What supplements do you use?

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Jasper

100% vermin- hunting farm- dog!!

Purred: Sun Dec 30, '07 11:51am PST


	Every kitty and pup! Were new to this whole home cooked diet and we were wondering what supplements you use with your diet

Foster mommy

Purred: Thu Feb 21, '08 10:21am PST


	I'm brand new too, and would like to know what you "old timers" would recommend. In my case, I'm particularly interested in homemade CAT food. For your reference, Jasper, my wholistic vet just gave me the following advice: for meat: fish, chicken, beef, venison... cooked or raw (particularly for young cats) is fine. Supplement with Calcium: she recommends bone meal or Calcium Citrate, using about 1/4 the package's recommended human dose. Though I only have cats, she did mention that dogs can get a good amount of calcium simply by gnawing/consuming beef bones and wouldn't need this much supplementation. Leafy Greens: if you finely mince a fresh green like parsley, cilantro, spinach, etc. and mix in about 1 Tb. per cat per day, it boosts the nutrients AND prevents hairballs! I've noticed that good wet foods like Evo and Merrick contain some vegies, fruits, & potatoes too, so I'll probably mix some of those in too... but stick with mostly meat. Edited by author Thu Feb 21, '08 10:24am PST

Jasper

100% vermin- hunting farm- dog!!

Purred: Thu Feb 21, '08 2:59pm PST

Make it look- like the dog did- it

Purred: Tue Nov 4, '08 5:13pm PST


	I don't know about dogs bt in a cat's diet I would add this. Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K Vitamin B1 (thaimin) Riboflavin Vitamin B6 Niacin Pantothenic Acid Vitamin B12 Folic Acid Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium Sodium Potassium Chlorine Iron Copper Zinc Manganese Selenium Iodine



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