• Einar@lemmy.zip
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    12 days ago

    Do any of you make your own dog food? What do you use to keep things affordable and healthy?

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      12 days ago

      My dog’s vet told me straight up, if you don’t mind the labor avoid kibble. The recipe is simple. Zucchini, carrots, pumpkin and some protein in equal parts. cut into tiny squares. Poultry mostly, is preferable, chicken liver once a week for extra vitamins and fat. All boiled until soft, without salt or any other seasoning. Once a month a raw large bone is good for chewing, but under supervision and don’t let it break the bone.

      It’s work to cook every other day for the dog. But this diet literally saved her from a platelets deficiency once. She’s super healthy in her yearly check ups despite a chronic infection.

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        12 days ago

        It’s work to cook every other day

        slow cooker. you just put all the ingredients inside and in an hour or two, you are done. no need to stir anything, quite painless process.