Home Made Dog Food Diet

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• reina__

  November 2011 24.70.45.131

  Hi, I don't have one and when I did I didn't do a homemade diet... though I sure wish I had known about the benefits of raw and "BARF" when my dog was still alive.<br><br>Cooking = ridding most to all nutrients. Animals don't require demyelination (basically, loosening of fibres) of protein in order to digest and get nutrients from the meats they eat. Dogs can digest a swallowed-whole raw bone in a day, while in humans, it would pass through (painfully!) whole.<br>Dogs don't have the same susceptibility to bacteria as humans do. Dogs in the wild will eat a week-old carcass that is already starting to rot away and will be fine. <br><br>What exactly are you feeding your adults? And who is "he" that you're talking about with regards to "adding more bacteria"? <br><br>There are a couple better known raw diets, which include the BARF diet, a combination of meats, veggies, and some fruit, and the Prey Model diet, which consists of all meat, organs, and bone. All you have to do is some research and decide for yourself what you want to do and what's best for your dog. Cooking isn't best; though, it might feel like it's best. It's definitely better than dried kibble. <br><br>When I have dogs in the future, I will be feeding the BARF diet, as I feel that it is the best all-round diet for a dog, because it includes vitamins and minerals from the fruit and vegetables as well as what they love and need--fresh meats of all kind (whole fish, chicken, beef, turkey, pork even) and raw calcium bones to clean their teeth, stimulate their gums and mind, and give their bodies the best chance of having enough nutrients without extra calories (leading to obesity or even musculoskeletal problems).<br><br>I've learned that the canine is not an obligate carnivore and therefore cannot survive solely on animal flesh. That's why I don't really understand the Prey Model diet unless it is supplemented.<br><br>Now to answer your questions:<br><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Do you basically mix the ingredients that you have for that meal together? </span> So long as everything is cooked. I've heard that if you blend raw stuff and cooked stuff together, because each digest at a different rate (cooked=quicker, raw=slower), the raw food can actually rot in the stomach while the cooked food is being passed through. Plus it probably sends their liver and pancreas into a craze and confusion. <br><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Is it always the same recipe every day, day after day? </span> In my personal opinion, I would use similar foods but with variety. That way your dog doesn't develop allergies or even boredom with its food. You could try adding in something very tasty like unpasteurized yogurt, soaked dry cottage cheese, or a bit of tuna juice (if the dog likes fish flavor) to help it along, as I've heard some dogs can actually lose interest in cooked diets. Some not but hey.<br><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Do I even need a recipe?</span> You should probably print off a few and compare them and/or use all of the ingredients, or, as above, have variety and use different ones for different days. If your dog has a sensitive stomach then changing the food all the time probably isn't the best idea. My thoughts are that if the recipes are relatively similar you can use different ones, or perhaps just add in a different ingredient that would benefit your dog in the same recipe every day.<br><br><span style="font-weight:bold">What are some foods that are high in fat content (we are trying to raise his weight)?</span> From what I've learned, fat doesn't really make you fat. Carbohydrates do. Some carbohydrate foods that are good for putting on weight, for dogs, include potato, rice, rolled oats, canned beans, even pumpkin. Pumpkin is also good for upset stomachs, and dogs seem to love it. <br><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Where can we get supplements to add extra vitamins and good things to his food?</span> Your vet, sometimes big pet store chains like Petland, Petcetera, PetSmart, etc. and sometimes smaller stores. There's also numerous online stores with supplements made for dogs, cats, and horses. <br><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Genrally, how much do you make at a time? Do you cook each meal as bs has them or cook about half a weeks worth of food?</span> It's probably best to cook for 1-2 days' worth of meals at once. The fresher, the better; although, if it's refridgerated, I'm sure you can go longer than a day or two. As long as you don't leave it out for any period of time--cook it and then immediately put it in the fridge. Bacteria can grow within a couple hours on certain foods and if that's something you want to prevent, then be adamant about putting it in the fridge--even freezer for larger amounts.<br><br>I hope this helps. This is only my 2 cents because I saw no one else has posted, and it's only what I've learned. I've never really read into a homemade cooked diet for dogs as I'm really loving the idea of BARF, as I feel it is the most wholesome and beneficial official "diet" out there right now, and what dogs would have eaten on a daily basis anyway before kibble was invented.<br><br><br>Some links to read through!<br><br><a href="http://www.2ndchance.info/homemadediets.htm"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://www.2ndchance.info/homemadediets.htm</a>; <br><a href="http://www.pet-grub.com/"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://www.pet-grub.com/</a>; - Go down to Ask Jesse as the bulk of good info is in those questions<br>--- <a href="http://www.pet-grub.com/holistic_pet_health_questions_and_answers/does_cooked_meat_need_calcium_also"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://www.pet-grub.com/holistic_pet_he ... lcium_also</a><br><a href="http://homemadenaturaldogfood.com/"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">http://homemadenaturaldogfood.com/</a>;

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