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Oatmeal Dog Treats

• 1.00 c Uncooked Oatmeal
• 0.75 c Powdered milk
• 1.00 Egg, Beaten
• 0.33 c Margerine
• 1.50 c Hot Water
• 0.75 c Cornmeal
• 3.00 c Whole Wheat Flour

In a large bowl pour hot water over oatmeal, margerine, and bouillon granules: let stand 5 minutes. Stir in powdered milk, cornmeal and egg. Add flour, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Knead 3 to 4 minutes, adding more flour if necessary to make a very stiff dough. Pat or roll dough to 1/2 inch thikness. Cut into bone shapes and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 50 minutes. Allow to cool and dry out until hard. Makes approximately 1 3/4 pounds.

Dog Training Treats

• 2 1/3 cup flour (all-purpose or whole wheat)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup grated cheese (like parmesan)
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 cup non-fat powdered milk

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix well; Roll the dough out to size of a cookie sheet; Pat the dough onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, bringing it to the edges.Using a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, cut desired sizes into dough (just score through). If you're using as training treats, cut them into small pieces; Sprinkle a little extra cheese and garlic powder if desired on dough for flavor.

Bake in a 350 degree oven about 15 minutes until golden brown. Turn off the oven and let cool for a few hours; They will keep hardening the longer you leave them. Break them apart; store tightly covered or in the freezer.

Healthy Tuna Cat Treats

• 1/2 C Whole wheat flour
• 1/2 C Nonfat powdered milk
• 1/2 Can Tuna
• 1 T Vegetable oil or cod liver oil
• 1 Egg beaten
• 1/4 C Water
• 1 tsp Catnip

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease cookie sheets with cooking spray.

1. In large bowl, mash the tuna(or chicken)into smaller pieces. Then add flour and milk. Mix well.

2. After all is mixed pour in water and oil. Mix well again.

3. Now, beat egg in seperate dish until dish util egg gets a foamy texture. Add to mix. 4. Mix well. The dough mix will be sticky, so dont worry.

5. Using your fingers shape dough into samll bite size balls, about the size of a marble. Put balls on greased cookie sheets. Flatten blaas with hand.

6. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove treats from oven wait five minutes and turn treats over so other side will cook. Bake 10 more minutes or until golden brown in color.

7. Place treats on cookie rack to cool. Cool for 15 minutes. NEVER give treats to your pet right after cooking.

*You can add the catnip in the recipe or sprinkle on top of treats. They like it either way. Store in air tight container and store in fridge or cool dry place.

Chocolate Toxicity in Dogs

Contributed by Deb:

Since this info is all over the web, and comes from a book, I consider it public domain. So I will post it here without any concerns:

Chocolate - active ingredient = theobromine: The half life in the dog is 17.5 hours

The Toxic dose in the dog is 100-150 mg/kg.A kilogram (kg) = 2.2 lbs. A milligram(mg) = 1/1000 of a gram

So for a 50 pound dog, a toxic dose would be roughly 2.2 grams (2200 mg) of pure chocolate.

However the concentration of theobromine varies with the formulation of the chocolate so: Milk chocolate has 44mg/oz (154mg/100gm) :toxic dose for 50 lb dog - 50 oz of milk chocolate.

Semisweet chocolate has 150 mg/oz (528mg/100gm) :toxic dose for 50 lb dog - 15 oz of semisweet chocolate

Baking chocolate 390mg/oz (1365 mg/100gm):toxic dose for 50 lb dog - 5 oz of baking chocolate

Thus a dog eating one oz of baking chocolate would have to eat almost 3 oz of semisweet or 10 oz of milk chocolate to get the same dose of theobromine.

The theobromine in candies consisting of chocolate that is coated over some other substance - as in filled candies and chocolate coated dried fruits, etc. will be more dilute than that in pure chocolate bars and solid chocolate candies.

Obviously the chocolate in milk chocolate is quite dilute and this is why many dogs can eat a piece here and there and seem not to show toxic effects, how many dogs would get ahold of 50 oz at a time? This is not true of the more concentrated forms however.

Dr Sue Bank's experience was that she had two dogs, a 95 pound one and a 60 pound one. They got ahold of 2 one pound bags of Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate pieces (a bag each). The 95 pound dog survived but the 60 pound dog ingested a toxic dose.

The problem with feeding a dog milk chocolate as a treat is that it develops a liking for chocolate and since dogs do not seem to be as sensitive to bitter tastes as humans - it may then eat the more concentrated, and thus quite toxic, baker's chocolate if it gets a chance or it will consume a toxic amount of milk or semi-sweet chocolate if it can get into a improperly stored supply.

Treatment which is best administered by someone with medical training follows the same strategy as treatment for caffeine overdose: Support Respiration Support cardiovascular function, control arrhythmia's, control electrolytes and acid-base balance. Control CNS excitation. Emesis Gastric lavage Cathartic Activated charcoal.

Administration of an activated charcoal slurry is a major component of the treatment and needs to be administered by a veterinarian - it is not a home treatment. From Kirk and Bistner's Handbook of Veterinary Procedures and Emergency Treatment 6th edition. ************ *********

Vitamin Rich Meal for Felines

• 1/3 c Cottage cheese
• 2 tb Bisquick
• 1 tb Chopped liver
• 1 tb Corn oil
• 1 Dash iodized salt

Mix all together for 1-2 delicious cat servings.

Dog's Long Life Treats

• 4 C. FLOUR
• 1 C.OLIVE OIL
• 2 TEA. MINICED GARLIC
• 1/4 C. HONEY
• 1/2 C. WATER

PRE-HEAT OVEN TO 325 DEGREES MIX INGEREDIENTS TOGETHER ROLL OUT THEN CUT COOKIES PUT ON GREASED PAN PUT IN OVEN TILL GOLDEN BROWN(APPROX.5-10 MIN.)