Re: Our Dog

Denny,

Give him canned pumpkin, not the kind to make pies though.  This should harden his stools almost immediately.  It would be best if you fed him raw.  This is the diet recommended in a Natural Anti-Cancer Protocol for dogs, because it is a good all around diet.  If this is too much, the next option would be prepackaged raw food, such as the BARF Diet.

 

• Bones – they MUST be raw – cooked/smoked bones are never safe as they will splinter

• Meat – chunked or ground (beef, lamb, chicken, pork, etc)

• Offal (liver, kidneys, heart, unbleached green tripe (which can be purchased in a can at your local gourmet pet food store))

• Vegetables – broccoli, spinach, celery, bok choy, carrot, capsicum, broccoli, cabbage (red and green), collards turnip greens, summer squash (zucchini and crook neck), Chinese cabbage, parsley and kale.

• AVOID grapes, raisins, avocado, onions, green peas, potatoes (except small amounts of yams), asparagus, plums, pineapple, rhubarb, tomato, black cherry, lima beans pumpkin, and corn and other grains. Grapes, raisins and avocado are quite toxic to dogs, onions are toxic to dogs and very toxic to cats.

• Fruit – In general, limit fruits to small amounts and use fruits such as cored apples, cored pears, blue berries, honey dew, water melon, cantaloupe, orange sections (no pits), grapefruit sections, and bananas

• Other Goodies - Whole egg, flax seed, garlic (except not for cats), kelp, alfalfa, kefir, ground raw non-irradiated almonds (make sure there is no mold and note that walnuts are poisonous to horses)

• Yogurt and cottage cheese are good to mix with the fruit/veggies to entice the dog to eat them

• Never feed a dog chocolate – it can be fatal in even small amounts. 

Recipe for 1 week of raw meat patties for a 50 pound active dog:

• 4 lbs ground meats – beef and/or lamb and/or chicken and/or turkey

• 2 cups raw goat milk or 1 cup yogurt or cottage cheese

• 3 raw eggs

• 1 apple (cored, no seeds)

• 1 glove garlic (not for cats though)

• 2 carrots

• 1 to 1.5 pound mixed veggies (such as sweet potato, broccoli, zucchini, kale, spinach)

• Mix in food processor and make into patties to freeze.

No two dogs are alike in the amount of food they require; dogs typically eat 2% of their body weight, but more active or dogs with a high metabolism may require 3-4%. 

It is a good idea to give the raw diet in the morning and some dry, grain-free kibble in the evening.

You can also be creative and give chunked meat along with a mix of fruit/veggies/yogurt.  Change is good to ensure a variety of nutrients. 

NOTE:  Once you determine how much your dog eats, you can mix in many of the recommended supplement items you choose, such as oleander.

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