NUTRITION


Natural Diet for Cats

ADULT CATS

Morning Meal

Small amount of cooked grains  – may contain some or all of the following grains: brown rice, wheat, soy, rye, linseed, barley, oats, etc.

(Preferably organic or biodynamic)

Add to the above grains:

Freshly minced meat (kangaroo, lamb, chicken or beef)

Natural or homemade yoghurt (with live cultures)

Olive oil, flaxseed oil or cod liver oil

Small amount of steamed or grated raw vegetables (NOT potatoes or onion)

Small amount of finely chopped raw herbs

Some raw egg (just 1 – 2 times per week).

Afternoon & Night Meal

Fresh raw meaty off cuts with bone and add some chopped heart/kidney

For example:

·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Chicken wings (no chicken necks)

·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lamb grillers & necks

NB: Cats are best on small, frequent meals, one of which should be given late at night. 

It is also helpful to leave some food out on the cat’s dish, provided it is safe from rodents,

flies, etc. 

Meat should always be human grade – not animal – see attached article on preservatives in pet food.

KITTENS

Kittens should remain on milk foods until at least four weeks old.  As you gradually wean them off milk,

they can be introduced to the following type of diet:

 - At 5 weeks

Add two meals, mid-morning and mid-afternoon, of scraped or very finely cut raw meat. 

Avoid minced meat as it often contains too much fat and makes their digestion lazy.

 - At 6 weeks

Morning

Milk thickened with soaked, uncooked oats or other whole-meal cereal

Noon

Several teaspoons of raw, finely chopped meat, or lightly steamed, cut fish. 

Add a small amount – half to one teaspoon – of very finely cut green herbs, such as parsley, mint,

dandelion or cress etc.  These daily greens are important to good health.  (Normally they obtain such foods from the intestines of their prey.)

6 pm

Repeat noon menu.

Before Bed

Repeat Morning menu

Five days a week give meat or fish, one day on milk cereals only, and one day on very little

food such as watered milk with a little soaked whole wheat bread. 

Keep fresh water available and remember that cat’s like to chew on small raw bones.

As they get older give the same type of food but gradually reduce to three meals per day

– two protein and one cereal.  They can also be given a drink of milk (with a little honey to keep mucus forming to a minimum) as an extra.

Natural Diet for Dogs

ADULT DOGS

Morning meal

Cooked grains (like porridge) – may contain some or all of the following grains:

brown rice, wheat, soy, rye, linseed, barley, oats, etc.

(Preferably organic or biodynamic)

Add to the above grains:

One heaped tablespoon of raw honey

Natural or homemade yoghurt (with live cultures)

Olive oil, flaxseed oil or cod liver oil

Grated raw or slightly cooked vegetables (NOT potatoes or onion)

Very ripe fruit (anything except citrus)

One whole raw egg including the shell (crumbled up) 1 – 2 times per week.

Evening meal

Raw meat on the bone

(see attached information about bones)

For example:

·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Chicken wings (no chicken necks)

·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Lamb grillers & necks

·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Beef or chicken offal (no liver)

·                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Beef off-cuts etc.

Fast one day per week – it is healthy and helps keep them interested in their food.

PUPPIES

Puppies should remain on milk foods until at least four weeks old.  Once weaned, they can gradually be changed to the following type of diet:

Morning

Cooked grains (as above).  Soak grain in juice of one lemon with one egg (including shell) for 24 hours

– feed egg and crumbled shell as well.

Noon

Raw meat on the bone (as above)

Afternoon

As per Morning but no lemon juice.

Evening

As per Afternoon but add some minced meat.

Before Bed

As per Afternoon but add some yoghurt (give this meal for 1 – 2 weeks only)

NB: Gradually reduce meals to twice per day.  You will know when to reduce or eliminate the amount according to their appetite.

Also, add homoeopathic Mag Phos/Calc Phos/Silica mixture(available from our clinic)

to all meals and to drinking water until fully grown (12 to 18 months)

DIABETIC DIET

Two meals daily of equal size as follows:

Plenty of fibre from low GI foods (ask us for a list of low GI foods if you are uncertain). Eg, pasta, vegetables etc. – no rice or potato.

Raw meat and bone, as above, but not too much fat.

One teaspoon of cold pressed safflower or sunflower oil daily.

Regular exercise is also important.

Remember for all dogs, add our Immune Enhancer (alters their predisposition to fleas and ticks)

and our Acid Balancer (alters their predisposition to worms) to drinking water daily.