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pet-recipes01EGG CATIATORE FOR FLUFFY

Recipe created by Davis Veterinary Medical Consulting for the American Egg Board

The following homemade recipe was specially created for Fluffy, a healthy 8-year-old male intact domestic short hair cat using human supplements. Fluffy currently weighs 10 lbs., which is a healthy weight for him. Based on his weight, his calculated energy requirement is around 305 Calories daily. The following recipe provides 307 Calories daily.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 hard-cooked eggs (116.9g)
  • 1/3 cup canned stewed tomatoes (84.1g)
  • 1/2 cup enriched spaghetti, uncooked (65.3g)
  • 1/8 teaspoon vegetable or corn oil (0.6g)

Directions

Hard cook the egg in water, then peel and discard the shell. Cook the spaghetti in boiling water without any added salt. Once cooked, measure out the egg, spaghetti, and tomatoes in the amounts above and cut into small pieces. Place the spaghetti, egg, and tomato in a serving bowl and add the oil and the necessary supplement. Mix well to ensure that all essential nutrients are eaten.

Note: The recipe must be followed exactly. Any alteration in amount or substitution of ingredients may cause adverse health consequences.

Per Above Recipe: 307 Calories; 25% protein calories (77 Calories); 40% fat calories (123 Calories); 35% carbohydrate calories (107 Calories); 75.8% moisture. Note: These percentages do not correspond to the percentages listed on commercially made food.

Monitoring: Please monitor Fluffy's weight and make sure he maintains his current healthy weight. If he begins to gain or lose weight, please contact his veterinarian. Fluffy should have regular visits with a veterinarian to check that his homemade diet is meeting his needs.

The following dietary supplements are recommended with the above recipe:

  • 3/8 tablet (0.49 gram) of One A Day® Maximum Multivitamin/multimineral Supplement per day
  • 5/8 caplet (1.13 grams) of Posture® caplet (600 mg elemental calcium) per day
  • 1/8 tsp (0.70 gram) of Morton Lite Salt Mixture per day
  • 1/8 tsp (0.60 gram) of Morton Salt Substitute per day
  • 1/4 tablet (0.06 gram) of Generic zinc gluconate tablet (250 mg tablet with 30 mg elemental zinc) per day
  • 1/8 capsule (0.24 gram) of Caltrate® 600 per day

pet-recipes02EGG DOGUIGNON FOR FIDO

Recipe created by Davis Veterinary Medical Consulting for the American Egg Board

The following homemade recipe was specially created for Fido, a healthy 5-year-old male neutered Labrador Retriever using human supplements. Fido currently weighs 65 lbs., which is a healthy weight for him. Based on his weight, his calculated energy requirement is around 1417 Calories daily. The following recipe provides 1419 Calories daily.

Ingredients

  • 3 and 2/3 carrots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt (168.1g)
  • 7 and 1/2 large, hard-cooked eggs (379.2g)
  • 4 medium potatoes, with skin on, baked (687.5g)
  • 4 cups beef broth or bouillon soup, ready-to-serve (945.0g)
  • 7/8 teaspoon vegetable oil or corn oil (8.4g)

Directions

Hard cook the egg in water, then peel and discard the shell. Bake the potatoes in the oven without any added salt. Boil the carrots in water without added salt until fully cooked . Once cooked, measure the egg, potato, and carrots in the amounts above and cut into small pieces. Place the potato, egg, and carrot in a serving bowl and add the above amounts of beef broth*, oil and the necessary supplement. Mix well and serve. *Please ensure that the beef broth does not contain added onion or garlic because these can be harmful to dogs.

Note: The recipe must be followed exactly. Any alteration in amount or substitution of ingredients may cause adverse health consequences. Per Above Recipe: 1419 Calories; 21% protein calories (298 Calories); 33% fat calories (468 Calories); 46% carbohydrate calories (653 Calories); 85.3% moisture.

Note: These percentages do not correspond to the percentages listed on commercially made food. Monitoring: Please monitor Fido's weight and make sure he maintains his current healthy weight. If he begins to gain or lose weight, please contact his veterinarian. Fido should have regular visits with a veterinarian to check that his homemade diet is meeting his needs.

The following dietary supplements are recommended with the above recipe:

  • 1 3/8 tablets (1.79 grams) of One A Day® Maximum Multivitamin/multimineral Supplement per day
  • 1/8 caplets (3.83 grams) of Posture® caplet (600 mg elemental calcium) per day
  • 5/8 tsp (3.50 grams) of Morton Lite Salt Mixture per day
  • 1/8 tsp (0.60 gram) of Morton Salt Substitute per day
  • 7/8 tablet (0.22 gram) of Generic zinc gluconate tablet (250 mg tablet with 30 mg elemental zinc) per day
  • 5/8 capsule (1.21 grams) of Caltrate® 600 per day