Home cooked diet question I'm beginning to suspect Jo may be sensitive to rice. I'd like to start making their food in combination with the Nature's Variety raw medallions but all of the home made food recipes I've come across seem to have rice as the main ingredient. Is there something else I can use instead of rice? Can I just give them the raw medallions and a mixture of veggies? Would that be enough fiber for them? Also, do I need to supplement with anything if I start using veggies since I'm using the NV raw medallions? |
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Thanks JESSY_RN2B. I guess my title should have read 'home made' diet question. I feed my boyz a raw diet (nothing cooked) so I'm going to purree the veggies in the blender and mix it with the raw meat. I was also told I can use sweet potato or pumpkin with the veggies instead of the rice so I'll try that too. I think I have a plan so I'm off to the store today for fresh veggies, pumpkin, a blender and ice cube trays. |
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Be careful not to feed too much pumpkin though ;) |
I will...everything in moderation! Thanks... |
Mine are veggive lovers, and scoop them all up. |
Instead of rice. . . I feed an all natural, mostly organic homemade diet with raw meat. Dogs do not need grains of any kind, but veges are great! I use 100% pumpkin puree (not pie filling), well-cooked chickpeas and kidney beans, all types of lentils, grated and cooked veges, and fruits. You can even buy garbonzo (chickpea) flour to make treats. I mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, olive oil, honey, cinnamon, ground pumpkin seeds, and the flour to bake treats. I just eyeball it, spread it out in a pan, bake at 350 for about 45 mins, cool slightly, then cut into squares and bake again at 400 for 30-45 mins longer to make them crunchy. Sometimes I add unsweetened applesauce to the wet ingredients. Read your raw patties ingredients for vitamins and mineral added. Does it say complete and balanced? Since I don't use any commercial products, I do use a terrific vitamin supplement called CANINE BASIC NUTRIENTS made by Thorne Research. I get it at www.holisticpetinfo.com My guys love lettuce, zucchini, squash, kale, parsley, bok choy, greenbeans, carrots, peas, turnips, banannas, pears, oranges. I never give grapes, raisins, onions, garlic, tomatoes, potatoes, yams, spinach, or broccoli. Some are toxic, others are nightshades. Read spinach and broccoli can be toxic in some cases. Never feed raw potatoes, that is toxic. I add a teaspoon of olive oil to each meal (twice a day), and a teaspoon of ground organic flaxseed once a day, instead of fish oils. They do eat fish, but reacted badly to the oil supplements. They are doing great. I only feed fruit once per day, as too much sugar is no good. Dogs do not have the amino acid or enzyme needed to digest milk, so no dairy for my guys, but they tolerate eggs. I used to give ACV (apple cider vinegar), but they hated it, and I read it can lead to an abundance of yeast in the system. I used to give human probiotics every day, then realized most of the sources were from dairy! Ouch! I stopped, and the "itching" problem improved more. I saw that Prozyme makes Prozyme Vegan now. I'm a true believer in an all natural "food" diet, and raw is fine. I said before in another post that alot of people agonize over what "dog food" to feed when they should just feed "food"! You seem to be an informed mommy, and it was nice to share with you. |
Whole grains are a very cost-effective and environmentally sensitive way to provide the mainstay of your pet's diet. Not only do grains supply carbohydrates and an array of vitamins and minerals, they are inexpensive sources of protein as well. When one type of grain is combined with other grains, the biological effectiveness of it's protein is greatly enhanced because the balance of amino acids is more complete. Grains are one group of foods that definitely should be cooked. Because the intestinal tracts of dogs and cats are much shorter than those of cereal-eating animals, like cows and horses, grains fed to dogs and cats need some pre-digestion (in the form of cooking). Once prepared this way, they are completely utilizable by the body. Quick-cooking and economical grains, oatmeal, cornmeal, millet, and bulgur. They are well-accepted by most dogs and cats and are high in nutrition. Oats and bulgur, for example, are loaded with protein, and millet is rich in iron. Larger grains like rice and whole wheat berries or barley are best used with dogs; unless these larger grains are mashed, cats tend to pick them out. Crumbled whole-wheat bread is a quick and convenient ingredient when preparing food for a cat or small dog, but it's too expensive to use regularly for feeding large dogs. Amaranth, whole-wheat couscous, buckwheat, quinoa, and spelt, all highly nutritious grains. |
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