07/21/2026
Dogs deserve real food that fuels, heals, refreshes, and rehydrates them too!! First mixture I combined several cans of newly ordered and opened pedigree wet food smashed. I added 4 or 5 cans of Vienna sausage, chopped up. Mixed in two cans of shredded chicken, and combined together.
First, I filled 4 kongs with this mixture, and wrapped them and placed them into the freezer. For a tasty, cool, refreshing, and enriching snack and prize later. Hot summer days like this, there is no such thing as too much when it comes to hydrating refreshing nutrient dense food, snacks, and supplementation.
I then filled all the ice cube trays I own with this mixture and topped off the trays with beef broth and filled up my freezer with them. Once frozen, I will separate the cubes and feed them to Smokey all throughout the day. It is nutrient dense supplementation and additional hydration at the same time, and tasty too.
I then made another batch of smashed pedigree wet food, mixed with 2 cans of shredded chicken, and added a whole bunch of rice, the rest of the beef broth with additional chicken broth for moisture. All together makes for a very nutrient dense snack or meal.
I filled all of my paw and bone shaped silicone molds with this mixture and a couple bone shaped mats filled with puré liquid beef broth for frozen popsicle liquid hydration later.
What remained of that mixture I served Smokey a large hefty filling nutritious dinner for tonight. I used the large Tupperware I mixed the batch in to preserve healthy home made real food meals for Smokey the next 3-5 days at least. Any spillover was put into a ziplock, and both were placed in the refrigerator.
Now Smokey has all his meals and additional nutrient supplementation and even enriching kongs, beef broth popsicles- all pre prepped for next 3-5 days, maybe longer. I made and prepped a lot of meals and refreshments, so they should last awhile.
It’s always fun and cute when the bone and paw themed trays freeze and are pulled out of the molds. I will keep them frozen in ziplocks or Tupperware. Ready to eat and enjoy for Smokey or any of his friends. Very cute and fun when they come out in fun themed shapes.
I had a medical and health emergency and was separated from Smokey for about ten days. Smokey is 5 1/2 and I think the longest we have been apart is 3-4 weeks while I was transitioning between housing in Holland and Grand Rapids. It is not uncommon for dogs to loose their appetite or not want to eat much, at least for awhile, when separated from their owners. He was eating, just not a lot.
I keep Smokey very lean, fit, and athletic, but I was shocked how easily he lost weight and how little he could afford to loose. His ribs and pelvis bones sticking out way too much for my personal comfort. He doesn’t seem to be enjoying the bag of dry food he is on now, & had a bad reaction to a different brand of wet food that was donated to us.
Dog mom to the rescue! Having real food and meals prepared for the next several days will give his system a chance to refresh, recover, and get back into a healthier rhythm. The wet food, Vienna sausage, shredded chicken, rice, and bone broth meals are nutrient and calorie dense, and fingers crossed will help him pack back on the lbs he lost.
A little extra time, money, and effort, but more than well worth it. Hopefully he will be beefed back up and feeling back to the best version of himself in no time. I love this pup of mine!
I did not choose the name Pampered Pet Palace by Sarah for no reason at all! I loved doung stuff like this as a stay at home mom. Not much has changed, I enjoy doing it for and pampering my pet too!!
