The CMO (Chief Meow Officer), Sylvester, the black cat, and his team of kitty product connoisseurs personally try the items to ensure their absolute purr-fection for kitties everywhere.
Come join us February 7th for Love Potions 2015!
Join us for what is bound to be a magical night of friends, fun and fundraising. Our 4th annual Love Potions happy hour will be held on Saturday February 7th 6pm-9pm at Curran’s Irish Inn (6900 State Road, Philadelphia). Admission is just a $5 donation! Plenty of free appetizers, drink specials and a chance to buy raffles tickets for one of many amazing gift baskets. You can also enter our 50/50! As always, you can rest assured that your donation will go toward purchasing the much needed supplies for the homeless animals of Philadelphia’s animal control shelter. We are still taking donations of gift certificates, baskets, gift cards etc. – if you are interested in donating, please contact [email protected] Let’s spread a little bit of love, have fun and save more furry friends!
Your 2014 Support Made All This Possible …
2014 was a fantastic year- lots of good work and lots of fun!
Philadoptables was busy with a multitude of things like:
– Purchasing much needed items for the shelter residents such as: cautery pens, cat traps, penicillin, wildlife gloves, eye ointment, heating pads, lots and lots of pate cat food, cat dens, 4 picnic tables, lots of KMR to feed the baby kitties, baby bottles, microchip scanners, clippers and blades for surgery, wood’s lamp, snuggle discs, Pedialite, puppy milk, Kongs, rolling shelves for the surgical suite, anesthesia machine, cool backdrops for indoor promotions photos, and 6 pulse oximeters.
– Filling the pet food pantry for Philly residents in need- by soliciting and transporting donations as well has holding a week long pet food drive
– Holding volunteer breakfasts
– Fundraising through retail sales, fun events, flapjack breakfast, and the Walk for a Dog app
– Promoting adoptions at the North East Hot Rod & Custom Car Show
– Throwing a Sneezy Cat Challenge to get sick cats into foster care
-Promoting adoptables on TV and radio
– Contributing to the Stella Fund which pays for urgently needed medical care
– Developing a bimonthly newsletter
-Throwing a Kitten Baby Show to get the babies into foster care
– Holding adoption events at off-site locations
– Producing a calendar as a fundraiser Hunks for Hounds 2015
– Updating our website to a responsive site– aka you can view it on your cell phone!
– Increased Philadoptables city-wide awareness by handling the American Flag in the July 4th parade and Clifford balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade
Dog Treat Recipe: Holiday Dog Candy Canes
Your adopted dog deserves a holiday treat and we’ve got the perfect recipe from Dogtreatkitchen.com: a fun dog treat recipe to make. Don’t be intimidated by the number of steps needed to make this homemade dog treat. They are all easy steps, in fact you could make it even more enjoyable by having your kids or other family members help you roll out “worm” shapes for your dog.
Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup nonfat powdered milk
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup warm water
1 chicken bouillon cube
2 large eggs
2 tsp red food coloring(see tips)
1/2 tsp peppermint oil flavoring (optional)
1 large egg (for an egg wash)
Additional flour for kneading
Instructions:
- Whisk together the flour, powdered milk and baking powder.
- In a small bowl, pour the warm water over the chicken bouillon, stir until dissolved.
- Whisk the eggs into the chicken water.
- Form a well in the dry ingredients, pour in the wet ingredients.
- Stir until thorougly combined.
- Knead the dough for about two minutes.
- Add more flour until the dough is no longer sticky.
- Separate the dough in half.
- Form a well in one of the balls of dough.
- Add the food coloring and peppermint flavoring.
- Wearing food safe gloves, knead the coloring and flavoring throughout the dough.
- Cool the dough in the refrigerator for 2 hours or in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350° F
- Divide each ball of dough into tablespoon sized balls.
- Gently roll each ball into a “worm” shape, letting the dough rest when needed. Each strip should be about 5 inches long.
- Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Twist one plain strip with a red strip, and curl the end to shape a candy cane.
- Place on the baking sheet.
- Whisk the extra egg in a small bowl.
- Using a pastry brush, thoroughly coat each candy cane with the egg wash.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
Storage – Our free dog treat recipes do not contain preservatives, so they will need to be refrigerated. These dog candy canes will keep fresh for two or more weeks in the refrigerator. They also freeze beautifully. Keep them in the freezer for up to 6 months
Yield – If you roll out 5 inch strips of dough, and twist them together, you should yield at least 20 sugar free dog treats.
Tips & Techniques
Parchment Paper – Lay out a long piece of parchment or wax paper to use as your work surface. Otherwise each little ball, or “worm”, will stick to the clean counter.
Patience – You must practice patience with this, and other, sugar free dog treat recipes that require shaping. The dough wants to contract to it original size. But, you can coax it into the shape you want gradually. Do each step to the entire batch of dough. This will allow the dough to rest in between being shaped. First, break apart the dough into tablespoon sized balls. Next, slightly roll each ball into a “worm” shape in your hands (it will be too thick and about 3 inches long). Then, roll each “worm” on the parchment paper to the desired thickness and at least 5 inches long. Gently pull on either end of the strip to help it lengthen. If the dough is not cooperating, let it rest, and start rolling another piece of dough.
Gloves – Wearing food safe gloves is essential when kneading in the red food coloring and peppermint. Otherwise the red dye will temporarily stain your hands red, I know from experience! 🙂 If you need to remove red dye from your hands, make a paste with cornstarch and water. Rub your hands together, rinse and repeat if needed.
Red Coloring – I found red food coloring worked much better than red food paste or gel. However, you can also try natural red food coloring, like beet powder.
Peppermint – The flavoring is an optional step that helps give this sugar freedog treat recipe more flavor. Not to mention mint smells great baking, and it makes these homemade dog treats the real deal. However, if you do not have it on hand, or would rather not add it, the end dog treat will come out the same to your dog, simply scrumptious.
Twist – Maybe I’m not very coordinated, but I found it difficult to twist the two strips together while on the baking sheet. What worked best for me, was to hold a strip in each hand and then twist them together in the air. Gravity seems to help lengthen the “worms” and I got more twists per cookie. Then lay your twisted cookie on the prepared baking sheet and curve the top to create the “crook” part of the candy cane.
These candy cane dog treats make the perfect gift. Lay them on top of each other and tie with ribbon. Place a tag on the cookies to show that they’re for your four legged recipient. Then package it with a coffee mug & hot chocolate for your human friend. Or, better yet, make them to show your dog just how much you care.
Organic Cat Treat Recipe With Spinach and Chicken
From Sarah Lipoff, POPSUGAR Pets
If your cat isn’t a fan of chicken, then swap with organic salmon or tuna.
Ingredients
1 cup fresh organic spinach leaves
1 cup organic quick-cooking oats
1 organic brown egg
1 tablespoon organic catnip
1/4 cup flour
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350˚F. Steam the boneless and skinless chicken thighs until cooked through. You can swap for boneless and skinless organic chicken breasts, salmon, or tuna with cat-loving results too. Let the chicken cool for 20 minutes before the next step.
- Place the chicken, oats, spinach leaves, egg, and catnip in a blender or food processor, and pulse on low until the mixture blends together. It should still be a bit chunky but also smooth, similar to the texture of wet sand.
- Pop the mixture into a bowl and add the flour. You can also add a dash of salt or sugar to mix up the flavor. Use your hands to knead the dough until it’s no longer sticky, then place on a flour-dusted work surface.
- Use a rolling pin to create a rectangle of dough around 1/2 inch thick. With the help of a pizza cutter or small cookie cutter, create small shapes for the finished treats.
- Place the kitty treats on a parchment-lined sheet tray, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, cool until room temperature, and then toss to your cat
- Makes several dozen small treats.
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