Few things are as tail-wagging wonderful as a frozen treat on a hot summer day.
These easy-to-make pet treats are a tasty and low-calorie way to keep your four-legged friends cool throughout the dog days of summer.
Fruit ice cube treats for dogs
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These ice cube treats are super easy to make—and dogs love to chomp on them! You can even make them using paw- or bone-shaped ice cube molds to add to the fun.
What you will need:
- Ice cube tray
- Fresh high-water content fruit (such as bananas, strawberries, watermelon, peaches, mango or pineapple)
- Water
- Plastic freezer bag
Important: Never give grapes or raisins to your dog, or feed them the seeds, stems or leaves from peaches or apples—all of these are very poisonous to canines!
Directions:
- Chop up fruit into small, bite-size chunks
- Place 1-3 pieces of fruit in each ice cube partition
- Add water ¾ to the top
- Freeze for 2-3 hours until solid
- Remove from tray and store in a freezer bag or a freezer-safe container
Serving suggestion: 2-4 treats per dog.
Chilled-out tuna treats for cats
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Even the most selective kitty will go wild for this yummy tuna delicacy. Your dog friends will love them too.
What you will need:
- Ice cube tray
- Can of water-packed tuna (alternately, you can use canned salmon)
- About ½ cup water
- Mixing bowl
- Blender (optional)
- Plastic freezer bag
Directions:
- Open the tuna and pour it into the bowl or blender (include the tuna water)
- Add about ½ cup of water
- Blend for about 10 seconds or hand mix until an even consistency
- Transfer tuna mix to the ice cube tray
- Freeze for 2-3 hours until solid
- Remove from tray and store in a freezer bag or a freezer-safe container
Pro tip: Portion the mix into your ice cube tray with less mess by transferring it to a plastic freezer bag and cutting off one corner—it works like a cake piping bag.
Serving suggestion: 1-2 treats per day.
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