Are you tired of paying for those expensive dental treats from the store? Why not make your own?
Dental Treats for Dogs:
Ingredients:
- 3/12 Cups Brown Rice Flour
- 1 tbls Food grade activated charcoal
- 1/2 Cup of packed chopped parsley (or 1/4 cup dried)
- 1/2 Cup packed chopped mint leaves (or 1/4 cup dried)
- 1 Cup of chicken broth or water
- 4 tbls coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons of Liquid Chlorophyll
- 1 Egg
If you cannot find activated charcoal and liquid chlorophyll, or if you do not feel comfortable feeding these to your dog, you can omit these from the recipe without any issue.
Directions:Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl mix together brown rice flour and activated charcoal and set aside. Using a food processor, mix together the parsley, mint leaves, chicken broth, coconut oil and liquid chlorophyll. This does not need to be super fine, so a few spins will do the trick.
Now, add the egg to the dry mixture, and then slowly add the wet ingredients to the mixture while stirring slowly. Mix the dough until it starts to ball up. Your dough should be fairly dry to the touch, and not sticky when it's done.
Flour your work surface and kneed the dough a bit. Then roll it out into 3/8 inch thickness (you can go thinner if you like). Cut out your shapes and place them onto your cookie sheet.
Bake these treats 30 minutes, then flip them and bake for an additional 30 minutes. After that, turn you oven off and let the treats sit inside. This will help completely dry them out and give them that extra crunch we are looking for. Once your oven is cooled, you can pull out the treats!
*There are many different recipes online, I just selected one!
Dental Treats for Cats:
Unfortunately I was unable to find any homemade recipes for cat dental treats but according to Veterinary Oral Health Council the best cat treats for dental are: Feline Greenies - Feline Dental Treats and Purina Pro Plan Dental Crunch Cat Snacks.
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