COOL TREATS FOR HOT DAYS

COOL TREATS FOR HOT DAYS

Cool Treats for Hot Days

Fun & Healthy Summer Recipes for Pets

As temperatures rise, our furry friends feel the heat just like we do! Summer is the perfect time to get creative with cooling treats that keep pets hydrated, happy, and healthy. Here are some vet approved, holistic, and fun ideas you can share (and try at home!).

Frozen Fruit Cubes

Simple, refreshing, and full of natural vitamins

Ingredients:

  • Water, unsweetened coconut water, or diluted goat’s milk.
  • Blueberries, watermelon (seedless), strawberries, mango, pear, rockmelon, apple (no seeds), cucumber.

How to make:
Dice the fruit, place a few pieces in an ice cube tray, top up with water, unsweetened coconut water, or diluted goat’s milk and freeze overnight.
Serve: Add one or two cubes to your pet’s bowl or as a lickable treat.

 Tip: For cats, swap fruit for tuna water, chicken broth, or bone broth for hydration + enrichment!

Holistic Note: Cooling fruits like watermelon and cucumber help balance internal heat and support Yin during summer.

Frozen Kong or Licki Mat Delight

Perfect for mental stimulation and cooling off

Base ideas:

  • Natural yoghurt or kefir (unsweetened, plain)
  • Mashed banana, pumpkin purée, or peanut butter (xylitol-free)
  • Add in blueberries, shredded chicken, salmon flakes, mint, parsley, grated carrot, or chia seeds.

How to make:
Layer ingredients inside a Kong or spread over a Licki Mat. Freeze for at least 2–3 hours.
Serve: As a long lasting enrichment treat that soothes and entertains.

Holistic note: Cooling foods like cucumber, apple, and mint can help balance “heat” in pets’ systems according to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) principles.

Pawsicle Cups

For dogs (and adventurous cats!)

Ingredients:

  • Goat’s milk or bone broth, as a base
  • Add a mix of pet safe ingredients such as diced chicken, sardines, pumpkin, cucumber or berries

How to make:
Pour into silicone moulds or paper cups, insert a dog biscuit as a “stick,” and freeze.
Perfect for a midday refresh or a fun treat after a walk.

Frozen Smoothie Bites

Blend and freeze for a nutrient rich snack

Recipe idea:

  • ½ banana
  • Spoonful of plain yoghurt
  • Handful of spinach or parsley (optional)
  • Splash of water
  • Blend until smooth, pour into moulds, and freeze, great for digestion and hydration!

Cooling Treats for Cats

Cats often need extra hydration in summer.

  • Tuna or Chicken Ice Chips — freeze tuna water or broth.
  • Frozen Licki Mat — thin spread of Churu, tuna purée, or sardine mash, then freeze.
  • Salmon “Sorbet” — blend cooked salmon with water, freeze small amounts.


Holistic Additives to Boost Any Cooling Recipe

These natural additions elevate any treat by enhancing nutrition, soothing the digestive system, and supporting whole body health.

Hemp Seeds

Use: Sprinkle lightly over mixtures before freezing.
Benefits: Rich in plant omegas → supports skin, coat, and gentle anti-inflammatory pathways.

Chamomile Infusion

Use: Brew weak chamomile tea, cool, replace water or coconut water in recipes.
Benefits: Naturally calming, digestive support, reduces anxiety during heat.

Calendula Infusion

Use: Steep calendula flowers, strain, cool, use as the base liquid.
Benefits: Digestive soothing, skin healing support, mild anti-inflammatory and cooling.

Easy ways to incorporate

  • Blend chamomile into smoothie mixes for calming “cooling bites.”
  • Use calendula tea in frozen fruit cubes for allergy prone pets.
  • Sprinkle hemp seeds over pumpkin, yoghurt or kefir bases.
  • Pair chamomile + hemp for anxious pets and calendula + broth for sensitive skin.

 

Cooling Tips

  • Offer cool resting spots or damp towels for pets to lie on.
  • Encourage shade play and early morning or evening walks.
  • Add hydrating foods (like cucumber or watermelon) to meals in moderation.
  • Always provide fresh, clean water, consider a water fountain for cats!

Always Remember...

Every pet is unique! Introduce new foods slowly, and check with your vet if your pet has dietary restrictions, allergies, or medical conditions. Avoid toxic foods such as grapes, raisins, onions, garlic, chocolate, avocado, macadamias, xylitol. Always supervise pets with frozen treats, and check with your vet first if your pet has pancreatitis, kidney disease, food allergies, or a sensitive stomach before introducing anything new to their diet. 

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