Here is my take on dog food preparation. If it bothers you to feed this raw, you can blanch the veggies and cook the meat, but don’t include the superfoods (spirulina, kelp) or vitamins or supplements until you’ve allowed it to cool.
Because this diet contains fruits and veggies, it is best to add an enzyme supplement (like prozyme) and a probiotic (yogurt, fortiflora)
I use a combo product called Vetri Probiotic BD, because it does both, it has the needed enzymes for digestion as well as the probiotics.
If your pet has guts of steel and rarely has gas or stomach upset, you can probably skip that part… But why take the chance.
gassy dogs will benefit from this diet and the enzymes/probiotic. Cayenne had horrible gas before this diet, and now practically NONE.
This diet should be supplemented with a Canine multivitamin (I recommend vetri science canine plus) AND a calcium supplement that has a proper calcium/phosphorus ratio for dogs.
Proper bones are best, but this diet was designed for a sick pet who can not chew. Adjust accordingly. Dogs for their size need more calcium than humans.
I also add salmon oil daily to my pets rations, as well as a raw egg yolk a few times a week.
For dogs who can handle it, crush up the shell from the egg, it is really good for them. Make sure your eggs are organic and minimally processed, farm fresh is the best!
THEY LOVE IT!
I do NOT use the same ingredients every week. The best thing to do is alter at least TWO ingredients per week, such as changing your protein sources (or changing out half the source)
and one or two of the veggies and fruits. DO NOT KEEP USING the same ingredients all the time, and don’t change up the entire diet every week.
For each protein listed, remember you should use some organ meats as well. Cayenne can not tolerate too rich food right now, so we limit her snacks (livers and hearts, chicken gizzards etc) to only once a day. Otherwise she gets stomach upset. Also, we have to monitor for GI bleeds, kind of hard to do when the diet is too rich.
Find a happy medium. Change it up, but not too much you give them stomach upset.
Buy ORGANIC fruits and veggies and use FREE RANGE fresh meats as often as possible!
Here is the basic recipe I follow:
12 pounds of meat, 2 pounds of vegetables, two pounds of fruits, and about a pound or so of supplements.
This gives a proper ratio of meat. Dogs should eat about 2.5 percent of their body weight of this food per day.
For meats, you can pick one single source protein, or mix and match to come up with 12 pounds.
Beef
Chicken
Duck
Lamb
Pheasant
Quail
Turkey
Sardine (uncured, unsalted!) ground fine
Venison
Bear
Rabbit
NOTE bear and rabbit MUST be cooked prior to adding, reaching a temp of 160 to eliminate parasites. These should be supplemental “treat” meats, not to be used exclusively. The bulk of the diet should be meats that are fine to feed raw.
Supplements (you should always pick TWO OILS, one plant based and one animal based)
To figure out how much you need to use, you need to figure out HOW MANY SERVINGS your food makes, and adjust to get a DAILY DOSE.
Salmon oil
coconut oil
salmon oil
safflower oil
apple cider vinegar (there is no measurement to this, I usually use 1/2 cup or so)
vitamin E (as mixed tocopherols, a NATURAL preservative!)
ground flax seed meal
Garlic (only in small amounts because it can cause anemia)
Grapefruit seed extract
spirulina
kelp
Herbs (pick TWO, and use 2-4 ounces each)
Cilantro
Sage
Fresh puree of celery
mustard greens
rosemary
Parsley
Ginger
Veggies (pick two, and pick different colors)
Grind them fine, like gut contents of prey animals.
Kale
Alfalfa (fresh, NOT DRIED, dried can bloat up in the stomach!)
Collard greens
Broccoli
Zucchini
Cabbage
Green beans
turnips
carrots
yams (these must be cooked and mashed)
Yellow summer squash
Fruits (pick two, and pick different colors)
Apples
fresh cranberries
blueberries
papaya
pineapple
I can’t state enough,
BUY EVERYTHING ORGANIC if you can, some products will not be found organic, do the best you can. Free range meats or wild game are the best source for meats. USE FRESH MEATS ONLY, not crap out of the bargain bin!
If you would not eat it, DO NOT FEED IT TO YOUR DOGS.
Check with your vet before changing your dogs diet.
BE AWARE all diet changes must be made gradually. Any sudden change in diet can make your dog very ill.
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My pups are raw fed …
My pups are raw fed, but you are making it WAY to difficult! I go by the Prey Model Raw diet and feed approximately 80% Muscle Meat, 10% bone, and 10% organ (5% liver, 5% kidney or spleen). Dogs don’t need all that other stuff! The only supplement my dogs get is salmon oil and chicken feet (for glucosamine)
This is way too …
This is way too much to do for just 3 days of food, and too much for a 22yr-old kid like me living on his own with his dog. I need a mom for this kinda thing lol.
1) What about salmonela and other bacteria in raw food?
2) I buy the really good dry food and throw in peas, beans, carrots and stuff like that for my dog. Any recommendations for simpler things I can do? I dont have the time, equipment, or money for what you’re doing; I’d just like to know what things I can add to his food.
pineapple is not …
pineapple is not good for dogs !!! are u sure about Pineapple juice ?
WOW, looks much …
WOW, looks much better than my stuff… LOTS of meat, I bet the pups LOVE it…
No what makes them …
No what makes them sick and kills them is the junk in dog food which is why my dogs dont get that garbage they get natural food
your not supposed …
your not supposed to give dogs people food my bff does and she thinks its ok but i heard on tv that it can make your dog sick
As for the calcium …
As for the calcium supplement, I get it from the vet, it is properly balanced to go with her meaty diet to replace the calcium at a proper ratio to the phosphorus.
I feed the small amount of veggies and fruits to mimic stomach contents of prey animals. Someone thought in one comment I fed too much, but I researched the AAFCO guidelines for nutrients, and put a LOT of time and research into this custom made diet. Cayenne weighs 68 pounds and because she is losing weight she gets 2 lbs per day.
I can not feed …
I can not feed Cayenne bones because she has lost the ability to chew food, and her steroid medications make her gulp what food she can (she feels starving all the time)
This diet sould be supplemented with raw meaty bones. For dogs not used to eating them, you can buy “grinds” which aren’t total diets, but have the proper meat ratio with bones ground up in it. OR, you can use bone meal, but use human grade. Pet grade or poorer grades of bone meal can contain harmful amounts of heavy metals.
It depends. Our …
It depends. Our healthy dogs cost about $1000 per year per dog. That is routine vet visits, toys, treats, food etc.
Cayenne, our sick dog, I can’t imagine how much we’ve spent on her. Probably thousands, easily.
We spend roughly 50 …
We spend roughly 50-70 dollars per week per large dog.
The cost should be less for smaller dogs, as you feed less.
Yes, I would love …
Yes, I would love to feed raw bones but Cayenne has lost her masseter muscles due to the medications she has to take, so she can not chew. Also, due to her high steroid meds, she is hungry, and wouldn’t slow down to chew if she could. This diet was created for Cayenne as she is sick. She can not even chew a chicken breast, that is why I must grind her meat for her. Thanks for you comment,
Her favorite foods are beef hearts and chicken livers YUM LOL!!!
The B.A.R.F. diet …
The B.A.R.F. diet is getting pretty popular,it stands for BONES AND RAW FOOD.They say many allergies disappear after feeding this way.A dog can eat any kind of bones even fish bones as long as they are raw.
whats the total of …
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whats the total of aaalll that please how much money
how much money do …
how much money do you spend onyour dog?
Hi. Great video. I …
Hi. Great video. I had a few questions since I am new at this. Do you feed your dog any type of bones such as turkey neck? I just wanted to know if the calcium supplement takes care of their calcium need. Also, how much does your dog weigh, how much does the bag weigh, and is this all he gets for one day? Lots of questions…..only if you have time….Thanks again, very informative with a great sense of humour.
They LOVE IT.
AND …
They LOVE IT.
AND yeah, it is alot of meat.
Cayenne ALONE eats 12 pounds of meat per week.
omg that is soo …
omg that is soo much stuff to do lol. And a lot of meat. But I bet it taste so good for them.
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Hey, maybe even a collab video or something? Keep me posted.
If only i had a …
If only i had a proper tail but anyway we could make some great videos at Halloween.
Thanks for letting …
Thanks for letting me know.
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Philip, you are …
Philip, you are invited for dinner any time. But for the humans, I insist on cooking it LOL
No tail wagging required. But that might prove quite entertaining
That is it, tail wagging required for your next video
(LOL, they sell these “devil” tails with velcro around halloween, you could use that with the blond wig…– Oh, so many video ideas LOL!)
wog wanna come for …
wog wanna come for dinner
Just kidding LOL
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Yeah, that …
Yeah, that spirulina is really powdery
I usually don’t have my head in the blue tub but I was filming. It was like a huge green cloud in my kitchen.
Dogs rarely get …
Dogs rarely get salmonella. Their guts are shorter than ours, less time for the bacteria to grow.
Plus, my guys eat deer poop, goose poop, and rabbit poop, and they are fine, so I seriously don’t worry about them getting bacteria from raw meat. Considering how they supplement their diet sometimes with poop, I’m sure the bacteria content is higher in poop than raw meat
Don’t feed raw pork, certain fish, rabbit or bear meat, they aren’t good fed raw. And limit fat, too much fat is bad.