Make
your own pet food
Cooking for your pets
has a number of benefits. You can feed
them nutritious food that they love to eat, you know exactly what they are
eating, you save money and you can package up meal portions and freeze them. Both my dog and cat love the recipe given
below. I also give them chicken necks
for calcium and some good quality dog and cat biscuits to make sure they get
everything they need.
Most dogs are quite
happy to eat vegetables but they should be cooked to make them digestible. Despite the fact that dogs like scavenging
and eat all sorts of things including cow manure, they are essential carnivores
so don’t give them too much carbohydrate.
Although occasional treats of
human food such as cheese or boiled eggs are enjoyed by dogs some foods we eat quite
happily can make dogs quite ill. Avoid
feeding your dog chocolate, anything that contains caffeine, onions and garlic,
grapes and raisins, macadamia nuts and walnuts, fruit pips and seeds, because
they can contain toxins.
Be careful not to feed
your dog too much fatty, oily or sugary food, spicy leftovers, cooked bones and
watch out for raw bones that tend to splinter.
I give my dog an occasional raw egg yolk and use the white for something
else as too many raw whites are not good for dogs.
If you only feed your
dog home-cooked food like the recipe I have given you may need to add calcium and
other supplements. It is a good idea to
talk to your vet about the best diet for your dog. But I know that both my dog and cat prefer
the pet food I make to the stuff that comes in tins. You can vary it by using
what is at hand and it is better than giving them your leftovers that may
contain ingredients that are not good for them.
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