High Protein Meal For Young Pups

In order to have a happy, healthy dog with bright eyes and a well-conditioned coat, nourishment has to start when they are young—between three to five weeks where puppies are ready to be weaned off their mother’s milk. While I don’t recommend this recipe during the weaning period, however this high protein meal should be part of young pups’ diet when they are about 2 to 6 months of age.

Young pups are packed with high energy; naturally they need a continual supply of protein to maintain and to grow. Although organs and fresh meat is 90-95% digestible, dogs can only digest 60-80% of the vegetable protein. Hence, my vegetable and meat ratio in this recipe is 1:4. Although you may use frozen packet vegetables but I would prefer you use organic vegetables.

Special Tip on Broccoli: Do not overcook the broccoli otherwise it will turn to yellowish-green and malodorous mush. To make your broccoli more appetizing, peeling a thin layer of the stalk—making the stem much smaller and tender.

Servings: 8 cups of high protein meal

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of oats
• 2 eggs
• 2 cup of beef heart, cooked
• ½ teaspoon of bone meal
• 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
• ½ cup of mixed vegetables (i.e. carrot, celery, broccoli)

Methods:

1. Boil 6 cups of water, stir in oats, and let simmer for 10 minutes.
2. Stir in eggs, let simmer three minutes.
3. Add remaining ingredients.
4. Remove from heat, cool, and serve.