Guest brit1 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I basically feed mostly raw to my other dog but adopted a senior with poor appetite and she seems to prefer cooked. She has no problem/allergies with grains or any particular meats. Would appreciate a good complete recipe from someone who totally cooks for their dog, I don't give any kibble. I did try her on Honest Kitchen but she didn't like it Thanks for any input brit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHead Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I have a library of dog food books, and I'm sure a lot of cooked recipes! So many, that it would be hard to post them all. What kind are you looking for? I have recipes for health problems, grains, no grains, etc. I am not sure if I can post the recipe's here due to copyright (? ) as they are all out of books. But if you let me know more details I can message them to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sirsmom Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I don't have any recipes on hand but when I was cooking for one of our dogs who was ill, I used Dr Pitcairn's book and I got it from our local library. Also, Mary Strauss has a good one called Healthy Dog Cookbook you may want to check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeofNE Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Have you had her teeth checked? It might be painful for her to bite anything firm. Quote Susan, Hamish, Mister Bigglesworth and Nikita Stanislav. Missing Ming, George, and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brit1 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Yes good point, forgot to mention I had her teeth cleaned and one extracton. According to previous owner she has always had a poor appetite. I also gave her probiotics but didn't seem to make a difference. brit Have you had her teeth checked? It might be painful for her to bite anything firm. Thanks, I do have books also but was wondering if someone had used a particular regime with success brit I have a library of dog food books, and I'm sure a lot of cooked recipes! So many, that it would be hard to post them all. What kind are you looking for? I have recipes for health problems, grains, no grains, etc. I am not sure if I can post the recipe's here due to copyright (? ) as they are all out of books. But if you let me know more details I can message them to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJane Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 My dogs are on home-cooked with one having a kidney issue and food allergies for years now and the other a seizure dog. One needs preservative free food while the other one cannot have chicken & noodles and needs low but good protein. Basically, each dog gets fed twice a day and their evening meal is about 2 to 2 1/2 cups white rice with about 1/4 to 1/2 cup veggies like cooked green beans, peas, carrots and between 1/4 to 1/2 cup of cooked hamburger or meat chunks. In the morning they get about 1 to 1 1/4 cup of cooked oatmeal with about 1/2 to 1 cup of rice or potatoes with some milk and a bit of molasses and between 1/4 to 1/2 cup of meat chunks/hamburger. I don't feed chicken and very rarely do I feed pork. For supplements my 85 pound dog gets 4 calcium pills a day (two at each meal) - the oyster shell ones and make sure there is NO added vitamin D. My 68 pound girl gets 3 calcium pills a day. They each get one fish oil and a multivitamin each day. For the morning snack they get some toast and then about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter. Their evening snack is a tablespoon or two of yogurt (whole milk) and a tablespoon of applesauce. You can substitute the rice for something like elbow macaroni which is what my new dog gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) You could always contact Dr Remillard. She's a veterinary nutritionist. She will design a recipe for you. She was at Angell in Boston but, I believe she may be at NCU now-- yes, she does phone consults. Edited to add- did some googling-- check out www.petdiets.com Edited March 26, 2012 by tbhounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 My current home-cookee gets beef + egg + cheerios and/or shredded wheat + calcium supplement + vitamin/mineral supplement. Occasionally some chicken, chicken liver, pork, fish, but mostly beef + egg for protein. Used to give rice for the carb portion but got tired of cooking it. Carbs because this one needs lower protein. Cheerios & Shredded Wheat are two low-additive breakfast cereals, IIRC Grape Nuts is another. Previous home-cookee had an undetermined food sensitivity and got beef + calcium supplement + vitamin/mineral supplement. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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