How to Make Bland Dog Food for Sick Dogs
Sometimes when your dog becomes sick, the best help you can give your pet involves careful preparation of its food. Not all conditions require a bland diet; however, a bland diet helps many of the most common problems such as diarrhea and vomiting. You can make a bland dog food with a few ingredients and help your dog feel better.
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Things You'll Need
- Protein source
- Carbohydrate source
- Cottage cheese (optional)
- Parmesan cheese (optional)
- Yogurt (optional)
- Probiotic (optional)
Instructions
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Talk to your veterinarian regarding your dog's dietary needs, how long you should feed it bland food and any medical concerns.
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Choose a protein source that contains low fat, such as lean hamburger meat, chopped lean beef, skinless chicken or tofu, suggests the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. Use canned salmon, mackerel or tuna in water for dogs with chicken or beef allergies.
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Select a carbohydrate, such as rice or potato, to mix with the protein. Make a list of the needed food needed to mix one part meat and three to four parts carbohydrates to feed the dog for at least four days. Avoid adding too much meat as it may cause diarrhea.
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Prepare the meat by boiling the chicken or beef cubes, cooking and draining hamburger meat or rinsing canned salmon or mackerel to help remove the sodium. Grind the chicken or beef cubes for dogs with problems swallowing or chewing.
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Cook the rice with the protein, including tofu, or boil the potatoes, mash and add the protein. Mix the ingredients and allow the food to cool.
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Refrigerate the food in one container or divide into daily portions. You may freeze larger quantities if your dog needs bland food for a longer time, such as dogs with pancreatitis. Freeze food in daily portions to make it easier to defrost.
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Tips & Warnings
Additional ingredients, such as cottage cheese or sprinkling with Parmesan cheese, may improve the flavor and entice your dog to eat the bland food.
Add probiotics, healthy bacteria and yeast, or yogurt with live cultures to help restore a healthy gastrointestinal tract.
Take your dog to the veterinarian if diarrhea continues more than three days, warns Mar Vista Animal Medical Center.
Vomiting, when the dog has not eaten in over eight hours, may indicate an obstruction and requires an immediate veterinary evaluation, according to the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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I use brown rice for Chauncy.
