can yorkies have cream cheese?

[yorkiepuppie]

milu is very picky eater, i try to feed her raw, but she makes a mess, so lately i have been feeding her freeze dried raw, and to entice her to eat it, i would cut the freeze dried into small bite-size chunks for her, and i apply cream cheese to each bite ... is it okay? thanks!

[tumismom]

I give mine a litte bit of low fat organic cream cheese when i have to give them their monthly heartworm medication. I hide the med in the cream cheese. it's okay to give them small amount. My vet was the one that suggested it.

[sdtrippe]

I also have fed mine yogurt. Its good to settle their stomachs in case of upset.My vet also told me this one..But feed in lil portions cause if to much u can give them dirareah..
Sheila

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by tumismom

I give mine a litte bit of low fat organic cream cheese when i have to give them their monthly heartworm medication. I hide the med in the cream cheese. it's okay to give them small amount. My vet was the one that suggested it.

does it have to be low-fat? do you know? thanks

[Ellie May]

Not really. Even the low fat could be too high in fat (not sure on the %) but it is high in calories and there are just better things to give. How about low fat, low sodium cottage cheese, low fat plain yogurt or mashed white or sweet potato?

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by sdtrippe

I also have fed mine yogurt. Its good to settle their stomachs in case of upset.My vet also told me this one..But feed in lil portions cause if to much u can give them dirareah..
Sheila

milu doesn't have diareah from it, i wonder if that means it's ok for her to have it?

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Not really. Even the low fat could be too high in fat (not sure on the %) but it is high in calories and there are just better things to give. How about low fat, low sodium cottage cheese, low fat plain yogurt or mashed white or sweet potato?

is it still bad for her even though she is really skinny?
i will try the low fat, low sodium cottage cheese. thanks!

[tumismom]

i just choose low fat ..but then again they only get their special treat once a month with heartworm medication. If you are gonna do daily then , i would get low fat cottage cheese or fat free organic yoghurt such as Stonyfield.

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie

is it still bad for her even though she is really skinny?
i will try the low fat, low sodium cottage cheese. thanks!

Depends on how much fat she can take. Sometimes fat can trigger pancreatitis, so giving excessive amounts, even to skinny dogs, may not be okay. How about sweet potato for calories? Most dogs love it and you can mash and spread.