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Healthy Food — Healthy Pets

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Dogs and cats deserve a wholesome raw meat diet

How To Prepare Vegetables When Feeding Natural Homemade Pet Food

I don't always feed vegetables, but in cases where vegetables are fed, please remember:

  • Vegetables are raw unless you are using a squash which may require some cooking to soften the rind.
  • Use two or three vegetables per meal if you can.

Here is how to prepare vegetables:

  • Simply wash your vegetables, put them into a food processor and chop them as fine as you can.
    • If the veggies are not chopped extremely fine (about the size of a flea) you will see them come out in the stools. The finer, the better.
  • If you do not have a food processor then you will need to use a hand grater.
    • You may find that after using the hand grater that you may need to additionally chop the vegetables with a chopping knife.
      • If you don't have a food processor, you might find that chopping vegetables by hand using a hand grater is a real pain in the butt. If that's the case, consider feeding the recipes without the vegetables.
      • We really want to keep things simple and quick. So if we start spending too much time chopping vegetables by hand, then we begin to defeat our laziness and I am just too lazy to do that!
    • If you see vegetables come out in the stools, then you are either not chopping the vegetables fine enough and/or your carnivore friend will really benefit from FloraZyme LP, a supplemental digestive enzyme, to help digest the vegetables better.
    • Chop enough vegetables to last about 3 days if you want them fresh. Alternatively, chop your vegetables and then store them in your freezer and remove as needed.

If you can't remember what vegetables are safe to feed, please read Part 2 of my book again as that's where you will find a list of vegetables you can feed and a list of vegetables you should not feed.

Put your finely chopped vegetables into a glass container or tupperware container and store them in the fridge if you are going to use them fresh or in the freezer if you want to store them.

Editor's Paw Note

  • It is best to keep your meats and vegetables in separate containers.
    • If one should spoil, you will not have lost everything.
  • If you want to use frozen vegetables instead of fresh vegetables, then that's okay. In fact, many will say that frozen vegetables are better than fresh vegetables. The reason why is that frozen vegetables *must* be picked when ripe because once they are frozen, they cannot ripen anymore. With fresh vegetables, they are actually picked unripe and then usually exposed to a gas to make them ripen just before arriving at the grocery store. As a result, fresh vegetables are not usually really fresh while frozen vegetables may offer added benefits due to the fact they are naturally ripe before being frozen. Of course, vegetables you buy straight from the farm or that you grow yourself are an even better idea.

Did You Stretch or Adjust Your Posture?

I reminded you on the last page the importance of stretching and ensuring you have good posture while using your computer. Now I know I am not your mother, aunt or grandmother, but as you probably heard them say before, don't slouch — so be a good girl (or boy) and don't slouch!

In case you didn't take my advice on the last page, have a quick stretch of your arms, wiggle your toes and then once done, please continue reading:

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Random Questions That Have Been Asked:

  1. Part 1: Meet Bekkie Boo Boo and Her Ear Mites
  2. Is Feeding Chicken With Bones A Good Source of Calcium, Iron and Potassium?
  3. Part 3: Can I Feed Too Much Raw Meat or Protein
  4. Part 2: Bekkie Boo Boo Has Had Cystitis Before
  5. Nancy Question 2 — My Dog Has Bad Gas!
  6. Boomer Part 2: Cooked Meat and Calcium
  7. Boomer Part 4: How Often Can I Feed Raw Fish
  8. Nancy Question 1 — What Cut of Beef Should I Feed?
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2011-02-22

Thank you for this!!

I am a dog trainer and work for a dog grooming business. I have always known that a raw food diet is just plain common sense. I have convinced many pet owners to come over to the other side so to speak, and put their animal on a raw diet. The results have been amazing!!! Of course it has!

I went online to find a way to make your own raw pet food, and I was blessed to find your site. Many pet owners I deal with say they cannot afford the raw food offered on the market. You have put into print what I have been thinking and telling folks. But you have gone all the extra miles!!! Your book is extraordinary and genius!!! Believe me... common sense is genius when it come to understanding animals, their behavior, and their eating requirements. Common sense is rarely used these days in our society. Thank you for all your hard work. Your hard work just made my life and the lives of many pets easier. :) (grinning ear to ear and if I had a tail, it would be wagging viciously)

– Donna

In Just 6 Days

2010-06-10

Here’s our story.

We have 2 rescue Chihuahuas, one is a mix, we believe, with Jack Russell Terrier. His name is Lucky and he is approximately 8 years old. We rescued him 3 years ago. Our other little guy is Chico and he is about 2-3 years old. We rescued him November, 2008 and they said he was 2 but we think he was younger, just looked older and acted older because he was undernourished. We have been feeding NutroMax and Iams dog foods, which we believed were on the better side of commercial grade pet food.

Lucky has lost some teeth and recently developed allergies with wheezing and coughing. The vet gave us 2 medicines for him to give twice a day. On Saturday, May 29, 2010, he came to his breakfast, sniffed the food, shook and shuddered and walked away. I thought that was weird!, but when he gets hungry he will eat. Saturday night he did the same thing and also Sunday morning. By now my husband, Robert, and I are getting a little concerned. Lucky is a little chunky, but not obese, so missing a few meals probably wouldn’t hurt him as long as he was drinking his water, which he was. Well I tried giving him the canned food, which he ate for a couple of meals and then did the same thing as he did with the dry. Sniffed, shuddered and walked away. Well, for a week I tried several things, canned chicken, cut up chicken (sautéed) and then on Friday, June 4, 2010, I started searching the internet for homemade pet food. Praise the Lord! I found your website. I immediately switched both dogs to raw food on Saturday morning. I happened to have thawed a chicken breast, cut it into small pieces and they both chowed down!

Saturday I bought some ground meat, turkey and some beef (lean), and have been feeding them both raw meat mixed with some chopped frozen veggies ever since. The immediate improvement (within 6 days) in both dogs has been just short of miraculous. Lucky is not wheezing and is back to his old bouncy self. He gets the bounce from the Jack Russell side of his family. He hasn’t had his meds since he quit eating because we thought they might have been part of the problem. Chico is more relaxed and not as fearful, which is a strange benefit, but I’m loving it. We believe he was quite abused in his former life and even after being with us for 1-1/2 years still acted fearful. Both their coats are smoother already and their bowel movements are much better, still firm, but not hard. Believe it or not they are even getting along better with each other. I guess just generally feeling better overall.

I am so excited about their new diet, oops, new life style change, and am telling everyone about it and giving them your web site info and a copy of the condensed version of your book.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for being there when we needed you.

God bless you and keep up the good work taking care of His creation that give us so much love. And isn’t love the key to everything?

– Hazel

Thanks Again Jesse!

2005-07-30

My 12 year old male cat, Lynx, was diagnosed with F.I.V., and feline AIDS several years ago. I used to spend a lot of time worrying and money on veterinary bills. When a friend of mine suggested raw foods, I thought it was a terrific idea. It made perfect sense to feed animals that are domesticated a more natural diet. So I immediately started Lynx on the program. Within weeks I started to notice differences in his looks, his energy, and even his temperament. Even my friends noticed the difference in him and want to know my secret. I always tell them about you. Thanks again Jesse for your advice, encouragement, and excellent service.

– Mrs. Anderson

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