this is so confusing for me i just bought the dr pitcairns book, and i must say i am more confused than ever. do i use vitamin c tablets for humans? do i crush them up into a powder? it must be me, i just cannot concentrate on all these different things to substitute and add. all the different groups. do i use human calcium tablets instead of bonemeal? or do i go buy bonemeal? i guess i need it spelled out to me. |
:idontknow But I hope someone here will help you, if not you may want to ask the vet:animal-pa |
supplementation?? Are you feeding a premium dog food? Why are you supplementing? Missing link is good as well as bonemeal. What so you think your dog is missing? Just wondering, Lynn |
hi, i am homecooking for sammy , and i give him a multi vitamin and missing link, but i know there are other supplements that are even better for him, the thing is ( i guess i am not reading it right or i am just plain dumb ) but the book is a bit confusing for me. like the book says to use ground vitamin c , is is human kind? do i grind it myself? do i add vitamins c,a and e to each meal? i guess the book is good , but my head is spinning from it. i thought someone on here would be able to help me figure it all out, if they are homecooking with supplements. thanks elle |
Do you need to feed supplements if you're feeding a good quality kibble, or is that just for people who raw and home cook for their babies? |
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I think a lot of people her supplement with the better kibbles, too. I do.:) |
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well thank you, i am glad i am not alone. i have been homecooking only, no dog food at all and all i give sammy is a multi vitamin and the missing link, but i want to do more. i was hoping someone who does homecooking on yt will be able to inform me , so i can get to the health food store right away . thanks for answering elle |
I tried the home cooking and they really loved it, but I was always afraid I was missing something. I'm going to get that book at the library, and if I can figure it out I might go back to it. Atleast unlike my family they loved everything I cooked for them.:rolleyes: |
See post #5 especially: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93775 Another good one: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94570 I think both of those threads pretty much spell it out. I am not a big fan of Pitcairn's book - so I understand why you're frustrated. |
yeah , alot of those posts are from me , asking about vitamins and supplements. i am glad i am not alone with this . i am still hoping someone can spell it out for me. thanks |
Okay, when it talks about any kinds of vitamins, it's talking about human kind. Pills need to be crushed. You can use a mortar and pestle. Once you make the healthy powder mix once, you won't have to make it again for a long time. You don't add vitamin C to every meal. It's ONLY in the healthy powder mix. Instead of bone meal, I like to use eggshells for calcium...So, instead of 4 tbsp of bone meal, it says you can use 2 level tbsp of powdered eggshell (crushed by you). Ask me any questions that you have...I will help you. I don't like to use Vitamin A or Vitamin D, so I never add that to the meals. They can get these from the food that they eat. I use carrots or sweet potatoes in the recipes so that they get betacarotene. I add Vitamin E to every recipe. But that's easy. You just get a capsule of Vitamin E, and pierce it and pour it over the food and mix it in well. |
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