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Dogs: Natural Dietary Supplement for Dogs

Source of Recipe


Dr. Michael Fox



List of Ingredients



• 2 cups uncooked whole-grain rice (or barley, rolled oats, or pasta)
  
• Pinch of salt
  
• 1 Tbsp vegetable oil (flax seed oil* or safflower oil)
  
• 1 Tbsp wheat germ
  
• 1 Tbsp cider vinegar
  
• 1 tsp brewer's yeast
  
• 1 tsp bone meal or calcium carbonate
  
• 1 tsp dried kelp
  
• 1 pound lean hamburger, ground lamb, or mutton (or 1 whole chicken or half of a small turkey)
  






Instructions



1. Combine all above ingredients. Add water to cover ingredients; simmer, stir, and add more water as needed until cooked.
   
   
2. De-bone chicken parts and do not feed cooked bones since they can splinter and cause internal injury. The recipe should be thick enough to be molded into patties (add oat bran or meal to help thicken).
   
   
3. Mix a cup of raw grated carrots, sweet potato or yam into the stew while it is still hot. Serve 1 cup of this recipe for a 30-pound dog with the rest of his or her rations, and freeze the rest into patties and store in the freezer. Serve, thawed (or frozen to gnaw on outdoors in hot weather).
   
   * Note:
   Add flax seed oil after the cooked food has cooled to room temperature.
   
   






Final Comments


The above meal can also be fed as a complete meal, rather than as a supplement. Mix increasing amounts of your dog's new food with decreasing amounts of the old food over a 7-day period to enable adaptation and avoid possible digestive upset.

It is advisable to vary the basic ingredients to provide variety and to avoid possible nutritional imbalances.