There are many different ways to feed your pooches and the
shops certainly stock a huge variety of pet food currently available in the
Australia. However, there are also a lot of us who want to home-prepare food
for our furry kids. It is also important that the food we feed our doggies are
also nutritionally balanced.
I often get asked by clients who want to cook something nice for their pet dogs and if this is OK. My opinion is that as long as the cooked food contains the right amount of ingredients and meet a dog's nutritional needs, why not?
How do I cook food for my dog, Teneriffe Vet?
Here is the ingredient list to home-prepare an AAFCO
balanced diet for an 18kg adult dog:
240g cooked rice/oats
120g cooked meat
2 teaspoon olive oil
30g pureed veggies or fruit
4g calcium carbonate*
1g potassium chloride*
1 adult multivitamin tablet
* You can buy calcium carbonate as a supplement from your
chemist. Potassium chloride is available as a salt substitute and can be found
in the supermarket.
Check out my video on how to make a simple dinner for your
dog using the above ingredients in a rice cooker!
Teneriffe Vet's guide to basic cooking for your dog:
