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| Your Shar-Pei and Diet/Satin Balls Constantly reading and seeking information, I read many information bulletins and updates on commercially prepared dog foods. People ask what do I recommend, and to be honest there is no commercially prepared dog food that I really recommend, but if you ask me what food our breed can tolerate, yes there are some that are better for the shar-pei than others, and they must be free of soy, soya, brewers yeast or by products of soy such as lethicin. If you really knew, and I mean REALLY NEW what was in/ and how your pets food was prepared, your WOULD TRULY THINK TWICE ABOUT what you are putting in your dogs dish. As always my belief is 50 years ago there was no commercial dog food available and all our dogs ate what we prepared for ourselves, and lived long healthy lives free of dis-ease. They love rice, fish, meat, pototos, and all my dogs ate what we ate and were in great coat and health. There is just no argument here. Like people you will always get animals that are super sensitive to certain foods, plants and do have allergies, but I always say start with the diet, and amazingly enough, you may see vast improvements in next to no time. Start with diet, and check your genetics. Skin, ears, eyes, stamina...................wonderful improvements. Instead of getting into the lengthy description of what the rendering/slaughterhouse plants put into the pet food, I have listed some links below that you can educate yourself with, and then make your own decision what you want to feed your pet. The recipe listed below is the much requested and used Satin Balls RECIPE, which is all natural, known for its nutrition and is great for just an all natural diet, or super for animals that require weight gain or have been sickly, or are sick. EASY TO MAKE! Freeze it and you will always have the best! Satin Balls RECIPE Ingredients 10 pounds hamburger meat/or chicken [the cheapest kind] 1 lg. box of Total cereal [or comparable natural brand] 1 lg. box oatmeal 1 jar of wheat germ 1 1/4 cup veg oil 1 1/4 cup of unsulfured molasses 10 raw eggs 10 envelopes of unflavored gelatin pinch of salt Mix all ingredients together and divide into 10 quart freezer bags and freeze. You can double the receipe if you want to make a bigger batch. Thaw as needed. Uses - take a frozen packs to dogs shows, kept on ice, you will never have any trouble with it spoiling, even in the heat of summer days. Feed a pack a day...half in the morning, half in the afternoon. If you want to increase the weight on a dog, feed more; watch your amounts, if you find to much weight lower the amount you are feeding, if you want more weight, increase, but you should find the above more than enough for weight gain. Dogs stop all the itching and chewing at their coats/skin, eyes get brighter, even ears clear up - WOW! Comments - Per the information received after having the Satin Balls recipe checked by several vets/labs: Satin Balls has been deemed a total canine diet. It can be feed by itself or as a supplement, for however long you wish. I have been told a dog will stop eating when full on it, and that you can then gauge the amount needed to maintain weight! Many use the Knox Joint Gelatin instead of the plain Knox unflavored gelatin. Since this is high in vit C and protein, and is good for the joints, it would be good for the dogs. gain, enjoy your reading and if you would like further reading on all natural diets for your pet, you may want to read Dr. Pitcairns Book on Your Pets and All Natural Ways. These pages are copyright 2009 of Shar-Pei Canadiana. Original Web Site opened October 25, 1997. Web page designed by Vicky McBeth. All information is provided for your information and is no way meant to deter anyone from seeking professional advice, do your research and decide for yourself. |
