I have not thought about this yet but with all this recalled dog food it may be time to start thinking about it.

Tips for cooking for your pets

•Recipe should have a carbohydrate/fibre source from a cooked cereal grain, animal protein source, fat source, calcium-friendly mineral source and multivitamin and trace mineral source. (Cats need a diet much higher in protein and lower in carbohydrates than dogs.)

•The Internet offers a wealth of recipes, but double-check any with your vet.

•Supplement home-cooked meals with a multivitamin and any other nutrients your pet needs.

•When buying packaged foods, read ingredients on the label and avoid foods high in by-products, fat and sugar.

Sources: Small Animal Clinical Nutrition, Drs. Diane Wilkie, Danielle Rosser and Bonnie Beaver

Houston Chronicle

Petfood recipes

ADULT DOG FOOD(for 18-kg dog)

170 g (6 oz) ground beef (80 per cent

lean)

10 ml (2 tsp) fat (chicken or beef fat or

vegetable or fish oil)

330 ml (1 1/3 cups) instant rice, cooked

250 ml (1 cup) All Bran

3 ml (3/4 tsp) bone meal or dicalcium

phosphate, ground

1 ml (1/4 tsp) potassium chloride

1 (9-g) human adult vitamin-mineral

tablet (see note)

Fry the beef in fat (do not drain). Combine beef with the remaining ingredients except for the tablet. Mix well. Serve with tablet (either in pill form or pulverized and thoroughly mixed with the food).

Note: Feed your dog 1 tablet a day.

Source: Adapted from Small Animal Clinical Nutrition by Hill’s Pet Nutrition Veterinary Consultation Service.

ADULT CAT FOOD(for 4.5 kg cat)

57 g (2 oz) ground beef (80 per cent lean)

80 ml (1/3 cup) instant rice, cooked

10 ml (2 tsp) fat (chicken or beef fat or

vegetable or fish oil)

1 ml (1/4 tsp) bone meal, ground

1 ml (1/4 tsp) salt

Pinch taurine

1/2 of a (9-g) human adult vitamin-

mineral tablet (see note)

Bake, fry or microwave the beef and fat (do not drain). Combine beef with remaining ingredients except for the tablet. Mix well. Serve with tablet (either in pill form or pulverized and thoroughly mixed with the food).

Note: Feed your cat half of the tablet each day.

Source: Adapted from Small Animal Clinical Nutrition.

SIMPLE SIMON’S BIRTHDAY BONES500 ml (2 cups) whole-wheat flour

15 ml (1 tbsp) baking powder

250 ml (1 cup) natural peanut butter

250 ml (1 cup) skim milk

Preheat oven to 190C (375F).

In bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, mix peanut butter and milk. Add wet mixture to the dry, and mix well.

Turn out dough on a lightly floured surface and knead. Roll out 1/4-inch thick, and cut out shapes.

Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on a rack, then store in an airtight container.

Makes 30 large bones.

Source: Three Dog Bakery Cookbook by Dan Dye and Mark Beckloff (Andrews McMeel Publishing)

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