Renal (kidney) failure - treat recipes

[madaboutgreys]

Anyone know any really scrummy homemade treat recipes for dogs with kidney failure? I'm baking Christmas treats for the long termers at the kennels. But oneof the hounds has chronic kidney failure so obviously can't have the usual liver cake etc Any experiences? Any ideas? A google came up with only the most unappetising recipe imagineable (vegetables, flour and a bit of chicken stock).

[kris]

1 1/2cup wholemeal flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1/4 cup carob powder
2 tablespoons applesauce
1 tablespoon molasses
1 cup water

preheat oven to 180c
mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl
add applesauce and molasses and water
use a spoon to mix then pour into a 8" sponge tin
bake 20 minutes or until the top is firm

[kris]

2 cups barley flour
1 teaspoon minced or crushed garlic
1/4 cup safflower oil
1 teaspoon molasses
1/3 cup water


pre heat oven 175c
mix the flour and garlic in large bowl
add the oil molassess and water. stir then knead into a dough.
turn onto a floured surface and roll to 1/4 " thick. Sprinkle with garlic powder and using a cookie cutter: cut into shapes.
Place on ungreased baking tray and bake 15 -20 minutes until starting to brown.
For crispier biscuits turn oven off and leave until cold.

[kris]

1 packet dried yeast
1/2 teaspoon molassess
1/4 cup warm water
2 cups wholemeal flour
1 cup oats
1 cup maize meal
1/4 cup wheat germ
2 tablespoon mint flakes
2 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 1/4 cup water

preheat oven 180c
combine yeast molasses and warm water in bowl and leave it 5 minutes
blend flours, maizemeal, wheatgerm, mint and parsley.
Stir the yeast mixture in and the remaining water
stir well then turn onto floured worktop and knead a little.
roll out to 1/4 " thick and cut with cookie cutters
place on baking tray covered in foil and bake 30 minutes.

[kris]

sorry its all in cups - let me know if you need conversions and I will type them in. I use cups now when baking as its so much quicker.
THey may look unappetising to us: but my guys chomp them down.

These are low protein.

[Flaperoo]

Fantastic recipes Kris

Hope the dog with Kidney failure likes them

Mx

[madaboutgreys]

Thank you, kris! I think I need to go shopping for some molasses! Cups are just fine - I have a measure jug with those units on. Think I'd better trial run a few of these recipes on her before Christmas to be sure I find the one that hits the sweet spot.

We had a cat that had renal failure for a year or so before we finally let her go (at nearly 20). I felt terrible feeding her low protein diet because she was always such a carnivore and clearly hated it (and declined to eat it most of the time). In the end I gave up and resumed her regular diet of pure white fish, chicken and fois gras(!). It may have shortened her life for a month or so but I'm sure she was much happier that way.

[kris]

good luck with them ;D
if you need cookie bags, (if you give away/sell your cookies) - lakeland plastic do 50 for 1.99
they look really nice if you tie them with twirly ribbon.

if you need any other type of special recipies - give me a pm - if only I could get a publisher I would have my book out by now
will probably end up self publishing after xmas

kris