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Originally Posted by BOOBOOSMOMMY  Well after reading this i feel so much better. I really thought i was the only one that actually cooks all my baby boys meals. Lol. My family thinks im nuts, but obviously right ha ha... I only feed him chicken and veggies, like a stew or soup. I gave him beef once and it nearly killed him for some reason. The vet said to just avoid it. She also said under no circumstances should we give him hot dogs, (i thought he would like them so i asked)... Is there anything else with great taste i can give him in place of the meat, i think he is getting bored with the chicken and fish? |
If you are feeding your puppy home cooked food you need to make sure you are properly balancing the meals. In addition, most veterinary nutritionists will dissuade you from feeding home cooked to dogs under 1 year of age. I fed my pups home cooked exclusively for the first 5 years of their lives then used dog food 50/50 with it. Now we are back on 100% home cooked.
Balancing the diet is not easy nor cheap but it is very important. Your dog's nutritional needs are different than ours. Long term problems may be brewing if you are not doing this properly. There are resources on the internet from credible sources (i.e. veterinary nutritionists) for you to read and learn about home cooking for your dog. I just used the
Welcome to Pet Diets site run by a prominent New England veterinary nutritionist to formulate a diet for Teddy, a healthy 16 month old dog (cost is $25). I did it so I could use the supplement "Balance It" rather than individual supplements as I've done all these years. The site will not let you pull a diet for a pup under 1 year old.
As for foods for variety - you can give fresh raw veggies (except onions/garlic) as treats. Mine seem to really like green beans, carrots, baby spinach, broccoli, bell peppers.