Comments on: Home Made Dog Food

By: meredith hennessy

meredith hennessy — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:15:38 +0000

To the comment about diarrhea dog!!!
Try rice and cooked chicken breast!!!

By: kayla

kayla — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:59:06 +0000

Anyone have any suggestions on what to feed a 10yr old diabetic dog? I just found out 3 months ago that my 10yr old dog is diabetic and it has been a hard 3 months. After many infections and trying to find the right level of insulin, we have almost got him back to his old self. The only thing is, he is a very picky eater and since he got sick, all he will eat is boiled check and ground beef and rice. I have him on a dry science diet for 7+ years and he will eat it as long as I put chicken or some other meat or broth in it. I am running out of ideas. I am afraid he is not getting the proper nurtiion. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or recipes.

By: Shelly Campbell

Shelly Campbell — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:16:42 +0000

Thank You Brigitte, anykind of shortcut helps, I have noticed since I have added the vitamins to the meal (I use Missing Link it has al vitiamins needed with Glucosamin with chondrotin w MSM (sp??) my dogs run and play more, my Shitzu is 14 and Toy Poodle is 11 years old the Rott is only 5 years.

Thanks for your advice, and have a Great Day!
Shelly Campbell

By: Brigitte Smith

Brigitte Smith — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:50:32 +0000

Hi Shelly,

Your recipe sounds great. The only possible comments I'd make are –

1. Fry the garlic in the olive oil on a medium – not hot – heat destroys nutrients.

2. I'm not sure why you cook the vegetable mixture for 20 minutes – I'd try a much shorter period – you could try 3 to 10 minutes and see how that works (the shorter the cooking period, the greater the retention of nutrients).

3. The low sodium chicken broth you mention – is this a powdered or cubed type stock? If so, I'd try the meal without it. If it's low sodium it may not be doing any harm, but on the other hand, with all the fresh ingredients you're using, I'm sure it will taste great without the chicken broth (just use water if you need liquid to cook the sweet potato and rice in).

But these are just minor things. Otherwise, what you're giving your dogs sounds great!

Regards,
Brigitte

By: Shelly Campbell

Shelly Campbell — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:48:01 +0000

Hi Brigitte,

I wanted to ask what you think of my recipe, I feed this to my Rottwielor, Shitzu and Toy Poodle and also add their vitamin supplement once a day, I just want to make sure this is a healthy recipe as I made it up, to make sure there is nothing in it that will harm my doggies.

I sauté 2 garlic cloves(chopped) in about 4 Tbsp. of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, In my food processor I chop very fine (minced) about 1 cup each of Fresh Green Beans, Broccoli, Baby Carrots, Swiss Chard, Kale and add to the Olive oil mixture simmer for about 20 minutes then I add 1 can of low sodium chicken broth and simmer again about 10 minutes. I chop 1 sweet potato and add to the mixture with 2 cups of steamed rice. I then add about 8 to 10 pounds of chopped chicken breasts, thighs and liver and add to the mixture. When I serve them dinner I heat up their portion then add a few Tablespoons of Fat Free cottage cheese and maybe 1X a week add a raw egg to the mixture.

Thank you for your time, I just want to make sure I have the right amounts and the right ingredients for my babies.

Sincerely,
Shelly Campbell

By: LT

LT — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:09:51 +0000

Took our Blue Heeler off that nasty kibble & started easy homecooking for him five months ago. There are NO MORE lumps on his body (Cutaneous Hysteocytosis). He had more lumps than I could count. We are so impressed! His fur is soft & shiney, breath is fresh & he dropped 10 lbs!! I totally recommend homecooking for your fur baby. Keep it simple: cook up brown rice once a week, keep steamed/cooked vegies in fridge & simply add a meat source (hamburger, chicken, sardines, fish, egg). A third of each: rice, vegie & protein. You will be amazed with the changes.

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:04:53 +0000

Hello again Brigitte ,
The 1st dry food that you mentioned to Brenda is the one that I use and like so much…Have a great day!

Rick

By: Brigitte Smith

Brigitte Smith — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:15:32 +0000

Hi Karen,

Thanks for your comments. And what a great job you're doing with feeding your dogs and cats!

Regards,
Brigitte

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:12:07 +0000

Brigitte,

I want to thank you very much for sending me information, it is very helpful, such as this one on dog food. I knew there
was a lot of crap put in the food but did not know what exactly, now I do. They dont care what they put into our food so
it does not surprise me that this goes on with pet food. Its all about money!! I've been very careful as to what I feed
my pets. I've got 3 labs and 2 cats and you can imagine the cost of feeding eveyone. So I do alot of it myself. I
make alot of the food and mix it with a little bit of dry and I make sure there are not by-products in the food. I really
wish people would be more educated, many people think dog food is dog food, all the same!
Tks again, Karen

By: Lynn Elgines

Lynn Elgines — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:13:34 +0000

I think this is GRATE, you learn something new every day, I always wanted to know about homemade dogfood and commercial dog food, well now I know. I just want to thank you for your help in all you do for are pet,s and for the readers on the healthier dog page. I have 4 dogs,(my babys) and I cant never find a dogfood they want to eat and I know they love what we eat, I didnt think that it was,nt good for them, or they would like to eat it dog are smarter then we think they are. I know I would,nt eat it. lol. so Please KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK your friend Lynn Elgines