RECIPES

SATIN BALLS

Put weight on your dog.

This is NOT my recipe, but listed from many e-mails received from those that shared their recipe.  I thank all that gave freely of the good recipes, to help other dogs.

10 Pounds hamburger meat

1 jar wheat germ

1 large box of oatmeal (uncooked)

1 1/4 cup vegetable oil

10 eggs


ANOTHER SATIN BALL RECIPE

Satin balls below 10# hamburger meat
1 jar wheat germ
1 lg box of oatmeal (uncooked)
1 1/4 Cup vegetable oil
10 eggs
10 sm pkgs unflavored gelatin
1 1/4 Cup unflavored molasses
A pinch of salt
1 lg box Total cereal (2lb's)

(You may also add a pinch of garlic powder to add flavor) Mix all ingredients together well, much like a meatloaf....put into separate freezer bags and freeze, thawing out as needed. It puts weight on in a very short time, not to mention the gloss in their coat. You can use it every day when they have a show to do and it does not produce diarrhea. It can be fed alone or with kibble.
 

You can cut this recipe down or expect to use a very large container.  Also know that it will make a LOT of balls.


Another recipe you could try never used for weight loss similar to satin balls

1 lb ground beef
1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
1 jar all natural peanut butter
1 jar (smaller of the sizes) wheat germ
1 doz egg yolks
1 cup or so of flaked oats soaked in heavy cream
 

 

 

FAT BALLS

Put weight on your dog.

Recipe found on the Aussie-L.  "This is the recipe for fat balls I always take these to shows. a lot
of times dogs will go off their food when away at shows but cannot resist
meatballs."

From:

Tracy F
Fantom Borzoi
fantomzoi63@aol.com
www.geocities.com/tfantom2

1 lb ground meat- turkey or beef-if using beef get the 80%
 

2 cups kibble
 

2 cups oatmeal uncooked
 

2 raw eggs
 

2 tablespoons molasses
 

2 tablespoons corn oil
 

2 tablespoons chunky peanut butter
 

1/2 cup wheat germ
 

2 cups brown rice

Mix thoroughly and make meatballs put into individual baggies and freeze
what not is being used  The brown rice is the only thing you cook every thing
else is raw.

 

HAIR ON A DOORKNOB

Add hair to your dog.

GUARANTEED :o))

also a GREAT Coat Conditioner

This is NOT my recipe, but is actually a combination of many recipes that I received.  

1 pound Peanut Butter

1 Pound Honey

1 pound Mirra Coat Special Care OR Diaglo (powder), or even Bio Coat 

1 pint Lavitamin, Lixatonic or Pet Tinic,  others suggest Linatone. 

 I am still looking for a source or a substitute product for: Diaglo, or Bio Coat

ORDERING LINKS:

Mirra is available at UPCO

Lixatonic - available at Omaha Vaccine as a horse supplement

Lixatonic OR Pet Tinic - available at Countryside Vet, the Lixatonic is available in a gallon size as a horse supplement.  The Pet Tinic is recommended as a substitute for dogs.  Guess it depends on how many dog (s) you want to supplement.

Vet-Vax carries Mirra Coat, Linatone & Lixotinic, and a large supply of other supplements.  I was impressed.  I want to thank Ellen / Kuhn's Australian Shepherds, she found this outlet for all three ingredients, and she helped in sleuthing out the other outlets.  High-Five to Ellen.

Linatone was also suggested as a substitute for Lixatonic or Lavitamin, and it can be found at most feed stores or larger retail stores such as PetCo or Pets Mart.

 Thanks to all those that helped find the sources for these products.  Dog people are wonderful, you ask for help, and they find it for you.  THANKS GUYS!!

Mix it all together until it becomes a gooey mess, then refrigerate or freeze the entire mixture.  Once chilled, roll into teaspoon or tablespoon  balls.  Place all of them into a ziploc bag.  
Small dogs should get 1-3 teaspoons daily

Large dogs should get 1-3 tablespoons daily

 

Green Bean Diet

Take weight off your dog.

This is a recipe I heard about, nothing in writing, so I adjusted it to fit my dogs.  It really works.

Start with putting your dog on a senior or low calorie diet.  Also it is best for your dog to eat TWICE a day, it burns calories better. Remember that when changing any dog's diet, the change should be gradual.  If you are changing dog food, then get that change done BEFORE you start with the veggies.

Consider the amount of kibble you are currently feeding your dog, now cut that in HALF.

Take the missing half and double the amount in veggies.  I use green beans.  Usually the gallon can I purchase at Costco.  If you are concerned about the salt, you may rinse the beans.  So now you have cut the kibble ration and added veggies.

An example is:

The dog was originally on ONE cup of kibble each feeding.  The kibble is now ONE HALF a cup of kibble and that half cup of missing kibble is now ONE cup of veggies.  

I keep the veggies in a large container in the refrigerator, then I keep a plastic measuring cup in the container.  At one time I had FIVE dogs on the weight reduction diet.  

Some dogs do not like green beans, so try other lower calorie veggies.  One is pumpkin (the mashed fresh), not the pumpkin for the pies, or any that is in syrup.  Try carrots, mine like the little ones, they even like them for snacks.  Try to stay away from corn (too high in calories), and the gas causing veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage (like my dogs would EVER eat cabbage), although mine do love the rest of the veggies.  Some even like zucchini, and even my kids didn't eat zucchini.  I always knew dogs were easier than kids.

Your dog WILL NOT starve. She will get used to the green beans, even though your dog might convince you he / she is dying without all that food.

I took a 75 lb Aussie RMF down to 51 lbs. She has bad hips and I believe this saved her life (BTW she has maintained her lesser weight for over four years now and no longer needs the green beans, but she still likes veggies as snacks).  . I also have a little black bi that had always been 'rotund'. I put her on senior diet when she was 2, but she still could keep her weight up around 50 lbs and she is a 18" bitch and is much shorter than the others in my lines.  She is my Quarter Horst type dog.  She had maintained her weight at 42 for over four years.  She would still like to convince me she IS starving, but I know better.  She looks so much better and for a nine year old she is still quite active, even more after the weight loss..

 

 

 

 

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