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Peanut Butter Dog Bones

2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup water
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 cups white flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine oil, peanut butter, and water. Add flour (one cup at a time) then knead into firm dogh. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutter. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 20 minutes. Makes 2 1/2 dozen.

Chicken n' Dog Bones

3 cups white flour
3/4 cup yellow corn meal
1 cup chicken broth
4 tbsp. softened margarine
1 egg
1 tbsp milk

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Combine flour, cornmeal, chicken broth, and margarine. Knead dough for 3 minutes. Apply a light layer of flour to rolling surface and pin. Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutter. Beat eggs and milk together and apply to top of biscuits with a brush. Bake for 35 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. Makes 2 dozen.

Whisker-Lickin' Shrimp Salad

3 oz. small, precooked shrimp
1/4 cup freshly cut greens, chopped finely (may use cat grass if available)
1/3 cup clam juice

No cooking required. Break shrimp into small pieces. Mix shrimp, grass and clam juice in bowl. Single serving.

Cat's Meow Cookies

7 oz mashed sardines (2 cans, drain oil)
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/4 cup dry nonfat milk

Thoroughly mix ingredients together. Roll into approximately 30 balls about the size of a marble. Place on cookie sheet treated with fat-free non stick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degress F until brown, about 12-15 minutes. Let cool before removing. Store soft cookies in air tight container in refrigerator.

Banana Carob Dog Cookies

1 1/2 cups ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup applesauce
3 cups uncooked oatmeal
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup carob chips

Stir together all ingredients until mixed. Roll into balls the size of small walnuts. Drop by tespoon onto ungreased baking sheet. Press flat with a fork. Pre-heat oven. Bake at 350 degress F for 15 minutes. Cool before serving. Store in refrigerator. Makes approximately 30 cookies.

Turkey Jerky For Dogs

1 lb ground turkey
2 tsp low sodium teriyaki sauce
1/2 tsp ginger

Mix all ingredients and spread thinly across a full cookie sheet. Bake for two hours at 170 degrees F. Using paper towels, blot grease from jerky. Slice the jerky into one-inch strips, turn over and return to the oven. Bake for two more hours at 170 degrees F. Cool and store in freezer.

Lip-Smackin' Dog Brownies

1 lb beef liver
4 eggs
1 cup cornmeal

Cut liver into several small pieces. Mix liver with eggs and cornmeal in a blender until smooth. Pour into 8 inch square baking pan that has been treated with fat-free cooking spray. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool, cut into bite size squares and serve. Store in air-tight container in refrigerator.

Chilly Pooch Pops

1 quart fruit juice (i.e. apple, lemonade)
1 ripe banana, mashed
1/2 cup plain yogurt

Blend juice, banana and yogurt thoroughly in a blender. Pour the mixture into ice cube trays and/or popsicle containers and freeze. Serve picnic style on the grass, or in your pup's bowl. Great for hot weather. Makes about 48 cubes, ice-cube tray size.

Home-Made Dog Biscuits

3/4 cup meat drippings, or beef broth
1/3 cup margarine
1/2 cup powdered milk
1 egg
3 cups whole wheat flour

In a large bowl, pour heated meat drippings or beef broth over margarine to melt. Add powdered milk, beaten egg, and a pinch of salt. Slowly add flour 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well. The dough will be stiff. Roll dough to 1/2" thickness and cut with your favorite cookie cutter. Place on cookie sheet treated with fat-free non-stick baking spray. Bake at 250 degrees F for 45 minutes. Let cool and store in air-tight container. Makes about 2 dozen.

Canine Restricted Protein Diet

1/4 lb ground beef (do not use lean round chuck)
2 cups cooked white rice without salt
1 hard-cooked egg, finely chopped
3 slices white bread, crumbled
1 t (5 g) calcium carbonate (1)
Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the canine MDR for all vitamins and trace minerals.

Cook beef in skillet, stirring until lightly browned. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well. This mixture is somewhat dry and its palatability can be improved by adding a little water (not milk). Keep covered in refrigerator. Yield: 1 1/4 lbs.

*Metabolizable Energy...750 Kcal./lb.
*This diet supplies 17% protein calories, 30% fat calories, and 53% carbohydrate calories.

Feeding Guide
Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight.

A restricted protein Prescription Diet food, Canine k/d is available in canned and convenient dry ten and twenty pound bags. Check with your veterinarian.

 Canine Highly Digestible Diet

1/2 cup Cream of Wheat cooked to make about 2 cups
1 1/2 cups creamed cottage cheese
1 large hard-cooked egg
*2 tablesoons dried brewer's yeast (inactive)
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon potassium chloride (3)
1 t (4.5 g) dicalcium phosphate (2)
1 t (5 g) calcium carbonate (1)
Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the canine MDR for all vitamins and trace minerals.
*Usually available from large animal feed store or health food store.

Cook Cream of Wheat according to package directions, including salt. Cool. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep covered in refrigerator. Yield: 2.2 lbs.

Feeding Guide
Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight.

A highly digestible Prescription Diet food, Canine i/d is available in canned and convenient dry ten and twenty pound bags. Check with your veterinarian.

Canine Low Sodium Diet

1/4 lb ground round or other lean beef
2 cups cooked white rice without salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 t (9 g) dicalcium phosphate (2)
Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the canine MDR for all vitamins and trace minerals.

Cook beef in skillet, retaining fat, stirring until lightly browned. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep covered in the refrigerator. Yield: 1 lb.

*This diet contains approximately 50 mg. sodium/100gm. dry diet.

Feeding Guide
Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight.

A highly digestible Prescription Diet food, Canine i/d is available in canned and convenient dry ten and twenty pound bags. Check with your veterinarian.

Canine Reducing Diet

1/4 lb ground round or other lean beef
1/2 cup cottage cheese (uncreamed)
2 cups drained canned carrots
1 1/2 t (7 g) dicalcium phosphate (2)
Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the canine MDR for all vitamins and trace minerals.

Cook beef in skillet, stirring until lightly browned; pour off fat and cool. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep covered in refrigerator. Yield: 1 3/4 lbs.

Feeding Guide
Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight.

Snacking and scavenging should be absolutely forbidden during the reducing period. However, since many obese dogs are accustomed to begging (and receiving), an occasional tidbit of raw vegetable will add only roughage, vitamins and minerals, not appreciable calories.

A reducing Prescription Diet food is available. Canine r/d is available in canned and convenient dry ten and twenty pound bags. Check with your veterinarian.

Canine Hypoallergenic Diet

1/4 lb diced lamb
1 cup cooked white rice
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 1/2 t (7 g) dicalcium phosphate (2)
Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the canine MDR for all vitamins and trace minerals.

Trim fat from lamb. Cook thoroughly (braise or roast) without seasoning. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep covered in refrigerator. Yield: 2/3 lb.

Feeding Guide
Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight.

If the allergy is suspected to be food induced, maintain the patient on this diet and distilled water. Then expose the patient to foods, one at a time, beginning with tap water, to discover offending materials. The aim of this provocative exposure is to determine foods the patient CAN eat rather than those the patient cannot eat.

A hypoallergenic Prescription Diet food, d/d is available in canned and convenient dry twenty pound bags. Check with your veterinarian.

Canine Ultra Low Protein Diet

2 1/2 cups cooked white rice
2 tablespoons vegetalbe oil
1 large hard-cooked egg
1/4 t (1.25 g) calcium carbonate (1)
1/4 t (1.25 g) potassium chloride
Also add a balanced supplement which fulfills the canine MDR for all vitamins and trace minerals.

Cook rice as per package instructions except use only 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add other ingredients andmix well. Refrigerate between feedings. Yield: 1.1 lbs.

Feeding Guide
Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight.

An ultra low protein Prescription Diet food, Canine u/d is available in canned and convenient dry ten pound bags. Check with your veterinarian.

1. CALCIUM CARBONATE SOURCES: Ground Egg Shells; Drug and Health Food Stores
2. DICALCIUM PHOSPATE SOURCES: Drug and Health Food Stores; Substitute = Bone Meal
3. POTASSIUM CHLORIDE SOURCE: Salt Substitute Products