How To Make Your Own Pet Food Recipes
How To Make
Your Own Pet Food Recipes
As a pet owner, no doubt you want to
give your dog or cat the best care possible. And caring
for your pet means feeding him the best diet you can.
Animals, because they are color blind, choose their
foods by smell. Most dogs like gamey flavors best, as
well as liver, fat, garlic, onions, horsemeat, lamb,
beef, cheese and fish.
Cats enjoy chicken, liver, fish, turkey, lamb, and
yeast, and prefer fresh to aged flavors. Remember that
cats are fussy eaters and it is not wise to continually
feed them their favorite foods. Soon they will refuse to
eat anything else; it is your job to see your cat has a
balanced diet.
Warning: Do not feed cats onions!
Animals do not need salt added to their diet as the
natural salt in the food is enough for them.
Dogs may eat any vegetable they want, but cats should
not have any starchy veggies, like peas and corn. Some
dogs and cats even enjoy fruits!
It's a good idea to always add a grain, such as Kibble,
wheat germ, cooked oatmeal or whole wheat bread to meat
dinners. For dogs use 75% carbohydrate foods (grains and
vegetables) to 25% meat; for cats use half carbohydrate
foods to half meat.
You will find, once you begin making your own pet foods,
that it is really relatively simple and you will save
some money as well. remember that all pet foods should
be served at room temperature; don't serve food cold
from the refrigerator nor hot from the stove.
Incidentally, you should know that cats should be fed
three times a day, while an adult dog needs only one
meal a day.
Here are some pet recipes you can make at home:
SAUTEED LIVER
Heat 1 teaspoon corn oil in a pan.
Add 1/4 pound beef liver and fry on both sides until
cooked but not dry inside.
Add 1/2 cup water to the pan and mix it up with all the
brown bits.
For dogs, cut the liver into pieces and serve; for cats,
grind the liver in a blender, using the pan juices.
VEAL STEW
Combine 1/2 pound stewing veal, 1 cup
canned tomatoes, 1 cup water, 1 chicken bouillon cube,
1/2 onion (chopped), parsley and a dash of garlic powder
in a pot and simmer.
When meat is tender, remove all the bones.
For dogs, cut the meat in chunks, and mix stew with
kibble or some other grain; for cats, grind the stew in
blender, adding a tablespoon of wheat germ or 1/2 slice
of whole wheat bread.
CHICKEN SOAP
Combine 1 chicken liver, 1 giblet, 1
chicken heart, 1 chicken neck, 2 cups water and 1
tablespoon finely chopped parsley.
Cover and simmer until the giblet is tender.
Chop all the meat for dogs removing bones and mix with
kibble; for cats, you may want to grind the meat in the
blender. CHICKEN
SOAP
Combine 1 chicken liver, 1 giblet, 1
chicken heart, 1 chicken neck, 2 cups water and 1
tablespoon finely chopped parsley.
Cover and simmer until the giblet is tender.
Chop all the meat for dogs removing bones and mix with
kibble; for cats, you may want to grind the meat in the
blender. LIVER
COOKIES
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine 1/2 cup dry milk and 1/2 cup wheat germ; drizzle
1 teaspoon honey on top.
Add one 3 1/3 oz. jar of strained liver baby food or
homemade blended liver and stir until everything is well
mixed.
Form the mixture into balls; place them on an oiled
cookie sheet and flatten them with a fork.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
Consistency should be fudgy.
Store in a jar in the fridge; freeze if keeping more
than a few days.
MACKEREL DINNER
Heat 1 tsp. corn oil in a skillet and
fry 1 small mackerel until it flakes apart easily.
Remove and cool. Pour 1/2 cup hot water into the pan and
scrape the brown bits into it. Remove the bones from the
fish and mix with the juice. For dogs, serve in pieces
with kibble; for cats, grind with the pan juices.
BEEF COOKIES
Following the recipe for Liver Cookies,
using cooked beef puree instead.
FISH COOKIES
Follow the recipe for Liver Cookies but
use instead 3 1/2 ounces of mashed and boned mackerel,
either canned or freshly cooked.
DOG MORSELS
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 cups white flour
1 cup skim milk powder
2 eggs
water
1/2 cup melted beef or pork drippings (or lard)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix ingredients together
with enough water to make a stiff dough. Roll out and
cut into Christmas shapes. Bake on cookie sheet until
hard. BUDGIE
BROWNIES
1 cup cornmeal
1 tsp. finely ground cuttlebone
1 cup hulled millet
2 tbsp. liquid honey
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 eggs
2 tbsp. raw wheat germ
4 egg yolks (for larger birds add 1/2 cup peanuts)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place all ingredients
into a bowl and mix well. Pat into a greased and floured
baking dish.
Bake for 30 minutes or until firm (if edges start to get
too brown, cover with foil).
Cool and cut into small squares.
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