Louie's diet
May 2025
Louie is a 5½-year-old desexed male border collie (breed not confirmed)
Weight approximately 24 kg
Exercise: walks/plays/runs/wades/potters for at least two hours a day
- 150g kibble - usually Amì but sometimes Veganpet
- one or two 15g (“small”) Whimzees dental chews
- 3/4 cup unsweetened oat milk + 1/2 teaspoon EAC probiotic powder
- occasional (average 20g/day) roast vgetables with minimal oil including sweet potato, pumpkin, broccoli
- 1/2 teaspoon peanut butter (100% peanuts), increased to 1 teaspoon when he needs to take pills
- 10g blueberries or blackberries
- 5g walnut kernel or almond kernel
- 2g toast with margarine
- training rewards: sometimes just kibble (included in the amount above) and sometimes varying amounts of extra peanut butter, peanut-marinated tofu, hummus on tiny bits of water cracker, tahini, Sanitarium Veggie Roast, Sanitarium sausages, Biocheese
Nutritional breakdowns:
- Amì kibble:
Corn gluten
Corn
Rice
Peas
Sunflower seed meal
Refined sunflower oil
Hydrolyzed vegetable proteins
Minerals
Additives – Nutritional Additives per kg:
Vitamin A 21,000 IU
Vitamin D3 1,500 IU
Iodine 2 mg (Coated granulated calcium iodate, anhydrous 3.08 mg)
Copper 9.6 mg (Copper [II] sulphate pentahydrate 25.15 mg, Copper [II] chelate of protein hydrolysates 32 mg)
Manganese 25.4 mg (Manganous sulphate, monohydrate 78.2 mg)
Zinc 100 mg (Zinc sulphate, monohydrate 205.5 mg, Zinc chelate of protein hydrolysates 572.5 mg)
Selenium 0.05 mg (Selenised yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060, inactivated 22.75 mg)
Technological Additives per kg:
Taurine - amount unclear from web site!
Tocopherol- rich extracts from vegetable oils 3,000 mg
Metabolizable energy 3,725 kcal/kg
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Crude Protein 25.00%
Crude Fat 12.00%
Crude Fibres 3.50%
Crude Ash 4.00%
https://www.vpets.com.au/product/ami-dogs-vegan-dog-food - Veganpet kibble:
soy
Pea Protein
Faba Beans
Chickpea
ground rice
flax yeast
cold pressed organic coconut
sunflower and flax oil. Linoleic Acid
(c18:2n-6) AA(C20:4n-6) DHA(C22:6n-3)EPA(C20:5n-3) vitamins. Minerals
Amino Acids
FOS
Yucca Schidigera
Dicalcium Phosphate
Prebiotics
L-Lysine
DL-Methionine
Arginine
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Phenylalanine
L-Tryptophan
Threonine
Valine
Taurine
Glutamine
L-Carnitine
Choline
Vitamins A, D, E, C, B1(Thiamin) B2(Riboflavin) Niacin, biotin, Pantothenic Acid, B6(Pyridoxine) Vitamin B12(Cobalamin)Folic Acid
Calcium Propionate
Potassium chloride
Phosphorus
Iron
Zinc
Copper
Manganese
Iodine
Selenium
Cobalt
Ronozyme A - Protein – 26% (min)
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Fiber – 4% (max)
Fat – 14 % (min)
Linoleic acid – 3% (min)
Ca:P 1:1
Omega Fatty Acids 1.0% (min)
Docosahexaenoicic Acid no less than 0.14%
Ascorbic Acid 85mg / kg (min)
Vit E 600mg/kg (min)
Taurine 0.1% (min)
Metabolizable Energy 360kcal/100grm as fed
https://veganpet.com.au/shop/vegan-dog-food-treats/10-kg-complete-and-balanced-dry-pup-dog-food - Whimzees dental chew: 15g
Potato starch
glycerin
powdered cellulose
lecithin
yeast
malt extract
sweet lupin meal
alfalfa extract
paprika
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Crude Protein (min) 1.1%
Crude Fat (min) 2.0%
Crude Fat (max) 4.3%
Crude Fibre (max) 13.7%
Moisture (max) 12%
Crude Ash (max) 2.4%
https://www.budgetpetproducts.com.au/product/whimzees-dental-toothbrush-star-small-treats-for-dogs-7-12kg-150-pack/20761 - oat milk:
water
whole oats (min.10%)
sunflower oil
oat flour
gum arabic
minerals (calcium carbonate
calcium phosphate)
acidity regulator (potassium phosphate)
natural flavour
sea salt
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2% fat
6.3% carbohydrates including 1.1% sugars
0.6% protein
0.9% fibre
50mg/100g sodium
120mg/100g calcium
https://soy.com.au/product/oat-milk-unsweetened - EAC probiotic:
Yeast culture
Aspergillus niger fermentation solubles
Bacillus subtilis fermentation product
Aspergillus oryzae fermentation solubles
Yucca schidigera extract
Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product
Enterococcus faecium fermentation product
(inactive ingredients not listed)
https://eacanimalcare.com/products/dog-probiotics-gut-health-inside-out?selling_plan=3152183366&variant=13581671497798
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