Healthy Dog Powder
This supplement recipe is from Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. The Healthy Powder is used in the Doggie Oats recipe and other recipes developed by Dr. Pitcairn.
Healthy Powder
2 cups nutritional (torula) yeast
1 cup lecithin granules
1/4 cup kelp powder
1/4 cup bonemeal (or 9,000 mg calcium or 5 teaspoons eggshell powder, recipe below)
1,000 mg vitamin C (ground) or 1/4 teaspoon sodium ascorbate (optional)
Mix all ingredients together in a 1-quart container with lid and refrigerate.
Healthy Powder
2 cups nutritional (torula) yeast
1 cup lecithin granules
1/4 cup kelp powder
1/4 cup bonemeal (or 9,000 mg calcium or 5 teaspoons eggshell powder, recipe below)
1,000 mg vitamin C (ground) or 1/4 teaspoon sodium ascorbate (optional)
Mix all ingredients together in a 1-quart container with lid and refrigerate.
Dry Egg Shell Powder
Eggshell Powder
Wash the eggshells right after cracking and let dry until you have a dozen or so (each whole eggshell makes about a teaspoon of powder, which equals 1,800 milligrams of calcium). Then, bake at 300 degrees F for about 10 minutes. This removes a mineral-oil coating sometimes added to keep eggs from drying out. It also makes the shells dry and brittle enough to grind to a fine powder with a nut and seed grinder, blender or a mortar and pestle. Grind well enough that there are no sharp, gritty pieces.
Wash the eggshells right after cracking and let dry until you have a dozen or so (each whole eggshell makes about a teaspoon of powder, which equals 1,800 milligrams of calcium). Then, bake at 300 degrees F for about 10 minutes. This removes a mineral-oil coating sometimes added to keep eggs from drying out. It also makes the shells dry and brittle enough to grind to a fine powder with a nut and seed grinder, blender or a mortar and pestle. Grind well enough that there are no sharp, gritty pieces.