Healthy Dog Food Recipes For Senior Dogs

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When a dog enters his seniorhood, he requires a high-quality, well-balanced diet to keep him overall healthy. When it comes to feeding your senior dog, it is essential to make sure that the food offers all the ingredients which can accommodate all his nutritional needs. Sometimes, dogs tend to lose their appetite when they attain the age of seniorhood which increases their chances of becoming malnourished or underweight. Well, in such cases, the dog owners need to look for the recipes which are super delicious and also packed with required nutrients.

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Feeding homemade healthy & nutrient-rich food to your senior dog is a great way to make your dog healthy and easily manage all the common age-related issues. Preparing homemade food for your pooch is a good way of monitoring that your dog is not missing out on any beneficial ingredient. By preparing homemade food is also much more affordable than buying commercial food. In commercial food, many synthetic ingredients are also added so if you want to feed your dog fully organic food then you can choose to feed him homecooked food.

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Also, before you get started with your dog’s food, you need to take into account certain factors such as age, size and health issues so that your dog can meet all his nutrient needs. With that in mind, we have rounded up a few healthy yet easy dog food recipes to keep your dog’s health always on track.

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We’ve rounded up a few healthy &wholesome dog food recipes for senior dogs:

[/fusion_text][fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_spacing=”” rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_color=”” class=”” id=””]#Recipe 1: Beef Stew

The first recipe on the list is beef stew. Since dogs are carnivorous so feeding animal protein is good for their overall health. Some people prefer to feed raw meat to their pooch, however, in this recipe we’ll show you giving a cooked beef will not only amp up his taste buds but also provide him proper nutrients.

To prepare this recipe, all you need is

Ingredients:

• 1 sweet potato
• 1 lb beef stew meat
• White flour (half cup)
• Chopped carrot (half cup)
• Water (half cup)
• Olive oil (1 tablespoon)

Directions:

• Wash the potato then peel it and cut it into small chunks
• Bake all the potato pieces in the oven for around 8 minutes
• Now, take a frying pan and heat oil in it, add beef pieces and sauté it until cooked
• Take the beef out of the frying pan then add water & flour in the same frying pan
• Stir it continuously until the gravy become thick
• Add baked potato, chopped carrot & sauté beef in it
• Cook it for around 10 minutes then serve it to your dog once it cools down completely.

[/fusion_text][fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_spacing=”” rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_color=”” class=”” id=””]#Recipe 2: Turkey & Veggie Rice

The next delicious recipe on the list is turkey & veggie rice. This amazing recipe of lean animal protein with healthy veggies & carbs is a good balance of yumminess & nutrients. It is a low-calorie dog food so it is great for those senior dogs who are little overweight.

To prepare this recipe all you need is

Ingredients:

• Ground turkey (1 cup)
• Brown rice (2cups)
• Chopped carrot & cauliflower (1/2 cup)
• Dried rosemary (1 tablespoon)
• Water

Directions:

• Take a large container, add 6 cups of water, ground turkey, dried rosemary and rice into it.
• Stir the mixture well so that the ground turkey gets distributed evenly.
• Turn the flame to high until the first boil then simmer it for around 20 minutes
• Now, add the chopped carrot & cauliflower into it then cook it for 5 more minutes
• Now serve it to your pooch once it completely cools down

[/fusion_text][fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_spacing=”” rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_color=”” class=”” id=””]#Recipe 3 Chicken with veggie

The next healthy & yummy recipe on the list is chicken with veggie. Again lean animal protein with some veggies is a great way to provide all the nutrients required by your dog’s body. This recipe will make your dog lick up the whole bowl.

To prepare this recipe all you need is

Ingredients:

• Chicken thighs & breasts (2 cups)
• Frozen peas & green beans (1 cup)
• 1 cubed apple
• Sliced carrot (half cup)
• 1 cubed sweet potato
• Olive oil (2 tablespoons)

Directions:

• Take a cooker, add meat in it then add water to fully cover the chicken then add frozen beans, cubed apple, sweet potato & sliced carrot in it.
• Now, cook it for few hours then add frozen peas into it then cook it for 30 more minutes.
• Drain all the excess liquid & add olive oil into it then mix it into the food processor
• Once it cool down completely, scoop it into a Ziploc bag to freeze it overnight
• Then defrost it then serve it to your pooch

[/fusion_text][fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_spacing=”” rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_color=”” class=”” id=””]#Special raw dog food recipe

Some dog owners prefer to give BARF food to their furry companion so here are one special raw dog food recipes for those dog owners. Although feeding raw dog food has always been a matter of debate among dog owners, being rich with healthy nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, fats, etc. it will help in keeping your dog’s health intact.

To prepare this recipe all you need is

Ingredients:

• 1 cup animal protein (either chicken, beef, turkey or lamb)
• 1 cup of veggies (carrot, sprouts & lettuce)
• Cod liver oil (1 tablespoon)

Directions:

• Chop up the animal protein into small chunks
• Take a blender & add animal protein and veggies into it. Grind it until it becomes a fine paste
• Now, take it out in a bowl then add cod liver oil into it.
• Mix it well then serve it to your pooch

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Final Thoughts

Feeding homemade food is the best way to ensure that your dog is not having any preservatives or artificial ingredients. Senior dogs can have numerous health issues so before getting started with any recipe, make sure that your dog doesn’t have sensitivity for any ingredient.

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