 Dog Food Confusion
Chiquis has always had a great appetite and didn't seem to be picky. I started cooking chicken thighs with vegetables and she has thrived. We would give her treats from the table when we were eating, as well as dry food. If I ran out of her cooked food and had a leftover piece of meat, I'd give it to her. for a meal or two. When we went away for three days we got little packets of Pedigree and she did fine.
Lately, she has rejected dry dog food. Mixing raw egg with it, she licked off the egg and left the kibble. This morning, having run out of her cooked food, i cooked a little bit of the kibble with a scrambled egg, and she ate it. She is very smart!
What I am wondering about is that two weeks ago we took her on a trip and bought some little packets of Little Ceasar's. It was beef and she ate it fine. When we got back home, though, she had diahrrea for about 4 days and regurgitated her chicken mix twice. She never lost her appetite, though. The vet gave her some injections, said she had no temperature and would be fine. She is, but I am wondering what the diahrrea came from, even after she was back to her traditional diet. Was it the bought dog food, or did she eat something bad?
People say not to give people food but dogs are carnivores and I give her meat. How can grain-based dry food be better? I should add that she loves little pieces of broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, tortilla, anything but dry dog food.
Have I created a "monster", haha, albeit an adorable one? |