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Bone broth recipe

Healing Bone Broth Recipe for Dogs with Arthritis

Bone broth has several healing nutrients that can help reduce inflammation and pain in dogs with arthritis. This home made bone broth recipe adds healing vegetables and medicinal herbs to boost your dog's natural ability to repair, support and protect joints, and decrease arthritis pain related to inflammation.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 day
Total Time 1 day 20 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • Cooked beef, pork, rabbit, duck, salmon, whitefish, bison or quail bones
  • 3 cups cold, filtered water per pound of bones Reverse osmosis filtered water is best. Use enough water to cover the bones. Keep track how many cups of water you use, as it will determine the amount of herbs to add
  • 4 tbsp organic apple cider vinegar
  • 2-4 cups chopped vegetables choose from any or all of these: celery, carrots, pumpkin, spinach, kale, parsley, bok choy, broccoli
  • 2 tsp Dried organic turmeric root powder per cup of water. For example, if using 6 cups of water, add 12 tsp (4 tbsp) of turmeric powder.
  • 1/2 tsp Minced ginger root (Use fresh ginger root without skin or use prepared minced ginger from a jar). Use 1/2 tsp per cup of water. For example, if using 6 cups of water, add 3 tsp of minced ginger.
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Place bones in a large stock pot or slow cooker
  • Add enough cold filtered water to cover the bones
  • Add organic apple cider vinegar to the water
  • Place over medium heat, until liquid comes to a boil (or use high setting of slow cooker for one hour) 
  • Reduce heat to low and simmer covered, for 24 hours. This step is important to allow the bones and ligaments to release healing compounds like collagen and amino acids. 
  • Skim off any foam that rises to the surface during cooking, and discard  
  • After 24 hours, remove bones and strain the stock through a fine mesh strainer to remove large and small bone fragments. Although bones should be soft enough to crumble after cooking, it’s safer to strain the broth and avoid possible injury to your dog
  • Add your choice of chopped vegetables to the pot while it’s cooling (e.g. celery, kale, parsley, spinach, carrots, pumpkin, broccoli, bok choy)
  • Mix in turmeric, ginger root and ground pepper. Stir occasionally as broth cools.
  • Let cool for several hours in refrigerator until fat congeals at top. Skim or scrape off the excess hard fat from top and discard. Note that the fat on the top is different from the jelly-like substance under the fat - that is collagen - the precious joint-supporting substance that you worked hard to create! Throw out the fat, keep the collagen. 
  • Transfer cooled broth into freezer-safe mason jars or glass pyrex containers. When chilled, broth should look like semi-solid gelatin.  
  • Store in refrigerator for 1 week or in freezer for 6 months.

Notes

Start by giving 1 ounce (1-2 tbsp) of bone broth for every 10 lbs of your dog’s weight. If your dog loves it, feel free to add a bit more - it's healing food!
Some dogs love cooled or room temperature bone broth on its own. Others prefer it poured over their meals. You can mix a bit of hot water into the jellied bone broth for a delicious gravy!