serving size

[Suzy]

Originally Posted by tinav

but how are you feeding the 1/3 cup or 1/4 cup....do you make a week supply of say boiled checken with rice and veggies them freeze it in small amounts. I usually cook a package of chicken cutlets he defrost one whole cutlet at atime and split it between then add fresh cooked (now from frozen packages) veggies. Thatis how they end up with 1oz of meat..... how do I get the cup size meal?

Hope I explained my question right

Tina

I make large batches of their food at one time, and then freeze in small 1-2 cup containers. I measure out their food each time I feed them.

[tinav]

Great idea.....

Tina

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by tinav

Ellie May.....I see Ellie is getting approx 6ounces a day...I have a scale so I can start to weigh their food. Do you know about how much meat she is getting in the six ounces.



Tina

Her diet calls for:
1 ounce meat (white meat chicken)
88 grams carbs
60 grams veggies
1 tsp. oil (canola, olive)
Supplements

This would be lower protein (24%).
I have had to switch things around slightly because she wasn't getting enough calories.

[tinav]

well I a, good with the ounce of fish or meat....is Ellie on a special diet?

Tina

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by tinav

well I a, good with the ounce of fish or meat....is Ellie on a special diet?

Tina

The only thing that is special about the diet above is it is somewhat limited protein for Ellie's liver...

[tinav]

Oh well it sounds like a basic good food diet....I will be giving them some olive oil on their veggies about 2 times a week as they seem to be doing very good on home cooked even with out it but it is a very healthy food to give them and it will change the taste of the veggies adding more variety.

I still have to find a suppletment for them. This is my busy season so it is very difficult to think clearly about what to feed them. This happened last year at this time too but I was pretty well fixed on dry dog food as the right way to go. So I homed cooked for them for a few weeks till I got the dry dog food situation worked out now we are back to home cooking and are going to stay there.

Tina

[Ellie May]

How much homecooekd to how much kibble are you giving a day?
If you are going to go entirely homecooked then it is good to add oil all the time. Dogs need linoleic acid.

[tinav]

dry in the AM and homecooked in the PM


tina

[NewYorkieMom61]

Originally Posted by tinav

i don't have a scale that will weigh a 5-6lber.....guess i'll have to improvise


tina

Hi Tina,

I don't have a scale that will accurately weigh my dogs either, but you should be able to see physical changes if your dog gaining weight. I can tell by just picking my dogs up. In addition, their clothes inevitably get tighter. LOL.

[tinav]

if they were gaining that much more weight I would notice it yes but I am talking about gaining 1/4 to 1/2 lb which isn't that noticeable unless you have a scale. I don't want their weight to vary too much.

Tina

[tinav]

I work all day so it is very difficult to feed them home cooked food in the morning....it just doesn't that well and I want them to have fresh food not just cold out of the frig. So kibble works better in the morning.

I just finished working it's 7pm and have been on the go since Tuesday all day and into the night. in between had to cook for the kiddies and food shop to get some chicken etc. lol it's not easy...but they don't get much attention during Feb thru Apr. There are days when I take the afternoon to spend with them but I just fall right back into the same backed up work thing. luckily I work at home 4-5 days a week. Oh well working on a better schedule for the next years . Time flys too fast and I feel like I am missing out on too much now.


Tina