| My dog, Spunky, was put on a new diet | | | | 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar |
| last fall by our veterinarian who sold | | | | 3/8 cup water |
| us the food. After five days Spunky | | | | Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray cookie |
| became very ill. He was vomiting, eating | | | | sheet with vegetable oil spray. Lightly |
| less, became listless and staggered when | | | | dust work surface with flour. Blend |
| he tried to walk. His veterinarian | | | | flours and cornmeal in large mixing |
| refused to admit that the new food was | | | | bowl. Add apple, egg, oil, brown sugar |
| causing his illness. Spunky became so | | | | and water. Mix until well blended. On |
| ill that he was hospitalized for five | | | | work surface, roll dough out to 7/8-inch |
| days and came to the point where we were | | | | thickness. Cut with cookie cutters of |
| told he was dying. | | | | desired shape and size. |
| I insisted that we try to feed him some | | | | Place treats on prepared sheet. Bake in |
| of his old food before we gave up on | | | | preheated oven 35 to 40 minutes. Turn |
| him. We visited the animal hospital and | | | | off oven. Leave door closed for 1 hour |
| fed him small amounts of his old food. | | | | to make the treats crispy. Remove treats |
| Within hours his bloodwork was back to | | | | from oven. Store baked treats in |
| normal and he recovered very quickly. | | | | airtight container or plastic bag, and |
| Some damage to his liver, kidneys and | | | | place in refrigerator or freezer. |
| gallbladder remained but these are | | | | Recipe makes 24 servings. |
| problems that can be monitored. | | | | Pet owners who love their pets will no |
| In my anger and despair I decided to | | | | doubt be searching for new food sources. |
| publish an all natural cookbook of dog | | | | Remember that when changing your dog's |
| food recipes. Several months later the | | | | diet (no matter what the food source) |
| very food that made Spunky ill was added | | | | that you need to introduce the new food |
| to the recall list and this only served | | | | carefully and in small amounts before |
| to make me more aware that pet owners | | | | actually making the switch. If you have |
| need to consider feeding their pets | | | | any concerns about allergies and food |
| human grade food. | | | | sensitivity please consult your |
| An Apple A Day Dog Treat | | | | veterinarian before introducing human |
| 2 cups whole-wheat flour | | | | grade food. |
| 1/2 cup unbleached flour | | | | (c) 2007, Davis Virtual Assistance. You |
| 1/2 cup cornmeal | | | | may reprint this article so long as you |
| 1 apple, chopped or grated | | | | keep it intact with the resource box and |
| 1 egg, beaten | | | | make all links live. |
| 1/3 cup vegetable oil | | | | |