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Tomato Juice One of the recommendations the puppy nanny, at the daycare that we send Gizmo to sometimes, told us that if he's having alot of trouble chewing his food, then pour some warmed 100% tomato juice on his food and let it soak (especially since Gizmo hates warmed water on his food). I tried it one night and he had alot more ease chewing his food. However, I've been doing my research, and I found that some studies think tomatoes can't be posionous but only if the vine or stem are consmed. Since he's only getting the juice, I figured that I'd be okay and he's only getting enough to moisten the food. Also, I know some foods do have some tomato in them. Any opinions? |
Nope. Way too acidic to give consistently. A lot of it is really salty too. Why the trouble? Is the kibble too big? Do you think that the very liquidy baby food sweet potato or peas would soften it? |
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Hmm, I'll have to try that. Alright, throwing away the tomato juice now. I figured since I've never seen anyone on here post about it that it probably wasn't that valid of an idea. But we did by some baby food. Poor little guy, there was blood all over his bone when I noticed a molar hanging from his beard :0( But I'll try the sweet potato or pea with the juice from the can. |
How old is he? We have been getting sweet potato baby food to put Ellie's pills in. The juice from canned green beans (no salt added) may work also. |
6 months. |
I have done the baby food thing before- there are a ton of fruit and veggie varieties you can find and they are all pretty thin, you can thin them out further with some warm water if you want- that works pretty good. You can also thin out yogurt with water and try that as well. I will sometimes add a bit of tuna or sardine liquid (I buy the packed in water, no salt added kind)- but that is very infrequently. |
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Yeah I usually don't cave into him being picky, but I know his teeth are killing him. So, I figured I could just use something to help him now. |
No way on tomato juice! I have to liquify Teddy's diet to prevent crystals since he is prone. I make home made chicken broth by pressure cooking a few chicken breasts (on the bone). I usually make chicken salad or something out of the meat and then I keep the broth. I put it in the fridge over night and then I scoop all the fat off the next day. I then dilute it with about the same amount of water. Once I am done with that, I put the diluted broth into ice cube trays and freeze it and then I pop the cubes out and defrost as needed in the fridge. A couple of tablespoons of fresh, fat free, salt free, home made organic chicken broth added to food gives Teddy the liquid he needs. I add some of this to Daisy's food as she is missing a chewing tooth due to a fracture and likes her food softened. You could try my method. If you dont have a pressure cooker, they are not that costly and really cut down on cooking time for soups and such. Or you can do it by making a soup but I dont think the broth is as beneficial as when you cook down bones in a pressure cooker. |
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Thanks Cathy! That's actually a really good method. I wanted a pressure cooker for cooking anyway, so now I have another reason to get one! But I did get some organic chicken stock the other day for cooking and I noticed that it didn't have onion in it, so for the time being I think I'll warm some of that up and pour it in. Glad I know now about the tomato juice, I've only let him have it twice so I'm glad I was skeptical. Thanks everyone! |
Just want to remind you that canned tomato juice has lots of salt in it, and dogs don't need very much salt. That’s another good reason for making your own chicken broth, although there are some without added salt. |
Have you heard of Ice Pups? Taycie loves it! Best part about them is they are a Liquid Based treat! I love adding it too her food! Ice pups can be served three ways – during the winter months, offer a warm, nourishing broth that tastes divine. Ideal after playing in the snow! In summer, serve Ice Pups as a chilled refreshing beverage, or freeze the liquid in ice cube trays to make a healthy, puppy-sorbet! We LOVE Ice Pups! Frozen Dog Treats | Healthy Liquid Dog Treat | The Honest Kitchen |
Have you heard of Ice Pups? Taycie loves it! Best part about them is they are a Liquid Based treat! I love adding it too her food! Ice pups can be served three ways – during the winter months, offer a warm, nourishing broth that tastes divine. Ideal after playing in the snow! In summer, serve Ice Pups as a chilled refreshing beverage, or freeze the liquid in ice cube trays to make a healthy, puppy-sorbet! We LOVE Ice Pups! Frozen Dog Treats | Healthy Liquid Dog Treat | The Honest Kitchen |
Ooo the ice pups looks good. Thanks! |
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It comes in a powder form almost the constancy of flour. And you have to remember its ULTRA concentrated. Directions say, add 2 tsp to a cup of water, but I personally like to stretch it to 2 cups of water. And Water will do nothing but dilute it more. You really can play around with it. The reason I also like to add more water then what it calls for because I know it won't upset Taycie's ultra sensitive stomach. Honestly, I hope I use the entire thing before it expires. I also don't offer them daily. I like to switch things up. Sometimes I add a little to her food. When I do this, I had about a 1/8-1/4 tsp to 1/8 cup of warm water. That's almost nothing.... As long as she can taste it that is all it takes. A tray of ice cubes lasts me a REALLY long time. I don't give them daily. Sometimes I find I haven't given her one in 2 weeks! I guess it just depends on how you use them. It only cost me 12 bucks and that includes shipping. I love them! I don't think they are pricy at all. |
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