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- How do I back up my data when reinstalling the PDD software?
- How do I back up my data?
- How do I copy my PDD data to another computer?
- How do I move my PDD software to another computer?
- How do I reinstall on a new PC and copy over my existing pet diet profiles?
- How do I restore my data?
- I have installed the PDD Beta program on two computers and added a recipe on one. Is there a way to import it to the other computer without re-entering the details?
- How do I add ingredients to new recipes I am trying to make?
- How do I add supplements? Are they in Food Search?
- How do I modify the amount of food in each recipe I’m creating? Example: How do I specify that I would use 2 cups of potatoes, etc
- How do I save my recipe? I don’t see a SAVE button.
- How do I select an item from my ingredient list to open the table data and see the complete breakdown of that ingredient?
- I am trying to do a custom diet. How do I add ingredients and balance a recipe after attaching a newly created recipe to a pet?
- I don't have the LA: ALA ratio gauge/graph for cats. Am I missing this for a reason? How can I get it?
- I want some clarification on balancing EPA & DHA in recipes. If the Recipe Balancer dial drops below 1:1, does this mean I need to add an ingredient with more EPA to balance the higher DHA levels currently in the recipe?
- I’ve entered information for Balance IT Carnivore Blend into PDD. When I entered a meat-based recipe as provided by Balance IT and reviewed the nutritional information in Pet Diet Designer, the Ca:P ratios were off, and the nutritional information did not match the Nutrient profile on the Balance IT website. Can you explain this?
- What is the safe upper limit (SUL) for cats?
- What is the safe upper limit (SUL) for dogs?
- How do I edit a recipe?
- How do I make a batch recipe for two or more dogs?
- I am having trouble making recipes because every time it asks which pet the recipe is for, it only shows Spot and Jade, even though I have added my pets. How do I get my pet to show in the drop-down when creating a recipe?
- I’m modifying a recipe for my puppy and thought it would save under a new name, but instead I overwrote the recipe. How do I get the original recipe back?
- Raw vs. Cooked Weight Measurement of Each Ingredient. Let’s say I have the following ingredient in my recipe: 1.5 cups of unsalted, frozen, cooked, boiled, and drained spinach. Do I measure 1.5 cups of spinach in its RAW state and then cook it, or do I measure the spinach after it’s been COOKED?
- What is the difference between “Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, select, raw” and “Beef, round, top round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, select, raw”?
- Step 0 - Balancing for puppies - Overview
- Step 1a – Adding your puppy to the Pets List
- Step 1b - Editing your puppy data
- Step 1c - Adding your puppy's life stage
- Step 1d - Adding your puppy's weight and other data
- Step 2a - Creating Recipes
- Step 2b - Safe Upper Limits
- Step 2c - Continuing to Balance Our Recipe
- Step 3a - Editing your Recipe
- Step 3b - Making a Recipe Batch for 7 days
- Step 3c - Assess your puppy's body condition score (BCS)
- Step 3d - Key points to remember when feeding your puppy
- Step 0 – Balancing for Adult Dogs – Overview
- Step 1a – Adding your adult dog to the Pets List
- Step 1b – Adding your adult dog
- Step 1c – Adding your adult dog’s Life Stage
- Step 1d – Determining your dog’s activity level and energy requirements
- Step 1e – Adding your adult dog’s weight and other data
- Step 2a - Creating Recipes
- Step 2b – Safe Upper Limits
- Step 2c - Continuing to Balance our Recipe
- Step 3a – Editing your Recipe
- Step 3b – Making a Recipe Batch for 7 days
- Step 3c – Assess your adult dog’s body condition score (BCS)
- Step 3d – Key points to remember when feeding your adult dog
- Step 0a - Balancing for Gestating Dogs - Overview
- Step 0b – Key points to remember when feeding your gestating dog
- Step 1a - Adding your gestating dog
- Step 1b - Adding your gestating dog (Editing Pet Data)
- Step 1c – Adding your gestating dogs’ life stage
- Step 1d - Adding your gestating dogs' weight and other data
- Step 2a - Creating recipes
- Step 2b – Safe Upper Limits
- Step 2c - Continuing to balance our recipe
- Step 3a - Editing your recipe
- Step 3b - Making a recipe batch for 7 days
- Step 3c - Rebalancing your recipe
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