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09-22-2007, 04:39 PM | #1 |
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| 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. |
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09-22-2007, 07:57 PM | #2 |
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| But I hope someone here will help you, if not you may want to ask the vet |
09-22-2007, 08:01 PM | #3 |
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| 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 |
09-23-2007, 04:33 AM | #4 |
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| 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 |
09-23-2007, 04:55 AM | #5 |
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| 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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09-23-2007, 05:03 AM | #6 |
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09-23-2007, 05:06 AM | #7 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | For homecooking, you need to supplement. For kibble, their are some "supplements" already in the kibble, but many provide their babies w/ more superior supplementation. For raw, you don't even really need to supplement at all, but some do use enzymes.
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09-23-2007, 05:19 AM | #8 | |
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09-23-2007, 05:31 AM | #9 |
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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 |
09-23-2007, 05:42 AM | #10 |
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| 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.
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09-23-2007, 05:44 AM | #11 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | 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.
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09-23-2007, 06:01 AM | #12 |
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| 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 |
09-23-2007, 06:22 AM | #13 |
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| 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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09-23-2007, 06:23 AM | #14 |
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| I'm confused, reading through all your posts it seems like several people have spelt it out for you already, quite a few times |
09-23-2007, 06:36 AM | #15 |
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| first of all, maybe i am not as bright as you are, ( and i did take this as being a bit rude) but the book and the posts are a bit confusing for me. there is alot of different info about what is good supplements for them. i do not know if you have read the book, but quite a few people have said it is confusing and they are still not ready to try homecooking with supplements. they are scared to try it because they are afraid they will not give the proper amounts. i did not think that i was bothering yt's on here. i am as concerned about my yorkie as well as they are about theres. there are a few people on yt who know what they are doing and have had alot of experience with homecooking, thats why i am asking. sorry to bother you and have yu read unwanted posts. |
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