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Bake cat treats

Use our quick and simple recipe to make delicious biscuits for cats, then play ‘find the treats’ so they can use their senses to search for them.

Last edited: 24/10/2024

Before you get started

Why this is important

An occasional treat is great for cats!

Making your own at home is a healthy way to control what goes into their food.

No cat? You can also bake treats for friends and family cats!

Supporting documents

Duke of Edinburgh Worksheet [2 hours]

A cat staring intently at a treat on a bed frame.

Instructions

Baking cat treats

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What you will need

Utensils

  • Oven
  • Large bowl
  • Mixing spoon
  • Rolling pin
  • Cookie cutter
  • Baking tray


Ingredients

  • 2 cups (480g) of wholewheat flour
  • 1 cup (240g) of chopped RSPCA Assured salmon
  • 1 large higher welfare egg

A grey and white cat peering over the kitchen counter next to its owner.
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Preheat oven and mix

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Mix all ingredients in a bowl until it forms a dough.

A woman and child baking together in a kitchen, holding a rolling pin.
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Bake and let cool

Bake your biscuits for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

 

Leave the biscuits to cool down.

Two children peering into an oven, waiting for cat treats to bake.
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Hide the treats

Cats are natural hunters. Hiding treats in cardboard boxes, under clean yoghurt pots or in cardboard tubes around your home will make them use different senses to find the food.

Break a biscuit into smaller pieces so more can be hidden. Only give them one treat per day to help them stay a healthy weight.

A ginger cat investigating a cardboard box on the floor.

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