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Old March 28th, 2009, 06:38 PM
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Question is this a nutritional puppy recipe - please help

I've been searching the internet for a healthy diet to feed my soon to come home puppy. There are so many I feel as though my head is spinning! I found this one & would be ever so grateful for any information as to what to add or not add to the recipe. It is the best one that I have found so far, any thoughts on another I'd welcome. I know vegetables are important, carrots, peas are these something that I should consider? And how much food should I feed him in a day?
1 cup sweet potatoes, cooked
2 cups (1 lb) beef chuck, chicken or turkey with skin or lamb
1 or 2 eggs (optional)
1 cup low fat cottage cheese or yogurt
2,400mgs of calcium (from bone meal - egg shell powder)
2 tbsp healthy powder ( recipie below)
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 fish oil gel caps or 1/2 tsp liquid fish oil
2 tsp cod liver oil
400 IUs vitamin E
10 mgs iron (optional)
1,000 mgs taurine (also optional)

Dr. Pitcairn's Recipe for Healthy Powder
2 cups nutritional yeast
1 cup lecithin granules
1/4 cup kelp or alfalfa powder
9 grams (9,000mg calcium ( used to balance oout the phosphorus in the healthy powder)
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Old March 28th, 2009, 11:59 PM
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Not being a dog nutritionist, I"d say, hmm that's a lot of iron and calcium. I'd add more veggies, like peas, carrots, whatever you think the dog will eat.There is a raw food forum here, they may be able to give you some advice, as they're the ones who feed like this.
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Old March 29th, 2009, 01:46 AM
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I've been searching the internet for a healthy diet to feed my soon to come home puppy. There are so many I feel as though my head is spinning! I found this one & would be ever so grateful for any information as to what to add or not add to the recipe. It is the best one that I have found so far, any thoughts on another I'd welcome. I know vegetables are important, carrots, peas are these something that I should consider? And how much food should I feed him in a day?
1 cup sweet potatoes, cooked
2 cups (1 lb) beef chuck, chicken or turkey with skin or lamb
1 or 2 eggs (optional)
1 cup low fat cottage cheese or yogurt
2,400mgs of calcium (from bone meal - egg shell powder)
2 tbsp healthy powder ( recipie below)
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 fish oil gel caps or 1/2 tsp liquid fish oil
2 tsp cod liver oil
400 IUs vitamin E
10 mgs iron (optional)
1,000 mgs taurine (also optional)

Dr. Pitcairn's Recipe for Healthy Powder
2 cups nutritional yeast
1 cup lecithin granules
1/4 cup kelp or alfalfa powder
9 grams (9,000mg calcium ( used to balance oout the phosphorus in the healthy powder)
Are you sure the amount of calcuim is correct there?

Can you post the site where you got this particular receipe from? Does is mention for what size a dog this is for and what the portion size is?

What kind of dog are you getting?
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Old March 29th, 2009, 05:13 AM
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Smaller- breed puppies (up to 10 kilograms at maturity) need higher levels of protein, fat, calcium and phosphorus to support growth and development of bones, muscles, and other tissues.
Larger-breed puppies (25kilograms or greater at maturity) need lower levels of these nutrients to control their growth rate and to achieve healthy weights and skeletal structures.
Medium-breed puppies fall between the other two groups in nutrient requirements.
http://www.showdogs.co.za/articles/e...pyfeeding.html
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Old March 30th, 2009, 11:35 AM
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recipe link

Sorry for the delay. Thank you for your responses. Yes I am fearful of the amount of calcium because I've heard that too much calcium is a harmful as too little for a puppy. Here is the website. The recipe is at the very bottom of the page. http://www.dogaware.com/wdjhomemade3.html
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