some more on making pet food
beerorkid | June 21, 2008Theresa has been making treats for a long time. one two. As with the animal soup they are only an addition to regular food. Sure the stuff we make is full of nutrients, but bought food has nutrients worked in that might not be met by the ingredients from the homemade stuff.
If you plan to feed your animal only food you make you need to pick up supplements and mix them into your food. Also the formula Theresa follows is pretty specific. Animals differ in their nutritional needs. One book that goes into great detail has three weight classes and 4 recipes each. You are not supposed to try and size up a recipe cuz it throws off the nutritional balance. Food we make is 1/4 of their intake.
With the treats, a usual ingredient is the dry food to bulk them up. We mix in dry when they get soup in their bowls. I would think you could mix in dry stuff earlier to make it more palatable for finicky eaters.
Veg is cheap, meat and some of the ingredients used make it will be more expensive than what you would get out of dry food, but not too much. Bulk bins for grains and beans, cheap meat, left overs appropriate for the pets, it is not too much more of an expense when compared to the well being and actually happiness of our pets. Plus Theresa loves to cook for them. If all her baking was for just us we would be in trouble







Is there a reason why human food is not appropriate
Mr. T | June 21, 2008Is there a reason why human food is not appropriate for pets? My thinking is that if its good enough for humans, then it is good enough for dogs and cats.
Too much salt is bad. Onions and garlic should
beerorkid | June 21, 2008Too much salt is bad. Onions and garlic should not be used in dog food.
Right. God forbid if dogs also had garlic breath on
Mr. T | June 21, 2008Right. God forbid if dogs also had garlic breath on top of (their own) asshole-licking breath.
there is a compound in onions that is bad for
beerorkid | June 21, 2008there is a compound in onions that is bad for dogs. It also shows up in garlic although much less. Raw eggs have some compound that inhibits intak of vitamins, but is destroyed when cooked. Hops are really bad, especially for greyhounds. Although hops are not a common ingredient in food.