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| Nutrition Facts | ||
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Serving Size 1 jar treats 290g Recipe makes 1 jar treats) |
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| Calories 687 | ||
| Calories from Fat 167 | (24%) | |
| Amount Per Serving | %DV | |
| Total Fat 18.6g | 28% | |
| Saturated Fat 3.4g | 16% | |
| Monounsaturated Fat 6.4g | ||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 6.7g | ||
| Trans Fat 0.0g | ||
| Cholesterol 37mg | 12% | |
| Sodium 747mg | 31% | |
| Potassium 715mg | 20% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 59.5g | 19% | |
| Dietary Fiber 11.3g | 45% | |
| Sugars 0.8g | ||
| Protein 68.5g | 136% | |
Crunchy Tuna Cat Treats
By: wildschwein
Dec 17, 2006
These little cat cookies are the perfect treat for your feline friend - easy and inexpensive to whip up, and probably much healthier and lower in salt than commercial pet treats. My kitty loves them! They are the purrrfect way to show your cat you love him/her this Christmas 
1 jar treats
Ingredients
- 210 g tuna in vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup rye flour (normal whole meal flour is fine)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- water
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 180°C.2
Mix tuna, rye and parsley together well, breaking up tuna pieces so they are soft and mushy.3
Add water gradually, as is needed to make a firm dough that is easy to mould into a small shape.4
Roll a teaspoon-sized amount of the dough between your palms, creating a small round ball. Flatten the ball so it becomes disc-shaped.5
Repeat process until all mixture is used, placing each biscuit disc onto a lightly greased oven tray.6
Bake in your 180°C oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.7
Turn oven off, though leave tray in until oven has completely cooled. (This will help to dry out the biscuits further, and therefore help the treats keep for longer).8
When biscuits have cooled completely, they are ready to serve. Handy as an occasional treat, and/or an addition to your pet's everyday dry food.9
Store treats in an air-tight container in the pantry.
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Featured Reviews for This Recipe
From: Queen Dana
On Apr 6, 2009
These were fun to make. My cats were really excited about the treat while I was making the dough but once the treats were done they wouldn't eat them. I tried breaking up the treats thinking maybe if they were smaller they would eat them but they wouldn't. This is the third home-made cat treat I've tried to make for them and they wouldn't eat any of the others either... my kitties are too picky!
From: 912811
On Sep 1, 2008
Very easy... I also used the food processor after reading KittyZ's comment. Much meowing ensued as I mixed the dough, so I had to let my cat lick my fingers after I rolled up the dough into the little treats.. and my dog helped too. My cat just didn't understand why they had to go in the oven, when they tasted perfectly fine unbaked. 
Thanks!
From: colachef
On Sep 29, 2007
I was about to quit halfway through because rolling all the little balls of dough took forever for a new cook like me, but it's worth every minute! I added a little flour when rolling the balls to make it not stick to my palms. Don't be alarmed at the size of the treat. I was at first (consider my cat's regular food and treats are so much smaller), but she ate it right out of my hand with no problems and begged for more. When I was making my second batch (took 2 cookie sheets to use up all the dough), she caught on to what I was doing and started meowing nonstop in the kitchen. Brilliant recipe! I used regular flour instead of rye flour (again, I'm a new cook and have no idea the difference between the flours) and my cat loved it.
From: Kitty Z
On Jun 7, 2007
This was actually pretty difficult to make, because my cat wouldn't leave me alone - I had to lock him in the bedroom! Really though, it whipped up in seconds in my food processor. I couldn't find any wholemeal flour, so I used cornflour which seemed to work out fine. Even though the treats don't rise, they got nice and crunchy in the oven (I tried one!). The cat thought they were fantastic and has been hovering around all night trying to get more. Thanks!
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