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08-21-2005, 06:36 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York
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| Satin Balls Coco is very skinny on the low end of the weight scale. Although she is not underweight she is about one missed meal from it. She is an EXTREMELY picky eater and sometimes eats her food and sometimes doesn't. So I came across this recipe for weight gain or just a treat. I fixed some today and I SWEAR Coco has been in the kitchen for about a half hour begging for more. She has been pacing the kitchen barking. I'm not sure if it is going to put weight on her but if not I know I have a SURE treat for her and can probably get her to do ANYTHING for one of these. I have NEVER seen her so excited about eating something. Have any of you ever made these for your dogs? Satin Balls Half Recipe -- recommended amount to mix up 5 lbs cheap hamburger (for high fat %) 1/2 large box Total cereal (about 6 cups cereal) 1/2 large box uncooked oatmeal (about 7.5 cups oats) 5 raw eggs 1/2 of 15oz jar wheat germ (about 2 cups) 5 packages Knox unflavored gelatin 5/8 cup vegetable oil (this is pretty close to 2/3 cup) 5/8 cup unsulphered molasses pinch of salt Take all dry ingredients and place in a bowl. I crunch up the total while still in the box, and then pour all the other dry ingredients over it In a another large bowl put the hamburger meat and the wet ingredients. Mix each bowl well, then half each so that it is easier to mix. Mix just like you would a meatloaf I then take it raw, and place in freezer bags and put in the freezer, thaw out a bag as needed. feed raw. I use this not only as a quick weight gain, but as a everyday supplement for my dogs this recipe has been tested and analyzed by several universities and was found to be a total canine diet a dog could live on this without added kibble or any other supplements...I have long hair black dogs, and this recipe really keeps their coat black/soft/long since I have...the past 6 months I have had no vet bills...and my dogs coats are wonderful, you need to watch how much you feed it will put weight on a slim dog in a matter of a few days. It will also make an easy keeper fat in just a short period of time. Try it, your dogs will love it!!! Comments Per the information received after having the Satin Balls recipe checked by several vets/labs: Satin Balls is a total canine diet. It can be feed by itself or as a supplement, for however long you wish. My dogs have been on Satin Balls for over a year; the only time that I have fed it alone is when I had a sick dog needing to be built up or an underweight dog that I plan on showing. The only problem with feeding it by itself is figuring out the amount. It will put weight on a dog in a few days...that's why it is so great to feed just before a show. If you have a dog that is in good weight, but you just want to build coat/endurance, you would have to figure out how much to feed (cal per kg), or you would end up with a fat dog in a very short time. At one point, I let Satin eat as much as she wanted, just to see how much she would consume. I never got to that point! After a pound pack, she was still looking for more, so I stopped. I have been told a dog will stop eating when full on it, and that you can then gauge the amount needed to maintain weight! I just find that per the pocketbook and ease, my dogs do very well on it as a supplement. I give about a 1/4 pound each night to maintain beautiful coats, energy level, and a full appetite...no picky eaters here. Just don't try to hide it in the kibble...they will make a mess throwing out the kibble, digging for the Satin Balls! My dogs have never gotten sick on Satin balls...not even when I am at a show and feed only that. I feed less kibble, so I saves money there. There is also less stool to pick up as the dogs are able to digest all of the Satin Balls. I have been playing with the recipe. I now use the Knox Joint Gelatin instead of the plain Knox unflavored gelatin. Since this is high in vit C and protein, and is good for the joints, it would be good for the dogs. They don't seem to mind the added flavor. I am also adding Flaxseed oil. They probably don't need the added oil, but so far I have not seen it hurt anything. Fix some up and let your dogs enjoy. They will love you forever and forever! |
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08-21-2005, 07:45 AM | #2 |
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| That looks like a good recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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08-21-2005, 08:47 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York
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| Awww I'm disappointed. This recipe was all over the net. I was hoping someone on here had tried it. Guess not. |
08-21-2005, 06:40 PM | #4 |
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| Is there danger of e-coli infection with dogs eating raw hamburger - as there would be if humans were to eat raw hamburger? I realize that a raw diet is what dogs/cats were meant to eat so perhaps dogs are immune to e-coli infection - but I want to be sure. Rowdy is a very picky eater and he LOVES meat so satin balls sound like one solution. We traveled this weekend and about the only thing I could get him to eat was canadian bacon from an egg mcmuffin (he would only eat about 3 bites of the egg) and cooked hamburger. He would not touch his dog kibbles when we were traveling. |
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08-22-2005, 02:17 PM | #6 |
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| Hi Wolftrap, I made the satin balls for Rowdy and he loved them - I cooked them in the oven though - I think I cooked the first batch a bit too long, they were a little dry, but he seemed to love them anyway. I cooked the next batch less and they look to be more moist. Thanks for the recipe! |
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08-22-2005, 05:36 PM | #8 |
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| Wolftrap, Are you feeding them raw or cooked |
08-23-2005, 07:28 AM | #9 | |
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08-23-2005, 08:34 AM | #10 |
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| Thanks for the recipe. Sounds like a miracle food. I will keep it for future reference. |
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