ESSENTIAL FOODS BASIC DIET
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Around 70 to75% of Raw Meaty bones, aim
for (50/50% meat to bone) made up from the following
Chicken wings, carcasses (backs) necks, legs.
Neck of Lamb or rib bones etc.
Rabbit /anything the butchers got *other* than
pet mince:-((((
Pork neck or rib (not barbecued <g>)
Muscle meat (minced/ ground )i.e. beef
Whole fish raw, head and all (not Salmon)
around 10% of Liver / Heart / Kidney
/Brains / Giblets etc.
Egg (raw) with shell, (put through blender with
veggies is easiest)
Any large meaty bones to chew on
(beef are too hard) for recreational purposes
On rare occasions large bones have been known
to chip teeth.
around 15% of Vegetables, a good
mix of root and above ground greens, dark leafed best.
(Onions not on regular basis)
Sprouted seeds( ie Alfalfa ) occasional Sunflower
/ Pumpkin seeds. I tsp Nuts. ( walnuts, cashews, almonds, pecan, not peanuts)
2 or three of one variety at a time.
Herbs. Parsley, Dandelion, Nettle etc, just a
few small young freshly picked sprigs/leaves.
All the above should be put through blender with
a little liquid . i.e bone stock or veg' juice, egg or just water.
Add to each dogs food daily (less
for tiddlers and cats, more for biggies)
Kelp 3-4 tablets daily or Kelp powder 1tspn ,alternate
with Alfalfa powder 1 tsp See below for supplier.
Cod Liver Oil 1tsp daily ( less in summer)
Linseed/flax oil OR fish oil 2tsp Cold pressed
organic is best.
Vit C raise slowly to bowel tolerance (lose
stool) then feed less until any stress situations when more will be needed.
Vit C as Ascorbate acid is too acid for a dogs
stomach.
Sodium ascorbate or calcium ascorbate is better.
Dried Fruits now and again or used
in moderation for training) Over ripe fruit (fed on it's own)
These are the foods we need to feed over a period
of say several weeks, to our dogs and cats. One day a week is a fast day
(adults only)when just water is given. This is most important for the health
of your animals.
Apart from fast day's I feed meaty bones most
days. Veggies too.
BUT don't let's get ahead of ourselves, preparation
prior to changing over is important for a stress free transition.
So you will need acidophilus capsules from the chill cabinet of your health
store. Digestive enzymes too
also from the same store, must be human grade
quality. The former you give as instructed, between meals to build
up your dogs gut flora and the enzymes you feed with the meal to aid digestion.
Don't see diarrhoea
and vomiting
as things to be feared, they are natural processes,
go with the flow<bg>
Done properly the change over should be easy.
As a suggestion, mix the veggie pulp and
supplements with the mince/ ground meat (and any organ meat you may be
feeding that day) first, then feed meaty bones only when this is eaten
first. Chicken, lamb, pork or beef. (pork is the least digestible
so best left until a good digestive system is achieved)
Chicken has zilch iron content so be aware and
ensure you also feed those foods which do contain this vital element.
Such as eggs, fish, kelp and red meats. Don't only feed one type ad infinitum
as all have deficiencies in
something.
A meaty bone is defined as one that has roughly
50/50% meat to bone ratio.
Chicken neck, wing or back is ideal.
RAW of course Rabbit or game(UK) is ideal.
Making sure no lead shot etc remains in the body. Wild animals shot in
the US can have Hydatids but freezing below 20c degrees for a couple of
weeks kills them. Seen as
definite lumps in liver, can be elsewhere too.
Cats have the same diet as the dogs, both are
prey eating animals.
Try them with a chicken wing tip.
Wholesome table scraps if your dog likes to feel
part of the family.
Absolutely NO cooked bones of any type though.
Don't feed all the things from the list of seeds
and nuts, choose something different from each. Variety is the spice of
life as well as it's optimum health provider.
Veggies can be almost anything from the root
varieties, squashes, marrow, beans, brassicas, dark green leafed plants.
Carrots are important. Variety again is the key word here.
If you use a juicer mix the juice back in with
the pulp before feeding, your animals need it as much as you do. Pulp should
be fairly dense not watery, just as it would be found in the stomach
of it's prey. A small stand alone blender is perfectly adequate for doing
enough veggies for at least half a dozen dogs at one go. Do try to
do the veg' fresh every day just before feeding it. Maximum vit's
and minerals are then retained.
Our dogs originally come from countries all around
the world so their diets will have been different. If you live with
several breeds they may each prefer a particular food. Source your
dogs ancestry and see what it would
have been fed many moons ago. It can still hold
true today. No point in forcing a reluctant animal to eat against it's
nature.
We find it's pretty foolproof to mix the 1/3
cup ( a cup being 8oz) of pulped veggies (daily requirement for average
size dog) with 2/3 cup minced muscle meat of your own choosing (or the
dogs). It usually disappears like lightening, then feed the meaty
bones afterwards. Until they say "enough, I'm full". Nobody can work
out for you how much YOUR particular dog will need. Getting too plump?
cut back overall on the rations and vice versa. Don't just cut out
one type of food.
Remember this is all pure, natural, wholesome
nutrition. No added fillers or harmful additives. A little therefore
goes a long way.
It's as simple as that. Providing you give
the supplements, oils etc to each individual animal that's all you need
do. There is some concern over cod liver oil being given daily.
If your animal spends time out in the sunshine then several times a week
should be sufficient. During the winter months my animals get this 6 days
a week. Large GSD gets 1tsp, cat 1/4 tsp. When I can afford it I
give them Udo's organic cold pressed blended oils instead of the other
two.
Ripe fruit is good for dogs too but only feed
in small quantities and between meals as it travels through the body very
fast and would take everything else with it if fed at meal times. I can't
see that adding a little to their veggie mix would cause any problems however.
If you are in the habit of feeding cooked cereals
for breakfast do STOP !!
Any grains or dairy are alien to a dogs digestive
system and can cause bloat, skin problems etc. They cannot be properly
digested, neither can unpulped vegetables. So feed a chicken wing or two
instead.
You can use a chopper or cleaver to make the
meaty bones into smaller
portions if it makes YOU happier. Depending
on the size of dog of course but they can usually chew through most of
it as is. If your dog seizes a whole wing and swallows it don't panic,
nothing sinister will happen, it all comes out in (or should that be at?)
the end with no harm done. Often they will upchuck the lot and start again.
If your dog has never known the pleasure of a
real meaty bone his/her teeth may need gently introducing to small chopped
or ground up bits until their teeth, gums and jaw reach the strength they
should have.
Feeding bonemeal is the greatest *danger* to
a healthy bone growth, raw bone provides everything needed for this purpose.
Kymythy Shultze's book called *The Ultimate Diet*
will explain it more fully, http://home.earthlink.net/~affenbar
You will find it on Amazon *Organic Alfalfa and
Kelp can be obtained from Monica on tsent@ix.netcom.com
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