Home made diets

To help you prepare your own recipes we stock frozen meats and supplements:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

tbsp = tablespoon C = cup tsp = teaspoon

RICE - Use wholegrain rice (brown). One cup dry rice will make 3 cups cooked rice. To cook, mix 1 cup dry rice with 2-2½ cups water, bring to boil and turn down to barely simmer with the lid on. After 20-30 minutes the water should be absorbed completely by the swollen grain.

VEGETABLES - Where a recipe calls for vegetables use a combination of seasonal vegetables - carrots, broccoli, pumpkin, peas, beans. Don't use leafy vegetables like cabbage. Cook quickly until tender, preferably by steaming, to retain goodness and improve digestibility. Use the liquid they are cooked in.

COOKING - There is no law requiring offal to be cooked. We recommend cooking minced chicken. Cooking vegetables improves digestibility, although small amounts of raw grated or pureed vegetables can be used. Try to feed most other food raw.

SUPPLEMENTS - KY supplement, available from the clinic, contains yeast, kelp, alfalfa, calcium, flax seed fibre and liver powders and is added roughly 1 tsp per 10 kg bodyweight just before feeding. Growth supplement contains calcium, hydroxyapatite, yeast, alfalfa, liver and kelp and is added 1 tsp per 10 kg body weight (or per 200 g meat).

OIL - use cold pressed oil (flax, sunflower, safflower) at a rate of 1 tsp per 5-10 kg bodyweight.

QUANTITIES - Most recipes are balanced to meet the needs of your average animal unless otherwise stated.

The following table gives a rough guide:

Remember animals eat to satisfy their energy needs, so if you give lots of vegetables without sufficient protein (meat, eggs, cheese) then they may lose muscle weight. The more active your pet is, the more you need to feed.

BASIC RECIPE - Below are three protein/energy combinations to meet the different needs of dogs. Select your animal's needs from the following list: Feed roughly 1 cup/10kg body weight.

Basic - Inactive adults

Meaty - growing puppies, late pregnancy, convalescence, cats

Reducing - Overweight, constipation.

CAT RECIPES

DAIRY DELIGHT

Add oil to warm pan. Scramble egg and supplements lightly, then mix in the rest of the ingredients. Warm slightly. Serve.

FISHY CAT MEAL

500g lightly poached fish (or 425g tin mackerel)
¼ C cooked mashed veges
1-1 ½ C cooked brown rice (kittens 1 C)
1 tsp cold pressed oil
2 tsp supplement (adults KY, kittens growth supplement)

Mix, warm and serve. Makes 3 meals.

CHICKEN COMBO

Place rice and pumpkin in pressure cooker or pot and add 3-4 ½ C water. Place chicken on top and cook. Allow to cool and remove meat from chicken and mix into rice/pumpkin. Add KY/growth supplement to each serving.

FELINE FATTY MEAT MENU

Warm up the rice in a saucepan, adding the meat and vegetables if they are to be cooked. Mix in the cottage cheese and supplements and serve. Yield: about 1 cup.

LEAN MEAT 'N' EGGS FOR CATS

If you cook the eggs, scramble them first with the supplements (and meat, if you cook it). Add the other ingredients and serve.

KIDNEY DIETS

FELINE KIDNEY DIET NO. 1

Simply combine the ingredients and serve.

CANINE KIDNEY DIET NO. 1

Mix the first four ingredients as the main ration. Roll the parsnip and honey into balls and feed as a treat. Yield: about 2 ½ cups

FELINE KIDNEY DIET No. 2

Combine the ingredients and serve. Yield: about 1 cup.

CANINE KIDNEY DIET NO. 2

Combine the ingredients and serve. Yield: about 3 cups.

WEIGHT PROBLEM DIETS

WEIGHT LOSS DIET FOR CATS

Mix ingredients together and serve slightly warm. Yield: about I cup.

WEIGHT LOSS DIET FOR DOGS

Mix ingredients together and serve slightly warm. Yield: about 2 ¾ cups

DOG RECIPES

VAL'S LOAF

Mix all ingredients and store in frig.

WOFFAL

Cook meat and rice. Cool, and add supplement.

LENTIL LOAF

Slowly add lentils to boiling water/stock and simmer 20 mins. Add oats and soy floor and let soak 10 mins. Mix in rest of ingredients and turn into loaf pan. Bake at 350 F for 30 mins.

CANINE DELIGHT

1 C chicken mince, cooked
¼ C cooked mashed veges (pumpkin, kumara, peas, carrots, beans)
2 C cooked brown rice/potatoes/wholemeal bread
1 tsp cold pressed oil
¼ C cooked ox liver
2 tsp KY/growth supplement

Mix ingredients together. (Sufficient for large dog - 30Kg.)

FAST FISH

Mix together and serve.

DAILY DUO FOR DOGS

Morning: serve as a hot cereal.

Evening: Combine and serve warm. Yield: about 4 cups.

CANINE MEAT 'N' GRAIN BULK MENU

Mix and serve warm. Suitable for freezing. Yield: about 18 cups.

POTATOES AU CANINE

Layer together the potatoes cottage cheese, yeast and supplements in a casserole dish. Pour milk over them and top with grated cheese. Broil or bake until cheese is melted and slightly brown (about 15 mins at 350°F). Let cool. Mix veges in or serve on side.

PUPPY CEREAL AND EGGS

Morning: serve as a hot cereal.

Evening: Scramble together and serve.

BRISKET FEAST

5OOg raw fresh brisket.

Serves a large dog. This is the quickest and easiest balanced meal to serve. Bone provides chewing exercise - it is best to remove the rib bone as it is very hard.

VEGETARIAN TWO-MEAL PLAN

Morning: serve as a hot cereal.

Evening: scramble together the eggs and tofu. Add the rest of the ingredients and serve. Yield: about 2¾ cups.

MILK REPLACEMENT FORMULA (for young puppies)

Blend together and store in fridge. Warm to blood temperature (37°C) before feeding. Give 1 ml per 30g bodyweight every 2-3 hours.

CONVALESCENCE, MALNOURISHMENT, YOUNG PUPPIES, NURSING BITCHES, OLD AGE

HEARTY CANINE COMBO

4 medium eggs
½ C beef/mutton (or 8 oz tofu and 2/3C cottage cheese)
1 C cooked brown rice
¼ C grated/chopped veges
1 tsp KY/growth supplement

Scramble eggs lightly with supplements and meat. Mix together and serve warm. Add rice and veges and serve.

DOG'S DELlGHT

Scramble eggs lightly with supplements and meat. Mix together and serve warm. Add the rice and vegetables and serve.

BISCUITS

WHEAT OR RYE CRISPS

Mix flours. Mix oil/lard with water. Add liquid to lard and mix well. Roll out on oven tray and cook until golden brown at 350°F. Break into bite-size chunks.

KITTY & DOGGIE CRUNCHIES - VEGETARIAN

Slowly stir grains, rice flour and salt into the water which is boiling. Cover and simmer 15 mins or until done. Add more water if too dry. Cool slightly. Add remaining ingredients, stirring rapidly and thoroughly. Spread thinly on an oven tray. Dry in the oven at 150-200°F until crisp. Break in pieces. Supplement with a little extra protein food, such as meat, tofu, eggs or cottage cheese if fed regularly to a cat.

DOG BISCUITS

Mix ingredients with sufficient water to make a dough. Roll out on floured surface to ½" thickness and cut into squares. Bake at 200°C for 20-25 mins. Best stored in frig.

KITTY & DOGGIE CRUNCHIES WITH MEAT

Mix all ingredients to make firm dough. Spread flat on oven trays and roll to ¼ - ½" thickness. Bake at 350°F for 30-45 mins. Cool, break into bite-size chunks, and store in airtight containers. Keeps 2-3 days without refrigeration, longer with it. Supplement with a bit of fresh food if fed on a regular basis.

MEALTIME TIPS

1. Serve the food lukewarm or at room temperature, neither too hot nor too cold.

2. Keep the bowl clean. Don 't let uneaten food particles accumulate. Avoid using a harsh or strong smelling cleanser.

3. Give each animal its own bowl and keep the feeding routine regular and reliable. In most instances feed 1 or 2 meals a day, taking up and refrigerating any uneaten food after about half an hour. Cats may sometimes refuse food because it is natural for them to eat less often.

4. Provide a place to feed that is reasonably quiet and pleasant and protected from intrusions by toddlers, other animals or strangers.

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTES

1 C cooked rice = 1 C cooked barley, bulgur, millet or potatoes or oatmeal or 3 slices of wholemeal bread

1 C fatty meat (250 g) = 4 large eggs or 1C cottage cheese or 1 C lean meat plus 1 tsp oil