|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
02-27-2014, 08:47 AM | #1 |
Love My Girls Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Decatur, IL
Posts: 1,507
| Sardines anyone?? I just picked up some sardines with no salt - packed in water at the store. Does anyone feed sardines to their pups? Macy and Molly come running when I open a can of tuna so I am hoping the smellier sardines will get the same reaction.
__________________ Karen, mama to Macy and Molly It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. (Mark Twain) |
Welcome Guest! | |
02-27-2014, 08:52 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Garner, NC
Posts: 1,485
| One of our favorite toppers! Toki loves it. Sometimes I'll make a couple weeks worth of home cooked and mix in an entire tin of sardines for extra omegas and calcium. Good stuff! Stinky though! |
02-27-2014, 08:56 AM | #3 |
Love My Girls Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Decatur, IL
Posts: 1,507
| Thanks, that's good to know. Any recommendation how much sardine to start? I was going to give about 1/2 teaspoon to start and see how they tolerate it. If they like sardines, can I use as a topper a couple of times a week or do you think that is too much?
__________________ Karen, mama to Macy and Molly It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. (Mark Twain) |
02-27-2014, 09:53 AM | #4 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
Posts: 9,874
| I get their sardines from Trader Joe's, it's unsalted & packed in spring water...they love it! It has 4 small ones in there, so I give them 2 split into 4 w/chopsticks loll. It's so cute to watch them take the food from the chopsticks. I save the other 2 pc in the fridge in a glass tupperware & give it to them 2-3 days later. I give this to them as omega treats twice a month. I would think it's ok to give it to them several x's a week. Good source of omega 3's & calcium if you give the bones too (since it's soft). It is fishy, so if you can stomach it, it's great for them!
__________________ |
02-27-2014, 11:41 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Garner, NC
Posts: 1,485
| I agree with Jenny about it being okay several times a week...Toki has never had issues with getting a small amount everyday. If I didn't just mix the entire tin into a recipe, I'd probably give a good spoonful daily (like a couple teaspoons worth maybe)...my pups tolerate all kinds of various toppers very well so I'm not generally as conservative with the amounts if the food isn't high in fat/calories (like I'll just dollop a good spoonful of something instead of breaking out the teeny measuring spoons). And I remember when I had stockpiled a ton of large cans of TikiDog that I got on sale...they have a sardine cutlet variety so Toki would get a big ol' bowl of essentially just sardines (maybe 3 oz) for a meal twice a day and she suffered no ill effects and was just as happy as could be! But I don't think it would hurt to start off low with 1/2 tsp like you mentioned just to see how your pups handle it. One tin will last you a while! |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart