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Forgive me if this has been suggested here before, I'm new here and haven't read everything yet.
Just started homecooking for all our hounds when Corn was diagnosed with OSA. I read somewhere that it's healthier to cook at lower temps, less goodness is lost in the food & less cardigens (not a good speller) . So my sweet husband, a professional chef, said go buy a slow cooker. (one of these would never have been allowed in our house before this ) LOL
It's my new best friend. I sometimes pop stuff in it the night before or first thing in the morning, water or broth, meat, veg. and put it on low and poof it's ready in 4-6-8 hours, depending on what you are cooking. Take it all out, cut up or pull the meat apart, run the veg thru the food processer or just chop or mush it up. Wow I love this thing, why didn't someone tell me about this way or cooking before.
My husband will even eat some of the dogs meals now for dinner. It's great no stirring or hanging over the stove, and I get to have more play time with the hounds and my husband.
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Oh, that's a good idea. I also read (in the Dr. Dressler book maybe?) that boiling the meat at a low temp is best. I'm such a dummy though, it never occurred to me to break out the crockpot!
Love that your hubby is also eating the dog's meal! 🙂 In some households that might be a sad state of affairs, but probably not around any of our houses!
Jackie, Angel Abby's mom
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!
That is a really good idea, unfortunately I've been making such huge batches of food (three big girls with hearty appetites), that my crock pot won't hold it. I have giant stainless pot that I throw the meat and turn the fire on low and let it simmer for a few hours. Stinks up the house because of the organ meats, but my girls have never looked better (weight-wise and their coats).
No way would I eat their food, though, because I put all sorts of icky stuff in it -- sardines or mackerel, boiled eggs, liver and kidneys... Ugh!!! But they LOVE it.
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Just wait till you start finding really great people recipes - your hubby will LOVE the crockpot!!!
Cornhound's post made me smile-- Scout ate like a king-- organic meats and veggies which I kept in separate containers in the fridge until mealtime. Many more nights than I care to admit, we had Scout's dinner in one form or another. Wyatt Ray 's recommended cookbook, The Whole Pet Diet arrived today-- all I need now is the dog 😉
Jackie, you are right, Dr Dressler does recommend cooking food at low temps (just finished his book)-- hello crockpot for people and dogs!
Scout: January 31, 2002 to November 7, 2011
Scout's diagnosis was "poorly differentiated sarcoma"; amputation 1/11/2011. Scout enjoyed 9 fantastic years on 4 legs and 9 glorious months on 3 legs. If love alone could have saved you…
riosmom said:
I throw the meat and turn the fire on low and let it simmer for a few hours. Stinks up the house because of the organ meats, but my girls have never looked better (weight-wise and their coats).
The liver made our house smell so bad that Sunday we cooked it on the burner on our grill. It was 12 degrees outside, but it kept that smell out! 
Zeus was a Husky mix diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at age 11. A visible lung met and suspicious spot on his liver meant a poor prognosis-six weeks was our vet's best guess. We decided to fight for our boy and his right front leg was amputated on 12/1/11. We did six rounds of chemo, changed his diet and spoiled him completely rotten. We were blessed with 10 great months after diagnosis. Against the odds, the lung met remained a single met and grew very little over those months. A wonderful furbaby with the most gentle spirit, he fought with a strength that we never imagined he possessed. We have no regrets...
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I LOVE MY CROCK POTS(S) I have a smaller one and big giant one!
My mom never had one growing up - she was a pressure cooker person (those are scary) and it took me a long while to buy one. I use mine all the time! It's so easy and worry-free! I like to cook roast and also beans in it (for human consumption). Your roast will always be tender!
In the freezer section, there are usually pre-done meals in a bag that are made to throw in the crock pot. (avoid Banquet brand- they use cheap ingredients).
HAVE FUN!
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.
I'm in the pressure cooker camp. The newer ones have a safety valve on them (I think if it gets too high the valve releases all the steam-luckily I never experienced that) I can cook a whole cut up chicken in 5 minutes (OK, I'm exaggerating) Well, the point is, its fast and of course the dogs get the primo chicken meat and we eat chicken soup from the leftovers.
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This may be a good time to ask everyone-How about compiling recipes for a Tripawds Cookbook? I emailed Jim and Renee and they thought it was a good idea but then the holidays came along……
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samson007 said:
This may be a good time to ask everyone-How about compiling recipes for a Tripawds Cookbook? I emailed Jim and Renee and they thought it was a good idea but then the holidays came along......
Absolutely! If folks want to participate, how about starting a new topic here in Eating Healthy?
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jerry said:
Absolutely! If folks want to participate, how about starting a new topic here in Eating Healthy?
Mmmm-does eating healthy include Flying Dutchman and twinkies
Spirit Samson was Spirit Tripawd Daisys four legged "brother" and ruled as the self proclaimed head of the Monkeybutt Federations East Coast Division. Lady Chunky Monkey stayed from Oct 2011 and left for the bridge in Apr 2012. Miss Perdy is left and has some big pawprints to fill.
Do you have what it takes to be a Monkeybutt? Find out more at the Monkeybutt Federation
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