Home Made Dog Food Recipe and Supplements

Updated on September 16, 2013
P.H. asks from McKinney, TX
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Do any of you make your own dog food? Do you add supplements? Would you please share your recipe and the supplements you use as well. Thank you very much.

Update: After doing lots of research about commercial dog food, I've decided to make it myself using organic human grade ingredients.
It is frustrating finding a complete recipe, and the supplements needed. This will be more expensive, but my dog is worth it to me.

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A.S.

answers from Dallas on

I do not make my own pet food for my pets for a few reasons. It is very very hard to produce a well balanced diet for you pet that will offer the same nutrients found in a commercial diet. If you are looking for a diet that is produced a certain way (whole food, organic, grain free) there are diets out there already that are commercially available. Homemade pet food are expensive and timely. Unless you freeze it it is hard to keep it fresh and the protein ingredients are expensive. Most of the homemade diets require you to add supplementation so you have to add that cost in as well. Contrary to some of the homemade diet recipes you have to watch your ingredients - no garlic/onion, do not use Raw meat products. You have to be very very careful.

All of that being said there are tons and tons of websites out there available but I would make sure the website/recipes are Vet-approved. Contact your vet - they can guide you to the correct sources. Good Luck!

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☼.S.

answers from San Diego on

If you decide to go this route it is imperative that you run the recipe by your vet to make sure that it is well-balanced and that the dog is receiving the proper vitamins, minerals and percentages of protein, etc. that they should. Are you hoping to save money by doing this, or?

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M.S.

answers from Washington DC on

I LOVE my dog but, oh my gosh, no. Not when there are top quality dog foods out there like Fromm's.

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G.B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

No, dog food is good enough for them. My FIL has a dog that is on so many special diet things and it's controlling his life. I would never give that much time to a pet no matter how much I loved them.

T.F.

answers from Dallas on

We use the Hill's Science diet for our 3 dogs. I do use about 1/2 cup of chicken or beef broth daily to add to the flavor and to make it a little easier to chew for the 2 dogs with dental issues (hardly any teeth left).

However, when they get an upset stomach or I can tell they are not right digestive wise, I use boiled hamburger mixed with rice (I keep it bland) and this tends to help their stomach get back to normal. The vet told me to do this with beef or chicken for about 3-4 days. It has worked all the time.

Other than that, our dogs do benefit from my homemade chicken broth leftovers, au jus sauce etc but it is more of a treat.

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W.H.

answers from Sacramento on

Ask your vet! We had a Chinese Crested with skin issues and I remember the vet giving me a whole page of different foods to make for different problems. Good luck!

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