Some prefer to make their own diets for their pets. We have compiled a list of the most common recipes of recommended diets. Have fun!
Regular Canine Diet (Maintenance)
1/2 cup oatmeal
1 cup cottage cheese
1 hard boiled egg
1 cup brown rice
1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 pound chopped meat or boneless/skinless chicken
pinch of garlic powder
pet multi vitamin supplement
Cut meat into small pieces, or into cubes. Mix all of the ingredients (excluding the brown rice, oatmeal, cottage cheese and egg,) in a pot with water. Bring to a boil. Stir in oatmeal and brown rice. Cover the pot, stirring occasionally. When the rice and oatmeal form a thickend consistency, add the egg (chopped) and the cottage cheese. Mix well. Let cool. Keep the unused portion refrigerated.
Yields approx. 2 1/2 pounds.
Hypoallergenic Canine Diet
1 cup white or brown rice
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 pound diced lamb
pet multi vitamin supplement
Trim as much fast as possible from lamb. Cook the lamb thoroughly (braised or roasted). Do not add seasoning. Chop lamb into small pieces. Cook rice and then stir in the lamb. Let cool. Keep unused portion refrigerated.
Yields approx. 1 pound.
Some pets still have allergy issues with lamb and/or rice, so here are some novel protein/grain free diet recipes as well.
Venison or Rabbit and Potato Diet for Adult Dogs
4.5 oz venison (raw weight), cooked and ground or diced or 1/2 cup rabbit cooked & diced
3 cups potato, boiled with skin and diced
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/10 teaspoon table salt
4 bonemeal tablets (10-grain or equivalent)
Canine multivitamin/mineral supplement
Mix all ingredients well and allow it to cool. Refrigerate any unused portion.
Venison or Rabbit and Potato Diet for Adult Cats
1/2 cup rabbit cooked & diced or 3 oz venison (raw weight) cooked and ground or diced
3/4 cup potatoes, boiled with skin and diced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/10 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon salt substitute - potassium chloride
2 bonemeal tablets (10-grain or equivalent)
Feline multivitamin/mineral supplement
Mix all ingredients well and allow it to cool. Refrigerate unused portion.
Reducing Canine Diet
1/2 cup cooked carrots
1/2 cup cooked string beans
1/2 cup brown rice
1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
1/4 pound lean chopped meat or boneless/skinless chicken
pinch of garlic powder
pet multi vitamin supplement
Mix all ingredients, excluding rice, in pot with water. Chop meat into small pieces or cubes. Bring to a boil. Stir in brown rice and cover pot, stirring occasionally. When brown rice is cooked, let cool. Keep unused portion refrigerated.
Yields approx. 1 1/2 pounds.
Feline Diet (Low-Protein)
1/4 pound liver, beef or chicken
2 hard boiled eggs
2 cups white or brown rice
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon calcium carbonate
pinch of KCL (salt substitute)
multi vitamin w/taurine
Dice and braise the meat, retaining fat. Combine all ingredients and mix well. This is somewhat dry and the palatability will be improved by adding water (NOT MILK). Keep unused portion refrigerated.
Yields approx. 1 1/4 pounds.
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