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