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04-14-2006, 03:20 AM | #1 |
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| People Food I have seen posted many times how owners give certain people food to their Yorkies. I was wondering what foods are safe and healthy for me to give my 4 mo old Jaci. If anyone has a list of these foods that they have used I would appreciate it. I dont intend to ever give my baby any junk. But would like a little variation from his dog food. Such as meat and veg. My brother in law feeds his little dog hot dogs and I think that is awful. and they are the cheapest ones he can find! Also is cheerios ok? Thank you!!
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04-14-2006, 03:26 AM | #2 |
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| There is a list that has been posted a few times on foods that you should NOT give your dog. Go to: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ght=foods+dogs
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04-14-2006, 01:26 PM | #3 |
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| I feed raw chicken necks, cooked chicken, a little cooked liver, cottage cheese, cooked hamburger, a little steak if we are having some, cheese, icecream. Cheerios are ok as treats at times. She has her good kibble in the mornings and afternoons.
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04-14-2006, 01:32 PM | #4 |
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| my pups loves cheerios!!! i dont know what to say about dog food. growing up my family never never bought dog food. they were always fed food from our table and lived very healthy lives to 16yrs of age. my little blue bear loved ice cream. she had it every day.
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04-14-2006, 01:39 PM | #5 |
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| "EVERYTHING IN MODERATION" Too much of anything can be bad. And only you can gauge just how much is too much, based on the dogs tolerance to the food and his reactions to it. As far as people food goes, I know to "never" give them onions;grapes and chocolate. I know there are more out there, but I can't pull them off the top of my head right now. CEREAL isn't a good idea to feed your dogs imo. I used to do cereal and bananas every morning for my dogs and have stopped after speaking w/ my nutritionalist. I have an article, I've gotta dig it up when I get home, that explains just why. I know it has something to do w/ starch being broken down into sugar when digested by the body and how it effects smaller breeds much more significantly than it does larger breeds just because of the motabolism and size of the organs. There's more, but again I'd need to dig it up. Dogs really weren't designed to digest grains any way or lactose. Not like we do anyway. It's a filler WE incorporated into their diet because we know it's good for us, well guess what? Or dogs don't really need it. *anyway* maybe more later. I don't want to continue sounding like I'm talking out my rear w/o being able to back it up! (no pun intended) |
04-14-2006, 01:42 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | cheerios is a great snack also baby carrots cut up apples cut up without skin or seeds |
04-14-2006, 01:50 PM | #7 |
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| I know that canned pumpkin, they usually like and can be used to aid at eradicating diarrhea or as a filler if dieting. Small curd cottage cheese can be used in the same manner, also it is used to treat an upset stomach or as a treat on top of their regular foods. Peanut butter can be given inside of a kong as a treat. If frozen, it will last even longer and keep them occupied. It can also be used to hide a medicine or get sticky stuff out of the coat without damaging it. Plain yogurt can be given as a treat. Green beans can be used as a filler during dieting. Boiled chicken breast can be used as a low fat bait, along with many other things. Hmm.... that's all I can think of for now. I will be sure to share whatever else I come up with. I'm sure there's more stuff that I've used for one reason or another. I do not feed my fur babies table scraps or from off of my plate. I just dont because its my way of preventing any bad behaviors. |
04-14-2006, 01:51 PM | #8 |
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04-14-2006, 02:00 PM | #9 |
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| "Peanut butter can be given inside of a kong as a treat"- Nazir, you know that peanuts have a toxin in them, correct? I'm going to butcher the spelling, but I believe it's called the "Aflix" toxin? And I've had a dog (an Akita male- 28" at the shoulder and weighed about 118lbs) that began having seizures on us at 7 months and the vet(s) - we wound up taking him to five before the ordeal was decided!- all chaulked it off to him being an epileptic Akita. I wasn't gonna buy it, something was off and I don't mean just the Akita! lol Well, I finally called my friend back in Sasebo, Japan who is a vet and after talking w/ him about my dogs symptoms and timing he immediately said to have him tested for this toxin. POOF, he's just got a sensitivity to this toxin. It's what many people are allergic to when they say they have a peanut allergy. jm2c Oh, and "Shadow" was on phenobarbital for a week before I called my friend and he was still having seizures! Maybe one a day and on bad days up to 11. We had thought about putting him down, but knew there had to be a reason for this other than epilepsy! We stopped the pheno. cold turkey (not recc.'d) and STOPPED his peanut butter goodies and the seizures NEVER happened again. And he is now 9 years old. He's just one case of many on this. Green beans should be watched because of the skin it often gets caught in disiduous teeth or even adult teeth. It's best to give beans of any kind either pureed (sp?-lol) or frozen. |
04-14-2006, 02:26 PM | #10 | |
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'Learn something new every day, huh! Once again, thanks for sharing your experiences with me. Last edited by Nazir's; 04-14-2006 at 02:28 PM. | |
04-14-2006, 02:29 PM | #11 |
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| Maybe I'm a bad mommy, but I give Baby some table scraps. She literally sits at the table with us. I don't mind and neither does my cousin.
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04-14-2006, 04:15 PM | #13 | |
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04-14-2006, 06:40 PM | #14 | |
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Yes, that is true, BUT only if giving non-human grade peanut butter treats. Mine get nothing but human peanut butter, I do not give peanut butter flavored treats (unless they're approved for human consumption). Here's an article that explains it: http://www.wellvet.com/aflatoxins.html By stuffing kongs with peanut butter the risk of an aflatoxin related illness is practically nil. I don't necessarily agree with her stance on green beans either. While I do not give canned green beans because they contain far too much salt, mine prefer fresh steamed GB to frozen GB....and I can't blame them. I, personally, refuse to eat frozen GB cuz they taste like cardboard and become very woody. | |
04-14-2006, 06:48 PM | #15 |
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| My 3 guys are very spoiled...they have their very own personal chef...ME!!!! I feed them twice a day...once in the morning and once in the evening. This morning they got scrambled eggs with steamed veggies with alittle bit of rice and some dry dog food (very little dry food). For dinner they got rotisserie chicken with steamed veggies with rice and some dry food. I pretty much give them what I am cooking myself for dinner...if I make something spicey...I make theirs non-spicey first. There is a book out called "Smarter Than You Think" that talks about giving your pets people food. The other day they got roastbeef...they loved that one. James |
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