As many of you know, I used to work as a veterinary technician for Sun Dog Cat Moon Vet Clinic: www.sundogcatmoon.com
One of the things they focus on is food therapy. Dr. Ruth Roberts developed The Original Crock Pot Diet for cats and dogs. This basic diet is for the average healthy cat or dog. It does not take into consideration food allergies, specific health issues or the petâs constitution. For more information regarding whether this diet is ideal for your pet, I strongly suggest you visit the website above, fill out the Pet Personality Form and Dr. Roberts will be able to diagnose which foods are best suited for your pet. For example, if you have the typical Jack Russellâ¦you know the ones that are bouncing all over the place and canât seem to calm themselvesâ¦then you have a Fire Animal and needs to eat Cool/Cold and/or Neutral energy foods.
Iâm posting this recipe due to several requests on how to go about cooking for your pets. I will try to explain as much as I can here. For those of you new to Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, feel free to contact me or Dr. Roberts, as it would be easier to address individual questions one on one versus trying to put it all here.
The recipe is for one pet and will yield 16 cups of food.
You will need:
1 lb Turkey (it does not matter if it is whole or ground, with or without bones)
1lb White fish (Cod, Whiting, Tilapia) or Pork (white fish will stink when itâs cooking for long periods. You may either use Pork or leave the crock pot out on the porch or a well ventilated room while itâs cooking to avoid the smell)
1 lb Ground Beef (chunks of beef is fine as well)
4 tablespoons Coconut Oil
3 cups total of either Spinach, Collard Greens, Kale or any type of leafy greens will be okay to use either one at a time or mixed together.
4 cups Vegetables (preferably seasonal vegetables: green beans, butternut squash, zucchini, etc. Cats seem to prefer butternut squash over yellow squash and zucchini.)
1 can of Kidney Beans ( or 1/2 lb of dried kidney beans)
4 large Carrots or 2 large Sweet Potatoes
1/2 tsp dried Tumeric
1/2 tsp dried Mustard
1 clove of uncooked Garlic
1 tsp kosher or sea salt
1875 mg Calcium Powder per 3lbs of protein ( you can use bone meal, calcium supplements or tums)
( if cooking for cats add 6000mg Taurineâ¦can be purchased at health food stores or vitamin retail stores. Alternatively, you can use Nu Cat supplements once daily added to the meal.)
4 cups of water or broth ( I use home made broth)
1 cup of Barley or Brown Rice ( this is located either next to the dry beans, rice or grain section of your supermarket. Quaker Quick Barley is around $ 1.59 a box)
Cut your greens into bite size pieces. I used fresh collard greens from the garden. I prefer using fresh ingredients whenever possible. However, you can purchase shredded collards or pre-washed greens like Kale or Spinachâ¦or you can use frozen or canned if in a pinch. Remember this diet is a step up from the commercial food youâre currently feedingâ¦so it will be better regardless of whether itâs fresh or frozen. For the die-hards like myself, I use organic, fresh, local and homemade as much as possible. If I feel confident to eat it, then Iâm confident to feed it!
I used a mixture of carrots and sweet potatoes. Just so you can see itâs okay to use both or one or the other. And Yes I left the skin on the sweet potatoes It has more nutrients!
Add it to the crock pot.
Add the Kidney Beans. If using canned kidney beans, drain the liquid before adding or youâll end up with an overflow while itâs cooking. If using dried kidney beans, you can add it directly to the crock pot. OR you can soak them overnight before adding them. Many people are concerned about the gas that is produced as a result of not soaking dried beansâ¦.especially if youâve ever experienced your petâs wonderful gas While itâs true that soaking does help to remove the indigestible complex sugars (oligosaccharides) from the outer coating of the beans, itâs certainly not the primary reason to soak. The most important reason for soaking is that it allows shorter cooking times, and that preserves the most nutrients, so you get the benefits of all the proteins, vitamins and minerals in the beans and maximize their food value. But because youâre cooking it in a crock potâ¦the cooking time is a moot point! I would advise washing the dried beans to at least remove the accumulated surface dirt and bacteria.
Add your Tumeric, Mustard and Salt. Located in the spice aisle of your grocery.
Add the Calcium. Tums is included for the Calcium. More adventurous cooks use egg shells, and whole cow bones with marrowâ¦but itâs harder to figure out the equivalent amount to keep it nutritionally balanced. Most times I use Bone Meal as a replacement. If you have access to bone meal, then substitute it gram for gram. So if youâve got 250mg per teaspoon of bone meal, youâll need 7.5 teaspoons to make the equivalent Tums. However, if youâre not that adventurousâ¦you can use the Tums as weâve calculated exactly how much youâll need per pound of meat. That is, 2.5 tablets of the 250 mg strength Tums per pound of meat. It also does not matter if the Tums are flavored or not. My guys seem to like the orange and the peppermint flavors
Add your liquids. I used pork stock in this recipe. I have used chicken stock, beef stock, duck stock, fish stock, turkey stock, vegetable stock, goatâs whey or water. My favorite is goatâs whey because not only is it readily available to me but it is prized as a special drink to promote health, youthfulness and long life. This is because it is more easily digested and assimilated than most foods and because its broad array of minerals and trace elements makes up for many dietary deficiencies. I digressâ¦My point though is that it just depended on what was available at the time or what their specific health need was at the time. Today we used the pork stock left over from making the pork belly and the roasted pork. However, if your pet has allergies to a specific proteinâ¦then keep that in mind as well.
Next add your proteins. Beef, Turkey and Pork were used for this recipe. Next week, my dogs and cats will be getting beef, fish and turkeyâ¦because thatâs what Iâd have lots of next week. Point here is variety is nice and much appreciated by all!
As you can see, the turkey has bones in it. My only word of caution here is when serving the meals, if you come across any broken sharp edged bones, please remove them. Ideally, the crockpot would have softened the bones sufficiently to the point where they are edible and can break apart easily between your fingers. Sometimes, this does not happen, so please remove them. My guys are used to eating bones, so it all goes in their pot. The cats however, I do remove the bones for them. I also remove the larger cooked beef bones, because it is a point of âdiscussionâ between my guys. So to keep the household peaceâ¦the larger bones are removed.
Cover the crock pot. Set it on the Low setting and let it cook for at least 8 to 12 hours. I usually start this around 6 pm and leave it overnight, before moving on to the next step.
8 to 12 hours laterâ¦Add 1 cup of Brown Rice or Barley⦠I use Quaker Quick Barley. Itâs cheaper and easier to use. You can also use pearl barley. It can be purchased in bulk at the Asian markets, Earthfare or Whole Foods. If using the pearl barley, allow additional time for it to soften. If you canât find the barley, you can use brown rice. If you are on a completely grain-free diet, simply skip this step.
Mix up the cooked food and the brown rice or barley with an immersion blender, potato masher or the back of a cooking spoon.
Let the food steam for an additional hour. Turn off the crock pot and let it cool.
You can either portion out the food into individual meals or leave it in the crock pot. Refrigerate once cool. You can also freeze batches and reheat them as needed. To take the chill off the food, add some warm water to each meal. Mix in any herbs you may be giving with the warm water and food.
To fill the crock pot, use approximately 40% protein, 25% carbohydrates and 35% vegetables by volume in the crockpot. Always add 1875 mg of calcium per 3 pounds of meat.
Feed 1/8 to 1/4 cup twice a day for cats and dogs under 10lbs of lean body weight.
Feed 1/2 to 1 cup for up to 50 lbs of lean body weight.
And 1 to 1.5 cups for dogs greater than 50 lbs.
If your pet is heavy, start low. If your pet is thin and active, go medium to high, and adjust based on how the pet responds. Always change food gradually, mixing in 50 % of the old diet with 50% of the new diet. Phasing out the old diet over a course of 1 to 2 weeks.
This may look like a lengthy process, but it takes 15 minutes to prep and then the crock pot does the rest. I have a few clients for whom I cook and portion the meals. I do these in bulk, (sometimes puree all the ingredients, mixing it all together to look like a giant meatloaf), bake them in the oven, portion out each meal in ziploc or vaccum sealed bags and freeze them. You can get creative and make muffins using the same recipe and a muffin pan. You can also puree all the ingredients or not. It all depends on the amount of time youâd like to invest in cooking for your pets. It also depends on your petâs preferenceâ¦cats prefer a smoother consistency, dogs like the chunkier food offerings.
Some of you may be sayingâ¦this looks/sounds/smells good enough to eat! Well..it isâ¦Iâve had clients add ginger, red pepper flakes, replace coconut oil with sesame oil, etc and youâre on your way to another wonderful crock pot meal
There is an additional list of energetic ingredients for substitutions and treats. However, I recommend contacting Dr. Ruth Roberts to get the correct energetic foods prescribed for your pets. Some pets suffer from food related allergiesâ¦again, another reason to discuss any change in diet with your veterinary food therapist. Dr. Roberts can be reached at drruth@sundogcatmoon.com or contact the Sun Dog Cat Moon clinic at 843-437-0063 To determine what constitution your pet is, you can complete the Pet Personality Form online at www.sundogcatmoon.com
I also make the diet for clients who have hectic schedules. We work alongside Dr. Roberts to determine and customize the diet for your pets. The food can be purchased in bulk or in individually portioned meals. Based on current market pricing, the cost to you can vary from season to season. But in general, retail costs around $ 6 per pound, and includes labor and delivery if you live within the Charleston area.
Enjoy!
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Hello, I wanted to share my dog Bingo’s story!
回复删除Bingo is only a 5 year old collie who fell violently ill about 6 months ago, so sick he couldn’t hold down water, let alone food. After a visit to the vet, he was diagnosed with kidney failure. He was prescribed Azodial (a probiotic for dogs’ kidney health that costs quite a bit) and I was told to start Science Diet’s kidney health food.
Keep in mind, we just had a $500 vet visit along with buying a $90 ex along with a nausea medication. So, knowing he may not make it through the month, I opted to wait and see how he did. That is about the time I found this recipe! Of course the vet said he “legally can’t reccomend” this recipe as, he is only aware of the RX foods for this condition. Still yet, we continued it.
Now, 6 months later, his kidney function has returned to normal values!!!! And my vet said “whatever you are doing is working, continue exactly what you are doing and we will repeat blood work in a few months”
What a sigh of relief! Thank you SO incredibly much for sharing this recipe! He sure does seem to enjoy it and, it has given him a chance at a life that he can enjoy for whatever amount of time we will have left with him. We cannot thank you enough!
Some of the ingredients you have listed are bad or toxic to dogs such as Garlic ,Tumeric and Salt, especially for dogs with renal disease. To each his own but you should warn people of its toxicity and make it aware to them if they dont already know.
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