minutes, Rest at room temperature.
- Store in a tightly sealed container for 1 week.
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If you are looking for something crunchy and fish shaped, using only 3 ingredients, you can cat-o'-nine-tails these up in no time:
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| 3 Ingredient Salmon Cat Treats. |
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Ingredients:
- 1 tin canned salmon undrained
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- Goldfish Small Cookie Cutters
Directions:
- Heat oven to 220°. Pulse the tin of salmon (undrained) in a food processor
- In a stand mixer, combine salmon, 1 egg (beaten) and 2 cups whole wheat flour until dough forms. If dough is too dry, add up to 1/3 cup water.
- Roll out dough on a floured surface until about 5 mm thick. Use a cookie cutter in the shape of your choice to create your treats.
- Place treats on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 220° for about 20 minutes. When they're slightly browned and crunchy, they're done.
- Allow to cool before serving. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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It is important to remember not to give your cat snacks which contain alcohol, coffee, garlic, onions, grapes or raisins.
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Yoohoo for homemade doggy shampoo
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Chemical shampoos could contain ingredients that are outright harmful for your dog, or just simply not right for their sensitive skin.
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| A bar of soap for your pooch |
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This recipe for a bar of soap for your furry friend comes from DIY Natural and all you need is distilled water, lye, olive oil, coconut oil and “other” oil, which they recommend as a blend of safflower and sunflower (for stage one).
Mix the distilled water and lye. Then, mix all your oils together. Add the lye and keep on stirring. (The guide says you can heat this if the temperature falls below 37.7 degrees Celsius)
Then, phase two: Add castor oil, lemon juice, and lemongrass, cedar and eucalyptus oils. This you pour into molds and leave to set. That’s it!
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| The easiest flea spray you'll ever use |
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This one is courtesy of TheBalance.com and we promise will have you as well as your pet smiling.
Grab a spray bottle, water and a whole lemon sliced. Boil the water and remove from heat, toss the sliced lemon into it, and leave to set overnight. This mix then goes into the spray bottle and onto your pets for magical flea-repellent that costs you almost nothing to make.
It doesn’t take long to make something a little special for your pets, it’s a great way to ensure they also get a gift under the tree or on their birthdays! Best of all, you get to have fun whilst being creative.
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