What Pet Owners are Feeding Their Dog Since the Dog Food Recall
Undoubtedly you have heard about the pet food recall which happened in the not too distant past. This huge dog food recall occurred due to pets being poisoned. Some known pet food brands were found to contain cheap components from China that were poisonous. Since then, large numbers of animal owners have been on the lookout for alternatives to processed pet foods sold in the market. Many of these pet owners have turned to making their own homemade pet food.
Perhaps you would like to make your own homemade dog food but just do not know how to get started. This article will attempt to give you some valuable tips on how to make homemade dry dog food.
Commercial pet foods can come in two varieties: wet and dry. And it is a simple matter to make your own wet or dry dog food with ingredients which you can easily find in your own kitchen. Making homemade pet food can be simply a matter of mixing ingredients that are important for your dog’s health. Usually, dogs require meat, some vegetables, and a small amount of starches. Following are some ideas on how to make your own homemade pet food.
1. Try mixing brown rice, ground meat, water, and vegetables and cook them together. The amount of water will depend on whether you want the food to be wet or dry. If you want the pet food to be dry, then use only a small amount of water, and also add a little flour.
2. You can save time by cooking a number of meals at once. However, never keep homemade dog food in the refrigerator longer than three days.
3. Whatever you do, do not include tea, chocolate, and coffee in the ingredients of your homemade dog food. These ingredients can cause seizures in your dog.
4. The best source of carboyhydrate, to be used in small amounts, is rice.
5. You can also include flour in your homemade pet food ingredients.
6. Add some garlic. Garlic assists in fighting infection and it gets rid of tape worms and fleas. Don’t use too much, though, as it can cause illness in your dog if consumed in large amounts.
7. You can experiment with adding small amounts of codliver oil or flaxseed oil to your homemade dog food. These ingredients contain omega 3 which is good for the dog.
8. Keep some variety in your dog’s daily diet. You can do this by cooking different types of homemade food and using different ingredients every day or every week.
9. Always make sure that meat is cooked well before serving it to the dog.
10. Never consider giving your dog raisins, grapes, onions, macadamia nuts, and nutmeg in the ingredients for your homemade dog food. These are poisonous for the dog.
Making your own pet food at home is easy. You only need to learn the essential foods that can give your dog the nutrients he needs. Your vet may be able to provide you with some guidance on your dog’s nutritional requirements, but be aware that the majority of vets recommend some type of commercial dog food, because they don’t learn nutrition in vet school and invariably get all their information from certain commercial pet food manufacturers.
