Creating snacks and treats for cats and dogs with a LickiMat® can be fast and simple with just one or two ingredients. To make treats last even, longer stick pre-loaded LickiMats in the freezer.
Simple one ingredient ideas are:
TIP: Make up 2 or 3 LickiMats and save them in the freezer made up and ready to go.
Wrap them in cling wrap or paper and save for later.
If you have a bit of time, here's a few simple recipe ideas that you can try. There's a mix of recipes made from a variety of meats, fish, dairy, fruit and vegetables suitable for cats and dogs. These recipes are perfect for most lick mats but are more suited to LickiMat®. The reason being our surface texture is designed to be deeper than other licking mats with a wider more useable food surface area.
For all the recipes, adjust portion size to suit your pet.
Check with a professional that your food choices are safe for your pet.
Ensure ingredients are xylitol free.
All pre-prepared LickiMats can be frozen and served later.
Chicken and Peas
Chopped roasted chicken
Pet mince
Baby peas
Chopped parsley
Press pet mince into LickiMat surface. Scatter on top cooked chicken and baby peas. Add a bit of parsley to freshen breath and soothe the tummy.
Raw Beef and Vegetables
2 cups ground beef
1 teaspoon hemp powder (optional)
1 heap tablespoon cooked or raw baby peas
1 cooked or raw carrot chopped
½ teaspoon fresh chopped parsley
In a bowl, mix beef with hemp powder or other optional supplement powders like turmeric. Blend well and spread on LickiMat®. Press some into the surface for extra Lickable fun at the end of the meal. Scatter the vegetables over the surface. Add a bit of parsley to freshen breath.
Canned Fish and Vegetables
1 can fish – tuna, salmon sardines
1 tablespoon grated carrot
½ teaspoon fresh chopped parsley
Drain most of the oil from canned fish, or if the fish is in spring water use all or some of it on the LickiMat®. Using a fork, crush and spread the fish over the surface.
Sprinkle on grated carrot and parsley. Optional use a tablespoon of cooked sweet potato or pumpkin chopped into small pieces. Serve immediately or wrap and freeze for later.
Very Berry Delight
Handful of fresh or frozen blueberries
2 tablesspoons natural yoghurt
1 teaspoon frozen raspberries
1 teaspoon peanut butter (xylitol-free)
Pop a fresh or frozen blueberry into all or some of the Slomo holes. On the bumpy sections spread about a tablespoon of yoghurt over each surface and sprinkle a few raspberries on top. Over the whole Slomo™, drizzle over xylitol-free peanut butter. Serve immediately or wrap and freeze for later.
Pumpkin, Chicken and Coconut Mash
½ cooked pumpkin or sweet potato
Smash cooked pumpkin or sweet potato in a bowl. Add coconut oil and stir in well. Tip out blend onto LickiMat. Sprinkle with pieces of cooked chicken and desiccated coconut. Serve immediately or wrap and freeze for later.
Chicken and Gravy
Chopped cooked chicken
Low sodium gravy
Dill
Scatter chicken pieces over surface, drizzle with gravy and garnish with chopped fresh dill.
Coconut Chia Pudding
1 heap teaspoon chia seeds
½ cup low fat coconut milk
Chopped strawberries
Fresh or frozen blueberries
1 teaspoon peanut butter (xylitol-free)
Soak chia seeds overnight in coconut milk. If the mixture looks too thick stir in extra coconut milk or water. Scrap into the Wobble™. Spread some over the bowl surface for more lickable fun. Add some fruit and a drizzle of peanut butter. Serve immediately or wrap and freeze for later.
Raw Food and Vegetables
½ cup pet mince
1 heap tablespoon cooked or raw baby peas
1 cooked or raw carrot chopped
½ teaspoon fresh chopped parsley
Press the raw meat lightly onto the LickiMat®. Scatter the vegetables over the surface and add a bit of parsley to freshen breath. Serve immediately or wrap and freeze for later. Adjust portion size to suit your pet.
Fruity Cream Cheese
2 tablespoons cream cheese
½ banana sliced
1 tablespoon fresh or frozen blueberries
1 teaspoon peanut butter (xylitol-free)
With a spatula or back of a spoon, spread cream cheese over Splash™ surface. Press banana slices onto the cheese and add a few blueberries. Drizzle over the peanut butter. Remember to keep center of Splash™ clear. Serve treat by pressing Splash onto tiled floor. If using on wall as a distractor, then use with just cream cheese and peanut butter. Serve immediately or wrap and freeze for later.
Salmon Medley
Cooked Salmon
Smoked salmon
1 teaspoon cream
½ teaspoon dill
Break up cooked salmon into small chunks and place over Casper™ or Felix™. Optionally blend or chop finely to press into the surface. Lay over top pieces of smoked salmon and drizzle over a teaspoon of cream. Garnish with a little bit of chopped dill. Adjust portion size to suit your pet.
Mixed Fish and Kibble
Fresh cooked fish e.g. salmon or a white fish
Canned fish e.g. tuna, sardines
Dry kibble
Chop up your choice of fish into small pieces and put into the pockets in the Slomo™. Add dry kibble to the bumpy section.
Beef and Vegetables
Cooked beef or wet food
Cooked carrot
Cooked peas
Fresh parsley or dill
Spread the meat over the LickiMat® and scatter the vegetables over the top. Sprinkle on chopped fresh herbs. Adjust portion size to suit your pet.