| As a pet owner, no doubt you want to give | | | | Dogs may eat any vegetable they want, but |
| your dog or cat the best care possible. And | | | | cats should not have any starchy veggies, |
| caring for your pet means feeding him the | | | | like peas and corn. Some dogs and cats even |
| best diet you can. By making your own pet | | | | enjoy fruits! |
| foods, you'll be saving money, up to 80%. And | | | | |
| to top it off, it's easy; making pet food at | | | | It's a good idea to always add a grain, such |
| home is probably a lot less time-consuming | | | | as Kibble, wheat germ, cooked oatmeal or |
| than you may have thought. With hundreds of | | | | whole wheat bread to meat dinners. For dogs |
| websites offering free pet food recipes | | | | use 75% carbohydrate foods (grains and |
| online, it's now easier than ever to make | | | | vegetables) to 25% meat; for cats use half |
| your own pet food. | | | | carbohydrate foods to half meat. |
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| To prepare healthy and nutritious food for | | | | You will find, once you begin making your own |
| your pet you should study your pet's natural | | | | pet foods, that it is really relatively |
| habitat and food sources, and then prepare | | | | simple and you will save some money as well. |
| foods that most closely resemble their own | | | | Remember that all pet foods should be served |
| natural or original diet. | | | | at room temperature; don't serve food cold |
| | | | from the refrigerator nor hot from the stove. |
| Animals, because they are color blind, choose | | | | |
| their foods by smell. Most dogs like gamey | | | | Homemade pet food should take a ridiculously |
| flavors best, as well as liver, fat, garlic, | | | | small amount of your time. As a general guide |
| onions, horsemeat, lamb, beef, cheese and | | | | meats should be raw and vegetables must be |
| fish. Cats enjoy chicken, liver, fish, | | | | finely chopped in a food processor or by a |
| turkey, lamb, and yeast, and prefer fresh to | | | | hand grater. |
| aged flavors. | | | | |
| | | | When it comes time for feeding, it is |
| Cats are fussy eaters and it is not wise to | | | | important that you let your dogs and cats eat |
| continually feed them their favorite foods. | | | | as much as they want at the time of feeding. |
| Soon they will refuse to eat anything else; | | | | Once their body becomes nutritionally |
| it is your job to see your cat has a balanced | | | | satiated, they will cut their food intake, |
| diet. | | | | sometimes by half the amount, and go on a |
| | | | maintenance diet. Incidentally, you should |
| Animals do not need salt added to their diet | | | | know that cats should be fed three times a |
| as the natural salt in the food is enough for | | | | day, while an adult dog needs only one meal a |
| them. | | | | day. |
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