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Originally Posted by deonk1  low fat cream cheese, also if she can eat soaked kibble, then what I do for Harley for treats is soak his kibble in tastey stuff to make it break apart into tinier pieces.
I use chicken broth (with the lowest possible sodium count), also Harley is on a pineapple treat regiment, so I use the leftover juice in the can. soak for just 10-30 seconds to break it up, and if you refridgerate it, it'll last a few days.
some dogs like peanut butter, I haven't had success with it. I've heard blueberries are ok for these guys, haven't tried, but they are also soft.
Good luck, and bless you for rescuing this baby. |
Cream cheese and store bought chicken broth (even the low sodium kind) are both way too high in sodium for these guys!! I would stay away from them unless they are in teeny weeny amounts (like < 1 tsp per day!)
Here are some soft treats that mine have had that you could try (since she's older, she may not eat these because they're strange to her, but you could always try! She probably thinks she wants it because the others do, but then it's weird for her....keep trying, maybe she'll decide it's really good after all!):
Boiled/mashed potatoes (sweet potatoes or white potatoes)
Boiled or scrambled egg
Boiled chicken
plain Rice (brown or white)
plain Oatmeal
yogurt
pineapple (that was a GREAT suggestion deonk1!!!)
steamed broccoli (just a couple of pieces per day....it can make them gassy!)
peanut butter (also in small amounts....most kinds have too much salt, sugar, and FAT....to much fat can cause pancreatitis! I use Simply Jif, which is lower sodium and 33% less sugar than regular Jif...got it at Walmart
)
As far as store bought treats go, the only ones I have that are soft are Natural Balance Training Tips (
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Tillman's Training Tips Soft Treats for Dogs ) They are really soft!! They're about 1 inch squares, which I think are HUGE
, so I use scissors and cut each square into maybe 16 or more tiny training bits. This is what I use for my girls for training.....I have a dog with liver disease, and this one meets her needs (I get the Chicken & Vegetable formula....I found it at Pet Supplies Plus, which you may not have??).
Also, These are AMAZING!!!
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Dog Food Rolls When Bella was a puppy and went through puppy kindergarten, the trainer suggested getting these and cutting them into strips or pieces to use for training. I bought the teeny little sample rolls that were at the front of the store (Petco), but she told me that she cuts off enough for a couple of weeks and freezes the rest. That has to be refrigerated, though, once it's open...I think??