to my recipe page for cats and dogs.
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Here I have put some recipes my vet gave us when we took Ember and Sage to get checked out after we found them. They look to be from the Animal Natural Health Center. I have not made most of these recipes, I just post them here to share with you. Feel free to use these as a base and create your own recipes using what you have on hand. If you have recipes you would like to share send them to kd7gec@hotmail.com and I will post them. If you wish to print these recipes off, just copy and paste to your favorite word prossessing program.
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| Fresh vegetables and fruits are important for cats and dogs too. Here is a guide to preparing them for cats and dogs. | |||||||||||||||||||
He said to feed all cats and dogs raw meat, about 1-2 tablespoons a day to get the needed
nutrients that are lost during cooking. Here is what a handout he gave us has to say about it:
We get the cut up stew meat from the meat department, usually 2-3 dollars a package and about the right size for our dog, needs to be cut some for the kitties, and dip one end into nutritional yeast | |||||||||||||||||||
| Also, we are supposed to give 1/4 teaspoon of eggshell powder a day to each cat as current diets lack enough of this important element. Dogs need a little more depending on their size. We just bake some washed eggshells in the oven on 200ºF until they are slightly browned them grind them up in a mortal and pestle to make the powder. We give whole baked eggshells to our birds, they love to nibble on them. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Animal Protection Institute has an article that is interesting on what goes into commercial pet food. Also there are links to homemade recipes to make for your pets What's really in Pet Food. |
| Combine 2c. nutritional yeast, 1 cup
lecithin granules, 1/4 cup kelp or alfalfa powder and 1/4 cup bone meal
(or 9000mg. calcium or 5 tsp. eggshell powder)
Optional: 1000mg vitamin C (=1/4 tsp. sodium ascorbate) and 1 tsp. garlic powder. Refrigerate. |
| Omit the yeast, reduce the bone meal to 5tsp. or calcium to 3200
mg. (1 and 3/4 tsp. eggshell powder).
Use half the usual amount of Healthy powder in each recipe. Add a complete dog mulitvitamin mineral supplement daily as recommended on the label. Do not use additional Vitamin A, C or E. |
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Use 3/4 tsp. iodized salt plus 1/4 cup of either alfalfa or montmorilonite clay or a pet vitamin/mineral supplement. |
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4 cups rolled oats ( or 8 cups cooked oatmeal) 2 eggs 2 pounds (=4 cups) ground lean beef heart ( or lean chuck, lean heart, lean hamburger, liver, kidney or other lean red meats) 4 Tablespoons Healthy Powder 2 Tablespoons bone meal ( or 4000 milligrams calcium or 2-1/4 teaspoons eggshell powder) 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil or butter ( or 1 tablespoon each) 10,000 i.u. vitamin A 100-200 i.u. vitamin E 500mg taurine (optional) 1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional) Bring 8 cups (2 quarts) of water to a boil. Add the oats, cover and turn off the heat, letting it cook from its residual heat about ten minutes. Then stir in the eggs, letting them set slightly from the heat for a few minutes. Mix in the remaining ingredients. Immediately freeze whatever cannot be eaten in 2-3 days. Grain Substitutes : 2cups millet (+6 cups water=6 cups cooked millet) or 2 cups Bulgur (+4 cups water = 5 cups cooked bulgur) Daily ration in cups: small 1/2-3/4, medium 1-1 1/3, large 1 1/2- 2 1/4. |
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Many cats like corn, so that's our "main-version" grain for this versatile recipe. For the best texture try polenta, a coarser-grind than cornmeal. It's commonly carried in natural food stores. This high-protein formula is excellent for pregnant or nursing cats and their growing kittens (alternate poultry with beef). Since this contains a higher porportion of meat than the other recipes, you can substitute many kinds of grains and meats, both lower and higher protein types, and there is still plenty of protein to spare. Using lean meats, the dry weight percentage of protein ranges from a low of 41% (lean beef heart with rice or potatoes) to a high of 52% (turkey with oats). With fattier meats, the protein ranges from 30% (fatty beef heart with rice or potatoes) to a 40% (regular hamburger with oats). Alternate use of poultry and red meats or combine them in the same recipe.
1 cup cornmeal or polenta ( or about 4 cups cooked) 2 eggs 2lbs. (=4 cups ground turkey or chicken (or lean chuck, lean heart, lean hamburger, liver, giblets, fish or other lean meats) 4 Tablespoons Healthy powder 2 Tablespoons boan meal ( or 3200 milligrams calcium or 1 3/4 teaspoons eggshell powder) 10,000 i.u. vitamin A 100-200 i.u. vitamin E 500mg taurine (optional) 1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional) Bring 4 cups (1 quart) of water to a boil. Add the cornmeal, stirring rapidly with a fork or whisk to keep it from getting lumpy. (This is easier with polenta). When thoroughly blended, cover and simmer a cover and simmer on low 10-15 minutes. When done, stir in the eggs and butter. Then mix in the remaining ingredients. Immediately freeze whatever cannot be eaten in 2-3 days. Meat substitutes: It's a good idea sometimes to use fattier grades of meat, at the same time eliminating the oil and butter: use 2 pounds of beef heart with fat showing, regular hamburger, poultry with skin, or choice chuck roast. Grain substitutes: 2 cups rolled oats (+4 cups water = 4 cups oatmeal) or 10 slices whole wheat bread or 4 cups cooked and mashed potatoes or 1 cup (dry) of any of the following: bulgur, millet, buckwheat, barley, brown rice, couscous, amaranth, spelt, quinoa. Daily ration: in cups: small 1/2 - 3/4, medium 3/4 - 1, large 1 1/4 - 2. |
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This is a similar formula to BEEFY OATS except that here poultry is combined with millet. The two make a good complement, because poultry is lower in iron than red meats, wheras millet is high in iron compared to other grains. They also balance each other in relative protein levels: poultry is high and millet is low. 2 cups millet ( or 6 cups cooked) 2 eggs 2 pounds (=4 cups ground turkey or chicken ( or lean chuck, lean heart, lean hamburger, liver, giblets, fish or other lean meats) 4 Tablespoons Healthy powder 2 Tablespoons bone meal or 4000 mg Calcium or 2 1/4 tsp. eggshell 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil or butter ( or one Tablespoon each) 10,000 i.u. vitamin A 100-200 i.u. vitamin E 500 mg taurine (optional) 1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional) Bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add the millet, cover and simmer 20-30 minutes or until the water is absorbed. You may need to add a bit more water during cooking. When done, stir in the egg to let it set a bit from the heat. Then mix inthe remaining ingredients. Immediately freeze whatever cannot be eaten in 2-3 days. Grain substitutes: 4 cups rolled oats (=8 cups water = 8 cups cooked ) or 2 cups bulgur (+4 cups water = 5 cups cooked) Daily Ration in cups: small 1/2 - 2/3, medium 3/4 - 1, large 1 - 1 3/4 |
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Notes from paper vet gave me: This is Joan Harper's 'everday'cat food recipe. She has modified it a bit since it first appeared in Feed the Kitty-Naturally. 3/4 pound raw kidney (beef or pork) 1/4 poun of liver (any kind) 1 1/2 cups rolled oats 3 cups vegetable or meat stock or water 1/4 cup chopped or grated begetables (carrots, broccoli, zucchini, ect. NO ONIONS!) cooked or raw 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic (or enough to make it smell like a good salami) pinch of parsely or 1 teaspoon minced fresh 1 tablespoon oil 4 ounces of bone dust or 1 1/2 teaspoon bone meal 1 teaspoon tamari or 1 teaspoon kelp Boil the stock and add the oats. Simmer for 5 minutes or so. Add the rest of the ingredients; if you are using pork kidney, cook for 5 minutes. Joan used to advise serving liver once or twice a week, but finds it easier to just include a little every day. Makes 6 servings |
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This is a dense, satisfying formula for a cat -- rich in animal fat at a level comparable to that in the wild feline diet. Stick to the suggested grains and use only bone meal for the calcium source to insure adequate total amounts of protein, phosphorus and calcium. Many marktes will grind beef heart for you. They often prefer you to phone them in advance so they can have it ready. 1 cup millet (or 3 cups cooked) 1 egg 2 pounds (=4 cups) raw chuck roast (or the regular, fattier grades of beef heart or hamburger -- or else roaster chicken with skin) 3 tablespoons Healthy Powder 1 1/2 tablespoons bone meal 10,000 i.u. vitamin A 100-200 i.u. vitamin E 500 mg taurine (optional) 1 teaspoon fresh begetable with each meal (optional) Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add the millet, cover and simmer 20-30 minutes or until the water is absorbed. You may need to add a bit more water during cooking. When done, stire in the egg to let it set a bit from the heat. Then mix in the remaining ingredients. Freeze whatever cannont be eaten in 2-3 days. Grain substitutes: 2 cups rolled oats (+4 cups water 4 cups cooked) or 1 cup bulgur (+2 cups water = 2 1/2 cups cooked) Daily Ration in cups: small 1/3 - 1/2, medium 1/2 - 2/3, large 3/4 - 1 |
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Canned mackerel makes a good occasional seafood to use with cats. Not only is it an economical protein source, but it comes from deep waters and is less likely to be polluted than fishes from areas closer to the coast. Cats can sometimes get addicted to seafoods. If so, hold firm; it's important to keep feeding a variety of foods. 2-15ounce cans of mackerel, undrained ( or 3 6-ounce cans tuna in oil or 1/2 pounds cooked cod or other white fish) 4 eggs 8 slices whole wheat bread, crumbled 3 cups milk (or less as needed for moisture) 4 tablespoons Healthy Powder 2 teaspoons bone meal (or 1200 milligrams calcium or 2/3 teaspoons eggshell powder) 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil 5,000 i.u. vitamin A 100-200 i.u. vitamin E 1 teaspoon fresh vegetable with each meal (optional) Blend the egg, milk and supplements together. Add the bread and mackerel and mix well. Serve raw or else bake in a shallow dish at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Immediately freeze whatever cannot be eaten in the next 2-3 days. Grain substitutes: 1 1/2 cups rolled oats ( +3 cups water = 3 cups cooked); 1 cup cornmeal or polenta (+4 cups water = 4 cups cornmeal); 1 cup bulgur ( + 2 cups water = 2 1/2 cups cooked). Daily Ration in cups: small 1/3 - 1/2, medium 1/2 - 2/3, large 3/4 - 1 |
Here is a quick and easy recipe for those occasional times when you realize you're out of the usual food. They are not meant for regular use, but they do probide a faily complete meal. Besides its ease of preparation, this one also is a calcium-balanced way to feed your cat chunks of meat, so it exercises its teeth and gums. (If you try to mix large chunks of meat with grains, most cat will pick them out.) 1 cup raw or cooked chicken with skin ( or turkey with skin or chuck, hamburger or heart) 1 1/2 teaspoon bone meal ( or 600 mg. calcium or 1/3 teaspoon eggshell powder) Break up the meat only as much as seems to be necessary to mix in the bone meal and to be manageable for your cat. Daily ration: in cups small 1/4 - 1/2, medium 1/2 - 2/3, large 3/4 - 1 |
This one's about as simple as they come and is
a very natural food for small predator types. It is high in protein,
vitamin A and Iron, as well as B vitamins. 2 eggs 1/3 teaspoon bone meal ( or 250mg calcium or
1/8 + teaspoon eggshell powder) 3/4 nutritional yeast Use a fork to mix the yolk and white together a
bit, stirring in the bone meal. Sprinkle the yeast on top and seve
raw. Or if you prefer, you may scramble it lightly. Yield: provides one meal, or about
half a day's rations for a 10 pound cat (or toy dog). A small cat
might eat just one egg per meal. |
Meat Supplement for Dog Kibble 1 pound ( =2 cups) chopped or ground raw turkey, chicken, lean hamburger, lean chuck or lean beef heart 4 teaspoons vegetable oil 4 teaspoons Healthy Powder 1 3/4 teaspoons bone meal ( or 1100-1200 milligrams calcium or 2/3 teaspoon eggshell powder) 50 - 200 i.u. vitamin E 1000-2000 i.u. vitamin A Mix the oil, powders and vitamins together. Then combine them with the meat, coating it well. At mealtime, feed 1/4 cup of this mixture for every cup of dog kibble served. You can either ix them together or seve separately. (You'll feed proportionately less kibble.) this makes a little over 2 cups and is enough to supplement 8-9 cups dog kibble. |
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2 eggs 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon Healthy Powder 1/3 teaspoon bone meal (or 220 milligrams calcium or 1/8 teaspoon eggshell powder) 50-200 i.u. vitamin E Mix this much oil, powders and vitamin E into every 1-2 cups dog kibble. Break the eggs over the top. ( for feeding more animals or alarge dogs multiply accordingly. For 5-6 cups of kibble this would be: 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon Healthy Powder, 1 teaspoon bone meal or about 600 milligrams calcium, and 200-400 i.u. vitamin E.) |
Cottage Cheese Supplement for Dog Kibble Cottage cheese is an inexpensive, convenient and palatable source of protein to boost the nutritional value of kibble. No meat to chop, no shells to break... 2-3 cups dog kibble 3/4 cup creamed cottage cheese 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 2 teaspoons Healthy Powder 1/2 teaspoon bone meal ( or 200 milligrams calcium or 1/8 teaspoon eggshell powder) 50-100 i.u. vitamin E 5,000-10,000 i.u. Vitamin A (optional) 1/4-1/2 cup vegetables Mix the oil in the kibble. Toss in the powders, coating the kibble. Serve the cottage cheese and begetables together on the side, or else mic them into the kibble as well, whichever your dog prefers.
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