[Melissa Francis]

Sorry if this is off subject, I’d like to start making dog food properly. I serve the dogs about 2 1/2 cups of homemade dog food. The recipe im trying to figure out is chicken veg. I have a (40% protein, 50% veg, and 10% startch) The protein is chicken, the veg is 3 part broccoli, 3 part carrot, and 1 part celery, and brown rice for starch. I boil the chicken, than use the chicken stock to blanch the vegetables, after I strain and use the stock to cook the rice. I always have a bowl of my dogs regular dry food available for the pups. I’m not confident enough I have a balanced meal, I’m interested in yalls input and suggestions, also any suggestions for any vitamin supplements I could add to the food that can withstand going through a pressure cooker. I’ll be making a liver dish, or something that involves red meat, maybe even fish. I want my dogs to eat good food, but I don’t want to miss anything to keep them healthy.

[eva]

Generally speaking, nutritionally balanced dog food should provide your canine friend with all the necessary nutrients to ensure its optimal health. If you want to make your own dog food, you need to consider the combination of meat and vegetables and nutritional balance. In addition to feeding your dog protein such as chicken, you also need to feed vegetables to supplement vitamins. I hope some of this blogger’s blogs can help you.
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[Alice Adams]

It’s really great that you’re putting so much thought into your dogs’ food. I’ve been in a similar situation myself — my dog had kidney disease a while back and when I took him to my local vet at Beyond Pets, they made me realize how important it is to get the balance right with homemade meals.

Your chicken and veggie recipe sounds delicious, but you might want to make sure your pups are getting enough calcium — plain chicken and veggies can fall short. A simple option is adding finely ground eggshell powder for extra calcium.

Also, healthy fats like fish oil can help with Omega-3s. For vitamins, try to use a good dog-specific multivitamin, but add it after cooking, since some nutrients lose their strength when heated too much in a pressure cooker.

Rotating proteins like chicken, red meat, fish, or liver is smart — just be careful with liver because too much can lead to vitamin A issues.

You’re doing an awesome job — your dogs are lucky to have you looking out for them!

[Jerome Murphy]

I think when you cook boneless chicken, the calcium is missing. Options:
– Crushed eggshell powder (½ tsp per pound of food)
– Bone meal supplement
– Or use raw meaty bones if you’re experienced with raw feeding
Chicken is omega-6 heavy; dogs need omega-3s for balance.
– Fish oil capsules (1,000mg per 30–40 lbs of body weight daily)
– Or canned sardines in water (no salt) once or twice a week

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