Expert: Herbs, NuVet Plus Supplements, Dog/Cat Food Recipes; ( Marie) - 4/30/2009

Question
the recipe that you have for dog food do you recommend it for a 4 year old English Bulldog and a 7 month old beagle. I also have 2 cats on perina indoor formula what suggestions on home made food for them? thank you  feel free to call me.

Answer
Hello Alinahurd - yes, I have a number of recipes you can try- Don't forget doggie supplements and vitamins if you cook home-made:

1.  Dog Meatballs - can be used for both dogs as a snack or as a meal - YOU can use this as the Am meal or the PM meal..
DOG MEATBALLS-

Dog Dog Food Recipe by Michele, provided to her by her vet.

Ground chicken
Ground beef
4% small curd cottage cheese
2 cups quaker oats soaked in low sodium chicken broth
peas
string beans
2 tablespoons salmon or fish oil (health food store or break open capsules from grocery store)
2 eggs
2 boiled yams or sweet potatoes -this is great protein and helps keep everything moist.

Mix together and make into meatballs the size of your dogs portion. Bake them at 350 until they are completely done.
Freeze into bags and warm up in microwave until warm and serve. They should love it and it is all digested so there is very little waste and smell.

Add 1 NuVET Plus Wafer vitamin for each dog each day-
see here:  http://www.nuvet.com/81098
Tell them Pet nurse Marie sent you over....NOT sold in stores.

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NEXT -  This is For a "15" pound dog / But you can give this to both - just 3-4 x the recipe amounts:  ***( add a little x-tra meat for the puppy )***
( Recipe for a 15 pound dog )

Start with:

Small amount of vegetable oil in your pan
Add:

Cooked, skinless chicken 1/2 cup

Cooked Brown rice 1/4 cup

Cooked Peas 1/4

Cooked pumpkin  1-2 tablespoons

( HE many like a little canned pumpkin ) Pumpkin is good fiber...
Pinch of salt

Add a NuVET Vitamin  ( you can get the Powder )- to finished off the food /  
NUVET .... vitamins when you cook your own dog food.
Vitamins / Supplements are great to have for any dog at any age.
Here is the NuVET info-
39.00 for a 60 count bottle
ask for the 15% off
1-800-474-7044  ( give order code 81098...... thanks)

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Buckaroo's Favorite Breakfast Meet The Buckaroo  

( they can both have this one ,,,,,too)

1 pound hamburger
1 clove pressed or finely-chopped garlic ( YOU don't need garlic if you take a NuVET supplement each day)
1 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup fresh Romaine lettuce leaves (eyeball it)

Slowly cook the hamburger in a large skillet with the garlic. Drain
off half the fat into a freezer container to save for dog cookies.

Add oatmeal and water and stir while bringing to a boil Turn down the
heat, cover and simmer for 1 minute.

In a blender or food processor, puree the lettuce or chop finely (may
also be juiced). Let hamburger mixture cool before adding lettuce.

Serve a mixture of all ingredients at 1/2 cup for every 10 pounds of
dog's body weight.

The hamburger/oatmeal mixture may be stored in freezer or
refrigerator in individual portions. Keep the lettuce stored
separately in refrigerator to serve fresh with every meal as a salad.

Also********************
YOU can do the SoJO home cooking - JUST add the lightly cooked meats to the SoJO mix... FREE delivery to your door
GET the GREEN bag - it is the Grain free SoJO
see here:
http://www.sojos.com/index.aspx?affiliate=petnurse
MY Maltese loves mom to cook up the sojo foods for her!

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Last for the cats:  **( from My friend at Hawaii Pet chef)

Feline Feeding Formula:

Meat 98%

       ground raw turkey

       ground raw chicken

       raw or cooked seafood (taurine does not cook out of seafood)

       tuna in water  (occasionally, not daily)

Grain 1%:

       Oatmeal, oatbran, rice, barley (grind into flour in blender or food processor)

only feed grain occasionally  

Vegetables 1%:

       puréed, juiced, raw or steamed -- this should ideally be a salad.

only feed salad occasionally

Bone meal: Mix 1/4 teaspoon into raw meat every few days
( YOU can lightly cook the meat if you want)

Allow cats to eat as much as they want for a month until they have detoxified and you will get an idea of how much to feed them.
When eating a strict diet of commercial food, cats do not feel satiated but, when they eat real food, they will tell you how much they need.

NuVET feline Formual - 1 teaspoon per day per cat...
http://www.nuvet.com/81098
Must have Feline formula when you feed home-cooked ...



HAVE FUN COOKING...