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| Canine Low Salt Diet |
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 lb. ground round or other lean beef |
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2 cups cooked rice without salt |
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2 teaspoons dicalcium phosphate2 |
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Balanced vitamin-mineral supplement in a quantity sufficient to provide the daily requirement for each vitamin and trace mineral. |
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| Cook beef in skillet, stirring until lightly browned. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Keep covered in the refrigerator.Yield: 1 lb. |
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| Protein |
6.3% |
| Fat |
5.5% |
| Carbohydrate |
17.7% |
| *Sodium |
.01% |
| Metabolizable Energy |
660 Kcal./lb |
| * This diet contains approximately 50 mg. sodium/100 gm. dry diet. Veterinary cardiologists recommend a ration containing not more than 50 mg. sodium/100 gm. dry diet for dogs with congestive heart failure. |
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| Feed sufficient amount to maintain normal body weight. |
| Body Weight |
Approximate Daily Feeding |
| 5 lb. |
 lb. |
| 10 lb. |
 lb. |
| 20 lb. |
1 lb. |
| 40 lb. |
1 lb. |
| 60 lb. |
2 lb. |
| 80 lb. |
2 lb. |
| 100 lb. |
3 lb. |
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| Feed only the low sodium diet. All snacks, tidbits and treats, especially table food, must be eliminated. |
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| 2Dicalcium Phosphate Sources: Drug and Health Food Stores; Substitute=Bone Meal |
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