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Canine OPTIMUM Diet

  

Recommendations for How to obtain Optimum Health for Canines

40%   Raw meat

40%   Cooked vegetables (if using raw vegetables, they must be mulched to enable absorption)
20%   Goats Milk, yoghurt, meaty bones

(NO GRAINS)

 

Meaty Bones:  Must be raw!
 

Avoid - the large marrow-type bones, as they wear teeth enamel down and chicken wings are too hard to assimilate.

 

Medium to large dogs (if they are good at chewing bones):

Use lamb shank bones, raw chicken necks, and chicken carcasses.  If not so good at chewing bones,

(ie gulping down and not chewing) please avoid lamb shank bones.

Smaller dogs, bull terriers and boxers: 
Can feed raw meaty bones (however, omit larger bones such as lamb shanks, knuckles, etc)

 

 

Suitable Raw Meats

Diced mutton, roo (Australian meat), a small amount of fish, organic chicken, plenty of raw chicken necks or roo tails.   *can now buy human grade gourmet roo at supermarkets, which would be the best roo meat to buy.

(Omit feeding any beef or pork)

Also feed some table scraps, (preferably not minced meat, as B vitamins get destroyed in the process -  feeding 'cooked' meat destroys digestive enzymes making proper digestion very difficult)

* Once a month feed organ meat   eg.  raw liver, as it is highly nutritious.

 

Throughout the week, feed natural cottage cheese, natural yoghurt (especially if pet has been on chemical antibiotics), goat's milk, cooked egg OR if using raw egg, yolk only.

If your cat or dog eats grass, then add some crushed digestive enzymes to every meal given.

 

For assistance with older pets or Pancreatitis dogs and cats and other digestive disorders.  See Catalogue Range of natural formulas at  www.hampl.com.au


Avoid all other fruits, fatty foods and dairy products.  If dog suffers from Pancreatitis disorders, give natural yoghurt, goat’s milk or buttermilk  (no cow’s milk or processed cheese)

 


Most common pet allergens food to Avoid

Important for seizure animals to have an allergen-free diet and a chemical drug and stress- free lifestyle.  This will make a huge difference in stopping seizures all together)  


Beef, carrot (non organic), corn, tuna, fish, fish oils, turkey, pork/ham, cow’s milk, vaccinations, spicy foods, yeast and wheat or any food containing these.

ALL cat and dog commercial rolls/tin foods and biscuits are junk foods that contain sugars, salt, corn and wheat.  Example: Brewers yeast, pasta, all dog biscuits.

 

Other less likely Allergens MAY include:.. peas, beans, rice, nuts, shellfish, chocolate, rolled oats, fruits such as citrus, grapes, pineapple and tomatoes, cabbage, chard, broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, spices and carrots (if not organically grown).



Suggested Nutritional Foods

You can give your dog a variety of nutrients through vegetables, by combining several different types when preparing them, although most dogs are happy with one or two types only.

IMPORTANT:  Dogs are unable to break down cellulose in the cell wall of vegetables.
So, if feeding a dog vegetables without juicing, pulping or steaming them, your dog is probably not getting the full benefit and unable to use any of the nutrients in them.

Vegetables - Asparagus, beans (string), beets, bok choy, brussel sprouts, carrots (organic ONLY), dandelion greens, fennel, kale, parsley, parsnips, pumpkin, sweet peppers, seaweed, spinach,  squash, turnip, yams.

Avoid – potatoes, onions, rice, sultanas, grapes and any citrus foods

Fruits – Apples, blueberries, melons, peaches, plums, avocado – avoid citrus fruits.

Nuts – 2 to 4 brazil nuts (crushed up before adding to daily meals)
Add a brazil nuts to your dog’s diet to help prevent cancer, the leading disease killer of dogs.  There is much information written about the critical cancer-fighting difference between the sodium selenite used in most dry dog foods and the selenomethionine found in brazil nuts and other foods.

Weekly foods.

Can give soft cooked eggs (if using raw egg, give yolk only), plain cottage cheese, goat’s milk, natural yoghurt. Can be given several times a week, in between meals or as a morning meal.  


Vitamin & Minerals Supplements  (Buy from Health food stores)

Chlorella Food Supplement Powder (Algae type)   OR  Spirulina Powder
Essential Fatty Acids - buy the (Melrose brand) Omega Oil mixture with Vit E,

OR   make your own (see below). 

 

Make your own!

 

EFA’S (Essential Fatty Acids)
Helps promote shiny, glossy coat and improves joint mobility and immunity

Dog oil mix:  Use 1¾ cups of Organic Safflower Oil and ¼ cup of Cod Liver Oil.  Combine in a brown 500ml bottle with screw cap.

Add a tablespoon of FLA powder (from health food store) - (flaxseed, linseed, almond crushed)his helps keep a pet regular and very healthy.  (store remainder in fridge). Add 1 teaspoon of wheat germ oil  (store remainder in fridge).

 

DAILY DOSAGE (by dog’s weight) of oils and powders if bought from health store.  

 

2   to   8  kg   =          1/8  teaspoon powder     plus      1  teaspoon   Oil Mix

8   to   14 kg   =          1/4  teaspoon powder     plus     2  teaspoon   Oil Mix

15  to  24 kg   =          1/2  teaspoon powder     plus      ½ tablespoon Oil Mix

25  to   36 kg  =          1      teaspoon powder    plus      1  tablespoon  Oil Mix

 

NOTE:  DOUBLE the recommended nutritional dose for sick or older dogs (over 7 yrs of age)

 

NOTE:  if you pet has skin allergies or seizures, check food allergy list above and avoid including these in the diet.   The over-consumption of vegetables that are high in oxalates may interfere with calcium absorption, and cruciferous vegetables with thyroid function.  To properly prepare vegetables and fruit for your dog to absorb the nutritients, they must be put through a food processor, mulched or very finely grated as a last resort.

 

Delicious DOG “BISCUIT” Recipes

(Allergy free, nutritional and healthy)
All these ingredients are available from health food stores.

 

 

Herb Biscuits

3 cups of unbleached flour                               ½ cup of water

¼ cup of dried parsley                                     2 tablespoons of garlic powder

¼ cup of barley grass powder                          1 oz of dried goat milk

¼ of organic safflower oil

 

Combine the dry ingredients together and then add the water and oil

Knead the dough on a floured board

Roll out to about ¼ inch thick

Let stand for 30 minutes then cut into squares
Put into a 375F degree oven (190C)
Check every 3 minutes as they will burn easily

When brown, remove from the oven and allow to cool

 

 

Sweet Delight Biscuits

IF YOUR DOG HAS SKIN SENSITIVITIES OR ALLERGIES, USING OATS IN BISCUITS MAYBE TOO MUCH FOR THEM 
(OMIT THE OATS OR AVOID THIS RECIPE
)

 

1 cup plain soya flour                      1 cup natural oat bran (this oat bran is wheat free)             

1 cup oats                                      1/8 cup ground sunflower seeds (you may have to grind them yourself)

1/8 cup sesame seeds                      3 tablespoons honey (unprocessed)

3 tablespoons organic safflower oil    ¾ cups filtered water

Preheat oven to 275F degrees (140C)

Add 8oz (3/4 cup) water with one beef or chicken stock cube (optional) dissolved.  Plain water works fine.

(Cubes available from health food shop) 

Mix well with fork, then pat and roll dough out

Cut into approx ¼” (0.75mm)  thick squares, large or small to suit dog size

Put onto greased tray and bake for one to two hours.  Watch for browning - biscuits may need to be covered with foil. Bake until biscuits are nice and hard.


NOTE
:   Avoid the commercial brand biscuits (harmful chemical preservatives and artificial additives - dyes salt, sugars - with very little nutritional value at all!  


Artificial biscuits can
cause bladder infection, stones / struvite, and re-occurring cystitis.

Testimonials

“I made your doggie biscuit yesterday and all of my dogs went absolutely crazy for it!
Heck, I am NOT a homemaker and absolutely do not cook or bake for myself, so to go through this effort was simply amazing and it was absolutely worth it to see my babies enjoy it so much!  

Thank you from me but most of all from them!”
Thank you, Colleen

 

 

 

Drinking Water and Milk

 

All domesticated animals should be given FILTERED WATER ONLY (same as what we drink).   Tap water has too many chemicals, and these DO affect the animals as a toxin.  Goat’s milk is the best natural calcium provider and is better assimilated than cow’s milk, without causing loose stools.  Avoid the commercial pet milks.

 


SOME SPECIAL NEEDS OF PARTICULAR DOG BREEDS

 

German Shepards, Labradors, Retrievers, Boxers, Bull Terriers, New Foundlands and working and herding dogs: Require a diet that is more acid based.  If you have one of these breeds or crossed breeds, then add Amino Acid Complex tablets (crushed) to the morning meal.  One indication of a need for this adjustment is a dog that has dark-brown to black discharge in his ears, cystitis or urinary bladder infections, poor pigmentation, hair, coat and skin eruptions and an alkaline reading of his urine. 


Testing Urine (pH strips available from the chemist) – optional

If you want to test your dog’s urine, do this first thing in the morning.  It should read between 6.2 to 6.5.  If it is a number greater than 7 (too alkaline), then definitely add the amino acid complex tablets daily.  


We have had great success with the “Meta B” tablets (Metagenics brand), which are available from our on-line store www.hampl.com.au.   It is a blend of many supplements, including the whole range of B complex and amino acids all in one. 

 

Dalmatians, West Highland white terriers and some Belington Terriers represent a special challenge. 

 

Since these breed dogs are unable to deal with the NITROGEN WASTE associated with high amounts of animal protein in their diets, they are unable to eliminate some metals from their systems.  These are present in tin food, tap water and drugs.  These breeds do not tolerate beef products, which have a high nitrogen waste.  You need to rotate animal proteins that have a low nitrogen waste such as chicken, fish, yoghurt, cottage cheese, and egg (yolks only).

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