2 years ago, I started to make home-made food for my dogs. They were
raised on dry kibble like most dogs and I never really thought much about it. I
was purchasing $80 bags of "holistic" dry food. At the age of 9, my
Golden Retriever was starting to take longer going up the stairs, getting in
and out of our truck, she had a yeast build-up in her ears, she was getting a
few decayed teeth, and was very lethargic and lazy. (she was always pudgy, but
I thought she was just "big boned"). I thought this was just normal
for a 9 year old dog. My other dog, a 4 year old border collie crossed with an Australian shepherd, always had itchy infected eyes, and runny, bloody stools.
It was actually by accident that I started to make their food. We ran out of food one day, and I couldn't make it out to purchase a bag of their "holistic" brand, so I decided to make them some brown rice, organic eggs, mixed with some finely grated vegetables, ground flax, a few herbs, and a dollop of organic plain yogurt. I did that for about a week, and in that short of time, my Collie's allergy symptoms vanished completely!.....So, I kept going (as time went on, changing the recipe to include organic ground chicken or turkey, and eliminating the grain) In the matter of a few months, my dogs completely changed. They were healthy, energetic, they had easy to pass and well formed stools, eyes and ears cleared up, they smelled cleaner, decayed teeth re-mineralized and healed, and they became nice and lean. People would constantly ask me "how old my puppy" was when they saw my Golden! So after roughly 8 months, I slowly started to feed them canned organic food. Our busy schedule stopped us from taking the time to cook up their food, and in the matter of about 4-5 months their health had gone down the tubes. :(
So now I am back at it! How could I not?
Animals are not meant to eat dry, artificial, processed food.....It is not natural for our animals to be diagnosed with "human" diseases and illnesses. As a matter of fact, it is not natural for humans to be afflicted with disease and illness either, but that is a reflection of the artificial, processed foods we consume as well. If we continue eating this way, we will have to pay the price sometime.
Click here to see home-made dog food recipe!
It was actually by accident that I started to make their food. We ran out of food one day, and I couldn't make it out to purchase a bag of their "holistic" brand, so I decided to make them some brown rice, organic eggs, mixed with some finely grated vegetables, ground flax, a few herbs, and a dollop of organic plain yogurt. I did that for about a week, and in that short of time, my Collie's allergy symptoms vanished completely!.....So, I kept going (as time went on, changing the recipe to include organic ground chicken or turkey, and eliminating the grain) In the matter of a few months, my dogs completely changed. They were healthy, energetic, they had easy to pass and well formed stools, eyes and ears cleared up, they smelled cleaner, decayed teeth re-mineralized and healed, and they became nice and lean. People would constantly ask me "how old my puppy" was when they saw my Golden! So after roughly 8 months, I slowly started to feed them canned organic food. Our busy schedule stopped us from taking the time to cook up their food, and in the matter of about 4-5 months their health had gone down the tubes. :(
So now I am back at it! How could I not?
Animals are not meant to eat dry, artificial, processed food.....It is not natural for our animals to be diagnosed with "human" diseases and illnesses. As a matter of fact, it is not natural for humans to be afflicted with disease and illness either, but that is a reflection of the artificial, processed foods we consume as well. If we continue eating this way, we will have to pay the price sometime.
Click here to see home-made dog food recipe!
Cathy Francilia: www.cathys-corner.ca
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