Raw cow’s milk isn’t entirely suitable for dogs. However, this doesn’t apply to dairy products, as you can read in our article. This article will focus on whether cottage cheese is good for dogs and provide a BARF recipe with cottage cheese.

Cottage Cheese for Dogs

Cottage cheese, as one of the dairy products, is considered a fresh, non-matured cheese. It is made from raw cow's milk through lactic acid fermentation. This causes the milk to curdle, forming lumps of cottage cheese. The liquid part left after removing the cheese is called whey.

It contains a lot of protein, as well as beneficial minerals such as calcium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, manganese, and selenium. It’s also a great source of water-soluble vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, and C. Additionally, it contains all fat-soluble vitamins, including A, D, E, and K, and omega-3 and 6 fatty acids.

Cottage cheese is especially suitable for dogs during their growth phase when they are teething and their bones are developing. Don’t forget about adult and senior dogs, too. As long as cottage cheese doesn’t cause diarrhea or other issues, it can be regularly included in their diet.

BARF Recipes

Before we dive into the recipe, it’s worth noting that dairy products should be fed separately from meat because of their different digestion processes. You can incorporate cottage cheese into your dog’s diet as a dairy breakfast twice a week. Cottage cheese, like muscle meat, is rich in phosphorus, so it’s essential to also provide bones, which are lower in phosphorus, to ensure the calcium-to-phosphorus ratio is balanced at 1.5-2:1.

For one of the dairy breakfasts, you can prepare a bowl for your dog with cottage cheese, banana, grated apple, egg yolk, honey, and seeds. It’s ideal to find out what your dog enjoys and ensure they will eat it without any problems. Feel free to get creative and come up with your own BARF recipe with cottage cheese.

We hope this article helped you understand why it’s beneficial to include this dairy product in your dog’s diet, and that you’ll try our recipe. If you have your own cottage cheese recipe, feel free to send it to us via Facebook.