Does Your Dog Need Purines?
- Destination Dalmatian
- Aug 6, 2023
- 3 min read
Updated: Aug 28, 2024
Doesn't matter what kind of dog breed you have, every dog requires a certain purine. Whether it be low, moderate or high. A lot of people confuse purine with protein. Its not the same thing. Yes your dog needs a CERTAIN purine. Certain breeds require a different kind. Have you been feeding your dog table scraps? Check the charts and check with your vet. If your vet doesn't know what purines are, I highly suggest you find another vet.
After viewing the chart, your next step is to make sure your dog is not allergic to anything. A good example with this chart would be to think about how big your dogs stomach is.
-How much kibble should your dog eat during each feeding?
-Are you feeding your dog more than he/she should be eating?
-Is your dog overweight?
-Are you adding moisture to the food? (aka adding water)
Replacing half the kibble with these foods can help health in so many ways. Go to the freezer section in your local grocery store and buy a 4 pound bag of broccoli or mixed veggies for $3. and add that as a substitute in your dogs food rather then more kibble. Lots of dog foods have bi products and 4d meat which is not for human consumption so they put it in dog food, which will eventually kill your dog and has no nutritional value.
ALWAYS CHECK THE FIRST 5 INGREDIENTS IN YOUR DOGS FOOD!
What's a Good Dog Dinner Recipe?
My personal preference is "4Health Salmon and rice or chicken and rice formula" from Tractor Supply or "Authority salmon and rice all life stages" from PetSmart. YES, some dogs can have wild rice & grains! It contains more fiber and less calories, fat, and carbs than white or brown rice. I will discuss grains in a future blog. What I do is I put 2 -3 cups of kibble in a bowl, mix in some boiled broccoli (broccoli has more protein then beef), cooked carrots (great for eyes), flaxseed, hempseed, quinoa, (or wild rice) and i drizzle some low sodium chicken broth or some honey. My dogs all eat low purine and they are fit, healthy, never a gout, uric acid, or stomach problem or vet visit for a health concern in 6 years. Sometimes I bake chicken breasts in quinoa, flax and honey. I break everything up into little pieces and refrigerate it for the week and mix it with their food every dinner. They get a multi vitamin once a week by "authority". Some days they do eat just straight kibble but 8 times out of 10 i do cook them dinner since my kids are all about the air fryer. The dogs appreciate me more. Haha. Broccoli and carrots and spinach are my GoTo mixes though with my kibble.
I will list at the bottom of this blog my top favorite links to the best information I could find on the internet to help you guys to study more about these facts.
Educational Links on Purines
Products I use from Amazon I keep Handy
Hemp hearts i occasionally add to their food
Flaxseed i occassionally add to their food
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