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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Glad to hear that is your experiences but you could likely change your mind if you ever have the sole responsibility for a tiny dog with lifelong IBS and its very expensive veterinary bills along with all your own and those who give your dog 'treats' and feed it despite your warnings about its stomach problems and diet restrictions - and there are more than a few instances of 'treaters' waiting out there. Family members who visit at holidays and feel sorry your cute little dog can't partake in any of the goodies, friends, pet store workers, all want to 'treat' cute little dogs(often on the sly and quite behind your back) and even had a vet who kept giving my IBS-hospitalized dog a Rx food that was making her worse to the point she was fading until I had to take her care from that practice - the vet just couldn't accept that the Hill's prescription diet he was using was adding to her woes in spite of my telling him she had never been able to tolerate any canned food, prescription or not, that only one dry brand worked for her.

Of course I had my Jilly back in the 90's, early 2000's when the public were generally a lot less informed about IBS and dog-diet-related problems, etc. but even with Tibbe I've had to intercept people handing him treats at the pet store, out walking, a lady waiting in the vet's office(!) and a women offering him a bite of her hot dog at a picnic, not normally a 'big sin' in her eyes until she started toward my dog w/a bite of her hotdog in her fingers! Even after I stopped her she sullenly said she didn't think 'one little bite' could 'hurt anybody'!!! Once you have a dog with IBS or liver problems, it seems all too often people still push 'treats' and bites of their food at your eager little one and think they are doing it a favor.

Callie has IBD and it's life long. It's caused by food allergies. She had her first huge bout a few weeks after LP surgery it was really bad it was like she was peeing poo out of her butt it was horrible she didn't have to spend the night at the hospital but she had to get fluids and meds and it took several times of that to figure out what was going on. She also has bouts of vomiting. If she gets something she's not supposed to have she gets gas and diarrhea. I still think people are coming from good intentions when they give dogs treats. Most people don't realize dogs get issue because it's not super common and lots of people grow up giving there dogs table scraps. My training facility I have done lots of classes with Joey with use hot dogs to train and they always have some in their little pouches and when we are practicing they walk around to each dog and owner and will offer tips and show you how to do something and use their treats. So if there is an issue with the treats you have to speak up.