Homemade Yorkie Recipes (Food & Treats)

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by Chance

how many actually make home made treats for your babies? I just want to know if I'm the only crazy Mom

I do occasionally. No you are not crazy.

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by Chance

I know onion and garlic are bad, but why do people add garlic to some recipes? Some boxed eggs have onion powder in them.

Not sure on the onions except people just don't know any better.
for the garlic, some feel it has a lot of benefits and a small amount couldn't possibly hurt anything. In my opinion, it should be left out of all recipes.

[lil fu fu girl]

Ellie May, you used an abbreviation that I was not familiar with in one of the last posts. What does that stand for?
I homecook for Ellie and use Balance IT K.

[AngelicJewel]

I just joined today in hopes of getting some good ideas on how to feed my yorkie. He is 7 - pounds and is 14.5 yrs old. has alwyas been in good heallth until last year. He got pancreatitis and I put him on a low fat diet and took him off of grains. I made him meals of low fat ground turkey or beef with pumpkin for digestion. I also put him on the dry food WELLNESS one (protein focused lowfat diet). Then I slowly got hom back on (what I thought) was hig quailty dog food w/o grains) He now has a problem with some sort of sores onhis skin that when then disapate, leave like balck looking age spots. I thought it was because of a lack of fat and when researching it, it seems like possible food allergies. So .... I am done with store bought food and was wondering if someone has suggestions on how to best feed him? Other than that, he acts like a puppy still ... full of life (oh and he does have a collapsing trachea). Any feedback is welcomed. Thanks : ) AJ

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by AngelicJewel

I just joined today in hopes of getting some good ideas on how to feed my yorkie. He is 7 - pounds and is 14.5 yrs old. has alwyas been in good heallth until last year. He got pancreatitis and I put him on a low fat diet and took him off of grains. I made him meals of low fat ground turkey or beef with pumpkin for digestion. I also put him on the dry food WELLNESS one (protein focused lowfat diet). Then I slowly got hom back on (what I thought) was hig quailty dog food w/o grains) He now has a problem with some sort of sores onhis skin that when then disapate, leave like balck looking age spots. I thought it was because of a lack of fat and when researching it, it seems like possible food allergies. So .... I am done with store bought food and was wondering if someone has suggestions on how to best feed him? Other than that, he acts like a puppy still ... full of life (oh and he does have a collapsing trachea). Any feedback is welcomed. Thanks : ) AJ

i just sent you a pm

[kw5150]

Thank you for your recipe, Our yochon has been having ichy ears and a bald spot on his backend the I printed and brought to our vet and he said to try it. It is seeming to work it has only been a week and a half. The only thing that I have noticed is that Henry never drinks water anymore. Is that what you have found? Or should l see the vet?
thanks
Beth

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by kw5150

Thank you for your recipe, Our yochon has been having ichy ears and a bald spot on his backend the I printed and brought to our vet and he said to try it. It is seeming to work it has only been a week and a half. The only thing that I have noticed is that Henry never drinks water anymore. Is that what you have found? Or should l see the vet?
thanks
Beth

That's very normal.
Dogs need about 1 ounce of water per pound of weight a day.
With kibble they get almost no water from their food, so a 6 pound dog would need to drink about 6 ounces per day. With homecooked it is about 75% moisture. A cup of food would be about 3/4 cup (6 ounces) moisture or water, so they don't need to drink to meet their needs...

[JJSMOM]

Does anyone here have a recipie for a cake, i'd like to make one for jj to celebrate the day we adopted him and there are no places near me that sell doggie cakes. I was thinking of maybe making a carrot cake would that be ok for yorkies?

[mickyskeeper]

I had a yorkie she died at the age of 29 , my son bought me a new one. and I had to take her to the vet shes a few years old. but found One she is not being feed correctly. i feed her a can of cat food everyday. such as I did my old yorkie. which may i say was very healthy. Anyways the point. She was getting blisters on her tonque and is not in very good health. The vet mentioned to stop the cat food and feed her what dogs eat. not cats. He seemed very upset when i told him how spoiled she was. And she needs a peanut butter sandwich everyday at lunch. ect. ect. So i went to the store. and bought her the most expensive canned dog food i could find. Again. I found this is not exactly what is good for a yorkie. Please help any ideas are appreciated. I have several pets are are all in very good health. I just don't know what i am doing wrong with this yorkie. thanks.

[robin4908]

Originally Posted by AngelicJewel

I just joined today in hopes of getting some good ideas on how to feed my yorkie. He is 7 - pounds and is 14.5 yrs old. has alwyas been in good heallth until last year. He got pancreatitis and I put him on a low fat diet and took him off of grains. I made him meals of low fat ground turkey or beef with pumpkin for digestion. I also put him on the dry food WELLNESS one (protein focused lowfat diet). Then I slowly got hom back on (what I thought) was hig quailty dog food w/o grains) He now has a problem with some sort of sores onhis skin that when then disapate, leave like balck looking age spots. I thought it was because of a lack of fat and when researching it, it seems like possible food allergies. So .... I am done with store bought food and was wondering if someone has suggestions on how to best feed him? Other than that, he acts like a puppy still ... full of life (oh and he does have a collapsing trachea). Any feedback is welcomed. Thanks : ) AJ

hi. i also have a 8yr. old female yorkie with a collapsing trachea. i want her to lose a little weight so i started feeding her homemade food, groung turkey/venison/elk, sweet potatoe or pumpkin and veggies and she loves it. she has an enlarged liver and a budah belly. after lots of money spent- she had an ultra-sound of her abdomine and they drew stuff out to check her liver. everything is fine . so i guess she just has this big belly. i'm feeding her 200 calories per day. vet at mi. state animal hospital say to take her down to 165!!!! thats not much food!! i wanted her to lose weight so its easier on her collapsing trachea, but vet says shes really not over weight much just has a big belly. so as for the collasping trachea, it doesn't bother her unless she gets all worked up and starts panting. i just try not to let her get that way. i have never heard of wellnes dog food??? vet old me to give her 100 calories of dry food (teeth) and the rest can be homemade. i use blue buffaloe. also she needs her teeth cleaned and the vet won't put her under to clean them because of her trachea!! her teeth are awful. what happens if one gets painful and it has to be removed? then what? any ideas you have for me would be appreciated. robin and sunni

[dlross]

Mickyskeeper, how did your yorkie live to 29 yr old, I never heard of that before plus I have heard that cat food will eventually kill yr dogs, I feed my Wellness Core grain fee, and in mornings I would add a heaping table spoon of Wellness Core wet food mixed in with the kibbles. Watach the peanut butter sandwiches, that will cause problems in the future. BUT keep spoiling her.

[mickyskeeper]

Will see if i can figure out were to buy it. This one is just so different than my other one. This one is more quiet. and wants constant attention. and seems more inward... My old one was spit and vinigar i beleive the fraze is. And this one wants more love, and coddling. so I do appreciate your help. I was just at my wits end when i posted .. The vet told me to change her diet. And the assistant. Said she never heard of such a thing. a dog is a dog. Again. thank you

[Emmanuel89]

Hey there, I found this site a few nights ago after revising my dog's diet. I have a year old yorkie Elle and for some reason, my father had been feeding her ham mixed with dog food. Due to the high sodium content, I thought that I should try something different. I am trying to find different recipes. I have used the meat and veggies. I was wondering if its healthy to use baby food? Thanks!

[icare]

Originally Posted by Emmanuel89

Hey there, I found this site a few nights ago after revising my dog's diet. I have a year old yorkie Elle and for some reason, my father had been feeding her ham mixed with dog food. Due to the high sodium content, I thought that I should try something different. I am trying to find different recipes. I have used the meat and veggies. I was wondering if its healthy to use baby food? Thanks!

I would NEVER feed any type of pork to my dogs. My vet recommeded this. I myself have thought of baby food only because I have a 12 yr old yorkie with NO teeth. If you feed your dog soft food so young her teeth may go bad very early in her life, not to mention her digestive system may be comprimised. I normally cook chicken, pull the skin off, dice it in small pieces, take the broth and make rice, cut small pieces of cooked green beans and carrots and mix together. This makes enough for a whole week or you can separate it and freeze some of it. It's healthy and you know exactly what they are eating. Hope this helps.

[Lady of Yorkies]

Originally Posted by Emmanuel89

Hey there, I found this site a few nights ago after revising my dog's diet. I have a year old yorkie Elle and for some reason, my father had been feeding her ham mixed with dog food. Due to the high sodium content, I thought that I should try something different. I am trying to find different recipes. I have used the meat and veggies. I was wondering if its healthy to use baby food? Thanks!

I use baby food for my puppies when they go down from low blood sugar. I use only the beef and chicken. As soon as they are back to normal, they are on their regular food again. Sylvia