|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
07-01-2012, 07:48 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 805
| Treats: What do you feed your dog My Vet wants me to feed my dog marshmallows for treats instead of what I have been feeding him, but he won't eat them. Has anyone ever fed their dog "marshmallows"~? |
Welcome Guest! | |
07-01-2012, 08:02 AM | #2 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
Posts: 9,816
| No, I have not and would not and I have no idea why would a vet suggest marshmallows!! I feed little bits of raw veggies - green beans, bell peppers, carrots, celery, broccoli, zucchini, or sweet potatoes (cooked).
__________________ Washable Doggie Pee Pads (Save 10% Enter YTSAVE10 at checkout) Cathy, Teddy, Winston and Baby Clyde...RIP angels Barney and Daisy |
07-01-2012, 08:06 AM | #3 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
Posts: 22,140
| Since Tibbe has been having tummy issues, I soak his Hill's GI I/D kibble in water, then when soft microwave it until hard, cool & dry it on both sides & give pieces of that to him for treats. HE LOVES IT! Will take a piece of uncooked kibble as a treat but not too enthused about it. He fights to get the microwaved version of it! He adores it.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
07-01-2012, 08:17 AM | #4 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia
Posts: 4,566
| Marshmallows=loads of sugar!
__________________ Prince, rest in peace. We miss you and love you so much. |
07-01-2012, 08:21 AM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 805
| Right now, my little guy is having blood in his stool which most likely is linked to the Acana food that I recently switched him too. The Vet wants him on W/D and no treats except marshmallow. I'm going to have issues this week in agility (if we have it due to the high temps here) cause he's not eating the marshmallows. |
07-01-2012, 08:50 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 18K Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yorkie Zoo
Posts: 34,152
| Did you question why he recommended marshmallows? They are all sugar and gelatin...... I would be interested in knowing what his reasoning was. I understand wanting to limit treats with bloody stool but I don't understand why he would choose marshmallows over, say, cheerios.
__________________ Lisa, Mom to Curri Bee Vindi Loo Tikka Masala Sugar Baby |
07-01-2012, 09:07 AM | #7 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
Posts: 17,814
| Your dog probably has bloody stool because you offered him a "buffet" of different foods and always seem to be changing around and having issues with foods. And no, I would never feed marshmellows purposely as a treat, or part of a staple diet. Jackson has eaten the occasional dropped mini marshmellow with no ill effect, however I can't imagine feeding them day after day as a staple treat. As for the OP, we use grain-free soft and chewy Buddy Biscuits. Low fat, low calorie, and I break them up into tiny pieces. And he loves the flavor of them! These are what we tend to use most in terms of dog treats. Sometimes I'll buy something else. He gets a Zuke's Hip Action treat every night before bed. And for a high value reward (i.e. to get him into the bath) we use little bits of string cheese or plain chicken.
__________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier |
07-01-2012, 09:08 AM | #8 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 805
| Quote:
| |
07-01-2012, 09:10 AM | #9 | |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
Posts: 17,814
| Quote:
__________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier | |
07-01-2012, 09:13 AM | #10 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 805
| Quote:
I was only offering him a buffet of small amounts of foods to find out which food he prefers better. The Vet told me this a long time ago. When I have changed foods, the bag was 1/2-3/4+ gone before I would switch a food. I didn't switch every day, week, etc. Also, my Vet does not believe in the "grain-free foods" that are out there now. Dogs need carbs like us humans~! | |
07-01-2012, 09:22 AM | #11 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
Posts: 17,814
| Have you ever gotten any other testing done? Maybe there is something else causing the bloody stools.
__________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier |
07-01-2012, 09:24 AM | #12 | |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
Posts: 17,814
| Quote:
But dogs don't *need* carbs actually. Can they utilize them? Absolutely. But that's a whole 'nother debate. But this vet obviously believes marshmellows will calm a tummy down, so I'd take what he says with a grain of salt. Oh and oops - I thought I was posting on the other treats question thread, which is why I had said 'as for the OP-" My bad!
__________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier Last edited by Britster; 07-01-2012 at 09:25 AM. | |
07-01-2012, 09:31 AM | #13 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 805
| Never had bloody stools before I used Acana. I checked the protein and it is the same as the other food he was on. I had to stop Acana and use the W/D and after 2 days begin the Acana back. When I began it back, blood again. |
07-01-2012, 11:44 AM | #14 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: USA
Posts: 1,628
| Imo try another vet for a second opinion. One who knows small breeds/Yorkies. IME Vets aren't all equal... Just like Doctors ect.. JMO |
07-01-2012, 12:49 PM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 189
| A dog's daily carbohydrate requirement is zero.
__________________ Beanie the 12 lb Mini Dachshund Fed A Prey Model Raw Diet |
Bookmarks |
|
|
Thread Tools | |
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart