Looks super healthy and I am sure the dogs are loving it. I see it contains oyster powder. Is that freeze dried oysters? What brand do you use? Just curious as sometimes the only oysters people can get are canned. So a powdered version would be nice and convenient.

 

The oyster max I use is for the zinc, as you certainly know. It is from the oyster, not the shell. The only one I found to buy here.
And the canned I use is the only one I can buy here not from China.

I am looking forward to every cook. It makes me so happy and satisfied. No cook is the same and I love to see the dogs enjoying it and thriving on it.

Pablo's problems are getting better and better. His skin (yeast and bacterial) looks quite good and his dry eyes only needs one time a day the eye medication.

His anal sacs have been emptied 9 weeks ago. Previously every 2 weeks. The food and the red light I use helps immensely.

Pippa's yeasty ears and Lili's yeasty feet are long gone. No antibiotics any more if not really nesserary.

Pablo still has reflux and reverse sneezing. But it is getting better too.
His vomiting in the morning stopped since I cook.
He was still sometimes vomiting with the commercial lightly cooked. A good food, but they use synthetic vitamins and minerals.

When I get him healthy I start to give the meat raw.
At this time he can not digest raw properly. I think the girls would be fine, but in the moment I concentrate on lightly cooked. So so much to learn.

 

Hi so glad to read your post I have one havanese that also has the yeast & bacteria on is skin and in his ears it has been a bit of a task and I learn something new everyday you have inspired me

 

@LillyPilly Thanks for sharing the oyster product. Looks great to have on hand. I am so glad your little ones are doing great with their homemade diet. It is definitely rewarding to see.

 

 

I know The Farmer’s Dog is not Homemade, but the way Enzo has been on this food I want to try some chicken.

As we are traveling in a month to Panama I do not want to alter his diet at all though.

 

You are doing great.

 

I include a fair amount of chicken in the meals I prepare because chicken bones are one of the few edible types of bones and I use raw meaty bones to cover many important nutrients. Raw meaty bones contain much more than just calcium so I do not want to simply use a calcium supplement because I would then have to make up for all the missing nutrients (which are actually critical cofactors for calcium absorption) by providing synthetics or other foods which are not as species appropriate in my opinion. If I did not feed raw meaty bones, my next choice would be bone meal.

What I do to reduce the omega 6 load is to feed pasture raised chicken only and I also remove alot of the skin. Most of the omega 6 is in the skin. You can definitely tell the difference between a pasture raised and conventional chicken looking at the skin. The conventional has so much thick fatty skin. I then use another protein with the chicken that is very high in omega 3, typically grass finished beef. I try to feed most of their fat from that, although some chicken skin is good as it contains collagen and they do need some omega 3. They also get occasional sardines or salmon which are super high in omega 3 to help balance the omega 6. Anyway, this is another example of the control you can have making homemade dog food.

I suspect most chicken in commercial foods is conventional and they balance out the high omega 6 with fish oil.

 

That's an impressive list of ingredients! Your pups must love mealtime.

 

Thank you! Yes, they enjoying it very much. As do I. I am looking forward to every cook. Never boring. 😊😃

 

This is one of the Hunde (Australian brand) blends I sometimes use to add variety or if I am out of organs.

 

This product looks fantastic and appears to be suitable to completely balance a meal, with or without raw meaty bones. Looks like it uses seaweed calcium for the calcium source. They carry it at Raw Feeding Miami.

HUNDE - Wild Blend for Dogs and Cats

 

This is a great multi organ supplement I keep on hand.

Multi Glandular Blend for Dogs and Cats

 

This forum has been wonderful in improving the diet for Enzo. I am absolutely going to be exploring Raw Feeding Miami (as they are in my back yard). I think this will greatly help Enzo.

Do you find the need to brush your dogs teeth more frequently feeding like this? I am exploring a freeze dried Beef Lung that claims they assist in teeth cleaning. I have yet to give him any though.

 

Teeth should be brushed regardless of food fed. The more carbs in food, the worse it is for teeth. Carbs turn to sugar and feed bad bacteria in the mouth. Even good carbs. Chewing can be helpful though. Some dogs however do not have good dental structure so the chewing will not provide as much benefit.

 

What do you use for tooth paste?

I picked some of this up:

Amazon.com

However, I have not used it yet... I have only brushed with water.

 

I do not know Burt's Bees tooth paste. Seems a lot of ingredients.
I use:

 

Just use th coconut oil by itself.

 

Todays Dog's breakfast.

Homecooked with freeze-dried in a Norm. shake.

From time to time I feed a bid freeze-dried raw for variation and crunch or if in need of an easy, quick solution.
As it lacks in moisture I add bone broth or Norm. I love the colour. 💜 Other mixtures available.

Norm. is part owned by Clare, the owner of the Hunde brand.

 

Yum! Lucky doggies!

 

Just for fun showing pictures what people are doing in one of my fresh feeding groups. 😛

 

My next batch. Looks more like .......hmm...... 🤪😝😜
Needs a bit more time in the slow cooker.

 

I saw these silicone baking mats and find them sooo cute.
I do not give my dogs much treats. I think that changes now. We will see how it goes.😉🫣

I have to throw something together and make it work. I have a look in the pantry now. 😄

 

Test Trial:

☆ canned wild caught red salmon
☆ egg
☆ organic coconut flour
☆ organic almond meal
☆ Greek joghurt
☆ parmesan

I am not a Baker, as you can imagine. 🤓

They raised a lot. But the moulds are so tiny, I could not fill them half.
So, I cut them in half after baking. Now I have a beautiful heart and another not so beautiful piece.
I know I am weird. 😇😝

A lot room for improvement....

•Edit to add:•
This is a tiny treat, not food.

 

Today I am making a recipe with ideas from Dr. Karen Shaw Becker for balance and freeze dried components I add after it has cooled down.


🐂 Beef
🐖 Pork
🍐 Pears
🍄‍🟫 Portobello
🥬 Bok Choy
🫚 Ginger
🥦 Broccoli
🌱 Spinach
🍠 Radish
🍆 Red cabbage
🥚 Eggs
🧂 Salt
🦴 Bonemeal
🦪 Freeze dried oyster
🍙 Nutrional yeast
🫘 Hemp seeds
🫒 Wheat germ oil
🥩 Freeze dried liver/spleen/heart/lung

nearly done in slow cooker

freeze-dried components