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PET TREATS
TURKEY & SWEET POTATO TREATS
FOR DOGS
This recipe can be served at
any time of the year but they make wonderful
treats at Thanksgiving so you can include your
dog in the festivities. They are also attractive
treats and packaged with clear cellophane and a
ribbon, will make great gifts for friends with dogs.
Makes about 3 dozen treats, depending upon
the size of the treats.
2 cups of turkey, cooked
1 cup water
1 cup sweet potato, cooked until soft
1 tablespoon molasses
1- ½ cup oatmeal, dry, uncooked
3 dozen cranberries, fresh or frozen
Shred or chop the cooked turkey so that itʼs in
small pieces. Put the turkey and water into the
food processor or blender until a thick paste.
There should be no meat chunks. Add the sweet
potato and molasses to the meat and puree until
a thick paste. Pour or spoon the mixture into a
large bowl. Add the oatmeal and mix well. The
dough should not be too wet or runny; if it is, add
a little more oatmeal. Spoon the dough onto the
dehydrator rack by teaspoonful. Place a
cranberry on top of each treat, pressing it in
slightly so that the berry stays on the treat.
Leave treats in the dehydrator for four to five
hours or until thoroughly dry but not crispy.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Treats will be good for about three weeks.
To give as a gift, place the treats (cranberry side
up) on a decorative holiday paper plate. Wrap in
clear or holiday colored cellophane and gather
the cellophane at the top of the plate. Tie the
gathered cellophane with a holiday colored
ribbon. Variations: Use fresh or frozen
blueberries instead of cranberries. Use cooked
potatoes instead of sweet potatoes.
TINY SHRIMP TREATS FOR CATS
This very simple recipe was a favorite with many
of our taste test cats. Havoc, a huge, 13 year old
Russian Blue, ate this with gusto and heʼs
usually very picky!
Makes as many treats as there are shrimp in the
can; usually at least two dozen.
1 four ounce can small peeled shrimp
1/3 cup catnip flowers, fresh
Open the can of shrimp and pour out the water
the shrimp were packed in. Put the shrimp in a
small bowl. Chop the catnip flowers into ¼ inch
pieces. Although some leaves are fine, discard
any stems. Add the flowers to the shrimp and
mix, taking care not to break up the shrimp.
Some of the flowers will stick to the shrimp;
others will not and thatʼs fine. Put the shrimp and
flowers onto the dehydrator rack. The shrimp
and flowers should remain in the dehydrator for
about two hours or until thoroughly dry.
Remove shrimp and flowers from the rack and
store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
One or two shrimp and a pinch of flowers makes
a good treat for most cats. Variation: If you canʼt
find any fresh catnip flowers, you can use
dehydrated or dried catnip, just add it to the
dehydrated shrimp as you serve your cat a treat.
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