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Babette
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 Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: How to Make Homemade Dog Food |
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How to Make Homemade Dog Food
Making your own dog food requires a simple mix of meat, vegetables and starches.
Instructions
* STEP 1: Know that it is wise to check with your vet before switching to homemade dog food.
* STEP 2: Understand that dogs need a diet that consists of 40 percent meat, 30 percent vegetables and 30 percent starch. Follow this formula to ensure that your dog has a well-balanced diet.
* STEP 3: Cook meat before feeding it to your dog.
* STEP 4: Realize that organ meat (such as liver, kidneys, etc.) and eggs are very good for your dog.
* STEP 5: Consider the fact that many experts believe commercial dog food is actually unhealthy for dogs. Often the meat that is used in dog food is of a quality considered unfit for humans.
* STEP 6: Try making a mixture of ground turkey, rice and carrot for your own dog food. Meals made of ground beef, brown rice, brewer's yeast and carrots are also popular.
* STEP 7: Rotate the foods you feed your dog so that the dog gets a variety of foods.
* STEP 8: Add garlic to your dog food. Dogs enjoy the flavor and garlic is a natural flea repellent.
* STEP 9: Use oatmeal, pasta, rice or potatoes for your dog's starch requirement.
* STEP 10: Grind eggshells and add this to your dog's meal. Eggshells have a lot of nutrients. (this is a surprise... I'm not sure I'd want to do this)
* STEP 11: Keep cooked dog food in the refrigerator no longer than three days.
Tips & Warnings
* When you first switch to homemade dog food, try mixing commercial dog food to the food you have prepared to help your dog make the transition.
* Do not feed your dog chocolate.
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karen
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| I have been very nervous with all these recalls. I like that there are options to making your own petfood. If something happened to my dogs I would die - ok, maybe a bit overdramatic, but it's close. |
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Serri
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| I've put in a lot of time and energy wondering if I should feel my animals homemade food. It's really scary out there these days. The one thing that is truely puzzeling is that from the beginning of time animals ate off the land. It wasn't until the last 100 or so years that dog and cat food has been on the market. Why is it dangerous to feed your animals raw food? If someone knows the answer to this I'd appreciate it. |
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Babette
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Cary
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| Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:52 pm Post subject: Raw Food |
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I have a 8 year old Springer Spaniel. For the first four year of his life we tried every brand of dog food but he always had a problem with gas and the runs.
The vet told me that he was allergic to beef so we gave him anything but beef. Venison, duck and a couple of other types of exotic meat but he did not get better.
We decided to try a RAW diet. Everything is raw, nothing is cooked at all.
We give him 1/2 lb lean ground beef, a mixture of finely chopped sweet potato, carrot, turnip and or broccoli and some bone meal and vitamins.
Since changing him to raw, he does not suffer any of the digestive problems from the past. Another plus is that we know exactly what he is eating with no threat of poison in the food.
Chicken and pork can also be used. Raw food was the answer for a healthy happy dog. |
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Babette
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| Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: Re: Raw Food |
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| Cary wrote: | I have a 8 year old Springer Spaniel. For the first four year of his life we tried every brand of dog food but he always had a problem with gas and the runs.
The vet told me that he was allergic to beef so we gave him anything but beef. Venison, duck and a couple of other types of exotic meat but he did not get better.
We decided to try a RAW diet. Everything is raw, nothing is cooked at all.
We give him 1/2 lb lean ground beef, a mixture of finely chopped sweet potato, carrot, turnip and or broccoli and some bone meal and vitamins.
Since changing him to raw, he does not suffer any of the digestive problems from the past. Another plus is that we know exactly what he is eating with no threat of poison in the food.
Chicken and pork can also be used. Raw food was the answer for a healthy happy dog. |
I wonder how cats do with raw.. I have a few of them and I can't seem to find a food that makes them all happy... |
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Cary
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: Re: Raw Food |
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[quote="admin"] | Cary wrote: | I have a 8 year old Springer Spaniel. For the first four year of his life we tried every brand of dog food but he always had a problem with gas and the runs.
The vet told me that he was allergic to beef so we gave him anything but beef. Venison, duck and a couple of other types of exotic meat but he did not get better.
We decided to try a RAW diet. Everything is raw, nothing is cooked at all.
We give him 1/2 lb lean ground beef, a mixture of finely chopped sweet potato, carrot, turnip and or broccoli and some bone meal and vitamins.
Since changing him to raw, he does not suffer any of the digestive problems from the past. Another plus is that we know exactly what he is eating with no threat of poison in the food.
Chicken and pork can also be used. Raw food was the answer for a healthy happy dog. |
I wonder how cats do with raw.. I have a few of them and I can't seem to find a food that makes them all happy...[/qute]
I believe any dog or cat will do better on totally raw food. After all domestic animals started out wild. I don't like feeding my pets any grain product, it is not natural to their diet. Fat from cooked meat is hard for an animal to digest, Raw fat however is no problem.
My uncle used to feed his cats raw stewing beef.
Please remember that the pet food industry is huge. Why would they promote a food that has no profit for them. Vets as well sell dog and cat food so the same rule applies.
Also I don't like feeding my pets "Meat By Products". I wrote a major dog food maker and asked from which animal do the by products come from. They did not reply.
If prepared cooked food was a much higher quality, it may be OK but the current supply of food is low quality and probably high in fats.
Here is a link to explain about raw food.
http://www.holisticat.com/rawdiet.html
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Babette
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:53 am Post subject: Re: Raw Food |
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[quote="Cary"] | admin wrote: | | Cary wrote: | I have a 8 year old Springer Spaniel. For the first four year of his life we tried every brand of dog food but he always had a problem with gas and the runs.
The vet told me that he was allergic to beef so we gave him anything but beef. Venison, duck and a couple of other types of exotic meat but he did not get better.
We decided to try a RAW diet. Everything is raw, nothing is cooked at all.
We give him 1/2 lb lean ground beef, a mixture of finely chopped sweet potato, carrot, turnip and or broccoli and some bone meal and vitamins.
Since changing him to raw, he does not suffer any of the digestive problems from the past. Another plus is that we know exactly what he is eating with no threat of poison in the food.
Chicken and pork can also be used. Raw food was the answer for a healthy happy dog. |
I wonder how cats do with raw.. I have a few of them and I can't seem to find a food that makes them all happy...[/qute]
I believe any dog or cat will do better on totally raw food. After all domestic animals started out wild. I don't like feeding my pets any grain product, it is not natural to their diet. Fat from cooked meat is hard for an animal to digest, Raw fat however is no problem.
My uncle used to feed his cats raw stewing beef.
Please remember that the pet food industry is huge. Why would they promote a food that has no profit for them. Vets as well sell dog and cat food so the same rule applies.
Also I don't like feeding my pets "Meat By Products". I wrote a major dog food maker and asked from which animal do the by products come from. They did not reply.
If prepared cooked food was a much higher quality, it may be OK but the current supply of food is low quality and probably high in fats.
Here is a link to explain about raw food.
http://www.holisticat.com/rawdiet.html
Cary |
Cary - I was talking to my BF about this and I came to the conclusion... "Animals don't cook" so perhaps they like a raw diet. HAHAHH |
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Cary
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| Hey Babette that's pretty funny. I wonder if my wife prefers raw because she does not cook either.LOL |
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Babette
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:21 am Post subject: |
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| Cary wrote: | | Hey Babette that's pretty funny. I wonder if my wife prefers raw because she does not cook either.LOL |
HAHAHAHAH! I'm dying over here. |
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