Should You Make Your Own Dog Or Cat Food? (Part 2)

Although the petfood you buy now will be perfectly safe, cooking your own will result in better, fresher, food for your pet. One disadvantage is that preparation will take longer. As well, since the large companies preparing the food can make it cheaper in quantity, you could spend more for food you prepare at home. But the benefit is a healthier alternative for your dog or cat.

Roughly speaking, a cat’s diet can be about fifty-fifty for meat and carbohydrates (such as brown rice or vegetables). By contrast, dogs can do quite well on about 25% meat, and 75% carbohydrates.

An important thing to be careful of is feeding your pet ‘people’ food. As an example, onions and garlic are actually toxic for cats, and cause anemia. Tomatoes have a chemical that causes severe stomach upset in cats. Chocolate has been proven to be toxic to cats and dogs both. And as well, both grapes and raisins are not to be fed to dogs.

You can research on the Internet for specific pet foods and recipes. Take care that the recipe makes sense to you, and the ingredients are good for your pet. Ideally, if the Internet site discusses how they use the recipe themselves, you may be able to find out how well it goes over, and if their pets enjoy it. This will avoid you wasting money and time on an untried recipe, or a recipe your dog or cat won’t enjoy.

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