Slow Cooker Dog Food
Cook this slow cooker dog food for your dogs and I promise you they will love you forever! It was last winter when a friend told me that since feeding their older dog chicken bones she seemed to be less stiff and recovered faster after a long walk.
Needless to say, I was horrified. We don’t give our dogs bones of any sort, we used to until we realised the problems it can cause; bones stuck in teeth or internally.
Tweet ThisThen she told me she cooked the bones in the slow cooker for a day, or until they were soft enough to liquidise to a paste. Now that sounded like a brilliant way to use up every last bit of a chicken, so I started freezing any chicken bones that were left over from from dinners.
It’s Really So Easy…
The dogs have a long wait before their slow cooker dog food will be ready, but they know it’ll be worth it.
After twenty hours or so of cooking the bones soften enough to be liquidised into a pate. Be warned though the smell is not for everyone. I have been known to cook it outside as my daughter can’t stand it
Once blended the chicken bones are reduced to a pate like texture. Which sets as it cools.
Old 1 litre ice cream tubs are perfect for freezing this slow cooker dog food in.
One or two spoons is all I mix in with the dogs dry food.
I think this his face says it all! Don’t you?
4 - 6 litres
This slow cooker dog food recipe couldn't be more simple and is perfect for using up whole chicken carcasses, so no waste. The finished dog food is similar in texture to pate, so there is no risk of getting a bone lodged. And the dogs love it!
20 minPrep Time
24 hrCook Time
24 hr, 20
Save RecipeIngredients
- 4 chicken carcasses or enough chicken bones to fill your slow cooker (raw or cooked is fine, if you store them in the freezer defrost before using).
- 1 whole cheapy frozen chicken (defrosted and skinned).
- Enough water to almost fill the slow cooker.
- Several 1 liter containers. I use old ice cream containers and usually get around six liters of pate.
- Room in the freezer.
- Optional:
- 1 tin sardines.
- A handful of chicken livers or hearts.
- Dog safe fruit or veg (green beans, red peppers, carrots, cabbage etc.)
Instructions
- Put everything into the slow cooker and set it on a high setting for the first hour, then turn it down to the lowest setting.
- Leave it for twenty to twentyfour hours or until the thigh bones break easily when pressure is applied.
- Spoon into a blender or liquidiser (I did try a hand blender, but mine wasn't powerful enough) whilst still warm and whizz until smooth.
- It takes several loads in the liquidiser to blend it all, so I empty it into a huge bowl so I can give it a good mix before ladling it into the plastic containers. The mixture will be quite runny whilst still warm but sets nicely once cooled.
- Pop into the freezer and take out to defrost as needed.
Notes
You could use turkey bones and add cranberries and brussel sprouts to turn it into a Christmas dinner for your dog. Always check that a fruit of veg is safe for your dog to eat before adding to the recipe.
Not only does this recipe use up parts of a bird that would normally get thrown away, but you know exactly what’s in it. Do you ever make your dogs food from scratch? Would you make this for your dog?
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