The Growing Problem With Homemade Pet Food

Yes, "raw" foods are tricky. But home made "cooked" food is 100 times better than any food you can buy in a store, period!

My 10 year old GSD was diagnosed with bone cancer and given weeks to live. I switched him to a raw diet with zero carbs and it’s been almost 3 months now and he acts like a puppy. ❤

I’ve been making homemade dog food for about 15 months now. I will never go back to kibble again! We were getting ready to put down our now 12 year old German shepherd. He could barely walk or get out of bed. Switched him to homemade food and within 3-4 days he was walking better than he had in several years and is still doing great. My vet told me not to make homemade food. Don’t need to go to the vet now 😂

4:27 she finally gets into the title of the video. You're welcome

The title should be, "The Problem With Commercial Pet Food Poisoning Our Pets".

All my dogs are 18 years old and I make sure they get two meals a day consisting of raw or lightly cooked food. I have never encountered any issues with the recipes that I prepare for them, and I rarely see the need to add supplements to their diet. It's a simple fact that if you eat well, you'll stay healthy - and the same goes for animals. In nature, animals thrive on natural food, and the same can be said for our pets.

It shouldn't be too complicated. I've managed to feed myself without having to look at all the nutrient contents of my food. Variety is key

I’ve made cooked,but nutritious food for my dog and cat and they both lost weight and stopped having skin issues. I’m a believer.

I recently realized that raw food is good for my cat and began to give homemade balanced raw food for her. I visited a vet last week, he discouraged me, suggesting to change to a certain commercial food (of both dry/wet) because making balanced raw diet is difficult. By watching this video I am encouraged to keep educating myself and making raw food. Thanks.

i think it's best to keep it simple and not overcomplicate things(it does a disservice to potential new raw feeders ). even as human beings, we don't have a "perfectly balance" meal every meal. just like us, make sure your dog gets a balanced diet over time.

I have been feeding our dog a raw homemade diet since we brought her home as a puppy. No almost four, she is doing perfectly fine. Her teeth are clean and healthy. Our vet also made a comment that her teeth are perfect. Commercial pet food ps are highly processed and I liken it to eating fast food every day. Our dog get fed raw chicken mince mixed with thawed frozen vegetables like carrots, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, zucchini, pumpkin, sweet potatoes. I also mix in a tin of sardines or mackerel for omega vitamins. The tinned fish is based on cost as salmon is far more expensive than sardines and mackerel. Snacks include carrots, apple, berries, peaches, nectarines and mangos. Unfortunately no bananas as they make her sick but are perfectly safe for most dogs. A friend’s dog who was only ever fed kibble has now developed diabetes. The cost of medication and the time taken each day to monitor her dog’s glucose is astounding. Kibble and commercial foods are convenient but the long term health risks are not worth taking.

I’ve been feeding my dog homemade food since she started having constant diarrhea and skin issues on kibble. She’s been fine and healthy since. The oldest living dog btw eats what her owners eat! Take note dog owners.

In January, Panda got sick. Kept throwing up, wouldn't eat. A veterinarian charged me $650 to tell me, "her prognosis isn't good." I started to feed both cats mostly raw beef and Nulo Beef & Lamb wet food. They eat a tin of sardines, once a week. I have a supplement that adds vitamins and taurine to their food. When I fed Panda raw chicken or wet food with chicken, she threw up. She is allergic to chicken. The vet never mentioned the possiblity of a food allergy. He just wanted to do about $2000 of tests and x-rays. She and her sister are fine. Thank you, and others, who do all this work to keep our cats healthy.

I have been feeding my two dogs a raw homemade diet for 13 years. They are 14 and 14.5 years old with zero health issues. I have never used any supplements. I make sure to feed a wide variety of secreting and non secreting organs now but I didn't do that in the beginning because I was not as knowledgeable as I am now. They still turned out fine.

I feed my dog a mixed diet. I cook for him meat, when I cook for myself, I just don't season his portion, also share with him cheese, apples, and other dog friendly foods that I eat. But I also buy for him high quality commercial wet and cold pressed dry food, so that he gets the vitamins that might be lacking in homemade foods, but he doesn't live on tins and kibble alone.

My pup used to have itchy blackened skin and was slowing down, not wanting to jump on the bed anymore. She was also having bladder incontinence. At 9 years old I switched her to home slow cooked food and it's been 2 years now. Just a couple months in she no longer had any of those issues and practically flies on the bed lol I just took her to the vet a couple weeks ago to get her yearly wellness panel blood test and her vet said it looked fabulous, and even though she is considered a senior she acts like a puppy.

Just wanna shout out the farmers dog for posting their recipes, I can’t afford the actual premade meals, but I bought their nutrient mix so I could still support them and now make it with their home made recipe. So happy my dog will be getting all the healthy food and nutrients his body needs ❤

My 2 year old GSD has never had any food out of a can or bag since she was a puppy. She had been eating puppy food from a bag until she came to my home and from then on she has been on a Raw Food diet and doing fantastic. We also switched our 13 yo (at the time) Chihuahua to a Raw food diet and it absolutely turned him around, as he was starting to show the signs of his age. I will never feed any dog in my care garbage from a bag or a can again.

Just add some prepared dog food to your homemade foods such as brown rice, baked sweet potatoes, broccoli, asparagus, yogurt, salmon, sardines, cottage cheese, green beans, no sodium pinto or black beans, occasional lowfat burger, pork and lamb..I have a very healthy and happy Golden Retriever and recently a Vet told me he was the healthiest and most attractive Golden she had ever seen. The only supplements I give him are joint supplements and a Omega3 fish oil that has 400 EPA and 300 DHA. When seasonal allergy season hits I also give him 1/2 tsp of local unfiltered honey mixed with either yogurt or unsweetened applesauce or 1/2 a frozen banana after thawing. / It saves a ton of $ at the vets as previous to giving him homemade cooking he often got ear infections, and was on pills or getting super expensive shots for allergies. Always remember to add new foods slowly over time and rotate his/her diet so they don't get the same nutrients constantly while missing out on others. And a great and healthy and super cheap snack is cooking or dehydrating liver and doling out in small quantities. Liver is super nutrient dense so a small amount every few days is great. Keep the rest frozen, and mike em' as necessary

I'm amazed at how far pet owners go on nutrition and health. Most people don't even go this far for children 😮