Feelin’ a little logy, low and listless…
Well, I been thinkin’…do kitties need roughage?
I know this is a sort of delicate subject, but every now and then, especially after travel, I sort of …well…stop up. And I mean without a change of diet or anything–just the same old same old: dry and wet food in the morn, wet food at night, no snacks, no binge eating, no sneaking into the fridge for leftover chicken or cheese, and yet, some days I find myself a little…out of sorts. Does that ever happen to you?
Well, mama makes this really, shall we say, efficacious (whatever that is) cookie that she and papa travel with and eat each morning because they are just really good and are like Scotish oat cakes but different. The difference being that mama uses extra virgin olive oil and, get this, DUCK FAT, in hers.
Not a lot of duck fat, mind you, just a little teaspoon or so for 24 cookies so you’re not really eating a lot of fat, and the olive oil is good for you so you can partake of these little suckers with NO guilt whatsoever. I help make them sometimes, but my paws get a bit sticky, so have some flour around to dust your paws with as you press the dough out onto a floured surface before using a cookie cutter to make your oatcakes.
And since mama is not a big cereal fan, she just eats these with her coffee instead and keeps them on hand for trips.
In the bowl of a blender, put 3 cups toasted oatmeal or just plain oatmeal, doesn’t matter, ANY oatmeal is fine. Now put in a handful of toasted almonds or any nuts you like, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons sugar, 4 tablespoons flour, a generous pinch of cinnamon, and a heaping teaspoon of duck fat (butter will suffice). Start whizzing this up in the blender until it is a fairly fine meal and then add about 1/4 cup olive oil. Now add about 3/4 cup of hot water, making a thick but not very sticky dough.
Turn out this dough onto a floured surface and if it is too sticky, add a bit more flour. If it is too dry, sprinkle water on the dough until it holds together and can be pressed or rolled with a pin into a large flat circle 1/2-inch thick. Sprinkle with a bit more flour and cut out oatcakes with a cookie cutter or small juice glass. (Mama uses a heart-shaped copper cookie cutter that was her mama’s to make them special for papa.)
Heat the oven to 190C or about 375F.
On an oiled cookie sheet, place the cookies and press them flat if they are a bit too thick. Brush with olive oil and bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. Turn off the oven, open the door wide for a minute or two to let the oven cool a bit, and then close the door and let the oatcakes dry out a little in the warm oven.
Mama is trying to make me eat a little bit of one for the reason I was barely mentioning above, but I fooled her.
I complied with nature before she could teach me to dunk cookies in cappuccino (ech, kitties don’t drink cappuccino!), so there.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles, haha!
Wouldn’t be surprised. Travel messes up the schedule and what we eat or drink, not to mention the added stress. Be well, Loulou.
I’m feeling a lot better. I think I may have eaten some grass that had bouille bordelaise (green stuff they put on plants around here to prevent trouble) but it’s gone now.
Mom says those sound really good and healthy. And for the other thing: water, water, water.
I don’t like water much. But mama has a dropper and I’ll take it from that, with resistance….
The mom says those cookies look good. She makes her own granola so for a change she may make these cookies.
Zoey gets a high fiber food to help her *whispering* poop. 😉
Whispering???? Wow, that’s almost romantic.
Those cookies look great, thank you for sharing the recipe with us.
Poor Loulou, it might be that you haven’t been drinking enough water whilst busy on your travels this summer. Ask your Mum to mix 20mls of water with your wet food each time you have it. That can really help, especially in this heat.
If that doesn’t help, 2 – 3 days of a hairball remedy like Katalax (YUM)can do the trick. It’s a very mild laxative, but you can’t have it all the time as it can affect how you absorb some vitamins.
The ape is typing and I am drinking from her glass of milk hahahaha
Luff
Mungo
& Jet who is not stealing milk.
Oh, what wonderful suggestions. I am going right out and get the Katalax but I have given her he malt paste, which she adores, after each hair brushing and she is eating regularly. She is just so lethargic but lets me rub her tummy and was interested in the String Game but gave up. It’s awfully hot here, too, but we have air conditioning and so that can’t be too bad.
We’ll see tomorrow how she is. Eating, purring, bathing, just not pooping…..
Hey Lou Lou
thanks for your mamma’s recipe for troubled travelers, or even those that stay home a lot like me and my guy.
love to read your lively and funny cat tales and give your mamma and papa a big hug from their San Francisco friends.