"Omelet" wrote
"cshenk" wrote:

>> > You want "natural" chondroitin etc.? Make foot stock. Chicken, pork or

>> Thats exactly what i do. You might see it posted in other messages.

>> Here's a funny. My dog has arthritis. He's a rescue pet and was having
>> a
>> hard time even walking when we got him but on all the pet meds for it.
>> Vet
>> is confused but happy as now he bounces in (although he still doesnt jump
>> much). It's simple. The food additives didnt seem to be working for him
>> any more than me so i started adding some of my own broth to him every
>> day.
>> It works for him too. He gets 1/2 cup a day.

> Smart girl. :-)

Hehe he and the cat are snoozilating off their lunch noshe. It was from the
pork neck bone crockpot this time (I pulled some out to cool to roughly room
temp about noon and fed them both about 12:30. I added just a touch of
chopped chicken which I keep in itty bitty 'snack sized' freezer bags and
defrost as needed in the fridge for them.

I do not salt the broth, but add salt for us at serving time. (Dogs and
Cats aren't as salt tolerant as we are). So, Cash-pup got 1/2 cup with
about 3 tb chopped chicken. Daisy-cat got 3 TB broth with about 3 TS
chopped chicken. They don't care that it was pork broth with chicken ;-)

> Those soups are tasty too.
> I've googled a number of chinese recipes for pigs feet, and if you
> google for the health benefits of them, there are a number of cites and
> references. They are a "super food". So are eggs.

Yeah, we do a fair amount of ham-hocks too.

PS: I'm in chat if you are bored.