Apart from a well-balanced diet, your kitties would be delighted with a tiny mid-meal snack too. Experiment with healthy, DIY no-cook cat treats. These recipes require no baking and are packed full of nutritious goodness. They contain very few ingredients, and your cats will look forward to eating them with excitement. Remember, though; these are healthy treats only and not substitutes for your feline’s regular food. 

1. Tuna mountains

  Ingredients
Canned tuna – 1/2 cup
Regular oats – 1/2 cup
Grated carrots – 1/2 cup
Frozen (and thawed) green peas – 1/4 cup
Olive oil, for binding

Method
In a large bowl, add tuna, oats, carrots, and green peas. Add two to three tablespoons of olive oil little by little. Use your hands to mix everything well. Make tiny mountains out of the mixture, and refrigerate in an airtight box for up to five days. Your cats will absolutely relish these tasty tuna mountains. 

2. Chicken sticks

Ingredients
Chicken, cooked and diced – 1 cup
Cream cheese – 1 cup
Dried parsley flakes – 1 teaspoon

Method
Combine all the ingredients in a food processor to make a paste. Refrigerate this for an hour, then remove it from the fridge and make small stick shapes and place them neatly on a lined tray. Freeze the delicious cat treats until they firm up. Transfer to airtight Ziploc bags or boxes and thaw a little before feeding your kitties.

3. Potato mash

Ingredients
Canned tuna (in water) – 1 cup
Chicken, cooked and diced – 1 cup
Boiled and pureed sweet potato – 1 cup
Boiled and mashed regular potato – 1 cup

Method
Add all the ingredients to a large bowl. Mix well and make tiny pebble-sized balls out of them. Store these potato balls in an airtight bag in the refrigerator for up to a week. Feed your cats this high-protein, moisture-rich food as a treat. 

4. Cheesy bites 

Ingredients
Canned salmon (in water) – 1 cup
Rolled oats – 1 cup
Shredded cheddar cheese – 1/2 cup
Mayonnaise – 1/2 cup
Dried catnip – 1 tablespoon

Method
Drain the water from the salmon and place it in a clean bowl. Add all the other ingredients and combine them well. Spread the mixture onto a flat surface and make a rough square or circle half an inch in thickness. Use a cookie cutter to cut out fun shapes from the flattened mixture. Place the cheesy bites in the refrigerator to set. Store in an airtight container in the fridge and feed your kitty these cheesy treats once a day. 

5. Peanut butter cookies

Ingredients
Peanut butter – 1/2 cup
Grated carrot – 1/2 cup
Canned and drained tuna flakes – 1/2 cup
Whole wheat flour – 1/2 cup
Dried and crushed catnip – 1 teaspoon
Coconut oil as required 

Method
This cat treat is a no-bake recipe that is nutritious as it is tasty. Simply mix all the ingredients (except coconut oil) together. Then add coconut oil little by little to combine and hold the mixture together. Make it into flat cookie shapes, and refrigerate them so it can set. Your kitties can enjoy the delicious and nutritious peanut butter treats for up to a week.