Recipe by D.S. Kronfeld
- 2/3 cup finely chopped or ground medium-fat meat or the same amount of giblets, tongues, hearts, fish, poultry, cheese or eggs
- 1/3 cup dry rice
- 1/6 part liver, diced
- teaspoon corn oil or margarine, beef, chicken or other animal fat
- teaspoon bone meal
- 1/2 teaspoon iodide salt
- 1-1.5 glasses of water
Pour water over oil or fat, salt, garlic. Bring to a boil and leave over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour in bone meal, add meat and liver. Keep on low heat for another 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
What are the dangers of the New Year for a dog?
Veterinarians who are on duty on the eve of the New Year holidays are especially prepared. After all, it is on these days that they are visited more often. Dog owners often turn to veterinary clinics. Animals have to be treated for various misfortunes - from banal overeating to serious poisoning.
Often the reason for visiting a veterinarian during the New Year holidays is intestinal blockage, injury, stress and hypothermia. The owners do not take this seriously, but even the most obedient dog is capable of deviating from the rules and swallowing dishes from the holiday table that were not intended for him.
New Year's chaos for dogs and cats is nothing more than real stress. After all, the usual way of life is changing dramatically. There are aromatic dishes on the table, and on the main green beauty there are many shiny and rustling objects inviting you to taste them.
Veterinarians often treat animals for indigestion associated with the abundance of smoked meats and various marinades, stolen or offered by the owners themselves. This also includes poisoning from chocolate candies, intestinal blockages and obstructions from bottle caps with alcohol, tinsel and confetti.
Electrical garlands are especially dangerous. If an animal becomes entangled in them, it will not only drag down the festive interior, but may also receive an electric shock.
The main task of a dog owner is to ensure the safety of the animal. It is better to install a decorated Christmas tree on a hill, but only if there is no cat in the house besides a dog. It is also necessary to decorate the Christmas tree correctly, trying to place garlands, tinsel and Christmas tree decorations out of reach of the animal. It is advisable to immediately remove packaging from gifts that are planned to be opened on the spot.
The greatest danger to the life of an animal, of course, comes from various delicacies from the human table. Especially chocolate and chocolate candies. They can cause serious poisoning in a dog or lead to dangerous inflammatory processes in the pancreas.
Unlike cats, dogs are not so picky about food, so you should be wary of the holiday table. Even a well-fed dog will try to steal a tasty morsel. It’s impossible to believe, but a large dog can drag a whole chicken off the table, and some can even swallow it. Naturally, such a treat can only be obtained through surgical intervention. For pets, the following products are dangerous:
- fried foods;
- smoked meats and marinades;
- dishes with lots of garlic and onions;
- foods rich in nuts and sweeteners.
All these products, one way or another, are present on the New Year's table at the owners. Their consumption by animals can lead not only to inflammation, but also become a factor provoking kidney failure.
An abundance of guests in the house during the holidays is stressful for the animal. The danger of a dog jumping out of an open window or running into doors opened by guests is unlikely, but other invariable attributes of the celebration - fireworks and fireworks - can cause serious nervous strain in your pet. In fear, the dog is able to run out anywhere, break off the leash, trying to leave the place where loud shots are heard.
Before guests arrive and the festive table is set, the animal must be well-fed. It doesn’t matter what kind of food she eats - dry granulated food or natural food.
All guests coming to the house must be notified that the animal cannot be fed. It is necessary to explain to guests that spicy, fried and smoked foods can cause liver damage in animals, lead to inflammation of the pancreas or poisoning.
There should be strict supervision of small children who try to treat the dog with a bone. Long bones from chicken, turkey or duck are especially dangerous for a dog’s health. When chewed, they break into sharp pieces that can cause injury or rupture of the intestines.
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Poisoning can be caused by alcohol. Often, already at the end of the holiday, being tipsy, guests attempt to give the dog alcohol. Even a small dose of alcohol can cause serious intoxication, which the animal’s body cannot always cope with.
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If the dog is not large in size or is considered decorative, it is necessary to take care in advance of constructing some kind of enclosure. In one of the rooms in the apartment you can put a bowl for water and food, lay out a warm blanket or bed, thus isolating the animal. This will avoid stress for your pet and prevent possible overeating or poisoning.
Giblets with vegetables “Kashtanka”
- 150 gr. poultry offal
- 100 gr. various vegetables (carrots, celery, parsley root, cabbage)
- 1/2 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1 tbsp. spoon of grated cheese
Rinse the giblets and cook until half cooked in slightly salted water. Place in a colander, let the broth drain and finely chop or grind. Finely chop the vegetables and cook in broth until soft, add tomato paste, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Pour hot soup into a bowl, crush the vegetables with a fork, add grated cheese, stir and combine with chopped giblets.
Beefsteak with kidneys "Dog's work"
- 50 gr. beef
- 50 gr. veal
- 50 gr. kidney
- 100 gr. cauliflower
- 1 protein
- 4 spoons of buckwheat porridge
- 2-3 tbsp. spoons of milk
- 2-3 tbsp. spoons of bran
- 1/2 tsp. spoons of bone meal
Pass the meat, kidneys and buckwheat porridge through a meat grinder. Add protein, milk and finely chopped cauliflower, a pinch of dry seaweed and bone meal. Form small balls and place in a preheated oven for a few minutes.
Meatball soup “Mon Ami”
- 1/4 cup minced beef
- 1/4 cup ground turkey
- 2 tbsp oatmeal
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped greens
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup yogurt
- 2 teaspoons onions
- 2 glasses of water
- 2 tablespoons sifted wheat bran
Mix the minced meat with a teaspoon of onion, oatmeal, a teaspoon of herbs and protein. Add salt or dry seaweed. Form tiny meatballs (about the size of a thumbnail) and roll them in sifted bran. Mix yogurt, yolks and remaining bran. Place the remaining onion, herbs, salt or seaweed into the water. Bring to a boil, add oatmeal, boil for 5-8 minutes. Drop the meatballs and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour the pre-prepared mixture into the boiling soup, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Place a piece of butter the size of a hazelnut into the finished soup.
Porridge for Dzhekushka (option 2)
You can prepare porridge by mixing all the ingredients at once. But lately I prefer not to mix cooked foods, but cook as follows.
Ingredients:
- beef trimmings (approximately 1 - 1.3 kg).
- half a glass of rice.
- carrot.
- zucchini
- pumpkin.
- fresh cucumber.
- bell pepper
- Greens (dill, parsley, lettuce).
- vegetable or flaxseed oil, fish oil.
Preparation:
1. I take beef trimmings.
2. Pour water into the pan and bring it to a boil. To preserve as many vitamins as possible in the meat, I put it in boiling water. After the meat boils, boil it for 20 minutes.
3. While the meat is cooking, I also boil the rice in a separate saucepan.
4. When the meat is cooked, I put it in a separate container. I also pour the broth into a separate container. I store everything in the refrigerator in these same containers.
5. Immediately before feeding Jackusik, I take everything out of the refrigerator. I cut the meat into Dzhekushkin’s bowl, add a tablespoon of boiled cereal, fresh vegetables and herbs.
Do not forget that meat should be approximately 50-60% of the serving, 10-15% cereal, and the rest vegetables.
I do everything roughly by eye.
6. To prevent the porridge from turning out dry, add broth (until it reaches the consistency of sour cream).
7. Mix everything well and warm it to room temperature (even a little warmer).
8. Immediately before giving Jackusik the porridge, I add a few drops of fish oil to it.
Lately, this is exactly how I cook porridge. Yes, it seems to me even better!
With a natural diet, the daily amount of food consumed by the dog should be approximately 6-8% of the dog's weight. For example, if your pet weighs 7 kilograms, then the daily amount of food consumed will be approximately 420-560 grams of food per day.
That is, if you feed your pet twice a day, then the amount of a single serving will be about 220-270 grams.
You must determine the serving quantity yourself, based on your age and level of physical activity. Appetite can be influenced by many factors. For example, in the summer, when it’s hot, dogs eat much less than in the cold season.
For dogs leading a passive lifestyle, 6% is enough, while hyperactive dogs will need about 8%.
You can watch the video of how I prepare this dish for Jack!
Let's look at some more healthy recipes for dogs.
Moussaka for dogs “Come to me, Mukhtar”
- 150 g minced beef
- 30 gr. onion
- 1/2 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon wholemeal flour or bran
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon olive or corn oil
- 1/4 cup cream
Fry finely chopped onions in oil along with tomato puree.
Remove from heat and immediately add minced meat. Add a little salt (it’s better to use dry seaweed instead of salt; you should take a little more of it than salt), add bran, and transfer to a small bowl. Mix the egg and cream and pour this mixture over the meat. Place in a preheated oven for 10 minutes or in the microwave for a minute. From the book by Bogdanova I.B. "Feeding the Dogs"
Read about BARF nutrition
On the same site you will find
the principles of feeding a pregnant bitch using the BARF system
Fish biscuits for dogs
This delicacy can be prepared from fresh or frozen ocean fish. The main thing is to carefully separate the fillet from the bones and remove any scales that can damage the dog’s stomach and intestines.
To prepare the treat you will need:
- fillet of any sea fish – 0.5 kg;
- carrots – 1 piece;
- rice flour or boiled rice - 4 tbsp. l;
- dill greens – 2 tsp;
- vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.
How to cook:
- Cut the fillet into small pieces or grind using a blender or meat grinder.
- Peel the carrots and grate on a coarse grater.
- Mix minced fish and carrots, add vegetable oil, herbs, flour and mix thoroughly.
- Roll out the resulting mass into a layer about 1 cm thick and cut into pieces. To give the product an attractive look, you can use cookie cutters.
- Place the cookies on a baking sheet and bake in a well-heated oven for 30 minutes.
