I understand that you stated home cooking was not an option, and I didn't relish the idea of home cooking for my small pack, but after reading a book from a holistic vet, I immediately threw out their commercial kibble and began cooking what I call chicken stew for them. I boil whole chickens and then pick the carcass clean. I cook barley and mixed frozen vegetables as well. I then put the veggies and chicken in a food processor and mix it in with the barley. I cook once a month, and freeze whatever I won't use in a few days. I also add 1000MG of fish oil to each dish as well as Missing Link to ensure they are getting all their trace minerals. As for calcium, I let them eat the marrow from cow femur bones and will give them low fat cottage cheese with sardines canned in water. Both are excellent sources of calcium and while not appetizing to me, the all LOVE it!
My aunt has a small chihuahua that suffers from HGE and she is on a strict diet of boiled chicken and steel cut oatmeal. She also gets some scrambled egg whites on occasion.
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