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10-27-2008, 04:13 PM | #1 |
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| Home Cooking...who does it? My little Bella has become such a little Diva dog since her surgery a week ago today. Nothing is good enough for her. I am forced to home cook for her. She did eat a bit of NV raw tonight, but that was unusual; and every now and then she with eat a few kibbles. I've got 20 pounds of chicken, bone meal, cooked rice, green beans, peas, and carrots to put together. Unless someone here has some other ideas. Additionally, I don't have a clue as to how much bone meal to put in the mixture. I don't know how many pounds of chicken I will have after I de-bone it. HELP NEEDED. Who does this, and how to you do it?
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10-27-2008, 04:19 PM | #2 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| try fish Layla LOVES salmon but can only have it occasionally because of her pancrease but it's SO great for them! Also yogurt is great- i mix it with Baby food fruit at night for a snack She will need more than one protein source so try the fish or turkey breast Steamed broccoli is great, canned pure pumpkin, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, brown rice, whole wheat pasta, scrambled or boiled egg, cottage cheese, oh the possibilities are endless |
10-27-2008, 05:47 PM | #3 |
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| Marci, all that different stuff won't upset her tummy? I've got a bunch of meat baby food, and plain yogurt.
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10-27-2008, 06:04 PM | #4 | |
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which food in particular did you think would bother her? she needs the variety- it's where nutrients come from and she might just get sick of the same thing month in month out. | |
10-27-2008, 06:14 PM | #5 |
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| I'm not sure about the ratio of bone meal but I would suggest not doing any supplementing until you are sure that the amount you are using are correct. Homecooking also shouldn't be done long-term without supplementing, so I would talk to a nutritionist as soon as possible. Supplementing is very complicated and if you use one thing, you may need to use another. Ellie's food ratio is: 1 ounce cooked meat (usually lean boneless skinless chicken breast or cooked turkey breast with no skin or fat). 88 grams carbs (rice, sweet potato, barley...). 60 grams mixed veggies (I cook them). 1 tsp. olive or canola oil. This is 24% protein and 18% fat.
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10-27-2008, 07:19 PM | #6 |
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| which food in particular did you think would bother her? I don't know. I'm so confused. I just wish she would eat the raw food like I want her too. I guess she got tired of eating that every day. I'll figure something out.
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10-27-2008, 09:56 PM | #7 | |
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Calcium & Phosphorous in Dogs* - Chinaroad Lowchens of Australia - | |
10-28-2008, 04:59 AM | #8 |
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| BIG HUG- it can be VERY overwhelming at first- but do like you are doing and find a multivitamin and the cal/phos and do that for a bit- when you run out of chicken- just try a different meat- same with the veggies. If she is hungry mid day- scramble up an egg with some yogurt- you dont' have to do it all at once |
10-28-2008, 05:17 AM | #9 | |
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Pookiebear, you can probably homecook for maybe a couple weeks without supplementing but I would try to do it as soon as possible.
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10-28-2008, 06:09 AM | #10 | |
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That's the easy part. The tricky part is the calcium/phosphorus ratio. I think you either have to follow a recipe that specifies which supplements to add or consult a nutritionist. I have diet for liver compromised dogs (Lady has liver damage from years of seizure medications). I follow it to a "T"! 1 cup raw rice 1 cup low fat cottage cheese 1 egg 1 cup diced poultry 1 T canola oil 1 tsp bone meal 1 tsp salt substitute This diet contains 19 grams of protein. | |
10-28-2008, 06:23 AM | #11 | |
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This is what confuses me...all these recipes that say give one multi vit a day or so much per pound. Supplements (if we are following AAFCO) are supposed to be given in proportion to the amount of food given. It really doesn't have anything to do with the weight of the dog. I only follow AAFCO because that is the best that we have right now. So I just leave the whole supplementation thing alone and tell people to get a nutritionist. That isn't to say that it can't be done per pound of dog but with processed dog food, it is done by the weight of the food or something like that...
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10-28-2008, 06:57 AM | #12 | |
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This is the calcium requirement per pound of food, for instance: "A young animal's prepared food should contain about 1500 mg of calcium per pound of food, and about half that much for a mature animal. A pound of moist food is a pint, so a cup is a half-pound. Considering nutrient content per weight of food is appropriate, since it makes allowances for both the weight and the metabolic rate of the animal." Supplements for Home Cooked Diets - Canine Epilepsy Guardian Angels I would never be brave enough to figure it out myself so I just follow a prepared diet. The supplements are included in the recipe and it just states to give a multivitamin daily. | |
10-28-2008, 07:14 AM | #13 |
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| I cook 1 family sized pkg of boneless chicken breasts and freeze. It lasts me for two weeks. I also cook frozen green beans and peas & carrots, alternating nightly. I add the chicken to his kibble in the am and chicken and veggies and kibble in the pm. |
10-28-2008, 08:31 AM | #14 | |
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10-28-2008, 08:52 AM | #15 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Oh yes, the CAL/PHOS - very complicated, VERY important . One thing to really remember too is that every bone meal supplement has a different dosage amount. So, 1 tsp. could contain 1500mg or 500mg, depending on the brand. So, it's important to know which brand folks are using, how many milligrams, etcetera.
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