DIY Pumpkin Tuna Cat Treats That Your Cat Will Love
If you want to treat your kitty with something very delicious, these pumpkin tuna cat treats are a great choice. My cats really love them and even though I don’t make them often, whenever they smell them, they get so excited!
Treating your cats from time to time is a great way to bond with them, and reward them for being such a good kitties. I also like the fact that I know exactly what goes into those treats so I can be sure there aren’t any artificial additives or other nasty things in it.
But, after all, treats are treats, and they shouldn’t make a large part of your cat’s diet. Experts suggest that treats shouldn’t make more than 10% of cat’s daily calorie intake. This recipe will make approximately 18 ounces of treats which contain 1452 calories. I would suggest giving your adult cat no more than 3 of these treats a day. If you have young cats a.k.a. kittens, it is better to not give them anything containing tuna, these treats included, so save this recipe for when they are older 🙂
Look at the bottom of the article for a detailed info about the recipe, including calorie number, proteins, carbohydrates and fats if your cat is on a special diet.
BTW, take a look at my DIY green tuna cat treats too.
What you’ll need for the pumpkin tuna cat treats:
- fresh tuna
- an egg
- carrot
- pumpkin
- olive oil
- catnip herb
- integral oat flour
If your cat doesn’t like catnip, you can just leave it out of the recipe.
One thing to be careful about is that tuna has a high amount of mercury so you shouldn’t give your cats tuna often and especially not on a daily basis. If you want to avoid tuna, you can also make these treats will other fish, such as sardines.
This is the final result of my recipe. Cat treats look delicious, and your cats will surely love them if they have a good taste 🙂
Ingredients:
- 7 ounces cooked fresh tuna (200 gr)
- 1 egg
- 1.5 tablespoons spinach (20 gr)
- 1.5 tablespoons brocoli (20 gr)
- 1.5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup integral oat floor (200 gr)
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C)
- Roast fresh tuna and pumpkin until thoroughly blended, then cool and stir.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg, then add peeled and grated carrot, catnip, olive oil, tuna and pumpkin. Add the oat flour and mix until dough forms. Let it rest for five minutes.
- Spread the dough so it’s no more than 1/2 inch thick (1 cm), and cut with molds of your choice.
- Place the cookies on a greased tray and bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool to room temperature.
- Store in a tightly sealed container for up to 1 week.
Detailed info about the recipe
If you want to know exactly what these cat treats are made of, then you’ll love this table I made with a help of my friend who is a chef and knows his way around food.
| Ingredients | Quantity (Gr) | Corresponding (%) | Calories (Kcal) | Proteins (Gr) | Carbohydrates (Gr) | Fats (Gr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked fresh tuna | 200 | 38.3 | 368 | 59.82 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Eggs | 60 | 11.5 | 85.8 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| Carrot | 20 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.048 |
| Pumpkin | 20 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.02 |
| Olive oil | 20 | 3.8 | 176.8 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Catnip herb | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 |
| Integral oat flour | 200 | 38.3 | 808 | 29.32 | 131.4 | 18.2 |
| Total weight | 521 | 100 | 1452 | 97.063 | 135.058 | 56.5 |
| Nutritional information per 100 gr | 278.6 | 18.6 | 25.9 | 10.8 |
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Have you ever tried making your own homemade cat treats?
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I love this recipe. I must try it out on our fussy felines! There is nothing hard to get here, just good natural things!
Thanks for the serious nutritional information – this is so important.
Thank you!!
I am glad you like it!
Oh my goodness, Pumpkin, Tuna & Catnip – what kitty could resist that!? I pinned to my DIY board, I bet lots of cat mama’s will want to make these! Thanks for sharing.
Love & Biscuits,
Dogs Luv Us and We Luv Them
This looks delicious enough for even me to eat, hahaha. I am a lazy dog mom who just boils some chicken sometime for an extra special treat, but now after seeing what you have done, I too want to make something special for my little one.
What a cute idea! I’ll have to try this for my girls.
I don’t know enough about how pumpkin is or isn’t good for cats but it looks awesome and I’m sure Cookie (and other dogs) would love it.
My vet recomended i feed my cat pumpkin to keep her full during weight loss, ill be trying these treats for sure!!
I didn’t know pumpkin makes them full. Good to know!
Those do look delicious! I’m pretty sure these would be a big hit with my dogs as well as my cat.
I can’t wait to try these with my cat! I have been planning on trying a few homemade treats soon. Thank you for the recipe!
This is awesome! What a great idea. I’ve had trouble finding treats that my cat will eat, also that won’t make him sick. Something homemade seems like a good choice.
Can’t wait to have time to try them out.
This looks like a great recipe. My girls don’t eat much tuna, so I’m not sure if I would make these for them,. but I’ll definitely keep this recipe. My girls love treats and I like to make sure they are as healthy as possible.
I’m sure Rhette would love these! But, I just don’t get around to making things like that much any more! Sandra and Dolly
What a great recipe you’ve offered! I love the seasonal twist, who can pass up pumpkin right now?!?
Thank you for the recipe.
Mommy actually thought they sounded tasty. She might make us some, but I hope she doesn’t expect US to share them with HER.
Yeah, these are too yummy to share 🙂
What do you mean by “roast tuna and pumpkin until smooth”?
Oops, it an error, I fixed it now. Just roast the tuna and pumpkin and then mix it together when it cools off a bit.