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I can not argue that there is a ton of information in here . But there is a glaring inconsistency that honestly makes this book worthless for what I wanted it for-mainly to determine if I am feeding my dog the kinds of foods/supplements.
Specifically- in several places in the book it states “Additional supplementation is not needed when your pet has a nutritionally balanced diet.” page 26 under Vitamins and Supplements. So then if you go to the area where he lists optimal diet plans for your dog - and you look at the Adult Canine Maintenance plan - it lists 8 supplements that you should add to the prepared food!
And I have looked everywhere in the book and there is NO explanation of what each supplement does or why we should include them in a normal dog diet. Here is the recipe: 8 ounces rabbit meat, deboned 1 cup millet (to yield 3 cups cooked) ½ cup carrots 2 tablespoons organic canola oil 100 IU vitamin E (from capsules) ⅛ teaspoon iodized salt ⅛ teaspoon potassium chloride powder 1 tablet Kirkland Signature Daily Multi, crushed 1 teaspoon calcium carbonate powder 350 mg choline 250 mg pantothenic acid.
It also states in the book that “ over supplementing “ can cause problems as well.
Hard to believe such a glaring oversight - and I would be vary careful of using these diet plans without other information to back up why those supplements are needed.
November 2018 · Books