To help your dog or cat live a healthy and long life, cooking or preparing your own food may be your best and most preferred option — because you control the ingredients and quality.
What complicates things and puts animals at risk is when we do not correctly know how to prepare fully complete and healthy meals. People think that chicken and rice is healthy, but dogs and cats do not have the enzymes to break down and process certain things. Because of this, we may actually be hurting our pets instead of helping, even if we have the best of intentions.
That is why it is very important to know how to correctly prepare meals and feed, so that all nutritional requirements are met. Some breeds do better with certain ingredients — dogs who lick their feet should not eat sweet potatoes or pumpkin, and cats need extra care to get the correct amount of taurine.
Choice of meat with 3 vegetables. We recommend low glycemic green veggies only — a mixture of Kale, Spinach, Green Beans, Broccoli tops, Zucchini, Dandelion greens, or Chard.
Veggies can be emulsified raw or steamed. Meat should be cooked till medium done — add one inch of water and stir on high heat instead of boiling or adding oils.
Meat to vegetable ratio: 60/40 or 50/50. If stools are loose, it means too much protein — the fiber in the vegetables works to bind stool and promote more complete digestion.
How much to feed: 4% of your dog's body weight. Balance by Herb Inspired as the multi mineral vitamin.
Choice of meat with 3 vegetables. We recommend low glycemic green veggies only — a mixture of Kale, Spinach, Zucchini, Dandelion greens, Chard, or Green bell peppers.
Veggies can be emulsified raw or steamed. Meat should be cooked till medium done — add one inch of water and stir on high heat instead of boiling or adding oils.
Meat to vegetable ratio: 60/40. If stools are loose, psyllium husk can be added to bind stool and promote more complete digestion.
How much to feed: 4% of your dog's body weight. Symmetry by Whole Leaf Organics as the innate blend multi vitamin.
Choice of meat with 2 vegetables, and a binder. We recommend low phosphorus vegetables only — Carrots, Yams, Celery, French Beans — with pumpkin and white rice as a binder.
Veggies can be emulsified raw or steamed. Meat should be cooked till medium done — add one inch of water and stir on high heat instead of boiling or adding oils.
Meat to vegetable ratio: 40/60. To decrease protein, add a binder of pumpkin or white rice — meal ratio is half meat/veggie mix, half low phosphorus binder.
How much to feed: 4% of your dog's body weight. Balance by Herb Inspired (no phosphorous) as the innate blend multi vitamin.
Choice of meat with 2 vegetables, and a binder. We recommend easily digestible vegetables only — Sweet potato, Yams, Celery, Spinach — with pumpkin and brown rice as a binder.
Veggies can be emulsified raw or steamed. Meat should be cooked till medium done — add one inch of water and stir on high heat instead of boiling or adding oils.
Meat to vegetable ratio: 40/60. To decrease protein, add a binder of pumpkin or white rice — meal ratio is half meat/veggie mix, half low phosphorus binder.
How much to feed: 4% of your dog's body weight. Symmetry by Whole Leaf Organics as the innate blend multi vitamin.
