Dogs
- Nutritious Dog Food - Healthy Homemade Dog Food Recipes
While most people are comfortable and accustomed to feeding their pet ready dog food, there are many who dispute the nutritional value of these packaged foods, and are suspicious of their contents. Some owners are concerned that homemade dog food...
- Homemade Dog Food Recipes
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Dogs
Healthy Homemade Dog Food
Many dog owners are frustrated with the low quality of commercial dog foods today. In some cases, these foods are actually making your dog sick. My German Shepherd Dog suffered from diarrhea, ear infections, itchy skin, and poor appetite. That was until I tried feeding him homemade dog food. He's now happier and healthier than he's ever been in his life. Homemade dog food offers healthier ingredients, no animal by-products, better taste, control over special diet ratios like extra fiber, better quality control, and a more natural diet. The trade-off is that it can be time consuming to prepare. Fortunately it is very cost effective when compared to the higher quality commercial dog foods available. You should always talk to your vet about any changes in your dog's diet to ensure that it includes the correct balance of protein, carbohydrates, fat and essential minerals and vitamins.
After some experimentation, I've come up with a method and recipe that works really well. I'm lazy and forgetful so to cook the chicken for the dog food I just take a frozen whole chicken out of the freezer and put it directly into a crock pot and let it cook for the day. Pretty simple. Later I cook up some brown basmati rice or peeled, mashed russet potatoes. I make big batches to last the week. You'll probably want to adjust my amounts for your individual dog since each one eats more or less. But these numbers are a good place to start.
The basic components of a homemade dog food diet are about 50% protein and 50% carbohydrates. A balanced and nutritious diet includes a small amount of fat which will generally be provided by the meat. Your best meat options include chicken, turkey, and pork. Rice or mashed potatoes make up the bulk of the carbohydrate component. A little bit of oatmeal and pumpkin are good sources of fiber. Eggs, no more than 3 a week, are a good source of easily digested protein and healthy fats. Cottage cheese provides some calcium. Calcium is a really important part of a dog's diet so you will need to supplement with a multivitamin. I use and recommend Pet-Tabs Plus. I like to mix a little bit of water in with the food to combine.
I like to use a basic recipe for most meals and then mix it up occasionally with a different meat or switching the carbohydrate portion:
25 lb Dog
3/4 c. chicken/turkey/pork
1/2 c. rice
1 T. oatmeal
1 tsp. pumpkin
1/4 egg
1 tsp. cottage cheese
1 T. water
1/2 multivitamin (Pet-Tabs Plus)
Annual Cost=$240.00
3/4 c. chicken/turkey/pork
1/2 c. rice
1 T. oatmeal
1 tsp. pumpkin
1/4 egg
1 tsp. cottage cheese
1 T. water
1/2 multivitamin (Pet-Tabs Plus)
Annual Cost=$240.00
50 lb Dog
1 1/2 c. chicken
1 c. rice
2 T. oatmeal
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin
1/4 egg
1 1/2 tsp. cottage cheese
2 T. water
1 multivitamin (Pet-Tabs Plus)
Annual Cost=$465.00
1 1/2 c. chicken
1 c. rice
2 T. oatmeal
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin
1/4 egg
1 1/2 tsp. cottage cheese
2 T. water
1 multivitamin (Pet-Tabs Plus)
Annual Cost=$465.00
75 lb Dog
2 1/4 c. chicken
1 1/2 c. rice
3 T. oatmeal
2 tsp. pumpkin
1/2 egg
2 tsp. cottage cheese
3 T. water
1 multivitamin (Pet-Tabs Plus)
Annual Cost=$688.00
2 1/4 c. chicken
1 1/2 c. rice
3 T. oatmeal
2 tsp. pumpkin
1/2 egg
2 tsp. cottage cheese
3 T. water
1 multivitamin (Pet-Tabs Plus)
Annual Cost=$688.00
100 lb dog
3 c. chicken
2 c. rice
1/4 c. oatmeal
1 T. pumpkin
1/2 egg
1 T. cottage cheese
1/4 c. water
1 multivitamin (Pet-Tabs Plus)
Annual Cost=$895.50
3 c. chicken
2 c. rice
1/4 c. oatmeal
1 T. pumpkin
1/2 egg
1 T. cottage cheese
1/4 c. water
1 multivitamin (Pet-Tabs Plus)
Annual Cost=$895.50
- Nutritious Dog Food - Healthy Homemade Dog Food Recipes
While most people are comfortable and accustomed to feeding their pet ready dog food, there are many who dispute the nutritional value of these packaged foods, and are suspicious of their contents. Some owners are concerned that homemade dog food...
- Homemade Dog Food Recipes
Taking care of a pet dog is surely fun as well as a great responsibility too. It is every dog owner's wish to give his pet the best, be it the comfort of a home or the food that he feeds the dog. As the advertisements of commercial dog foods...
- Best Dog Food For Sensitive Stomach
Dogs are allergic to a lot of foods, which is why they often have a sensitive stomach. The causes for sensitive stomach can be a result of food allergies in dogs, that are caused due to various reasons. Be it the quality of the food, preservatives,...
- Food Recipes For Dogs With Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis in dogs is a condition during which the pancreas becomes inflamed, releasing several digestive enzymes. It can range in severity from being very mild, to extremely dangerous. Acute pancreatitis can cause long-lasting damage to the...
- Low Protein Dog Food For Liver Diseases
Liver disease is one of the common disorders affecting mostly older dogs. There are different causes of canine liver disease, some of them being, unhealthy diet, trauma, infections, metabolic diseases, etc. Liver diseases in dogs can be cured with...