Mushroom Broth Recipe for Dogs, Cats – Food is Medicine

 

Food is Medicine - Medicinal Mushroom Broth Recipe for Dogs and Cats

Homemade mushroom broth is quick and simple to make. This recipe uses medicinal mushrooms to create a healing broth. Mushroom broth is a great choice to strengthen your dog and cat's immune system, support treatment of symptoms and promote healing from inflammatory conditions including:

• Arthritis
• Bone and joint health
• Cancer prevention
• Central nervous system health
• Gastrointestinal health
• Detoxification
• Heart health
• Immune system health
• Kidney health
• Liver health
• Respiratory health
• Skin health
• Urinary tract health

 

Mushroom Broth Recipe for Dogs and Cats

You Will Need:

• 2 tbs unsalted butter – organic or from grass fed, pasture raised animals.
• You can choose to substitute the butter with one of the following:
• Organic, cold-pressed unrefined coconut oil
• Organic cold-pressed, avocado oil
• Organic, extra-virgin cold pressed olive oil
• 2 cups chopped medicinal mushrooms (organic or wild crafted). A list of medicinal mushrooms is provided further below. You can use:
  
• Fresh medicinal mushroom, or;
• Dry medicinal mushrooms
• 4 cups filtered or spring water.
• Optional Ingredients:
• 1 up to 2 tbs fresh, minced organic ginger root.
• 5 up to 10 whole, organic or wild-crafted juniper berries.
• When introducing herbs and spices to your dog or cat make sure the herb/spice you choose is appropriate for him/her.

Preparation

• Wash mushrooms. 
• Place butter in a pot.
• Place pot on low heat, allow the butter to melt.
• Add the mushrooms to the pot, sauté.
• Add 2 cups of filtered or spring water to the pot.
• If using optional ingredients, add the ginger and/or juniper berries.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat, allow to cool.
• Strain the mushrooms from the liquid, discard the mushrooms (or puree the cooked mushrooms and serve with the broth, or add to your dog's veggie puree or smoothie). 
  
• Option One
• Pour the cooled, strained mushroom broth into glass bottles.
• Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
• Option Two
• Pour the cooled, strained mushroom broth into ice cube trays, freeze.

Mushroom Broth Serving Suggestions for Dogs and Cats

• Give with meals.
• Offer in-between meals as a treat.
• Use the broth ice cubes as a treat.
• Use the broth to make smoothies.

Mushroom broth is a self-select item. Learn about self-selection here.

 

Mushroom Broth Serving Size – General Guideline for Dogs and Cats

• Small dogs and Cats – 1 tbs to 1/8 cup 1x, to 3x per day
• Medium Size Dogs – 1/4 to 1/3 cup 1x to 3x per day
• Large Dogs – 1/2 to 3/4 cup, 1x to 3x per day
• X-Large Dogs – ¾ to 1 cup 1x to 3x per day

List of Medicinal Mushrooms For Dogs and Cats 

Partial List:

• Agrikon
• Agariko
• Antrodia
• Blazei
• Chaga
• Cordyceps
• Himematsutake
• Kign Trumpet
• Lion’s Mane
• Maitake
• Mesima
• Polyporus
• Poriia cocs
• Reishi
• Shiitake
• Suehirotake
• True Tinder Polypore
• Turkey Tail (various varieties)

Cautions

• For a comprehensive list of unsafe, dangerous and poisonous mushrooms dogs and cats should not consume go here.
• Editable, medicinal mushrooms are not appropriate for every dog and cat.
• Make sure you check side effects, drug interactions and health condition contradictions for your individual animal's specific situation.
• Do not force a dog or cat to ingest substances (i.e. foods, herbs) that the animal indicates he/she does not want.

 

 

Holistic Wellness and Behaviorist Services

Do you need holistic advice to support your companion animal's health and well being? Become a client. Book your consultation. My professional holistic nutrition, wellness and behavioral services are available to you:
🌿 Holistic Wellness Services for Dogs and Cats 🐕 🐈
🌿 Holistic Behaviorist Services for Dogs 🐕

My Holistic Client Services are Available Worldwide:
🇺🇸 USA
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇧 UK and other European countries
🇦🇺 Australia and other Oceania countries
🇭🇰 Hong Kong and other Asian countries
🇨🇷 Costa Rica and other Central American countries 
🇪🇺 European countries
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and other South America countries
🇿🇦 South Africa and other African countries
🇸🇪 Sweden and other Nordic countries
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Available Holistic Consultations and Sessions:
📱 FaceTime
📱 Facebook video or voice calling
💻 Skype

📱 WhatsApp
📞 Phone
📧 Email 
🚶🏻‍♀️ In-Person

Menu of Holistic Wellness Services for Dogs and Cats 🐕🐈
For more information go here.
✅  Maintain Health, and;
✅  Address Health Issues and Conditions:
✓ Treatment and Remedy 
✓ Pre-Surgery holistic support protocols
✓ Post-Surgery holistic healing protocols
✓ Pre-Vaccine holistic support protocols
✓ Post-Vaccine holistic support protocols
✓ Natural Insect and Parasite Prevention
✓ Natural Treatment for Insect, Parasite Infestation, Co-Infection, Disease
✅  Custom Designed Whole Food Diets - raw or gently cooked, and;
✅  Advice and Recommendation:
✓ Premade Diets - raw, dehydrated, freeze dried
✓ Supplemental Fresh Foods - raw, gently cooked
✓ Super foods
✓ Treats - raw, dehydrated, freeze dried, gently cooked
✓ Herbs
✓ Alternative Medicines

Menu of Holistic Behaviorist Services for Dogs 🐕
For more information go here.
In-person Sessions - available locally
Voice and Video Sessions - available worldwide
✓   Obedience Training
✓   Behavior Modification
✓   Psychological Rehabilitation

Affiliations to Companies
✓ None.
✓ I don't sell food or supplements.
✓ I'm not aligned with any companies.
✓ I choose to maintain my objectivity in selecting best-solutions for my individual client's needs.

Contact me
karen@ottawavalleydogwhisperer.ca

Article and graphics by Karen Rosenfeld

 

Mushrooms For Dogs, Cats – Safe Editable Medicinal and Unsafe, Poisonous

Mushrooms (fungi) that are unsafe (poisonous, or deadly), to us humans, are also unsafe for dogs and cats. Medicinal and editable mushrooms ¹safe for human consumption, are generally ¹safe and healthful for dogs and cats.

Mushrooms that are Unsafe, and Dangerous to Dogs and Cats

Examples –

• Amanita (i.e. death cap mushroom).
• False Morels.
• Jack of Lantern.
• Little Brown Mushrooms (some or safe, some poisonous).

Nature Photo offers an extensive list- names, and photos, of mushrooms (fungi) to be avoided:

• Inedible mushrooms.
• May be dangerous, or cause allergic response.
• Toxic if consumed raw.
• Poisonous mushrooms. 
• Deadly mushrooms.

The above lists are extensive, but not complete – there are many more mushrooms that fall into the categories listed above.

Mushrooms that Are ¹Safe For Dogs and Cats

Organic or wild-crafted medicinal mushrooms (i.e. turkey tail, shiitake, oyster mushrooms, etc.), and culinary mushrooms (i.e. button mushrooms, portobello mushrooms, etc.) offer a wide range of health benefits to ¹dogs, and are also good for most ¹cats. for a list of dog and cat safe medicinal mushrooms go here.

You can choose one or two of the following options to add safe, editable and medicinal mushrooms as needed to your dog’s and cat’s daily diet:

• Mushroom broth - for a dog and cat appropriate mushroom broth recipe go here.
• Bone broth with mushroom –add mushrooms to the bone broth 20 to 30 minutes before removing the bone broth from cooking heat.
• Mushroom tea.
• Dried mushroom powder.
• Fresh lightly steamed mushrooms or dried mushroom powder can be added greens and veggie and/or fruit puree or smoothie.

On a daily basis my dogs have mushroom broth or tea, dried mushroom powder or mushrooms added to their veggie/fruit puree.

True story - my first dog knew which wild mushrooms where safe to forage and would self-harvest her own wild mushrooms. My current pack of dogs don’t self-forage wild mushrooms.

When in your own yard, or hiking along wooded trails – if you are not confident your dog knows the difference between editable and poisonous mushrooms – monitor your dog and do not allow him/her to taste-test mushrooms and fungi.

¹‘Safe’ is used as a relative term, meaning safe for most dogs and cats. As with all ingested substances (foods, herbs, etc.) the individual:

• May have a sensitivity (intolerance or allergic response) to an editable, medicinal mushroom.
• May have a health issue that contradicts consumption of mushrooms.
• May be on a drug that contradicts consumption of a mushrooms.

Holistic Wellness and Behaviorist Services

Do you need holistic advice to support your companion animal's health and well being? Become a client. Book your consultation. My professional holistic nutrition, wellness and behavioral services are available to you:
🌿 Holistic Wellness Services for Dogs and Cats 🐕 🐈
🌿 Holistic Behaviorist Services for Dogs 🐕

My Holistic Client Services are Available Worldwide:
🇺🇸 USA
🇨🇦 Canada
🇬🇧 UK and other European countries
🇦🇺 Australia and other Oceania countries
🇭🇰 Hong Kong and other Asian countries
🇨🇷 Costa Rica and other Central American countries 
🇪🇺 European countries
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and other South America countries
🇿🇦 South Africa and other African countries
🇸🇪 Sweden and other Nordic countries
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Available Holistic Consultations and Sessions:
📱 FaceTime
📱 Facebook video or voice calling
💻 Skype

📱 WhatsApp
📞 Phone
📧 Email 
🚶🏻‍♀️ In-Person

Menu of Holistic Wellness Services for Dogs and Cats 🐕🐈
For more information go here.
✅  Maintain Health, and;
✅  Address Health Issues and Conditions:
✓ Treatment and Remedy 
✓ Pre-Surgery holistic support protocols
✓ Post-Surgery holistic healing protocols
✓ Pre-Vaccine holistic support protocols
✓ Post-Vaccine holistic support protocols
✓ Natural Insect and Parasite Prevention
✓ Natural Treatment for Insect, Parasite Infestation, Co-Infection, Disease
✅  Custom Designed Whole Food Diets - raw or gently cooked, and;
✅  Advice and Recommendation:
✓ Premade Diets - raw, dehydrated, freeze dried
✓ Supplemental Fresh Foods - raw, gently cooked
✓ Super foods
✓ Treats - raw, dehydrated, freeze dried, gently cooked
✓ Herbs
✓ Alternative Medicines

Menu of Holistic Behaviorist Services for Dogs 🐕
For more information go here.
In-person Sessions - available locally
Voice and Video Sessions - available worldwide
✓   Obedience Training
✓   Behavior Modification
✓   Psychological Rehabilitation

Affiliations to Companies
✓ None.
✓ I don't sell food or supplements.
✓ I'm not aligned with any companies.
✓ I choose to maintain my objectivity in selecting best-solutions for my individual client's needs.

Contact me
karen@ottawavalleydogwhisperer.ca

Article and graphics by Karen Rosenfeld