[TankNPico]

I cook for my Maltese, who has MVD(microvascular dysplasia, a liver anomoly). I am considering doing the same for my new addition, Tank the Yorkie.

Because Pico's MVD requires a special diet I don't have recipes for a healthy dog and was interested in this thread. However, I see that most of the recipes do not add calcium and that is an important need for dogs. I use Calcium Carbonate (NOW brand) in Pico's recipes and I also supplement with a few drops of salmon oil upon serving. They also both get a probiotic every morning.

There is another website I found extremely informative but i don't know if I can mention it here. The owner is a Phd in animal nutrition and they also sell supplements for animals. I got this diet from them.

Here's my recipes for a liver-impaired diet:

CHICKEN:
6 boiled eggs
18 oz pumpkin
32 oz cooked oatmeal
24 oz poached chicken breast
2 1/4 tsp calcium carbonate

FISH:
6 boiled eggs
18 oz steamed pureed green beans, squash, carrots, in any proportion
32 oz cooked brown rice
24 oz poached cod
2 1/4 tsp calcium carbonate

Chicken gets pulverized in the food processer. Veggies get pureed the same way. As do the eggs. The fish I just mash apart with my fingers.

Mix each recipe separately and for my 5.5lb Maltese I put a generous 1/3 cup in a snack baggie, flatten it out and freeze. Then I take out one of each recipe and give him 1/2 of the chicken recipe for one meal of the day, and 1/2 of the fish recipe for the second meal of the day. Liver dogs eat small, more frequent meals.

Because of his liver he also gets Marin and Denosyl along with the salmon oil and probiotic.

Hope this helps someone