Best home made food for a 2 month old Frenchie

[BLVCKSHVDE]

Hi,

I'm picking up a new Frenchie tomorrow, and he's around 10 weeks old.

I have home-cooked food for my other Frenchie who is 6 months, can they eat the same thing?

I have cooked: Rice, potato, pumpkin, carrot, green and black beans, minced pork, diced beef and eggs.

Is the recipe above suitable for a 10 week old puppy?

Thanks

 

[BLVCKSHVDE]

If it's not suitable, what would you guys recommend me to feed my 10 week old puppy.

Suggestions for both home-cooked and store bought food are appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[Frenchie Grrrl]

By home cooked do you mean this is something you've prepaired yourself? If so, I'd be wary of feeding it to a puppy, unless you are certain that is completely balanced. It's really important that puppies are getting balanced meals and not missing any nutrients because they grow so quickly.

I feed a complete raw grind to both my adult Frenchie and my puppy. Right now I use Answers Pet Foods, but there are other good brands available - just depends on where you live.

 

[BLVCKSHVDE]

I live in Macau SAR, China. It's really difficult to find store bought food as there are very few pet shops that are trust-worthy. That is why I normally cook rather than buying pre-made food.

Is the recipe I mentioned above not complete enough?

If not, what am I missing?

 

[Frenchie Grrrl]

I'm not saying that it's not complete. I really wouldn't know. I'm in a FB group that takes home prepared food very seriously and puts all ingredients in a very complicated food calculator to make sure everything is balanced and I'm in a raw feeding group that is much more loose about what they give and just use ratios and rotate different proteins. I don't feel confident enough to prepare my dogs' food right now, which is why I use a commercial raw brand.

I guess I'm no help because I have no idea if there are any reputable brands are in your area.

 

[GraciesMom]

If you do a search on diy raw foods for dogs, there are some articles that might help you. I'm not an expert but based on what I've learned on this site, the ingredients make sense and include things like bone meal, flaxseed, fish oil and vegetables as well as meats. If trustworthy commercially made raw is not available to you, it might be worth spending some time looking at these articles.

 

[BLVCKSHVDE]

I'm not saying that it's not complete. I really wouldn't know. I'm in a FB group that takes home prepared food very seriously and puts all ingredients in a very complicated food calculator to make sure everything is balanced and I'm in a raw feeding group that is much more loose about what they give and just use ratios and rotate different proteins. I don't feel confident enough to prepare my dogs' food right now, which is why I use a commercial raw brand.

I guess I'm no help because I have no idea if there are any reputable brands are in your area.

What is this FB group name? It's okay, it's always a help when someone replies, you're no different.

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If you do a search on diy raw foods for dogs, there are some articles that might help you. I'm not an expert but based on what I've learned on this site, the ingredients make sense and include things like bone meal, flaxseed, fish oil and vegetables as well as meats. If trustworthy commercially made raw is not available to you, it might be worth spending some time looking at these articles.

Thanks, I will try to search

 

[Cbrugs]

All I know about homemade food is you have to make sure to give supplements so that it is nutritionally balanced (i.e. ground up eggshells are good for calcium). You can probably find a lot of articles and recipes online to make sure you give a balanced meal.

 

[Frenchie Grrrl]

The one that uses nutritional standards is called Raw Fed & Nerdy. I'm mostly just lurking there while I learn.

The one that uses percentages is Raw Feeders "Kicked Out" Club. There are many others, but this is just the one I liked.

There is a lot of information, if you check in the files of the groups after you join.

 

[BLVCKSHVDE]

I've looked up a few articles, and looks like there are a lot of types of meat they recommend that is quite difficult to find in Macau.

Macau is a Special Administration Region (SAR) of China. It has it's own borders from China, it's own currency and laws. For example, while China boycotts Facebook and Google, it's very usable in Macau. Gambling is also illegal in China, but perfectly legal in Macau (Macau has beaten Las Vegas in terms of Casino sales etc). But for that reason, Macau has no production of meat, majority of meat comes from China and it's fairly regular cuts, they also don't seem to like Beef, Turkey or Venison cos it's pretty rare here.

I'll just have to go find something acceptable for now on a pet-shop then possibly order from Amazon. (Yeah, eBay doesn't function properly in Macau because PayPal is illegal lol)

Can someone please list me some good brands, I will keep an eye for them on the pet-shop.

Thanks

 

[GraciesMom]

I didn't know that about Macau. That's what I love about this site. It brings Frenchie owners together from around the world. I'm only familiar with U.S. Brands. For canned or kibble, some of the better brands are Fromm, Acana, Orijen (I'm betting other members can expand this list). The frozen raw brands I'm familiar with are Answers, Primal and Nature's Instinct, but I doubt you can order those online. There are also some freeze dried brands like Honest Kitchen. You might be able to order those.

 

[BLVCKSHVDE]

I found Fromm and Orijen in the pet-shop where I cousin buys food for her 2 dogs.

I went for Orijen cos Fromm only had food for adults. The women there was very helpful, you can see she really cares for dogs, she kept pushing me towards other brands like Organix, Nature's Gift and Blue. She gave me a few samples, anyone recognize any of these brands? (Check the photo)

 

[Cbrugs]

I found Fromm and Orijen in the pet-shop where I cousin buys food for her 2 dogs.

I went for Orijen cos Fromm only had food for adults. The women there was very helpful, you can see she really cares for dogs, she kept pushing me towards other brands like Organix, Nature's Gift and Blue. She gave me a few samples, anyone recognize any of these brands? (Check the photo)
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Orijen is one of the best kibbles out there.


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[GraciesMom]

I recognize the Orijen and Blue. Orijen is a good quality food -- Blue not so much. Fromm does produce kibble for puppies, it's possible your store just doesn't carry it. Given your choices, I'd go with the Orijen.

 

[Gigi]

I live in Macau SAR, China. It's really difficult to find store bought food as there are very few pet shops that are trust-worthy. That is why I normally cook rather than buying pre-made food.

Is the recipe I mentioned above not complete enough?

If not, what am I missing?

This is pretty similar to what im feeding my 7 month old puppy and have been feeding him this since about 4 months. Just add an all in one supplement to make it complete. I just ordered from chewy.com the brand "Wholistic Pet Organics" it pretty much has everything your dog needs to make his meals balanced.