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Originally Posted by bellasmomok  I remember reading that "chicken fat" listed as an ingredient is totally different in terms of allergies anyway than chicken or chicken meal. I believe I read someone say that dogs are normally allergic to the protein but that the chicken fat wouldn't cause an allergy if the dog were allergic to chicken. Is that right??
The reason I ask is that I have been wondering if I could boil chicken and then use the "broth" to soak her kibble in instead of just plain water?? I think the water would take on the taste of the chicken and might make it more appealing to her? (I of course wouldn't give her the chicken.)
In addition to apple bits and watermelon, I have been occasionally giving her a cucumber bit.....is cucumber ok? She LOVES it! I didn't think this one would be bad, but I wanted to check. She also loves green beans, so I'm planning to have some of those ready too for a snack. I've talked to someone about oats being high in purines (I think??), so are those a no-no because of her ALT or because of her BUN? She loves dry cereal (I have given her a rice chex before, but they contain sugar, etc... so I'll need to find something else.....maybe a kashi product--they have pretty limited ingredients) so I'd love to be able to have something like that she could have.
Also, is celery bad? I've never tried it, so I don't know if she'd like it, but I know it's basically like eating water for humans, so I wondered if it would be ok to try with her?? |
Celery and cucumber in moderation should be okay. It's not that raw carrots are bad for liver compromised dogs at all. It's that dogs do not have the enzymes to break down vegetables, so veggies need to be either pulverized like in a food processor or cooked.
I actually used to give Miko food processed celery every once in awhile, particularly when he was having serious stone issues.
Purines should be taken into consideration for symptomatic liver compromised dogs and/OR especially for liver compromised dogs with a history of UTI, crystals, or stones regardless of other symptoms.
UTI/bladder issue is considered a symptom.
Hopefully, when you re-do Bella's tests, everything will come back normal.
Is there any possible way that she could have gotten into anything she shouldn't have?
What kind of flea stuff do you use?