How to make safe, nutritionally balanced homemade food for my dog with cancer?

While I don't know of any nutritionists that specialize specifically in oncology, most nutritionists should feel comfortable formulating diets for oncology patients. The website BalanceIT.com is based in California and has boarded veterinary nutritionists on staff. They can help formulate a recipe and will ship necessary vitamin supplements internationally.

I'm so sorry that Lucky is ill. I can tell you are trying to do everything in your power to help her feel well for as long as possible. BalenceIT is my usual go to for supplementing home cooked diets. However, it is usually most appropriate for young-mostly healthy dogs. Dogs such as Lucky need more assistance. I would strongly recommend talking to a veterinary behavior specialist. I know Ohio State University Veterinary School was doing over-the-phone consultations with their nutrition specialist, Dr. Parker, at one point so I would recommend starting there. Here is the information you would need: http://vet.osu.edu/vmc/companion/our-services/nutrition-support-service/nutrition-consult-request. You and Lucky will be in my thoughts.

I'm sorry that Sabbath has a chondrosarcoma on his nose! The problem with homemade diets is that they often are not nutritionally balanced, and the dog doesn't get all the nutrients he needs. If you would like to make a homemade diet, however, there are two websites I will give you that provide recipes for healthy and balanced diets that will provide him all the nutrients he needs. These recipes have been formulated by veterinary nutritionists. Check out these websites. Pet diets has an option for a nutritional consult specific to your dog to meet their needs for their current medical problems. This would enable you to get a low carb diet for him that is nutritionally balanced. I hope this helps! https://secure.balanceit.com https://www.petdiets.com

Hi there and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach to address your concern. I am sorry to hear that Petitte has cancer and that it has spread. I typically recommend using the prescription diet Hills and feeding N/D (neoplasia diet) with any diagnosed cancers. This diet is a proprietary blend of antioxidants and nutritional ingredients to help dogs with cancer especially going through chemotherapy. Your vet will need to prescribe this food as it is a prescription diet. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns and I would be more than happy to help you further.

I would consult a veterinary nutritionist, but I don't know that there are any where you are located. Another good option is the website balanceit.com. They will help you formulate balanced recipes and I believe there is a free option as well.

Hi there and thank you for using Pet Coach! If you are planning on formulating a diet for Tipou, I would highly recommend visiting the following website: www.balanceit.com This website will help you formulate a homemade diet that is balanced and complete. It will also list ingredients that are safe for use in homemade diets. Use the Autobalancer feature on this website and remember to look into buying one of the vitamin / mineral supplements on this site to ensure Tipou is eating a well balanced diet of vitamins / nutrients / minerals. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. I am also available via phone or text consultation. Please remember to rate this post as helpful or not. Thank you!

You should follow all prescribed advice from your vet and report any concerns you have about Ciukas to them straight away. Without the lab results it is difficult to fully assess the situtation but I would recommend feeding wet food until the wounds are healed and the pain reduces; hills have formulated a "n/d" diet specifically for cancer patients which has some very promising results and may be worth considering until you get the results to delay any further growth.