Treats: What do you feed your dog My Vet wants me to feed my dog marshmallows for treats instead of what I have been feeding him, but he won't eat them. Has anyone ever fed their dog "marshmallows"~? |
No, I have not and would not and I have no idea why would a vet suggest marshmallows!! I feed little bits of raw veggies - green beans, bell peppers, carrots, celery, broccoli, zucchini, or sweet potatoes (cooked). |
Since Tibbe has been having tummy issues, I soak his Hill's GI I/D kibble in water, then when soft microwave it until hard, cool & dry it on both sides & give pieces of that to him for treats. HE LOVES IT! Will take a piece of uncooked kibble as a treat but not too enthused about it. He fights to get the microwaved version of it! He adores it. |
Marshmallows=loads of sugar!:thumbdown |
Right now, my little guy is having blood in his stool which most likely is linked to the Acana food that I recently switched him too. The Vet wants him on W/D and no treats except marshmallow. I'm going to have issues this week in agility (if we have it due to the high temps here) cause he's not eating the marshmallows. |
Did you question why he recommended marshmallows? They are all sugar and gelatin...... I would be interested in knowing what his reasoning was. I understand wanting to limit treats with bloody stool but I don't understand why he would choose marshmallows over, say, cheerios. |
Your dog probably has bloody stool because you offered him a "buffet" of different foods and always seem to be changing around and having issues with foods. And no, I would never feed marshmellows purposely as a treat, or part of a staple diet. Jackson has eaten the occasional dropped mini marshmellow with no ill effect, however I can't imagine feeding them day after day as a staple treat. As for the OP, we use grain-free soft and chewy Buddy Biscuits. Low fat, low calorie, and I break them up into tiny pieces. And he loves the flavor of them! These are what we tend to use most in terms of dog treats. Sometimes I'll buy something else. He gets a Zuke's Hip Action treat every night before bed. And for a high value reward (i.e. to get him into the bath) we use little bits of string cheese or plain chicken. |
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I was only offering him a buffet of small amounts of foods to find out which food he prefers better. The Vet told me this a long time ago. When I have changed foods, the bag was 1/2-3/4+ gone before I would switch a food. I didn't switch every day, week, etc. Also, my Vet does not believe in the "grain-free foods" that are out there now. Dogs need carbs like us humans~! |
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But dogs don't *need* carbs actually. Can they utilize them? Absolutely. But that's a whole 'nother debate. But this vet obviously believes marshmellows will calm a tummy down, so I'd take what he says with a grain of salt. Oh and oops - I thought I was posting on the other treats question thread, which is why I had said 'as for the OP-" My bad! |
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Imo try another vet for a second opinion. One who knows small breeds/Yorkies. IME Vets aren't all equal... Just like Doctors ect.. JMO |
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