From: bbor1212frugal

Pet Care

Treat ear mites in cats.
 
Put a few drops of Wesson corn oil into your cat's ear and massage. Then 
clean out all debris with a ball of cotton. Repeat daily for three days, and 
the mites should be gone. The oil soothes the cat's sensitive skin, smothers 
the mites, and promotes healing.



Easy Flea Cure
 cheapest flea shampoo -Ivory dish soap, the liquid kind.

 Bathe the animal with it. Letthe soap sit for 5 minutes before rinsing. It 
will kill the fleas. Depending on the size of the animal, it might take you 5 
minutes to soap them down. I also put the dog on the Program Flea medicine 
which does save money on getting the house sprayed. 



MIKEY'S MACKEREL CAT MUNCHIES  
     1/2 c  Canned mackerel, drained
       1 c  Whole-grain bread crumbs
       1 tb Vegetable oil
       1 ea Egg, beaten
     1/2 ts Brewer's yeast, optional
  
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium-sized bowl,mash the mackerel with 
a fork into tiny pieces. Combine it with the remaining    ingredients and mix 
well. Drop mixture by  1/4 teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 
8 minutes. Cool to room temperature and store in an airtight container in the 
refrigerator.



MINI CAKES FOR CATS AND DOGS
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup soybean flour
1 cup skimmed milk or water
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon Canola or sunflower oil
1 teaspoon sea salt

Mix dry ingredients.  Add liquid and honey. Mix and let thedough rest in a 
warm place for 15 minutes.  Add oil and allow to sit another 1/2 hour.Take 
walnut size portions of dough and flatten into small cakes.  Bake in oven at 
400 degrees for 1/2 hour.

For cats, roll dough into 1/4" thickness and bake on a sheet scored into 
small sections 1/4" square or smaller.




DOGGIE OR KITTY BISCUITS
1 lb. liver, organs, or other meat
2 C. old-fashioned oatmeal
2 C. bran
1/4 C. cooking oil

Preheat oven to 250°F. Cover meat with cold water and bring to a boil. 
Immediately lower heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove meat from water and 
let cool; retain water. When meat is completely cool, chop into 1-inch pieces 
and grind in food processor, chop in blender, or process through a meat 
grinder until it is finely ground. Mix ground meat, bran, oatmeal, and oil, 
adding the cooking water from the meat as necessary to make a thick dough. 
Avoid using any more liquid than needed to make a dough that is coarse and 
just wet enough to work with. Shape the dough into flattened balls or little 
bone shapes and arrange on an oiled baking sheet. Bake for 3 hours. Then, 
turn off the heat and let the biscuits cool in the oven to ensure they are 
hard and crunchy. Let the biscuits air dry for 24 hours and store in an 
airtight container on the shelf for up to 4 weeks.
NOTE: When making this recipe for cats, shape the biscuits into tiny bits for 
easy chewing.
HINT: A good idea for getting the meat for this recipe is to save organs from 
chickens, turkeys, etc. in a plastic bag in the freezer until you have enough 
to make this yummy treat.