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Delta

Spots are SO in!

Barked: Mon Nov 9, '09 9:41pm PST


	I'm REALLY thinking about switching Delta to homecooked. The only problem with everything I read is that Delta needs a low purine homecooked meal. So I'm thinking about making her go vegetarian. I have quite a few questions I hope can be answered... 1. Things that will need to be added besides main food sources. Flax seed, Vit B and E... these are the only three things I know of that will need to be added, but I know there has to be more... care to fill me in? 2. If she is going vegetarian, that means she should get her protein from eggs and cottage cheese, correct? Should I crush up the egg shells and sprinkle across food for more protein? 3. Should I add brown rice to her food? 4. How do I know how much to feed her? With this question, I think I might wait until she is an adult to start feeding her homecooked. 5. Umm, can someone just make me a recipe and I follow it!?!?! LOL!!!! That is basically what I need. Ugh... this is so stressful. Lol Thank you guys!

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Ciel

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Barked: Mon Nov 9, '09 9:48pm PST


	I don't know much about home-cooking an entire vegetarian food, but I would suggest that you look into using quinoa as a protein source because it has the full amino acid profile. Here's some links to recipes that you could probably edit to fit your needs: Honest Kitchen Halo Edited by author Mon Nov 9, '09 9:51pm PST

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Delta

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Barked: Mon Nov 9, '09 9:55pm PST


	Thanks Ciel!

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Ciel

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Barked: Tue Nov 10, '09 1:01am PST


	The link on dogarawe.com low purine for low purine diets suggests that Sojos Complete would be a good low purine diet, but it also has other links for low purine diets. Sojos Complete

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Sedona

The Wise Cracker

Barked: Tue Nov 10, '09 1:41am PST


	Monica Segal would be of more use to you. http://www.doggiedietician.com/ She could probably come up with something that'll work that even includes meat!

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Sassy

Princess and the- Pea

Barked: Tue Nov 10, '09 6:44am PST


	Maybe some meats and even fish. I have a phosphorus budget for Sassy, how much purine is considered acceptable? Here is a list of purine levels in some foods. http://www.acumedico.com/purine.htm Optimal Nutrition by Monica Segal has a couple recipes for low purines as does Dr. Strombeck's book. I wouldn't be using his recipes but the information and ingredient list might help. Good to be proactive on this. If not fed low purine how many Dals end up with purine stones? Is there any way to tell if a given dog is afflicted with the defective mechanism? Perhaps by checking the urine for purine content?

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Delta

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Barked: Tue Nov 10, '09 6:56am PST


	Fish is kinda high on the purine levels. It's mostly best to stay with chicken and lamb. I am not sure on how high the purine content could be but for kibble, it's best to stay below 24% protein, with a chicken or lamb based food. Thank you for all the sites guys. I'm definitely going to read up. Yes, certain dals are more susceptible to stones than others. I believe checking the pH of your dog's urine helps because you want to keep it basic. Also, dals are very prone to getting allergies.

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Delta

Spots are SO in!

Barked: Tue Nov 10, '09 7:28am PST


	Oh, and Sassy, all dalmatians have this enzyme deficiency. This is the reason they don't leave yellow spots on your lawn from urinating. Lol So, I was looking at Sojos, and one part says to add meat and the other says to just add water... which is it? lol 22% protein is very good. I like that you can still add veggies and fruit to it. And is it just me or is that a really good price? If 1lbs makes 6.5 lbs... that would mean a ten lbs bag makes 65 lbs. And that is 24 dollars... Can I now ask a stupid question... can you check my math? lol 1 lbs = 16 oz 8 oz= 1 cup If 10 lbs makes 65 lbs, that would equal 1040 oz. There are 130 cups in 65 lbs (1040 oz) If my adult dalmatian were to eat 2 1/2 cups (rounding up a bit)... then this bag of food will last her 52 days, about a month and a half. FOR 24 DOLLARS!?!?! Lol This doesn't seem right to me. Hahahha Edited by author Tue Nov 10, '09 7:37am PST

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Ciel

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Barked: Tue Nov 10, '09 9:24am PST


	Sojos Complete has freeze-dried turkey so you just add water. Sojos Grain-Free is just a vegetable and carb mix so you add meat and water. Sojos Original is a mostly grain, carbohydrate mix, so you add veggies, meat and water. I don't think a 10# bag of Sojos Complete is quite that cheap, maybe $65 some dollars for a 10# bag at the pet food store where I work. Which is still by far the most affordable raw dog food that I know of.

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Delta

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Barked: Tue Nov 10, '09 12:56pm PST


	Oops, you're right. Lol I was looking at the original Thanks

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