GIVE-A-DOG-A-BONE MEATLOAF
From "The Good Food Cookbook for Dogs" by Donna Twichell Roberts (Quarry Books)
3/4 cup water
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1 3/4 pounds meatloaf mix*
1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon ketchup
*A combination of ground beef, ground pork, and ground veal (or chicken or turkey).
1.Bring water to boil in a small skillet. Add carrot and celery. Reduce heat to medium and cook 5 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly.
2.Place all ingredients in a large bowl and mix thoroughly to combine.
3.Place meatloaf on foil-lined baking sheet. Form into a bone shape measuring approximately 9 inches long by 5 inches wide by 1 1/2 inches high. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven about 1 hour.
4. Remove from oven and let cool about 10 minutes. If desired, spread additional ketchup or mild barbecue sauce on top of meatloaf, pipe mashed potatoes around the lower edge, and garnish with a cheese slice cutout. Makes 1 meatloaf.
SALMON SNACKS FOR CATS
Salmon snacks provide your cats with the essential fatty acids found in fish. This recipe is from "Whole Health for Happy Cats" by Sandy Arora (Quarry Books)
Note: Due to content, it is best to refrigerate salmon snacks. Place small bags in the freezer for future use.
1 eight-ounce can of salmon or mackerel with juice and bones
4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh catnip, basil oregano, parsley, or wheatgrass
1 finely ground eggshell
3 whole eggs, beaten well
4 tablespoons unsalted ground pumpkin or sesame seeds
2 1/2 cups rice, amaranth or quinoa flour
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Rinse eggshells and save the yolks and whites. Let the shells dry on a cookie sheet in the oven overnight, or bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. 3. Mix all ingredients together using your hands or a food processor until the dough is the right consistency for rolling.
4. Roll out the dough to about 1/4" to 1/2" thick.
5. Use 1/2" by 1-inch cookie cutters to cut in fun shapes.
6. Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 20 minutes; baking for five extra minutes will make the cookies crunchier. Makes 120 treats
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I would just like to say that I've been feeding my Miniature Schnauzer for over 2 years a natural diet of ‘Raw’ beef, fresh fish (High in Omega 3 - not ground cut into chunks as a treat), chicken, turkey (I let the store grind the chicken and the turkey) and thawed frozen vegetables - also ground mixed with a dose of ground Flaxseed every single day. People look at me like I’m nuts – so I don’t tell them why I’m buying all the beef in the store!!!!!!! Not all chicken and turkey is created in a ground state equal, so I look for the leanest, without added ingredients (herbs etc.) and for a tolerable price – Wal-mart carries tolerable Purdue meat products at a tolerable price here). She receives the meal of meat (about 1/3 lbs of meat and about 3/4 cup of ground vegetables) in the evening and organic tofu (prices from $1.00 - $1.99 – I watch for the sales or last day to sell markdowns – Wal-mart sells this for about $1.70 normally)(1/3 of a normal size container cut into chunks) in the morning......she not only at 7 years old is thriving on this diet but she never gains weight and looks so forward to breakfast and dinner time that she can almost not contain her enthusiasm. In the beginning it took a few days for her body, bowels, to adjust – be persistent their bodies do adjust – I’ve done this with two dogs now. I grind all the beef myself so that I can control the amount of fat in the mix. Everything is ground so that she actually digests it more thoroughly to gain the benefit from the natural vitamins and nutrients AND ENZYMES –(again fighting cancer). One thing that I will say is that the diet done this way controls all gas problems, she drinks very, very little water now - gets all water she needs from the food she eats (I was worried about that at first – she drinks when she is hot still or needs a drink though), the flaxseed helps with fiber to improve a daily bowel movement for her (she would go several days without otherwise - because the food is so well digested on this type of a diet), this is also a form of a cancer fighting/and preventative diet for your pets. I clean my cutting tools, boards, counters, hands well (lots of scrubbing, hot water and soap – just be clean not paranoid I guess I’d say) each time and during the packaging and processing of the beef and vegetables. The vegetables I grind and thaw 1 lbs at a time and store in Tupperware - that is done in about...4 days and then do another batch. The beef I buy on sale as round steak or any other lean beef / roasts on sale for about $1.33-1.69 and I buy about 30 lbs when it goes on sale at those prices. I have a moderately priced grinder I use. I buy the meat when I’m ready to process that night or the next morning – DO NOT leave it sit around even though your dog is much more tolerant of any meat spoilage than we would be – no need to take that risk. Then I get a friend over to help and we trim and grind meat and package it into ($dollar Store) frozen food storage bags measuring about 3/4 cup (1/3 lbs.) into each bag. I do not reuse the small food bags but I do reuse the 1 gallon ones. I push all the air out of the bag as I roll the meat into a tube and seal it. Then I take about 10 bags of rolled meat and place those into a 1 gallon freezer bag to help protect the meat in the freezer. I store these in stacks in my freezer and defrost 2 servings (small 1/3 lbs bags) of them at a time on a refrigerator shelf - trying always to NOT use a microwave to defrost because I feel that isn't good for our food either. I mix the veg, meat, and flaxseed up stirring until blended and let it set covered on the counter until nearly room temp, so I try to do this as soon as I get home so that within an hour or so I can feed her. She loves it, it's not that difficult, I don't feed the bone part to her (BARF) but a big dog would love that I'm sure. When I don't grind the vegetables (Mixed frozen vegs.) I see undigested vegetables in her stools so I always grind. I feed her bites of tomatoes that she loves! as snacks as well as the fish chunks as snacks. Occasionally I’ll feed the fish as a meal if I need to get some used up before it is old. I will caution those that have pets with very white or partially white fur though that the beef will color their white fur an amber color unless from the get-go you wash the fur with clarifying shampoos regularly and keep a watch for the first sign of this color. It's a natural occurrence and nothing wrong about it other than my Blank and Silver Schnauzer isn't quite as Silver anymore. I didn't know I needed to prevent this by washing it out frequently - BEFORE - it starts to happen and keep washing. But I'm content that she is healthy, happy, and not as concerned about the silver being a little less brilliant now. She is still beautiful in my eyes. I would also say you will need to brush your dogs teeth or spray their mouth out with a bit of water after meals - it seems to me like any wet food it requires I keep up with her teeth a little more often. By the way, my vet doesn't much like this diet, but he respects my wishes and is shocked at how well she is doing. If you have any questions please write to me. I'll be happy to talk with you.
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Father, continue Your watch over Vivi,Missy, Annie, Max,Hopey,Axel,Bowdee,Saffie,Zoey,Vern,the show babies, Biggie, and Sniffles. Show them to the volunteer of Your choice so that they may return to their earthly families. Bless all of these who work so diligently and with such kind hearts to bring them home as well. Surprise us by sending Vivi home to a volunteer (Kathy from Bayside,Rosa, Tina, Gail T,Bonnie, Diane T, Diane K-M, Darlene, Debbie, Monica, Lois T, Nancy M, Barbara Jean, Linda S,and her husband Mike, or Renee? Margot or Irene?) Many of us also have animals which need Your healing touch. Great Physician we lift to you for your healing Jethro Scrappy, Homer, Mercy, Spit, Dante, Terrie's dog Cubby, Moses, Briar, Skittles, Barney, Tara, Joey, Meeko, Skeeter, Andi, Sparky, Scout, Dodge, Auggie, Billy, Ezme, Clarus, Star, Doogie, Felice, Max, Little McGee, Murphy, Mylie, Gunner, Linus, Kiva, Ellie,(restore all that had to be taken), Morgan, Tucker, Brandy, Lexie, Isabella, Twin Kittens, Bowen, and Heather. Enfold all of us in Your healing embrace.
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We are frail Father and many of us need Your healing so that we can serve the purpose for which You have created us.
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Great recipe,and healthy!