home cooked ingredient compatability

Question
I have been dealing with some overwhelming medical problems with my poodle Lucky. A recent dx. of diabetes,probable Cushings, dry eye(causing chronic nasty inflammation) now fast loosing his sight. He is on Rx eye meds and of course taking insulin. Not to mention the poisons I have been administering to all of my pets for flea and tick control.  I am starting over with a  a more natural and homeopathic approach with a new vet. I know that it is probably "too little, too late" but I want my dogs to live out their lives in a healthier environment. I am once again cooking for my 4 dogs.  It's a major commitment to take on with 4 dogs(45lb/15yo&13yo, 22lb/11yo, and 8lb/9yo. when I am feeding them "real food" they are clearly happier and healthier.  I am using ingredients that I am familiar with, ground beef,pork,albacore,chicken,dried beans,tofu, eggs, cottage cheese with carbs of brown rice,quinoa,oatmeal,sweet potato and veggies of dark green lettuces,bok choy,spinach,carrots. I also add nutrition yeast, fish oil and CoQ10.

Lucky is also now on BMR Complex for heart and Diabest II for diabetes from his new DVM.

My concern is that I might mix my food groups in an unhelpful or possibly harmful combination. Books and hand outs I get just don't address this issue. Am I worrying unnecessarily? Will you please give me some input as to any combinations to avoid or use together to optimize the nutritional efforts to help my guys regain their health.

I have never, before now, used an interactive forum so please excuse any lack of etiquette.

Mahalo, geo

Answer
Hi Georgia,

well first of all there was no lack of etiquette at all, so no worries there. ;)
I would just like to say that it is GREAT you are home cooking for your pack. There are definitely some specific guidleines you need to follow for your healthy dogs, and you need professional help with the diabetic. For the healthy dogs, please visit my yahoogroup at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ThePossibleCanine - we have a large amount of information archived there and can help you balance your dogs' diets (there is no charge). For the diabetic, please stick to you holistic vet's recommendations. If you want to contact me regarding an individualized meal plan, please check my site at www.thepossiblecainne.com and I will be happy to help you more. With multiple health issues there is just no way I can toss out a few pointers and feel comfortable with it. We can discuss a protocol for this dog if you decide that's the route you want to take. For allround, up to date and scientifically based nutrition information, the yahoogroup is your best bet on the Internet.

Hope this helps at least a bit!
Catherine