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Diet for Dogs | Diet for Cats | Diet for Dogs with Chronic Disease
This diet supplies the necessary macro nutrients and micro nutrients with a reduced caloric intake. Studies have shown that lowered calorie, balanced, high quality protein diets without excessive, complex carbohydrates aid in treating chronic diseases such as cancer.
These diet directions are the daily requirement for a 40lb dog of moderate activity, or a dog which exercises about 2hrs per day. If your dog is more athletic, muscular and lean, then you may need to increase the amounts by 10-25%. If your dog is more sedentary, overweight, or elderly, then decrease the quantities by 10-15%. The daily amount can be divided and fed twice daily if your companion prefers.
Use the guide below to adjust this diet to the weight of your dog:
Weight Multiply Quantities by:
5lb dog
.10
10lb dog
.33
25lb dog
.75
40lb dog
1.00
60lb dog
1.50
80lb dog
1.75
125lb dog
2.33
- 4 Units Protein. Meat (poultry, beef, lamb, rabbit), Fish, Dairy (yogurt or cottage cheese), and eggs. One Unit can be organ meats such as liver, kidney or heart. Raw meat is the optimum and the most natural, or you can sear the meat lightly. Organic is always preferable.
- 4 Units Carbohydrates
- 1 tbsp. Olive or Canola Oil (extra virgin or cold pressed is best)
- 1200mg. calcium (1/2 tbsp. Bone Meal; or use calcium carbonate, lactate, gluconate, or chelated calcium). Elderly animals, give three to four times weekly. Do NOT use bone meal or feed excessive amounts of raw bones to dogs with kidney failure.
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Supplements - Strongly Suggested.
- A multi-vitamin, once daily
- Fish Oil (molecular distillation), one - five grams EPA + DHA daily (depending on weight)
- Vitamin C - 500mg if under 50 lbs twice daily / 1000mg if over 50 lbs twice daily
- Vitamin E - 200 IU's if under 50 lbs once daily / 400 IU's if over 50lbs once daily
- Arginine - 500mg once or twice daily
- Grape
seed extract / Pycnogenol, approx. 1mg. per lb. body weight, twice
daily.
Supplements - Optional/Additional
- Astragalus 10+, Chinese Formula. Available in office.
- Transfer Factor Plus (4life). Order and dosage info on Supplements & Nutrients for Cancer page
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Equivalents - each amount below equals One Unit
Protein
- Meat, Liver or Fish 2 ounces
- Eggs 1 medium
- Cottage Cheese 3 ounces (equals one unit of Carbohydrates also)
- Yogurt
4 ounces (equals one unit of Carbohydrates also)
Preferred Carbohydrates: Raw or cooked, chopped or blenderized.
- Green
beans, broccoli, brussell sprouts, greens like spinach and kale, squash and zucchini, cabbage, cauliflower 1 Cup
- Carrots
and fruits such as berries, bananas, and melon
1/2 Cup
- Cooked
Beans, Chickpeas, and lentils 1/4 Cup
Starchy Carbohydrates are less preferred : Such as bread, rice, couscous, millet or quinoa. Feed as little as possible, or not at all.
- Cooked Oatmeal or Barley are preferable. 1/3 Cup
**When possible, the ratio of Protein to Carbohydrates should be maintained for every meal**
If your dog will eat them, certain raw vegetables can be increased in this recipe without adjusting the other ingredients. You can add extra spinach, lettuce, bean sprouts, broccoli, cabbage or cauliflower.
Diet for Dogs | Diet for Cats | Diet for Dogs with Chronic Disease