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Everyone knows that cats love the occasional helping of fresh fish or tasty chicken breast – but how many of us actually go that bit further and prepare something really special for our feline friends?

Well now there’s no excuse, with these healthy recipes I’ve created for you and your cat to enjoy! From everyday meals that your cat can eat along with her Joe & Jill’s, to special treats for those one-off occasions such as cat birthdays there are all sorts of different meals to try – and there are even some recipes designed for elderly cats and cats with health problems such as kidney failure.

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Everyday meals

Chewy Chicken Biscuits

There’s nothing that our cat likes more than to start her day with a handful of these crunchy biscuits. In fact Jill likes them so much, she once managed to open the kitchen cupboard and get the lid off the plastic box I’d left them in. I found her sitting guiltily on the kitchen floor, surrounded by crumbs, in the morning!

Luckily, as these biscuits are really healthy, Jill was absolutely fine. You can feed these everyday like I do, but make sure that your cat still gets plenty of her normal food as these biscuits aren’t a replacement for a complete diet.

You’ll need:

  • 60g rice
  • 60g wholemeal flour
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • ½ chicken stock cube
  • 225g chicken mince
  • ½ teaspoon brewer’s yeast
  • ½ teaspoon dried kelp
  • A little cooking oil

Cook the rice, drain and allow to cool. Then mix it together with the flour, oil and crumbled stock cube. Brown the mince gently in a frying pan and then add in to the mix, along with the brewer’s yeast and kelp. Then add in hot water a little at a time, until the mixture is wet enough to form a thick and heavy dough.

Flour your hands and then roll up the mixture into grape-sized balls which you drop onto a well-greased baking tray. Bake in a moderate oven (180 C, Gas mark 4) for about twenty five minutes, until the biscuits are firm and golden brown. Allow to cool well before brushing with a little oil (to add a bit of extra palatability) and serving as a morning treat.

These biscuits keep well in an airtight container for at least a week.

Mini Fish-balls with Fishy Gravy

Obviously not one for the cat who doesn’t like fish, but for most cats this it their idea of food heaven. The combination of the fleshy fish balls with the strong-tasting gravy is enough to drive even the most picky cat wild – and not only that, it’s good for them as well!

To make about enough for 3-4 cats, you will need:

  • 2 whole sardines or 1 small mackerel
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • ½ a carrot, grated
  • 1 tablespoon corn flour
  • Salty water

First you need to fillet the fish. The easiest way to do this is to remove the skin, head and tail with a knife, and then break away the flesh using a teaspoon. Once most of the flesh is off, put the skin, head and tail into a saucepan with the oil and brown them gently for 2 minutes. Add the grated carrot and continue to fry for a couple of minutes. Then add in 1 pint of water and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for about half an hour.

While the stock is cooking, take the fish and set about it with a rolling pin or the flat surface of a large kitchen knife, The idea is to pulverise it as much as possible – just be careful not to pulverise your fingers (or the cat’s paw if he’s trying to help!) Then add in the corn flour and about 4 tablespoons of warm water – just enough to make a thick and sticky paste. Form the paste into small balls and dip each in some salty water.

Once the stock has had its thirty minutes of simmering, fish out all the bones and head (but leave in any soft bits like fins, skin or very well cooked and soft bones). Then drop in the fish balls and let them cook for about five minutes before turning off the heat and letting it cool for at least an hour. Then, when you’re fed up with the cats pestering you, give in and serve a small portion with two or three balls and a tablespoon of gravy to each cat.

Joe & Jill's Fish Stew

This is an easy recipe which uses your cat’s normal Joe & Jill’s Salmon and Rice kibbles, so it’s fine as an everyday dish. The added fish complements the kibbles really well, and add oily nutrients as well as extra taste.

To make enough stew for several helpings, you need:

  • 100g Joe & Jill’s Salmon and Rice
  • 400ml water
  • 1 tin mackerel or pilchards
  • ¼ teaspoon catnip (optional)

Put the kibble and water into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Then let it simmer for about twenty minutes. After about ten minutes, start to mash up the softened kibbled with a wooden spoon, and keep going at it until you’ve formed a thick and smooth gravy. Add more water if the mixture is getting too thick.

Then simply mix in the mashed up fish with the catnip and let the stew cool down before serving.

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