Homemade cat food
Salmon & Yogurt Frozen Bites
A cooling summer treat: creamy plain yogurt blended with cooked salmon and frozen into tiny cubes for hot days and hydration-boosting fun.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 10 min + freezing
- Makes
- About 12 cube treats
🧺 Ingredients
- 60g cooked salmon (skinless, boneless, flaked)
- 3 tbsp plain unsweetened yogurt (or lactose-free yogurt)
- 2 tbsp bone broth or plain water
- A few flakes of extra salmon for topping (optional)
👩🍳 Method
- Check the cooked salmon carefully for bones, then flake it finely.
- Blend the salmon, yogurt, and bone broth into a smooth, pourable purée.
- Spoon the mixture into a silicone ice-cube tray with small cavities, or an ice-lolly mould.
- Press a flake of salmon into the top of each cube if you like.
- Freeze for at least 4 hours, or until solid.
- Pop out one cube at a time and let it soften for a minute before offering it on a saucer.
Nutrition: Salmon delivers protein and omega-3 fatty acids that support skin, coat, and joints, while a small amount of yogurt offers probiotics and a little calcium. The frozen format encourages extra fluid intake on hot days — a gentle way to help keep cats hydrated in summer.
📝 Notes
Serve these as an occasional hot-weather treat, not a meal. Use plain, unsweetened yogurt with no added flavourings, and never any product containing xylitol. Because some cats are lactose-sensitive, offer a small amount first and choose a lactose-free yogurt if your cat is prone to tummy upset. Store frozen for up to 2 months and let a cube soften slightly before serving to protect teeth.
⚕️ 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.