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Is my homemade chicken and veggie diet safe for my dog with cancer?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Dalmatian | Female | unspayed | 9 years and 5 months old | 38 lbs

Mary has cancer so for now i am given her a meal which includes: chicken soup, some shredded chicken in it, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, green beans and rice. she enjoys eating this. and i give her twice a day as she before used to eat meat but i had to stop it due to her kidney and liver problem. but now her kidney is fine. she is healthy right now but don't know about later. now you advice me is her meal ok for her as she is having cancer?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on May 2nd, 2017

I'm so sorry that Mary has cancer! It's hard to get a balanced diet at home which is important for her to have because she is sick, but I will give you two websites that provide recipes for homemade meals that are balanced nutritionally: https://secure.balanceit.com https://www.petdiets.com

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