Thursday, 28 May 2009

Beef and Potato Diet

For small dogs with special dietary needs: low-protein, low-phosphorus, high-potassium, normal sodium.
  • 2 oz lean ground beef (raw weight), cooked
  • 3 cups potato, boiled with skin
  • 2 tablespoons chicken fat
  • 1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets (600 milligrams calcium)
  • 1/2 multiple vitamin-mineral tablet

Provides 737 kilocalories, 18.6 grams protein, 32.5 grams fat.
Supplies caloric needs of a 23 to 24 lb dog.
Provides phosphorus at 43 %, potassium at 293 %, sodium at 54 % of dog's daily needs. To feed this diet with a normal amount of phosphorus, substitute 4 bone meal tables for the 1 1/2 calcium carbonate tablets.

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