Is feeding my dog liver for months harmful? How to correct her diet?

Hi there. No, this is not a nutritionally complete diet for long-term feeding. If Butter won't eat dog food and you prefer to feed him human food, you will need to make sure that his diet is still complete and balanced. You can use the website www.balanceit.com to put together recipes for him using ingredients of your choice, or use a commercial fresh food diet that is formulated to be complete and balanced, such as www.thefarmersdog.com

I am sorry to hear about Layla! I would recommend using the website https://secure.balanceit.com/ which is run by veterinary nutritionists and can work with your vet and your pet's medical history to help formulate a complete and balanced homemade diet for Layla.

Hello again! Yes you can potentially feed this much, but she doesn't need it daily. It's a treat, and treats should never be given daily or they no longer are treats. In addition, too much liver can lead to an overdose of vitamin A, which in turn leads to bone deformity, bone spurs, digestive problems, muscle weakness, weight loss, and stiffness. It's better to limit it to three times a week.

Hi there. No, this is not okay - Rio needs to be on a nutritionally complete and balanced diet designed for dogs. What you are describing is not healthy for him, and puts him at risk of developing a variety of different health problems due to nutritional imbalances and deficiencies. I would recommend feeding a good quality commercial dog food from a reputable company such as Purina, Hills, or Royal Canin. If you prefer to cook for your dog at home, that's fine - but it needs to be a diet formulated to meet his nutritional needs, not something you make up yourself. In that case, you can use the website www.balanceit.com to put together appropriate recipes using ingredients of your choosing, or consult with a veterinary nutritionist about formulating a custom diet for him. You can find more information on how to do this here: https://acvn.org/nutrition-consults/

The best option for feeding homemade food is to have a diet formulated by a veterinary nutritionist. This is important, because if Nala does not get adequate nutrients, then she can develop nutritional disorders. I usually recommend feeding the formulated dog food that you can buy at the pet store. These have all the nutrients and there would no need to add any supplements. Unfortunately, we cannot formulate a homemade diet for your dogs through this service, but I put a link below to a veterinary nutritionist who can do this for you. What I can say is that variety is good when formulating a homemade diet. It's definitely good to feed the ingredients you have suggested as part of the diet, but you will likely need other nutritional sources in the diet to make up some deficiencies. There are some foods you want to avoid like garlic and onion. It is also not recommended to feed raw food, as this will increase the risk of getting infectious diseases and parasites for you and your dog. Below is also a link to a list of toxic foods and more information about homemade diets. https://www.petcoach.co/article/10-common-foods-that-are-toxic-to-dogs-and-cats/ https://petdiets.com/Ask-the-Nutritionist http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2016/07/should-you-make-your-own-pet-food-at-home/ I hope that helps and all is well with Nala.

Louis needs VERY specific nutrition or else his shunt is going to start causing problems. If you want to make a home made diet, you need to work with a veterinary nutritionist. 99% of diets found on line were found to be unbalanced and this would be very detrimental to Louis. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

No, I would not recommend doing this. Too much raw liver (and cooked liver) can be toxic for dogs in that they will get too much Vitamin A, leading to bone deformity, excessive bone growth on the elbows and spine, weight loss, and anorexia. Your dog's dry food will give him all the nutrients he needs.