Post by Heather on Aug 13, 2009 14:36:32 GMT -5
Agreed. Cooked....nor raw. Lost my focus, answering too many questions about similar problems 
. I apologize for the confusion. We were working on a cooked diet for this little guy and trying to get rid of the kibbles and other strange additions (banana baby food... ). You can cook the slippery elm right into the baby food, I would do the same with the pumpkin, I used to add it to my stews for my son who also suffers from gastric problems (no one even knows it's there 
) Perhaps, cutting the batch in half and doing half pumpkin and half slippery elm and using alternately as needed. It would be nice if he can work the alternates but you know with IBD you do what works. If he only tolerates pumpkin then forget about the slippery elm. Aremis was like that. I had to have the pumpkin, eventually I stopped even trying to use the slippery elm. His body just didn't tolerate it. Mischief could tolerate either. So I used to use 2 weeks of pumpkin and 2 weeks of slippery elm gruel. Here's the information for slippery elm as well as the site;
For diarrhea, slowly pour 12 oz. hot or boiling water over 1 T. of
powdered bark, stirring constantly until mixture is smooth. Add a
little honey if desired (dogs only). If constipation is the problem,
use only 1 tsp. powder and proceed as above. Note that in smaller
doses, Slippery Elm acts as a soothing lubricant while in larger
doses, it acts as an herbal “glue†or bandage that the body will use
where and as it is needed.
To make Slippery Elm Gruel, mix 1 tsp. of the powder with 1 cup water
or broth in a pan. Heat slowly to a boil, stirring often (a wire wisk
works best for this). Reduce heat and let simmer 2-3 minutes, stirring
constantly. Take off heat. Add honey and/or other supplements if
desired. Let cool and add to food, or feed separately as a porridge,
or by syringe if necessary.
How to administer Slippery Elm preparations:
Note that the following dosages refer to the liquid preparations
described above, not to the powder alone. Slippery Elm should always
be taken with water, and since you can’t entice your companion to
drink a glass of water on command, always prepare it according to the
recipes provided. Having said that, here are some general dosing
guidelines for companion animals.
Cats: 1/2 tsp. (or 2ccs by syringe) 3-4 times daily until improvement
is noted.
Dogs: 1 tsp. for small dogs, 1 T. for medium sized dogs, and 2-4 T.
for large dogs. Repeat dose 3-4 times daily until symptoms subside.
Unused portions of these preparations can be refrigerated for up to 3
days."
<http://www.anniesherbals.com/Getting%20started.html>
Taurine should be added just before feeding or in the batch that has been recently thawed. It will break down in extreme heat (cooking) and cold (freezing).
I'm sorry about the confusion, it comes from just reading the above question without going into the history to get all the facts again 
. My bad
Let me know if you have any more questions. Hopefully, by the time you get this Hunter is back to eating on his own.
ciao
. I apologize for the confusion. We were working on a cooked diet for this little guy and trying to get rid of the kibbles and other strange additions (banana baby food... ). You can cook the slippery elm right into the baby food, I would do the same with the pumpkin, I used to add it to my stews for my son who also suffers from gastric problems (no one even knows it's there ) Perhaps, cutting the batch in half and doing half pumpkin and half slippery elm and using alternately as needed. It would be nice if he can work the alternates but you know with IBD you do what works. If he only tolerates pumpkin then forget about the slippery elm. Aremis was like that. I had to have the pumpkin, eventually I stopped even trying to use the slippery elm. His body just didn't tolerate it. Mischief could tolerate either. So I used to use 2 weeks of pumpkin and 2 weeks of slippery elm gruel. Here's the information for slippery elm as well as the site;For diarrhea, slowly pour 12 oz. hot or boiling water over 1 T. of
powdered bark, stirring constantly until mixture is smooth. Add a
little honey if desired (dogs only). If constipation is the problem,
use only 1 tsp. powder and proceed as above. Note that in smaller
doses, Slippery Elm acts as a soothing lubricant while in larger
doses, it acts as an herbal “glue†or bandage that the body will use
where and as it is needed.
To make Slippery Elm Gruel, mix 1 tsp. of the powder with 1 cup water
or broth in a pan. Heat slowly to a boil, stirring often (a wire wisk
works best for this). Reduce heat and let simmer 2-3 minutes, stirring
constantly. Take off heat. Add honey and/or other supplements if
desired. Let cool and add to food, or feed separately as a porridge,
or by syringe if necessary.
How to administer Slippery Elm preparations:
Note that the following dosages refer to the liquid preparations
described above, not to the powder alone. Slippery Elm should always
be taken with water, and since you can’t entice your companion to
drink a glass of water on command, always prepare it according to the
recipes provided. Having said that, here are some general dosing
guidelines for companion animals.
Cats: 1/2 tsp. (or 2ccs by syringe) 3-4 times daily until improvement
is noted.
Dogs: 1 tsp. for small dogs, 1 T. for medium sized dogs, and 2-4 T.
for large dogs. Repeat dose 3-4 times daily until symptoms subside.
Unused portions of these preparations can be refrigerated for up to 3
days."
<http://www.anniesherbals.com/Getting%20started.html>
Taurine should be added just before feeding or in the batch that has been recently thawed. It will break down in extreme heat (cooking) and cold (freezing).
I'm sorry about the confusion, it comes from just reading the above question without going into the history to get all the facts again
. My bad Let me know if you have any more questions. Hopefully, by the time you get this Hunter is back to eating on his own.
ciao
