🐾 What We Add to Our Dog's Raw Food (And Why!)
In addition to feeding our girl our homemade raw dog food recipe, we give her several additions that we hope will help keep her happy and healthy for many years to come! ❤️
We mix these additions with a little water and sometimes toss in various fruits and vegetables for extra variety. The fruits and veggies are completely optional.
Now, I know this might sound like a lot of work, but it really isn't! We keep all her powders together in a box in the refrigerator, so it's easy to add them to each meal.
Time will tell, but I'm hoping our sweet girl will live to be our oldest dog yet! 🐶💕
🥩 Beef Organ Powder
This powder contains 100% grass-fed, non-GMO beef organs for dogs. I love the convenience of having organ ingredients in one powder rather than having to shop separately for liver, heart, kidneys, and other organs.
It's such an easy addition to her meals!
🦪 Green-Lipped Mussels for Joint Support
We include green-lipped mussel powder to support her joints and mobility.
Green-lipped mussels contain natural compounds, including omega-3 fatty acids, that may help support joint comfort and mobility.
We want to keep our girl moving comfortably for as long as possible! 🐕
🦴 Bone Powder for Calcium
Calcium is an important part of a homemade raw diet. If you feed your dog a raw diet, you need to make sure they're getting an appropriate source of calcium, whether from raw meaty bones or bone powder. Note: if your dog doesn't get sufficient bone powder, they will have diarrhea.
We prefer the convenience of bone powder and give our girl 2 tablespoons per meal.
💧 D-Mannose for Urinary Tract Support
Our little girl used to be prone to urinary tract infections.
We started adding D-mannose to her food, and since then, she hasn't had a single urinary tract infection! 🎉
We give her 1/4 teaspoon in both her morning and evening meals.
🌿 Our Homemade "KFC Mix" — Herbs and Greens!
One of the books that really got me thinking about our dog's nutrition was The Forever Dog.
It opened my eyes to the importance of variety in our dog's diet and introduced me to foods and herbs I hadn't previously considered giving her.
That inspired our homemade herb and greens mixture, which we jokingly call her "KFC Mix." 😂🌿
We make up a container ahead of time, making it easy to add a tiny sprinkle to her meals.
🌱 What's in Our KFC Mix?
We combine approximately 1 tablespoon each of the following herbs and greens into a container and store:
- 🌿 Basil
- 🌿 Cilantro
- 🌿 Cinnamon
- 🌿 Cumin
- 🌿 Dandelion
- 🌿 Dulse
- 🌿 Endive
- 🌿 Escarole
- 🌿 Fennel
- 🧄 Garlic
- 🌿 Ginger
- 🌿 Oregano
- 🌿 Parsley
- 🌿 Radicchio
- 🌿 Rosemary
- 🌿 Tarragon
- 🌿 Thyme
- 🌿 Turmeric
We add approximately 1/4 teaspoon of the prepared mix to her morning meal and another 1/4 teaspoon to her evening meal.
It's a convenient way to incorporate a wonderful variety of herbs and greens into her daily meals!
❤️ A Little Extra Love in Every Bowl
Our goal has always been to give our dogs the healthiest, happiest lives we possibly can.
I enjoy learning about nutrition, trying different ingredients, and finding ways to add variety to our girl's meals.
Will all of this help her live longer? Time will tell! But I'm hoping she'll be with us for many, many wonderful years. 🐾💕
If you're interested in what we feed her as the foundation of her meals, be sure to check out our Homemade Raw Dog Food Recipe.
I'd love to know: Do you add anything special to your dog's meals? Share your favorites in the comments! 🐶
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