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, sautΓ©.
- 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 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.
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π§ Email
πΆπ»♀️ In-Person
Menu of Holistic Wellness Services for Dogs and Cats ππ
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 π
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