How to Make Healthy Food for Your Dog

Making healthy food for your dog is easy and good for them. Have you ever tasted commercial dog food? Neither have I, but it smells awful. Always check with your vet before beginning.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

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   Make an appointment with your veterinarian and discuss your nutritional concerns. Ask the vet for a multi vitamin for your pet to ensure they are getting their proper nutrients. Calcium is usually the biggest concern when making your own pet food. At the consultation, based on the weight and health of your dog, the vet will either suggest a specific multi-vitamin or tell you how much of the following supplements your dog requires: calcium, fish oil and vitamin E. He/she may suggest other supplements, but those are the basic ones.

2. Make sure your dog is getting a diet consisting of
   1/3 protein from chicken, turkey, beef or eggs.
   1/3 grains such as oatmeal or brown rice.
   1/3 vegetables-carrots, broccoli, lettuce, string beans etc (avoid corn, potatoes, mushrooms, onions and garlic)

3. 1 lb ground chicken, turkey or beef which can be boiled, broiled, fried always removed excess fat.
   1 whole egg hard boiled or scrambled
   1/2 cup cooked brown rice or cooked oatmeal
   1/2 cup pureed vegetables
   Vet recommended supplements
   Mix ingredients together, feed your dog, refrigerator excess for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

4. There are many foods that need to be avoided because they can be toxic to your dog:
   NO Chocolate or Caffeine - Toxic
   NO Fatty Meats-can cause problems with their pancreas
   NO Grapes or Raisins-can cause kidney damage
   No Mushrooms
   NO Onions or Garlic-can cause anemia
   NO Potatoes-can affect digestive, nervous & renal systems
   NO Raw Eggs-can cause skin problems, may carry salmonella
   NO Raw Fish
   NO Added Salt
   NO Baby Food-many commercially prepared baby foods contain onion powder
   NO Alcohol-affects central nervous system
   NO White Rice or White Bread

Tips & Warnings

• Use lactose-free milk made for dogs
• Stay with limited amounted of liver-too much liver can cause Vitamin A toxicity

[karileighk]

on 7/12/2009 It's great getting your own healthy dog food.

[edieness]

on 6/12/2009 Good tips on How to Make Healthy Food for Your Dog. My friend does this and I think it is great.5*

[langleycornwell]

on 5/7/2009 Good article on healthy dog food. Great list of what not to to feed our pets. 5*s.

[sonni57]

on 5/1/2009 Thanks for the good recipe for healthy for dog food our pets health is important.

[4dogday]

on 5/1/2009 Great article on making healthy dog food! 5 *'s and I recommended you.