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Originally Posted by Yorkiedaze  I've never fed kibble. I've always home cooked. My friends dogs who eat kibble have very stinky poop. My girls poop doesn't stink that bad. My girls eyes are clear, bright and very alert, their skin and coat are in top notch condition and they are very happy, healthy babies.
My Vet. in fact has just ask me for the recipe that I use to fee my girls, and so did the lady who owns the vitamin store, and she has a phd. in nutrition. This just happen last week. I'm happy each time someone notices how beautiful and healthy they are. They have never been sick a day in their lives, and two are five years old and one is two years old. I love knowing exactly what my girls are eating and I love trying new foods on them from time to time. |
wow. that's nice. can you also share the recipe with us?
i enjoy home cooking for my dogs as well, just because it feels like it's something i can do for them to show them love, and it's rewarding because they love eating it.
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Originally Posted by boomerstv Hi,
Our two Yorkies are the healthiest dogs ever. We feed them a combination of organic real food with a small amount of pet supplementations. Their little poops are always well formed, and not very stinky.
Here is their diet.
70% of each meal is chopped steamed green beans. I steam up a bunch and keep them in the fridge. We serve them cold. Add to that a small amount of chopped boiled organinc chicken breast, a nice portion of frozen organic blueberries (I chop them up if they are really big), steamed sweet potatoes, a dollop of either organic cottage cheese or organic plain yogurt (not low fat).
There is a company called Earth Animal that makes a terrific supplement in soft nugget form. We add one of these nuggets to two of the meals. Also, once a day I give them fish oil (Mercury free -strained available at Whole Foods) - I squeeze the fish oil out of the gel tab into their food. Occasionally I will substitute grilled Salmon for the chicken, in which case I pass on the fish oil tab.
We feed our dogs three times a day plus a tiny midnight snack of the steamed sweet potatos. We give the snack because one of our pups has a tendency to develop gastro entritis is her tummy is emptry for a long time.
We feed ZERO kibble. Totally not necessary for the health of the dog.
In the AM we do give them a small dog "biscuit" made by EVO - The Ancestral Diet.
Not to brag, but our pups poops are alway nicely formed, solid and not very stinky.
Hope this helps.
Please note that the greenbeans, organic chicken and sweet potatoes are steamed, NOT BOILED, this is for maximum nutritive value.
Best Regards,
boomerstv |
haha! you can totally brag about your dogs poop here. we love to brag about our dog's poop. LOL! (i know i do)
thanks for the supplement recommendation.
i am a little confused about the 70% steamed green beans though?
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Originally Posted by Cerise I have been home cooking for Cerise since she's been home (Valentine's Day) and her poop is not stinky. It is solid and has a very faint odor. she had only one stinky poop day and that was two weeks ago when I let her eat Wellness for one day and it was a disaster.  Stinky soft and too much poop everywhere! I cook a variety and freeze it then alternate the meals. She doesn't eat the same thing everyday. Yes it takes more time but I know the quality of what she is eating and the actual ingredients and expiration date
I must add that I bought the Wellness before Cerise came home and didn't want to waste it so I thought I'd leave some out for her for one day and YUCK! |
yea, my dogs also have very soggy, stinky poop when they eat kibble. however, their poop is still not that great when i feed them home cooked meals. the only time i see really nice firm poop from my dogs are when they eat raw.