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I know nothing at all about the chemistry or nutritional aspects but I do cook my own dog food and know that many canine nutritionists are recommending <10% of

I know nothing at all about the chemistry or nutritional aspects but I do cook my own dog food and know that many canine nutritionists are recommending <10% of a dog’s daily calories come from legumes because of a (still, I believe, poorly understood) link to heart issues: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisories/fda-investigation-potential-link-between-certain-diets-and-canine-dilated-cardiomyopathy https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/outbreaks-and-advisori... My understanding was that initially most vets assumed it was the “grain free” thing causing a problem but then it was discovered that the heart issues have only been associated with certain grain free brands. I can’t help but wonder if it’s something to do with both the volume of lentils in the brand recipes and also how the brands are preparing their lentils.

djitz 4y ago
I’m very curious as to what you are cooking for your dogs, because I can’t think of an ingredient that should not be fed raw
- elliekelly 4y ago
  I know some people feed raw meat but it’s not recommended and so I don’t. But a lot of dog food ingredients besides meat require cooking, too: eggs, rice, pasta, oats, yams, chickpeas, black beans, etc. Other ingredients could be eaten raw but they’re either difficult to eat (asparagus) or can cause gastrointestinal upset/gas (broccoli). I do feed a lot of raw or already prepared foods as well: yogurt, cottage cheese, pumpkin, carrots, applesauce, bananas, peanut butter, blueberries, watermelon, etc. The ingredients all need to balance out for the day to make sure they get the right nutrients and to make sure the fats/protein/carbs are with appropriate ranges so how much dog food cooking I do varies each week. Sometimes it’s more and sometimes it’s less. I’m always cooking at least a meat and pasta/rice though.
  - djitz 4y ago
    Thank you for the reply!

djitz 4y ago

I’m very curious as to what you are cooking for your dogs, because I can’t think of an ingredient that should not be fed raw

elliekelly 4y ago
I know some people feed raw meat but it’s not recommended and so I don’t. But a lot of dog food ingredients besides meat require cooking, too: eggs, rice, pasta, oats, yams, chickpeas, black beans, etc. Other ingredients could be eaten raw but they’re either difficult to eat (asparagus) or can cause gastrointestinal upset/gas (broccoli). I do feed a lot of raw or already prepared foods as well: yogurt, cottage cheese, pumpkin, carrots, applesauce, bananas, peanut butter, blueberries, watermelon, etc. The ingredients all need to balance out for the day to make sure they get the right nutrients and to make sure the fats/protein/carbs are with appropriate ranges so how much dog food cooking I do varies each week. Sometimes it’s more and sometimes it’s less. I’m always cooking at least a meat and pasta/rice though.
- djitz 4y ago
  Thank you for the reply!