Homemade cat food
Mackerel & Pea Omega Flakes
Flaked cooked mackerel tossed with a little mashed pea — a fragrant, omega-rich topper for a shiny coat, served in small amounts.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 15 min
- Makes
- 2–3 small servings
🧺 Ingredients
- 80 g fresh mackerel fillet, or mackerel tinned in spring water (drained, no salt or oil)
- 1 tablespoon cooked peas, lightly mashed
- A little of the cooking water to moisten
👩🍳 Method
- If using fresh mackerel, steam or poach the fillet until it flakes easily, then leave it to cool.
- Carefully flake the fish, checking meticulously for and removing every bone.
- Lightly mash the cooked peas and fold them through the flaked fish.
- Loosen with a spoonful of the plain cooking water to a soft, moist texture.
- Serve a small spoonful at room temperature as a topper over the usual meal.
- Refrigerate any extra and use within one day, as oily fish spoils quickly.
Nutrition: Mackerel is exceptionally rich in the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, which support a glossy coat, healthy skin and joints, while a little mashed pea adds soluble fibre and helps bind the flakes into an easy-to-serve topper.
📝 Notes
Oily fish is a treat, not a staple — offer only occasionally and in small amounts, as too much can upset the balance of a cat's diet and, over time, deplete vitamin E. Always use fish tinned in spring water rather than brine or oil, and check obsessively for bones.
⚕️ Before you cook for your cat
- Homemade food must be balanced. Cats need taurine, and deficiency causes heart and eye disease.
- Treat recipes are supplements to a complete diet, not a replacement for it.
- Check any new ingredient against the toxic-foods list, and ask your vet before switching diets.