Gloria wrote: "Please send me some of your recipes for pets. I have 9 year old Dachound. She had surgery last Friday and will not eat anything but peanut butter. That is not good for her, and I am so concerned I will try anything. She does eat her treats when she goes "potty", but that is not good either. She IS drinking water. Thanks."
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Part III:
Dale wrote: "Whenever our dogs have upset stomachs, or surgery, they often do not feel like eating. Since I was a child, our family has always had the same remedy, and I have never seen a dog turn it down. Brown 1 lb of ground beef, drain well and rinse under cool water. Cook 1 cup of rice (I use instant) with no salt or butter. When done, rinse well. Mix rice with browned beef and feed to your pet. This should make several meals for a Dachshund. Rice and beef is very easy to digest and they love it. As she gets used to eating again, you can begin mixing in her regular dog food. Good luck!"
Lynn wrote: "I have 3 Dachshunds, one of them is 12 years old and has quite a few missing teeth . I buy veal, turkey, etc baby foods and mix them in with her (Solid Gold) Hundchen Flocken 1-800-364-4863 will give you distributors in your area. I have been feeding my Dogs this since they were puppies and we do not go to the Vet. Try it you will like it."
Lynn wrote again saying: "Hi, I go to the health food store and buy what they call soup beans in a can and mix it with Italian style tomatoes, sometimes I add non-fat cottage cheese .My 3 Dachshunds love it. You might also try cooking some oatmeal ., rice cakes ,or low fat, low salt treats from health food store. Lynn. P.S. mine love peanut butter to. also cheese. Really they will eat anything."
Petra's Mom wrote: "I do not have any recipes, but my Labrador retriever has peanut butter on whole wheat bread every morning for breakfast. It is very nutritious and she loves it! She also likes baked sweet potatoes mashed with a little milk, as well as white potatoes. Both are loaded with vitamins and minerals. I also fix Cream of Wheat made with milk, or ripe bananas for her when her stomach is upset. We have also had success giving her baby food -- the meat flavors, like chicken, beef, and turkey. She also loves chicken soup, especially chickarina. I hope this helps."
Holding wrote: "It's not food, but for a healthier treat, you can get the healthy canned food from your vet, cut it into bite size pieces & bake it. I had to for an overweight dog & she loved them."
Helen wrote: Very often they don't want to eat after surgery for several days. When I had a dog that I was showing and couldn't keep weight on them I made what we called fat balls. Just mix grounded beef with peanut butter and hand feed. The peanut butter really won't hurt them. We very often worry when they won't eat, but when they get hungry they WILL EAT. Hope this is helpful."
