The days have gone when pet owners used to prefer the buying of restaurant food or ready to eat food for their pets. They used to buy this food for many solid reasons, but major motive behind buying highly expensive branded food for pets was to provide pets the balanced nutritional diet so that they stayed healthy physically and mentally and the process of their development remained fast. Now research reports show that highly nutritious and balanced food for pets can easily be made at home.
New trend of home made food for pets begins to get the popularity almost ten years ago. But still vast majority of pet owners feed their animals commercial pet foods. Nobody can ignore this fact that home made meals are fresher alternative to the commercially made pet food. Veterinarians always encourage new trends of home made food for pets and consider it a good sign to maintain the health of animals.
What should be included in home made food for dogs?
There is a general formula for dog food recipes. Each meal should comprise of 1/3 protein (meat, eggs, and all dairy products) and 2/3 grains and vegetables.
What should be included in home made food for cats?
Cat food has slightly different proportion of proteins, carbohydrates and fats from dog food because they are pure carnivores. Cat needs food that contains half proteins including meat, eggs and dairy products and half quantity of grains and vegetables. To keep in mind this ratio of food, you can easily prepare a good quality balanced meal for your cats at home.
Ingredients that should be avoided in home made food for pets:
- Onions
- Garlic
- Yeast dough
- Mushrooms
- Mustard seeds
- Chocolate
- Grapes and raisins
- Macadamia nuts and walnuts
- Coffee grounds
- Tea
- Alcohol
With few precautions and little knowledge, you can prepare a well balanced home made food for pets.
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