Do you cook for the whole week when feeding a homemade diet?

[BabieChloe]

Originally Posted by 107barney

You can add human supplements but it's difficult and more expensive.
Is Chloe a year old yet?

Nope, she's still a puppy. She'll be 1 on October 13th

You're right about the human supplements, I rather not tamper with that because it's too confusing rather than just buying an all-in-one. What do you cook for the week.. like a meal example? I looked at recipes on the websites you provided me before and it seems like I can add vegetables with a protein source such as chicken + the balanceit and that would make a balanced meal? I came across this recipe Homemade Dog Food Recipe - Allrecipes.com and just wanted to know if this would become balanced with the supplement? (Minus the rosemary, I probably wouldn't use that)

By the way, I admire your dedication to home cooking for your yorkies, it takes a lot of work and dedication as I can see.. most people will not do it because it's definitely more convenient to just scoop a bowl of dry food. I told a friend with a dog that I want to home cook and I was looked at as if I'm crazy, lol.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by 107barney

Carnivore blends get cooked into the meat.
Regular balance it is added after.

Originally Posted by 107barney

The scale is definitely better than volume measurements but no, it's not imperative.

Thank you!

[BabieChloe]

I forgot to ask.. which bottle do you buy from the website? I see that it says Canine-K can be used with homemade recipes. Is this the one you buy? Also, do I need to buy the green bottle that has DHA and omega-3? There's so many on the site - I'm not sure how to choose.

[Ellie May]

BalanceIt K is a prescription-only product (or was when I used it). It is not for healthy dogs. The BI Canine is fine.

For puppies balancing is very important. A nutritionist may need to create the recipe.

As Cathy said the current diet is unsafe for long-term use. Homecooked food that is unbalanced should not make up more than 10% of a dog's diet. This includes treats.