[Boris-Frank N]

We have a 13 lbs dog who cannot eat fatty dog foods. As a result we make our own.
Daily diet:
1/2 cup of skinless chicken boiled
2/3 cup of overcooked rice (1 chicken bouillon cube)
1/2 cup of plain pumpkin
1 egg white
1/2 a vitamin from vetriscience
https://www.chewy.com/vetriscience-canine-plus-multivitamin/dp/118098
I’m not sure 7 IU of Vit E and 500 IU of Vit A are enough.

Should I give him the entire chewy tablet?

Does anyone have a reliable gauge for how much supplement a dog his size needs?

[pitlove]

Hi Boris-

I would recommend getting a supplement like the one sold on BalanceIt.com that is meant specifically for adding to homecooked foods and making them balanced.

[AmCa]

Is your little dog getting an entire bouillon cube a day? If so that’s seems like a lot of salt for a 13 lb dog. Maybe I am misunderstanding, and you are actually making a pot of rice with 1 cube in it that is divided amongst a bunch of servings of rice.
I think I read that a 30lb dog should have 100 mg of sodium a day. Bouillon cubes can have 10 times that much. Maybe you have a low salt version.
Just checking 🙂

• This reply was modified 6 years, 10 months ago by AmCa.

[anonymous]

Better yet, you can use the water that you boil the chicken in instead of the bouillon cube.
Bouillion cubes are loaded with salt/msg.
See my recipe for chicken broth
/forums/topic/grain-free-2/#post-109751

[Boris-Frank N]

Thank you. Will check it out. 🙂

[Boris-Frank N]

anon101:
My mistake.
I put 1 cube in the water every time I cook the chicken for 8 days (4 cups of cooked chicken) AND use the liquid to cook the rice. 🙂

[Boris-Frank N]

AmCa:
My mistake.
Thank you for the guidance.
I put 1 cube in the water every time I cook the chicken for 8 days (4 cups of cooked chicken) AND use the liquid to [over]cook 2 cups of rice in 5-6 cups of water.
I want to put flavor and salt in the food otherwise it does not have any.
🙂

[anonymous]

Are you sure you are not projecting your preference for seasonings added to food onto your dog? 🙂

Because plain homemade chicken broth naturally contains plenty of sodium. It’s not necessary to add salt to it.

PS: MSG is bad for dogs (humans too) it’s in there, often under a variety of different names.
Same thing with the canned/packaged chicken broth from the market.

[Boris-Frank N]

anon101:
Great point.
I cook the skinless-boneless chicken thighs in plain water. I figured by adding the chicken cube I was adding flavor and salt, which a dog needs.
Should I just add table salt to the water when I cook the chicken?
Thanks.

[anonymous]

I would prefer a pinch of salt instead of a bouillon cube, if you think it’s necessary.
The chicken water has flavor, remember a dog’s sense of smell is very acute and dogs love chicken.

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