Greenies are a big hit at my house. They come in 4 or 5 flavors, and I heard a guy at the pet food store say they're all a big hit except for the beef flavor. Unfortunately, they don't tend to carry them in grocery stores, so it means a special stop at PetSmart or a pet food store to get them.

 

Dehydrated or freeze-dried chicken or other whole meat is about as natural and healthy as you can get. If you have a dehydrator, it's much cheaper to make your own treats, and you'll know exactly what is and isn't in them. Just slice up some raw chicken or other whole meat and pop it into the dehydrator.

 

Like Cool Cat, I too use freeze-dried chicken or fish treats. I use a brand called "Pure Bites". There is only one ingredient -- chicken or fish, depending on the flavor. No other chemicals, additives, grains, etc. My kittens love these. Pure Bites also make a freeze-dried liver treat (only ingredient is liver), but my kitties turn their nose up at this one.

 

Dehydrated or freeze-dried chicken or other whole meat is about as natural and healthy as you can get. If you have a dehydrator, it's much cheaper to make your own treats, and you'll know exactly what is and isn't in them. Just slice up some raw chicken or other whole meat and pop it into the dehydrator.

What a fabulous idea! It just so happens that I have a dehydrator... THANKS!

 

Wellness and EVO both make cat treats.

 

My cats loved Greenies, but I stopped feeding them two years ago once I found out they were made mainly from Wheat Gluten. I feed my cats Cat Chow, and I figured they didn't need any more.

I now treat them with Kitty Kaviar. It's dried Bonito flakes, all natural and they love it!

Check it...
http://www.amazon.com/6-PACK-Kitty-Kavi ... 399&sr=8-1

 

Mine get (raw) sliced beef, chicken or pork heart, or (raw) chicken gizzards, as treats. Since they eat raw anyway, really every meal is a treat, LOL, but if I want to reward them, that's what we use.

 

Despite a forum search, I couldn't find a thread about the "best cat treats." Does anyone have a recommendation? I used to feed my cat "Pounce" treats until I looked at the label and found that the second ingredient was "Animal Digest." What is that, you may ask?

Animal Digest is a common ingredient used in pet foods. A cooked-down broth made from specified or unspecified parts of animals (depending on the type of digest used). If the source is unspecified (e.g. "Animal" or "Poultry", the animals used can be obtained from any source, so there is no control over quality or contamination. Any kind of animal can be included: "4-D animals" (dead, diseased, disabled, or dying prior to slaughter), goats, pigs, horses, rats, misc. roadkill, animals euthanized at shelters, restaurant and supermarket refuse and so on.

Roadkill...wow...who knew. Since then I've been more into reading labels and right now my cat is enjoying "Temptations" but I'm not so sure they are any better.

 

Wellness, EVO, Zukes, Catswell, Canz Real Meat, Lakse Kronch, Snack 21. Any of the dehydrated meat treats for dogs can be used for cats...Whole Life, Gimborn, Stella & Chewy's, Pure Bites, Whole Food.

 

Like Hoofmaiden I give mainly raw treats. (Raw) chicken hearts are a favorite here!!! They are a very nice size for a treat.

Chester adores live crickets so he gets them as a treat whenever I go to a pet store that has them. I'm sure all the others would love crickets as well BUT Chester won't share

Freeze dried (or dehydrated) meat are great as well:wink

 

Mine like the EVO treats, Neko won't eat real meat (including freeze dried) *sigh*. Neko wouldn't eat hard cat treats back when I fed kibble but now he'll kill to get them lol.

 

My girls love Zukes, & Bonito Flakes(their favorite). I purchase the Bonito Flakes online on Amazon, large red bag w/ large writing in black. I found Kitty Kaviar is mostly small bits, the bag I get has mostly large strips & thicker flakes. I like Greenies too but my pet store is always out of them but we use EVO too. Hope you find what you need!

 

When we have a roast, Peggy gets the "skinny" bits of meat. When we have fish, she gets the skins.

She loves us on Fridays and Sundays.