Comments on: Holistic Dog Food – Homemade Diet

By: CAA

CAA — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:40:48 +0000

Carol, your comment made me realize I might finally have an explanation for why my 4-year-old still acts more like a pup than many of the younger dogs we meet: I’ve been feeding her a holistic diet since we adopted her at 8 months old! She is a super energetic thing with excellent health (only issue being very mild hormonal incontinence, for which, by the way, we wholeheartedly recommend what worked wonders for her: corn silk tea). Recently she’s been scratching a bit so in searching up natural flea repellents I found this site and am glad I did because I think it’s time to switch up her supplementation somewhat. We live abroad and have been totally unsuccessful in finding a holistic vet. Keep up the great work Dr. Lord.

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:45:05 +0000

I have a 6 yr old German Sheppard who was having problems with pain in his hips. With my vet’s approval, I slowly converted him to a more natural dog food and he has veggies everyday (sweet potatoes, spinach, carrots, zucchini, and apples). He loves sweet potatoes but hates tomatoes and bananas. Anyway, in less than 1 1/2 months he is like a pup again. He is running and playing as he did as a 1 yr old. I highly recommend the holistic approach and I will continue to incorporate more holistic recipes into his diet.

By: msmith2629

msmith2629 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:45:39 +0000

Dr. Lord, Thanks for the helpful information about homemade diets. Emily, Scooter and I look forward to seeing you in Williamsburg on Thursday. Hope Scooter is behaving for you there. He is running around lately so I know he must be feeling pretty good. Emily is still suffering from summer heat. Glad to read the info on Yang and Yin. It seems from the descriptions that Emily is Yang (hot) and Scooter is Yin (cool).

By: matt

matt — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:14:23 +0000

I was told one a day multi vitamins and other human vitamins, but only some, were good too put in homemade dog food is this true and which ones because it is much cheaper. i love my dogs i just dont have the money too cook there food and buy vitamins too. what should i do.

By: Micki

Micki — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:30:51 +0000

Hi Dr. Lord,
I was just curious about the multivitamin and 500mg vit C and 400 iu vit E recommendations. Is their a multivitamin that has adequate amounts of C and E or do they need to be separate supplements? I am new to this whole idea and a little confused. Thanks!!

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By: can dogs eat bananas

can dogs eat bananas — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:58:50 +0000

Wow great breakdown of everything your dog needs and where to get those nutrients. I’ll be sure to keep those foods in mind. It’s tough to transition from dog food diet to something like this though. Thanks for the information.

By: Dr. Tracy Lord D.V.M.

Dr. Tracy Lord D.V.M. — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:17:35 +0000

I often recommend nutritional yeast as a good source for B vitamins

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:16:47 +0000

Dr. Lord, is it okay to use brewers yeast to provide my dog with her necessary vitamin B intake? If not, can you tell me a good source of vitamin B for her? Thank you for your help.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:55:08 +0000

I have an 11 year old Golden Retriever that has been getting fatty tumers over the last several years. I had one taken off Jan 09 that was the size of a soft ball on her side. Now a year and a half later she has more. Another on her side and several little ones. On her chest and one on her Growen. I have always feed her dry dog food from the pet store and very little table scraps. Treats are milk bones and maro bones. She is on a vitamin for arthritis. She is alway licking her front legs and one rear leg plus sometime bottom of her feet. I thought maybe if I started cooking holistic food the fatty tumers would go away. I would love to avoid surgary again. It is so expensive. Can you please give me some much appreciated addvice? Thank you for your time.