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Old 07-20-2008, 11:33 AM   #2
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A good place to start is the Sticky at the top of this section - there are some recipes there. A lot folks recommend the Pitcairn book, though I am not a fan of it - he recommends things that dogs don't need to eat (and makes them seem necessary, which makes me question his entire book) and he makes homecooking seem totally overwhelming. When I was homecooking, his book almost made me stop. But, other folks like parts of his book.

The real key to homecooking is balancing the cal/phos ratio - you MUST supplement calcium when homecooking. Others also give digestive enzymes, multi vits/minerals, probiotics, Omega 3/6 etcetera. Done correctly, homecooking is very good for them. I wish I had a book I could recommend. I had heard of another, more simple one - but now I cannot remember what it was.

I moved on from homecooking to feeding Natures Variety Raw Frozen Medallions and could not be more thrilled. It made more nutritional sense to me than cooking, is more species appropriate, and is a complete nutritional diet - no supplements needed. My guys are healthier than ever.

So, I think there are a lot of options - I just wish I had a book to recommend - but others will chime in w/ recipes to get you going. The key is to nail down how you're going to supplement first - then figure out your cooking.
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