Wanted to check on if this cat treat recipe is okay

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Cindy & Pets

Cindy & Pets

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So a friend of mine has given me a cat treat cake recipe. She's going to be giving it to her non-diabetic cat, Freyja for her birthday. I kind of wanted to do the same when my two's birthdays roll around in December. But I'm concerned because I know I have to watch the carb content of things like a hawk for Tip. The recipe is below:

1 egg
1/2 can of tuna
2Tbs flour
2Tbs shredded cheese
defrosted shrimp

The thing that concerns me is the flour. It makes a cup-cake sized treat. The shrimp is simply put on top and isn't actually added to the cupcake. But question is, would this be alright as a treat?
 
The tuna, cheese, and egg are all low carb and fine to give, but I would not feed the diabetic something with flour. There's about 12 g of carbs in 2tbsp of flour.
 
Alright. I wonder if there might be a low-carb alternate. Probably not. I might just wind up letting them feast on some chicken, turkey etc. that day.
 
Perhaps you could try baking it without the flour? I would think the egg would hold things together ok with a little adjustment--it would be like a mini-cat souffle.
 
And watch the shredded cheese- It took me a bit to find something that was low-carb for Sneakers.

Motzerrella is low carb, parmesean is, but some of the cheddar and such might be a higher carb. no cream cheese unless it is no-fat/reduced fat.
 
hmjohnston said:
And watch the shredded cheese- It took me a bit to find something that was low-carb for Sneakers.

Motzerrella is low carb, parmesean is, but some of the cheddar and such might be a higher carb. no cream cheese unless it is no-fat/reduced fat.
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I've never heard of a high carb cheese (as long as it is real cheese and not processed cheese-type foods). Cheddar is very low carb: http://www.nutrientfacts.com/FoodPages/nutritionfacts/nutritionfacts_cheddar_cheese.htm
 
It appears that the flour is used to bind everything together, so I wonder if you tried oatmeal or bread crumbs or even quinoa what the carb content may be and if it may be lower than flour?
 
I personally for myself use almond or coconut flour. Both are very low carb. Usually found in health food store.
 
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