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Originally Posted by Nellye56  No disrespect to anyone, however, what do you mean when you say HUMAN FOOD? Dog food is composed of what, chicken, beef, lamb, duck, rice, barley,veggies- it's all human food. I feed my Roxy Human Food because I have read so many horrible stories about even some of the better dog foods with the "By Products" and preservatives. True you can't just give them meat or table scraps. I cook separate meals for Roxy- I have found several balanced recipes on line. Mainly she eats a mix of chicken breast, white potatoes, green beans, green peas, carrots and sweet potatoes. Some times I sub ground turkey for the protein and switch up the veggies. I used brown rice for the starch for almost a year- then she seemed to be allergic to it so I switched to the potatoes. Roxy also gets raw carrots and peeled apples as treats sometimes instead of her sweet potatoe and fish formula treats. I also put some fish oil from a gel cap on her food every other day or ground flax seed. She also loves broiled salmon, I just put her a small piece in a different dish without all the spices and lemon I put on mine. Occasionall she gets eggs scramble lightly in olive oil. My vet had no problem with the mixes. She gets a doggie vitamin too. So let's be more specific when we say HUMAN FOOD.  |
Human food is just that, any food that is safe for human consuption, but this doesn't make it safe for dogs, and a balanced human diet is not a balanced canine diet. Read my post again (post 6) and you will see that I have explained the difference between human food and table scrapes. If you are going to use human food, then you need a diet balanced for dogs. You cannot feed your dog a diet designed for humans; dogs have different nutritional, needs. So it's not the foods per say, it's how you prepare them and combine them. A diet that is perfectly healthy for humans, is not necessary healthy for dogs, because of different nutritional needs. For example, a small Yorkie needs the same amount of calcium as a 125-pound woman. While the diet you offer her sounds really good, most people who are home cooking recommend seeing a canine nutritionist, because what you intuitively think is a balanced diet, may not be. The number one problem with home cooked is that it's not a balanced diet for dogs, and you need to learn exactly what supplements to give them. How do you know what you are giving her is in the right balance for her? No one is saying you shouldn't home cook, just do lots of research first, and I wouldn't do it without seeing a nutritionist.