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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Marci, how do you know how much calcium to give to balance the cal/phos ratio and how do you know how much multi vitamin to give? I HATE trying to figure out supplementation.  Even some nutritionists use computer problems for it. 
Pookiebear, you can probably homecook for maybe a couple weeks without supplementing but I would try to do it as soon as possible. |
Crystal, Dr. Dodd's recommends giving an infant multivitamin drop with the dosage according to weight.
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.