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8 year old lab mix disagnosed with osteosarcoma
With thanks to Spirit Maxie's mom I tried her idea of a mush to get pills down . Zip was getting harder to pill because of the stomach upset from the chemo so along with her diarrhea problem from the same source I came up with this and all the dogs but especially Zip loved it.
The Good Lady's Mush
1 bag dried dehydrated turkey or chicken-[found at pet store ]
half cup of pumpkin -NOT pumpkin pie mix
1/3 cup sweet potato flour-I got mine at William-Sonoma but a whole food or health food store would also carry it
1 T oil, I used coconut oil so it didn't bother her pancreas
organic beef broth
Put turkey in blender to make a flour. Place all ingredients in sauce pan EXCEPT beef broth. With burner on low, stir all together and add enough broth to make it mushy similar to playdough but not as smooth. Should hold together and be able to make little balls with it.
Refrigerate and keep covered. Pinch off what you need at pilling time.
This can be modified anyway your dog or cat's diet needs it to be. This was easy on her kidneys and liver and helped her diarrhea. Sometimes I added FortiFlora to help her intestines get back the good stuff. I also think she liked the coolness of it on her throat. Avoid regular flour if possible.
May this be a blessing to all who need it.
Excellent recipe!!! We never had trouble in this area but who knows what the future holds!
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
Would coconut flour work, too? I was just thinking that if a pup was having diarrhea, sweet potato flour might add more fiber than needed. Coconut flour might add the necessary thickeners without any of the fiber.
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Oh, or what about almond flour? I suppose that would work too, no? I have some of that in the house, so would just need to get the dehydrated turkey/chicken.
I'm guessing Abby would love this!
Thanks for the recipe!
Abby: Aug 1, 2009 – Jan 10, 2012. Our beautiful rescue pup lived LARGE with osteosarcoma for 15 months – half her way-too-short life. I think our "halflistic" approach (mixing traditional meds + supplements) helped her thrive. (PM me for details. I'm happy to help.) She had lung mets for over a year. They took her from us in the end, but they cannot take her spirit! She will live forever in our hearts. She loved the beach and giving kisses and going to In-N-Out for a Flying Dutchman. Tripawds blog, and a more detailed blog here. Please also check out my novel, What the Dog Ate. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
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