Susan,

Rice with egg white--lotsa bad stuff in the yolk. Boil lotsa bones. Should be able to get them fairly inexpensively from the butcher. Use the liquid to make the rice. Add small amounts of cheap meat. Some fats also--oil is good for the coat. Twice a week give a vegetable/rice/meat mix. The dog probably won't like peas. Mine didn't. But she loved everything else. Begin to work the kibble into the mixture at a ratio of food to kibble of 5 to 1. Gradually increase the kibble. Too much dairy is not good for dogs. The pooch should be taking a good vitamin/mineral supplement during this time. Pop the pill into his throat and stroke the throat while holding the jaws closed. Also, it won't hurt to give a cod liver oil gel capsule every day or two.