Spot’s (and Fluffy’s) Stew

Poisonous Pet Food Manufacturers!
Here’s a holistic alternative to scary store-bought canned pet food.
ETA: Jen made a good point in the comments that’s worth repeating. If you’re going to switch your pets to holistic or homemade foods, introduce it gradually into their regular diet.
First, crack open a beer, pour yourself a glass of wine or mix your favorite cocktail…(to satisfy the likker requirement of the “Wineaux Epicurian” because you don’t really want to waste it on Fido, now do you?)
Spot’s (and Fluffy’s) Stew
Yield: 20 cups
use organic ingredients if possible~2 ½ pounds whole chicken or turkey (bone, organs, skin and all)
~¼ cup chopped fresh garlic
~1 cup green peas
~1 cup coarsely chopped carrots
~½ cup coarsely chopped zucchini
~½ cup coarsely chopped yellow squash
~½ cup coarsely chopped green beans
~½ cup coarsely chopped celery
~1 tbsp. kelp powder
~1 tsp. dried rosemary
~11 to 16 cups spring waterFor Dogs Only: Add 8 ounces whole barley and 6 ounces rolled oats, and adjust the water content to a total of 16 cups or enough to cover the ingredients (Grain portions are not recommended for cats)
Combine all of the ingredients in a 10-quart stockpot (stainless steel, please) with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat as low as possible and simmer for 2 hours (the carrots should be quite soft at the end of the cooking time).
Remove from the heat, let cool, and debone the chicken. While you’re doing all this waiting (It’s a lot, you know), you should pour yourself another drink and get your knit on…
With a blender or using a food processor, and working in batches, blend all the ingredients into a nice puree; the stew should be slightly thicker for dogs and more soupy for cats.
Using ziploc bags or plastic yogurt containers, make up meal-=sized portions. Refrigerate what you’ll need for three days and freeze the rest. Be sure and seek your pet’s advice on ideal meal sizes.
For each additional 20 pounds of dog, add 2 cups. (If your cat’s bigger than 40 pounds, you’ve got other problems - La commentary) Remember, all pets are individuals, so let your intuition and observations guide you.
Bon(e) Appetit!
Recipe from Amidst the Dark Cloud of the Pet Food Recall - There’s a Shiny, Silver Lining by Andi Brown in Vol. 8 - Issue 7 The Pet Press.
Andi Brown is the author of The Whole Pet Diet: Eight Weeks to Great Health for Dogs and Cats and founder of one of the first holistic pet products companies - Halo, Purely for Pets.




















