A Balanced Bland Diet - For temporary use until digestive problem is resolved.

Most vets tell you to use cottage cheese/rice or meat/rice mixture for a bland diet, but it is severely lacking in nutrients and unbalanced in calcium/phosphorus levels. For a puppy this can throw them into HOD, a Developmental Orthopedic Disease and on and older dog, a severe nutritional deficiency like this can can be life threatening causing muscle/heart cramping. So I offer his Balanced Bland Diet for temporary use.

I recommend using:

• A Liquid Pediatric Vitamin

• Probiotic/Digestive Enzymes - friendly bacteria to reestablish the intestinal flora of the gut to help stop loose stools. You can use 4 in 1 Probiotics, (probiotics/digestive enzymes/Ester Vit C and Barley Grass -Veggies) which is the best route to go, or for temporary use until your 4 in 1 Probiotic arrives, you can go to the local health food store and get a multiple bacteria Lactobacillus Acidophilus product. This is only bacteria and you will need the 4 in 1 for a more balanced inclusion in the diet.

• Canine Bulk Recipe Diet (12 cups)
  

  • 12 cups cooked white & brown rice 50/50

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • Dash of garlic - optional

  • 2 cups steamed lean hamburger or minced/ground chicken breast

  • 1 1/2 cups steamed fatty hamburger or ground turkey (not the low fat kind)

  • 3 Eggs Cooked and chopped

   

  • 3000 mg calcium citrate ground to a powder and mixed in batch. By adding the calcium citrate this brings up your calcium level to a better ratio.

  • 1000 mg of magnesium citrate

Make sure there is NO PHOSPHORUS in the calcium product you purchase.

For variety you can substitute:

• 1/2 cup of fatty meat for - 3/4 cup of cottage cheese + 1 teaspoon olive oil

OPTIONAL - diced steamed veggies and also some melon balls or berries

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