Wednesday, October 28, 2009
All is well with Mikey today. Amen. Here is the special food recipe. This works for Mikey and he loves to eat it. After two and a half years of having a diabetic dog, I still don't understand the disease fully. This is a recipe I have adapted from a couple of other recipes I found around the internet. I got my doctors approval and you should too before you try it. The goal is to have more protein and fiber and less fat and sugar. The fiber helps the food stay in his system longer to help regulate his blood sugar. He gets about a cup of this "Special food" three times a day with about a cup of fit and trim dry, and a few pieces of braunschwieger. It is important for him to eat once he has had his insulin injection. It may be a good idea to feed first, then give the shot. Mikey's routine is to get his shot, his braunschwieger, then his food, while the other dogs cheer him on and then they get some braunschweiger too. Mikey is the star of the show and it is a fun routine for everyone, human and dog.
"Mikey's Special Food" {for diabetic dogs}
2 lbs. lean ground beef
3 cups brown rice
6 cups water
This takes a big dutch oven or kettle to mix all the ingredients, then transfer to plastic containers. Boil the ground beef and rice until the water is mostly absorbed. Stir a few times while cooking. Once the mixture is boiling, turn to medium heat. It usually takes about an hour. It is okay to add water if you think it is too dry. Let mixture cool. Cooling takes a few hours. I leave the kettle on the stove overnight or put it in the cold mud room. After the beef and rice mixture cool, stir in the following ingredients. Then put half in the fridge and the other half in the freezer.
1/2 cup olive oil
2 lb tub plain nonfat yogurt
1 lb tub dry cottage cheese
1 cup brewers yeast
1 cup golden flax seed meal
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup wheat bran
3 Tbsp ground egg shell (I use a coffee grinder)
It takes a little bit of muscle to stir all this together. I have to admit the only things I really measure are the first three ingredients. The others are an approximate guess except for the tubs of yogurt and dry cottage cheese. It is okay if your measurements are not exact. Sometimes I have to substitute regular nonfat cottage cheese or nonfat ricotta cheese for the dry cottage cheese, depending on what is available in my area. Mikey never seems to care and always loves his Special Food. Special Food for a Special Dog!
MANY REIKI BLESSINGS TO ALL ALWAYS AND ALL WAYS