For those that make your own dog food ???

[Marty]

I sometimes cook for my dogs, chicken and rice, beef and rice, veggies etc. in the crock pot but this time I would like a recipe for some serious high fat dog food that I can cook. Amy's always so thin, just the way her conformation is, but I would like to try to pack on some extra pounds if I can. I'd like a recipe or ideas of something I can put in the big crock pot so I can save portions in containers for the week.

Any ideas? We really need a high fat content.

Thanks so much.

 

[shorthorsemom]

[SIZE=10pt]Hi Marty, Found this one on a greyhound site. [/SIZE]

Peanut Butter Fat Balls

• 2 cups dry dog food
• 2 packs cream cheese
• 1½ cups Peanut Butter
• ½ cup corn oil or sunflower oil
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1 lb raw (or lightly browned) beef mince (with grease)

1. Blend dog food until finely crushed, and add remaining ingredients. Mix until you have a doughy lump. Add more dog meal as needed if mixture is too thin.
2. Roll out into a log shape on waxed paper. Refrigerate and slice as needed, or form into ping pong sized balls.

This can be fed a slice or two at a time several times a day. It is very high in calories so should put weight on fairly quickly, and if the beef is lightly cooked it shouldn't be too hard on your dog's stomach. The best beef to use is the really cheap stuff, because it is so high in fat.

 

[mydaddysjag]

My old German Shepherd was always thin until we found out about Satin Balls. My sister fosters neglected dogs for a rescue, most of which are thin, and they also gain and maintain weight when satin balls are added as supplementation to their diet. Satin balls are made of raw ingredients, and served raw. Our vet said this was safe, and if you google them, every recipe says no to cook them. I haven't found a dog yet that doesn't love them.

Satin Balls Full Recipe

10 lbs cheap hamburger (high fat %)

1 large box Total cereal (about 12 cups cereal)

1 large box uncooked oatmeal (about 15 cups oats)

10 raw eggs

1 15oz jar wheat germ

10 packages Knox unflavored gelatin

1 and 1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 and 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses

Pinch of salt

Mix ingredients, form into "meatballs", and freeze. Thaw as needed, usually 2 balls per meal or so. Serve raw.

 

[shorthorsemom]

Hi, Just to be safe I would add some probiotics into the diet. You didn't mention the breed but deep chested dogs, german shepherds, dobermans etc, can be prone to bloat and sometimes modifying the diet and adding on can cause problems.

Also, have some of those simethicone anti gas drops on hand for emergencies. Has saved more than one of my dogs in my lifetime. Kind of like keeping mineral oil in your tack box, the drops can degas a dog quickly before they can go into gastric torsion. I have always been careful with dogs I am trying to bulk up that you don't overload and cause bloat. Multiple meals a day are good idea. Raw is great, but still be careful, my friend's german shepherd bloated and died not long after switching to a raw diet and she did it slowly and gradually too. Not sure if it was related, but has worried me ever since.

Best wishes,

 

[Reijel's Mom]

Be mindful of pancreatitis with high fat foods, too! My corgi had that one time (not sure what he got into) and it was AWFUL. Wasn't sure if he was going to pull through but he did.

 

[horsefeather]

Marty,

I'm probably doing everything wrong, but town food just got too expensive for us so I began making food for them.

I'm using any scraps that we might have (even potatoe peels) and usually either chicken or bacon (we got some that was a little out of date) cut up small. We had some green beans that had been frozen for a long time, so every now and then I add them. I boil all that until everything is cooked, then I add that corn that is really fine. I get it at the feed store. Then I boil all that for a little while and add enough corn until I get the thickness I want. Oh, I also put oil in there and usually 3 or 4 eggs. I add some garlic powder and wah lah, it's done. They absolutely LOVE it and I have to cut it down sometimes because they get too fat. Oh, I also usually add a cup of cat food. I'm feeding 2 full size aussies, on 1/2 aussie & border collie, a mini aussie and 2 min. aussie pups.

Pam