| Canine Reducing Diet |
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 lb. ground round or other lean beef |
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 cup cottage cheese (uncreamed) |
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2 cups drained canned carrots |
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2 cups drained canned green beans |
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1 teaspoons dicalcium phosphate2 |
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Balanced vitamin-mineral supplement in a quantity sufficient to provide the daily requirement for each vitamin and trace mineral. |
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Cook beef in skillet, stirring until lightly browned; pour off fat and cool. Add remaining ingredients and balanced vitamin/mineral supplement and mix well. Keep covered in the refrigerator.Yield: 1 lb. |
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| Protein |
5.5% |
| Fat |
1.7% |
| Carbohydrate |
4.5% |
| Moisture |
86.0% |
| Metabolizable Energy |
250 Kcal./lb |
| * This diet contains approximately 50 mg. sodium/100 gm. dry diet. Veterinary cardiologists recommend a ration containing not more than 50 mg. sodium/100 gm. dry diet for dogs with congestive heart failure. |
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| Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight. |
| Body Weight |
Approximate Daily Feeding |
| 5 lb. |
 lb. |
| 10 lb. |
 lb. |
| 20 lb. |
1 lb. |
| 40 lb. |
1 lb. |
| 60 lb. |
2 lb. |
| 80 lb. |
3 lb. |
| 100 lb. |
3 lb. |
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| Snacking and scavenging should be absolutely forbidden during the reducing period. However, since many obese dogs are accustomed to begging (and receiving), an occasional tidbit of raw vegetable will add only roughage, vitamins and minerals, not appreciable calories. |
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| 2Dicalcium Phosphate Sources: Drug and Health Food Stores; Substitute=Bone Meal |
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