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04-01-2017, 10:38 AM | #1 |
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| Question About Homemade cooked Diet I'm going to switch Lucy to a homemade cooked diet as she has an enlarged heart and gastrointestinal problems. She seems to have sensitivity to commercial foods even though I've tried those specifically for her problems. She does really well on chicken and rice but I would like to vary her meals every now and then. My vet has given me some suggestions about different types of suitable foods, but I forgot to ask - do you change recipes often and when you do, do you have to change gradually i.e. Can meals be varied from day to day? Thanks! |
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04-01-2017, 10:54 AM | #2 |
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| You must use a recipe from a vet nutritionist and a supplement or you will be doing more harm then good. You can check out balanceit.com
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04-01-2017, 11:13 AM | #3 |
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| Thanks for the link, I'm trying to read up as much as I can before switching over. My vet has also given me some Vitamins and minerals for Lucy and some advice on balancing meals. |
04-02-2017, 03:03 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | As far as varying meals - it totally depends on your specific pup. For my 4, I can feed them something different all the time, and they do just fine. Other yorkies, not as well. You can also just get the "supplement mix", which is balanced, and then add your own cooked meat. One example of that is U-Stew.
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04-02-2017, 11:45 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks! At the moment I'm still giving Lucy royal canin digestive plus chicken and rice and supplements which the vet gave me. She is doing really well. She had a bad case of intestinal infection recently but thankfully got better on chicken and rice diet, and antibiotics. When I tried going back to complete commercial food she became rather gassy and her tummy a bit swollen. So definitely 50/50 commercial/homemade or 100% homemade is the way to go. I'm looking around for recipes that are suitable for both her heart and gastrointestinal problems. It's important that I choose carefully. |
04-03-2017, 10:45 AM | #6 |
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| You must be very careful about food dosage and the recipes. Never go against veterinarian suggestions and you should be fine. Only pet nutritionist will be able to write a great food plan for your dog but you should study this subject on your own too. There is nothing better than understanding your dog health and her nutritional needs. Because this allows you to properly choose ingredients for your homemade dog food. You can read some very interesting recipes here but even more important you can read about homemade dieting for a dog. 33 Mouth Watering Homemade Dog Food Recipes – Be Your Dog’s Chef | MySweetPuppy.net But remember, you shouldn't ever feed your dog with a recipe if your pet nutritionist hasn't verified the ingredients, their amounts and the cooking process. All of this might seem as too much of a precaution but trust me it isn't. Just cooking the food in a wrong way for a certain dog's health problem can make it worse. So speak with your vet about everything first and you will do fine Lots of luck for cooking for your pooch! I hope her health improves and I hope that it will fulfill you knowing that you, with your own hands cooked food for her and that it made her feel better |
04-05-2017, 10:46 AM | #7 |
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| Thanks for your response and the link! I'm still giving Lucy 50/50 commercial and RC Digestive. She is still doing well, her tummy is flat and she isn't gassy like she used to be. Unfortunately we don't have pet nutrionists where I live (Malta) so I'm going mostly by my vet's advice. I can only switch her completely to homemade when I'm happy with the recipes I have. I've recently shown my vet Strombeck's recipes which some of Yorkie Talk's members asked about in the past. I liked the Balanced Chicken and Rice Recipe but I think it's got too much rice. My vet said I should remove the substitute potassium chloride and salt, and to replace some of the rice with more chicken. Chicken and Rice Diet (balanced) 2 cups cooked rice, white polished, long-grain (320 grams) 1/3 cup chicken breast, cooked (95 grams) 1 tablespoon vegetable (canola) oil (14 grams) 1/4 teaspoon salt substitute-potassium chloride 1/10 teaspoon table salt 1/2 teaspoon bone meal powder (3 grams) 1/5 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet (made for adult humans) provides 606 kcalories, 22.1 g protein, 16.3 g fat The probably sounds like a silly question but although I was sure about the cooked rice measure, I wasn't sure about the chicken breast - is that 1/3 cup cooked chicken breast, of 1/3 raw chicken breast then cooked because raw chicken breast weighs less once it's cooked. supports caloric needs of 18 pound dog. |
04-13-2017, 10:51 AM | #8 | |
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04-14-2017, 08:23 AM | #9 |
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| Thanks! That's what I have been doing but wanted reassurance that I was doing it right :-) |
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