Best Bet Diet for Cats

 Ingredients:

1/2 lb ground meat (turkey, chicken, lamb, beef)             

1/2 hardboiled egg
1/2 oz clams, chopped in juice                                   

4 tsp canola oil

 

Directions:

You must add a feline multi vitamin with calcium to this recipe. Follow the directions on the label. We recommend Rx Essentials for cats (sold at Campus Estates Animal Hospital). This is an all natural vitamin. Other supplements can be added as needed for arthritis, liver problems etc. For variation you can try 5 oz of salmon or tuna packed in water without salt instead of the ground meat.

This diet provides a 10 lb cat with 1.5 days worth of nutrition. This recipe can be made in batches and frozen in smaller portions.

 

Best Bet Diet for Dogs

 Ingredients:

One of the following: 3 hardboiled eggs or 1 cup 2% cottage cheese or 1/3 lb (pre-cooked weight) cooked chicken, turkey, beef or other meat source.

1/2 cup of lightly steamed or raw veggies                          

2 Tbsp of sardines in tomato sauce      

2 cups of long grain cooked brown rice or potato with skin 

2 Tbsp of canola oil

 

Directions:

You must add a canine multi vitamin with calcium to this recipe. Follow the directions on the label. We recommend Rx Essentials for dogs (sold at Campus Estates Animal Hospital). This is an all natural vitamin. Other supplements can be added as needed for arthritis, liver problems etc.  

 

This diet provides for the nutritional requirements of a 30 lb dog. This recipe can be made in batches and frozen in smaller portions.

 

Hearty Snack

Ingredients:   

1 beef heart                                            

1 tsp. garlic (fresh ground - do not use garlic SALT)

 

Directions:

1. Boil beef heart until the meat is very rare. Let cool.
2. Cut into very thin strips and place strips on cookie sheet. Sprinkle lightly with garlic powder.
3. Bake at 200F for 2-3 hours or until strips are very dry. 

Helpful Hint - these make great treats...and you can substitute the beef heart with chicken hearts if you prefer. You can freeze these treats too.                                                         

Liver Treats

Ingredients:
Beef Liver (flattened)                     

1 tsp. garlic (fresh ground - do not use garlic SALT)
Fresh parsley

Directions: 

1. Place flattened liver pieces on cookie sheet. Sprinkle lightly with garlic powder and parsley.

2. Bake at 200F for 8-10 hours or until strips are very dry  (open oven door for a few minutes every few hours to allow food to breathe).
3. Break into small pieces and store in air-tight container or freeze in an air-tight bag.

 

Helpful Hint
You may want to keep the stove exhaust fan on while cooking as these are a bit “smelly.” But hey! The dogs love them, so it's worth it - right?

Tasty Liver Brownies

 Ingredients:

2 lbs Beef Liver (Organic is best)           

1 cup Wheat Germ

5 cups Whole Wheat* Flour (Buckwheat, Rice or Rye Flour can be used)

1 cup Blackstrap Molasses                  

2-3 Tbsp. Chopped Garlic 

4 Eggs 

  

Directions:

1. Put liver, garlic, eggs and molasses in a blender or food processor.

2. In large bowl mix the flour with wheat germ.
3. Add wet ingredients.

4. Pour into large flat oiled cake pan.

5. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 minutes.

6. Cool and cut into small pieces.

 

These make moist treats and can be rolled into little balls for training.

 

*NOTE: These are not recommended for dogs with allergies due to the grain content.

 

Frozen Treats for Hot Summer Days

 Ingredients:

1 carton plain low fat yogurt (large size)                      

2 Tbsp Peanut Butter  
2 bananas mashed up, or 2 big jars of baby bananas   

Optional: add 1 Tbsp honey

  

Directions:

1. Freeze in ice cube trays