HERBAL FLEA POWDER

1 part eucalyptus powder
1 part pennyroyal powder (use sage or rosemary for cats)
1 part fennel powder
1 part yellow dock powder

Combine all ingredients in a shaker top jar and shake to mix.
Apply to your pet's fur by brushing backward with your hand or comb and sprinkling the powder into the roots of the hairs. Concentrate on the neck, back, and belly. Use just enough to add a little odor to the hairs.

For severe flea infestations, treat daily; otherwise, use two or three times a week.

HEALTHY POWDER for Your Cat

2 cups nutritional (torula) yeast
1 cup lecithin granules
1/4 cup kelp powder
1/4 cup bonemeal (or 9,000 milligrams calcium or 5 teaspoons eggshell powder)
1,000 milligrams vitamin C (ground) or ¼ teaspoon sodium ascorbate (optional)

Mix all ingredients together in a 1-quart container and refrigerate. Add to each recipe. You may also add this mixture to commercial food as follows: 1 to 2 teaspoons per day for cats.

Cat Foods Recipes - HAM IT UP CAT TREATS

1 jar (2-1/2ounces) strained ham baby food
5/8 cup wheat germ
5/8 cup non-fat milk powder
1 egg, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with vegetable oil spray. Mix baby food, wheat germ, milk powder, and egg in medium bowl. Drop by 1/2 teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack. Store baked treats in airtight container or plastic bag and place in refrigerator or freezer.

MAKES 2-1/2 to 3 dozen

NOTE: Beef or chicken baby food may be substituted for ham baby food.

Cat Foods Recipes - GLOP ( KITTY PUDDING)

This pudding is rich in calcium and can be fed as a supplement for weaning kittens, lactating queens, or sick cats. It can also be used to put weight on show cats.

0.35oz (10 grams) unflavored gelatin
8.45oz (250ml) boiling water
8.45 oz (250ml) evaporated milk (or goat’s milk)
2 egg yolks (discard the whites)
2 tablespoons high calorie mayonnaise
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 capsule acidophilus (or use acidophilus yogurt)
Cat vitamins

Dissolve gelatin in 8.45oz (250ml) boiling water and leave to cool. Add all remaining ingredients to cooled gelatin. Place the mixture in the refrigerator. The mixture will gel as it cools and can be scooped out as required. Warm the mixture slightly in the microwave before serving. Do not return heated mixture to the main supply.

Mixture can be kept in the refrigerator for seven days or frozen until needed.

Cat Food Recipes - FOOD FOR FELINES

1/3 cup cottage cheese
2 tbl Bisquick
1 tbl chopped liver
1 tbl corn oil
1 Dash iodized salt

Mix all together for 1-2 delicious cat servings

FLEA REPELLENT SLEEP PILLOWS FOR CATS

2 parts sage or rosemary
1 part catnip
1 part chamomile

Herbs may be used cut or whole. Mix enough to stuff a 2-foot square pillow for a cat or a 3-foot square (or larger) pillow for a dog. Sew the pillowcase out of a tough, washable fabric such as denim.

Cat Foods Recipes - FINICKY EATERS MEAL

1 cup chicken, boiled or microwaved
1/4 cup fresh broccoli, steamed
1/4 cup shredded carrots, steamed
Chicken broth

Mix ingredients with enough chicken broth to hold together. This same recipe can be used with fish (broil or microwave until it flakes.) You can also vary the recipe by adding rice or other vegetables.