Homemade Pumpkin Cat Treats: A Delicious and Nutritious Recipe

Since pumpkin season is started, you must be wanting to enjoy it with your furry pal by adding yummy healthy recipes. As we know, cats can eat pumpkin in moderation, and it helps in easy digestion, and weight loss, and keep their body hydrated for a long period of time.

By keeping all this in mind, we have explored and tried different pumpkin recipes, which are good for your cat’s health. Furthermore, we have customized them a bit so that you can safely feed these recipes to your furry pal.

Let’s check out the homemade pumpkin cat treats recipes, it is easy to bake and tempting, so your cat won’t be able to resist them. However, make sure you don’t replace it with a regular meal, and these treats should be fed in very small proportions.

Top Homemade Pumpkin Cat Treats Recipe

It has been noticed, the majority of cats love the taste of pumpkin. And if fed in small proportions, it’s good for their health. It includes essential nutrients which help in easy digestion, lose weight, and keep your kitty’s tummy full.

Here are five recipes for homemade cat treats with pumpkin, which are easy to bake, and your kitty will surely enjoy the taste of them. But, make sure you don’t replace it with a regular meal, and it should be fed in treat form only.

Let’s not waste more time, and dive in to explore the yummy homemade pumpkin treat recipe for your feline pal.

Recipe 2: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Treats

Instructions	Quantity
Pumpkin	2 Whole
Powdered Cat Grass/Catnip	2 Teaspoon
Olive Oil	1/2 Cup

Instruction:

• This one is a very simple recipe, no need to do a long procedure.
• Take two whole pumpkins, and rinse them well. Next, you need to do is cut it in half and remove the seeds from the flesh/pulp.
• Take those seeds and put them to dry.
• The next step is to grease the pan well with olive oil, add dry pumpkin seeds and roast it for a while.
• Then sprinkle a few catnip herbs, and your cat’s crispy treat is ready to serve.

Recipe 3: Pumpkin Tuna Cat Treats

Instructions	Quantity
Fresh Tuna	4 ounces
Pumpkin	1 cup
Egg Yolk	1 Whole
Grated Carrot	1 cup
Olive Oil	1 Tablespoon
Oat Flour	1/4 Cup
Catnip Herb	1 Tablespoon

Instruction:

• Preheat the oven, and place the baking tray with parchment paper.
• Wash the tuna and pumpkin properly, then chop them into fine, small pieces. After that, with the help of a chopper, grate the carrots.
• Now, take a pan, grease it well with the olive oil, and add chopped tuna, pumpkin flesh, and carrots. Roast it for a while, then transfer it to a bowl to cool down.
• The next step is mixing, taking a bowl, and whole egg, whisking it better, then adding all the roasted ingredients, followed by catnip herbs.
• After proper mixing, make small balls and place them on a baking tray. Now, your tray is all set to bake.
• Once your baking part is done, leave it to cool down.

Recipe 4: Pumpkin Cookies

Instructions	Quantity
Grated Carrots	1 cup
Homemade unsweetened applesauce	1/2 cup
Pumpkin	1 cup
Oatmeal	1/2 cup
Rice Flour	2 cups
Flour	1/4 Cup

Instruction:

• The first step is to preheat the oven and place the baking tray.
• Now, it’s time for chopping, take the carrot and grate it well, with the help of a chopper. Next, take out the pumpkin flesh and store it in a small container.
• It’s mixing time, take a bowl, and add grated carrots, followed by pumpkin flesh, oatmeal, homemade unsweetened applesauce, and rice flour.
• Mix all the ingredients very well and form a nice dough.
• Take out the baking tray, and place the parchment paper. Then spread the dough properly, and let it get settled.
• With the help of a cutter, give the cookie the desired shape, such as a circle, triangle, square, etc…
• Place the baking tray in the oven, and let it bake for 15 minutes.
• When it’s done, keep it cool down. After that, you can store it in an airtight container, and place it in the refrigerator for one week.

Recipe 5: Pumpkin Salmon Treats

Instructions	Quantity
Pumpkin Puree	1/4 Cup
Boneless skinless Salmon	5 ounces
Egg Yolk	1 Whole
Water	1/4 Cup
Oat Flour	1 1/4 Cups

Instruction:

• Firstly, preheat the oven, and place the baking tray.
• Take the chopper/knife/blender to chop the boneless skinless salmon. Make sure you chop it into very fine, small pieces.
• Now, take a bowl, and add a whole egg yolk, followed by pumpkin puree, finely chopped salmon, and oats flour.
• With the help of a spoon or beater, mix all the ingredients very well to form a dough.
• Leave the dough for 5 minutes, so that the dough gets set well.
• Take out your baking tray from the oven, place the parchment paper, and then spread the dough all over the tray.
• Now, with the help of a fork, dock all over the dough.
• Place the dough in the oven, set the timer, and let it bake for around 15 minutes.
• The final step is to take out the tray from the oven and let it cool down. Then, with the help of a cutter, you can make small chunks.
• Fill pumpkin salmon treats in your kitty’s airtight treat jar, and refrigerate it.

FAQs

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Cats are obligate carnivores, so don’t forget that their body needs are different from those of human beings. It’s important to feed them meat protein, and these treats can only be fed in moderation level.

Now, you have the list of homemade pumpkin cat treats, which you can easily bake it for your furry pal and feed her at a moderate level. It will add nutrient value to your furry pal’s body, so don’t worry and bake it for your kitty.

Always seek advice from the vet before switching your cat’s food or feeding her any new ingredients. This helps you to prevent your kitty from any skin or other health issues.